This review has come a little late
but then it is also an interesting one. This film is like a sweet melody that
lifts you up and puts you in a good mood. No heavy stuff. No intense scenes.
Very real, natural story, it’s as if your life has been shot and made into a movie.
It’s a story of 5 guys who escape their daily grind when they play football
together. They come from different backgrounds, cultures and parts of India but
are united in Mumbai. Every Sunday is waited for when they actually live a
little before getting back to 6 more days of torture. Torture of the obsessive
gujju family, a worried aged mother, the bastard of a boss, loneliness and
other tortures we all are so well aware of. They are not complaining ! But the
Sunday football is as essential as the daily job that puts bread in the table. And
then the tiny escape is taken away and they struggle for space. In a city where
getting space is more difficult than finding an oasis in the dessert, these
guys are desperate. A trip to Goa presents itself as a solution and turns out
to be a real revelation. All’s well that ends well. Tired of getting sucked
into a whirlwind of situations our 5 friends decide to take a stand and get
back their space on Juhu beach to play their beloved football. A very soothing
film that will entertain just enough, even the romance is delicate and light.
It will make you smile and feel bad but you wont cry or laugh hard. Simple
narrative and easy dialogues like how we speak with our friends, make it easy
on the viewer. All actors give a charming performance. It reminds me of
Hrishikesh Mukherjee movies that had an easy way about them with light humor
that complimented the frivolity of life itself. It makes you realize how
inconsequential life and existence actually are.
Rating – 4.25 / 5
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