![]() ![]() ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars).A workaholic entrepreneur Aditya Parikh and his retired father Bipin Chandra Parikh begin to explore the meaning of life as they meet a traveller named Ketki, who takes them on a journey of surprises. Please go watch and support this film because it’s a gem. It carries a very resonant message about living life without inhibitions and the parent-child relationship will strike a chord with audiences across the globe. Overall, Chaal Jeevi Laiye is one of the finest films to evolve from Gujarati cinema. It seems more dragged out and the story doesn’t really progress much – but having said that, I didn’t get bored. In addition, the story seems to drag a little bit in the second-half. The movie makes a point about how a single father raises his child, which is quite an interesting area to explore this could’ve been developed a bit more. Undoubtedly, there are many great attributes to the film, but there are also a few improvements. One also cannot help but admire the cinematic shots.įor instance, Bipin and Aditya are seated on a rock stuck inside a hill and the rotating camera-work that occurs during this sequence is par excellence. The film encompasses Garhwali culture in a subtle and fabulous way. Vipul Mehta captures picturesque views and natural surroundings. Plus, it is advised that you keep tissues with you as you WILL need it! There are so many relevant and philosophical dialogues which compel us to enjoy life and forget all our sadness/miseries.Ī memorable and poignant line is: “Life teaches us ‘sa re ga ma’ (musical notes) and us humans live life as ‘Sare gam’ (all the sadness)”. I cannot help but admire the amazing writing. It is so refreshing to see that such lines are not condescending towards the LGBTQ+ community for the sake of ‘comedy’.Īs such, the humour itself is so natural and comes across organically. The speech is also quite progressive… One such humorous dialogue is about homosexuality where Ketki asks Aditya where he is “Aadmi Hoon, Aadmi Se Pyaar Karta Hoon?” There are tongue-in-cheek dialogues which in turn mock these stereotypes and it is quite satirical. It (the film) showcases that there is a lot more to Gujarati culture than just plain ‘dandiya’ and ‘garba’ per se. Given that this is the first Gujarati road-trip film, this is one venture which breaks all other cultural stereotypes. There are an Aditya and Bipin that resides in all of us and after watching the Breaks Stereotypes Regarding Gujarati Culture This can be said about Chaal Jeevi Laiye as the movie’s concept is one which all of us can resonate with, regardless of what language we speak. For example, Wrong Side Raju is one movie that united regional and mainstream styles together due to rich content and people like Anurag Kashyap coming on board. In fact, other films have already broken glass ceilings of being in the Gujarati language. However, the most brilliant aspect of Chaal Jeevi Laiye is that it is not solely restricted to that platform a regional movie. ![]() Despite it being a self-discovery story in the backdrop of a father-son relationship, it is one which strikes a chord with the audience. Moreover, the story itself is quite unique. Though there is a strong Hindi cinema feel to the film, which makes it very easier for the general Indian audience to enjoy and relate to it. ![]() As a Bollywood enthusiast, I feel the movie has a very strong Rajkumar Hirani feel to the film and the banter/dynamic between the parent and child reminds me of 102 Not Out/Piku and I mean this in a good way. ![]()
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