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Titli
Director : Rituparna Ghosh
Producer : Tapan Biswas,Sutapa Ghosh
Cast : Kankona Sen Sharma, Mithun Chakraborty, Aparna Sen, Dipankar Dey
Music : Debojyoti Mishra
Producer : Tapan Biswas,Sutapa Ghosh
Cast : Kankona Sen Sharma, Mithun Chakraborty, Aparna Sen, Dipankar Dey
Music : Debojyoti Mishra
This very discerning product from Kolkata [India] took the festival circuit by storm for its audacious comments on modern day approach to feminism and sexuality in 2002.
The truth is the movie wins hands down as it makes no revelations as to if the couple still love each other or they just share a mutual affection for each other, but the resentment and the hostility with the heartbreak suffered by the daughter make the rest of this fascinating tale a treat to watch.
The script is simple yet multi-dimensional and the characters are alive rather than living due to the sheer force of the well-etched performances enacted by the entire cast.
The daughters vulnerability and hatred for her mother slowly dissolving to give way to sympathy for a bygone time when a woman was dependant on her family when it came to matrimonial issues is a truly metaphorical journey, yet the mothers total passion for her daughter and her grief as she looks at her fragile child and her hostile sorrow is very affecting and apprehensive. But it is the man who is sandwiched between the two women who walks away with the applause in a non author backed role, as he eagerly tries to please the daughter in a sham effort while really trying to get a few moments of happiness with his past love which he lost years ago.
The script is simple yet multi-dimensional and the characters are alive rather than living due to the sheer force of the well-etched performances enacted by the entire cast.
The daughters vulnerability and hatred for her mother slowly dissolving to give way to sympathy for a bygone time when a woman was dependant on her family when it came to matrimonial issues is a truly metaphorical journey, yet the mothers total passion for her daughter and her grief as she looks at her fragile child and her hostile sorrow is very affecting and apprehensive. But it is the man who is sandwiched between the two women who walks away with the applause in a non author backed role, as he eagerly tries to please the daughter in a sham effort while really trying to get a few moments of happiness with his past love which he lost years ago.
THE BEST FILM FEATURED AT MAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MUMBAI, 2002
Trivia:
Urmila and Titli are a mother-daughter pair Aparna Sen and Daughter Konkona Se-Sharma in real life too.
Mithun was nominated for a National Award for this film.
He has won the BFJA award for the best performance
Trivia:
Urmila and Titli are a mother-daughter pair Aparna Sen and Daughter Konkona Se-Sharma in real life too.
Mithun was nominated for a National Award for this film.
He has won the BFJA award for the best performance
The media driven world we live in today is satirically presented here as a young teenager [Konkona Sen] falls for a movie star [Mithun Chakraborty] who is almost 2 decades senior to her in age and also unknown to her is the ex-flame of her mother [Aparna Sen].
The plot is further given a twist as the mother and daughter accidentally meet the man himself and destiny takes its toll as the fascinated daughter realises the truth behind her mother financially compromised marriage to her father.
The plot is further given a twist as the mother and daughter accidentally meet the man himself and destiny takes its toll as the fascinated daughter realises the truth behind her mother financially compromised marriage to her father.
The irony that the girl could have been their daughter if fate had been kinder is never lost upon him and his eyes reflect the sense of loss as he looks at the two women, but his resignation to the