Lootera is a visual treat!!!!

In his world,love speaks in whispers and murmurs and expresses itself in silent glances. In his world darkness and shadows are as beautiful as peeping sunshine through the window panes. In his world love is pure and pristine like the virgin nature and also helpless and painful like the shedding leaves of the trees. 

Vikramaditya Motwane takes the audience to that world where once silence spoke a language. With cinematographer Mahendra J. Shetty, Vikramaditya shot his ambitious 'Lootera' like a beautiful painting, while Amit Trivedi instilled life in it by his music and background score and he deserves kudos for his renditions. 

The cinematography and music makes the film a delightful watch. In terms of acting, the lead pairs Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha put their best and their portrayal was subtle and apt. 

Ranveer has left behind his street smart act behind in most parts of the film, while Sonakshi's transition from a love struck girl in the first half to a hopeless n depressed lady in the second half is well acted. Their acting is fresh and though there is no flaw in their acting but probably two more experienced actors could have taken the film to an altogether different level.

Despite Ranveer and Sonakshi's love story, there was something missing in the bonding that they shared on screen. Ranveer could not bring the pathos of the character in the final phase of the film. Rest of the cast has too little to do but they fit in nicely. 

The filmmaker dares to tread a path less travelled and leaves a mark behind. He didn't ever try to impress the audience and stayed true to his craft till the end. In short, after Udaan, Vikramaditya has proved once again he is a master story teller and with Lootera he surely has sealed his place among the elite directors of the new generation. In times to come, a lot would be expected from him.

Ghanchakkar and Lootera -- two interesting films in next 10 days

     Raj Kumar Gupta and Vikramaditya Motwane -- Two very young directors will be bringing two drastically opposite films --  Ghanchakkar and Lootera -- in the next 10 days. Both Raj Kumar and Vikramaditya are brilliant screenwriters as is evident from the kind of cinema that they have written in their career till now.  

     Raj Kumar had burst into the limelight with his political crime thriller 'No one killed Jessica' but it was the critically acclaimed Aamir which was his first writing project. The film explored how an urban Muslim is exploited by Islamic extremists.

     His next writing project was the realistic but enjoyable comedy 'Barah Aana', which shows three working class men trying their hand in crime for quick money. It had the veteran Naseeruddin Shah and Vijay Raaz in main roles but the film flopped, mainly because of lack of publicity.

     Vikram, who won seven Filmfare awards for his directorial debut 'Udaan', too is a writter with panache. Along with Anurag Kashyap, he co-wrote 'Dev D', which was a modern-day take on the classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. He was also one of the writers of the film 'Goal', which is one of the rare sports film coming out of India.

     Ghanchakkar and Lootera have very different themes. The former is a comedy which deals with heist and amnesia at its center, while the latter is a period romance drama. Both the film has an interesting cast. While Ghanchakkar brings together Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi after their success in 'Dirty Picture', Lootera will have Ranveer Singh opposite Sonakshi Sinha.

It would be interesting to see how Ranveer stars in a period film after doing the ultra smart act in 'Ladies vs Ricky Behl' and 'Band Baja Baraat'. His role has shades of grey and needs to be carried out subtley. Sonakshi has done nothing in her career til now apart from starring in 100-crore movies where she had nothing substantial to do. So in a way, it will be a test of her acting.

     Interestingly, both the films have music by the supremely talented Amit Trivedi. The title song and 'Jholu Raam' from 'Ghanchakkar' have already touched a chord with the audience, while Lootera has equally soothing Sawaar Loon"  and 'Zinda'. Amit should be a contended man given that his drastically different compositions have already topped the chartbusters and two of the songs have been sung by he himself.