review: Oye lucky Lucky Oye... and a few comparisons with KKG
ok, so let me confess straightaway that I'm a huge fan of the people who made this film. It's been directed by Dibakar Bannerjee, the guy who made( perhaps my mum's favorite movie) Khosla Ka Ghosla, the cast- Abhay Deol,Paresh Rawal...now it frequently happens that something too eagerly anticipated turns out to be a fizzle...but this time ...well let's just say the movie is excellent.
Dibakar's just made two movies as yet, and (surprisingly) he's viewed by most people as a guy who's made two 'really phunny' , lightweight films.But as he himself says( in his blog at Passion For Cinema) both films are funny because certain commonplace tragedies are so beautifully observed that you have to laugh. Both films are about morality-in theory and in practice. Boman Irani in KKG is a devout bhakt of Santoshi Ma, and he 's cunning enough to always remain on the right side of the law(he can pay enough for the police to oblige rather than arrest him).obviously we know that he's as morally ignoble as can be, but in an unfair and hypocritical society, he's a 'big man' while the upright and naive Anupam Kher gets only humiliation and imprisonment in return for his 'real' goodness.similarly, Abhay Deol is a thief and a crook but his faults are again not entirely his own- they can be understood against a background of social aspiration and deprivation.however Paresh Rawal in his triple role(that was a nice touch) essaying three men who assume a paternalistic role to Abhay- one his father, then the guy who acts as his unofficial godfather,then a vet who wants to make him a business partner-all three break his trust, dupe him in different ways. but all three are , yet again, on the right side of the law, so while Abhay is publicly, almost admiringly, paraded as a 'master thief' they are as metaphorically pure as the driven snow .At least in the eyes of society.
there are a lot of things to admire in this film.the director is a true blue Dilliwala, and he knows how to frame his film- the locations ,accents even the clothes are exactly right . plus some new talent , the actors who play Abhay's double crossing best friend and 'Doli' Dolly are both new(I think) and they do a fine job.
well there's a lot I can write about this film but the best thing is...just go see it . it's worth a watch.
Dibakar's just made two movies as yet, and (surprisingly) he's viewed by most people as a guy who's made two 'really phunny' , lightweight films.But as he himself says( in his blog at Passion For Cinema) both films are funny because certain commonplace tragedies are so beautifully observed that you have to laugh. Both films are about morality-in theory and in practice. Boman Irani in KKG is a devout bhakt of Santoshi Ma, and he 's cunning enough to always remain on the right side of the law(he can pay enough for the police to oblige rather than arrest him).obviously we know that he's as morally ignoble as can be, but in an unfair and hypocritical society, he's a 'big man' while the upright and naive Anupam Kher gets only humiliation and imprisonment in return for his 'real' goodness.similarly, Abhay Deol is a thief and a crook but his faults are again not entirely his own- they can be understood against a background of social aspiration and deprivation.however Paresh Rawal in his triple role(that was a nice touch) essaying three men who assume a paternalistic role to Abhay- one his father, then the guy who acts as his unofficial godfather,then a vet who wants to make him a business partner-all three break his trust, dupe him in different ways. but all three are , yet again, on the right side of the law, so while Abhay is publicly, almost admiringly, paraded as a 'master thief' they are as metaphorically pure as the driven snow .At least in the eyes of society.
there are a lot of things to admire in this film.the director is a true blue Dilliwala, and he knows how to frame his film- the locations ,accents even the clothes are exactly right . plus some new talent , the actors who play Abhay's double crossing best friend and 'Doli' Dolly are both new(I think) and they do a fine job.
well there's a lot I can write about this film but the best thing is...just go see it . it's worth a watch.
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