My Take on Masaan- Bold Concept, Off beat subject, weak storyline.
I went to see Masaan because of the nice build up to its release on the social media. Masaan won the critics prize in the Un Certain Regard category at the 68th Cannes Film Festival recently. By the way the critics prize runs parallel to the competition for the main prize at the Festival.
Another reason why I went to see Masaan is that I had genuinely wanted to see the movie produced by a member of my alma mater, the Jodhpur University, The main man behind the making of the movie is Manish Mundra, a man who is also one of the most successful CEOs in the Polyster and Petrochemicals businesses. This was the first venture of Manish in the film world.
I saw the movie at Janakpuri\'s Satyam Complex where the theatre had 50 people watching the movie. The Bajrangi Bhaijan show on its first weekend had about 10 times more people watching the show but then Masaan perhaps cost 5% of what it took Bajrangi Bhaijaan to produce. I made a rapid calculation and concluded that the movie was AT LEAST a moderate success commercially, at least on its first weekend. I thanked God for being deservedly kind to this Production house,
Now coming to the movie, I found the subject absolutely new and refreshing. A young man studying to complete the Diploma in Engineering by the day lives next to the burial ghat in Benaras with his parents and his brother\'s family.
The family members are Doms (can I call then Undertake
