Guinea Pig Tale

First day, first show. And the first time I was seeing a movie alone. I had the entire half-row at the back to myself before a couple came in and wedged themselves into the khopcha (corner). The Bhaag Milkha Bhaag trailer looks promising. Finally, I see the CFCB certificate for Lootera. Lootera is a story of stories. Portions of the movie are based on the short story The Last Leaf, by O. Henry. Pakhi (played by Sonakshi Sinha), the daughter of a wealthy zamindar, grows up listening to stories from her father and wants to write stories (Udaan's protagonist was also a wannabe writer). The story of the temple-idol-robbery is something we have read in innumerable Amar Chitra Kathas – here the thief Varun is played by Ranveer Singh with charm and conviction. Vikramaditya Motwane has such a rich canvas of stories to work on, which is perhaps why he doesn't use too much dialogue. We know how the old stories go. But the result of this is that we're left with a film t