Music Review:
Well, who can forget the days in school? The age when you're stepping
into teens, when you are discovering life and relationships, when you're
making new friends, when you are learning the difference between love,
lust and infatuation, when you're discussing/exploring forbidden things
with pals... Director Raj Purohit encapsulates all this and more in
SIXTEEN.
The difference between a 16-year-old, almost 30 years ago, and a
16-year-old today is radical. In this era of internet and technological
advancements, in this era of Facebook, Twitter and chat rooms, the teen
is exposed to stuff that seemed beyond belief till a few years ago. Do
kids of today lose purity and innocence faster these days?
SIXTEEN captures the life of teens as they go through their loves and
heartaches, dreams and destructions in their school, home and the
outside world. It narrates the story of friendship and the turbulent
route of some kids during their growing up years. It's also about the
adults around them who make, unmake and remake their world...
While the premise may seem basic or one-dimensional, director Raj
Purohit ensures that he packs in quite a bit in those 2+ hours.
Actually, Purohit makes a genuine attempt to narrate not one, but varied
stories in the film and each of them, in some way, mirrors the lives of
youngsters who stand on the threshold of adulthood. There are moments
that startle you, not because the director presents it in the
exaggerated form, but because the Gen X thinks and converses so
differently in the present day.
Purohit brings back memories of the growing up years and extracts
spontaneous performances from the principal cast. Additionally, he tries
to scrutinize the mindset of the youngsters, borrowing from slice of
life situations and juxtaposing episodes with sweet and sour
occurrences. A few moments are sparkling indeed! Conversely, the film
staggers and hits rough patches towards the penultimate moments, when
the assorted stories -- on their individual path by now -- head towards
culmination. Additionally, the languid pacing is another bothersome
aspect.
SIXTEEN could've done with lesser songs. A couple of tracks are
harmonious ['Chad Gayi' is foot-tapping], but a spate of songs in the
post-interval portions specifically deviate your attention from the
story. Dialogue are amusing and naughty and do win you over at times.
After UDAAN, BUBBLE GUM and GIPPI, SIXTEEN is yet another film with
child protagonists, which is a welcome change indeed. And the good news
is, the actors, all of them, show promise. Izabelle Leite, Mehak
Manwani, Wamiqa Gabbi, Rohan Mehra, Highphill Mathews and Varun Jhamb
are self-assured. Zakir Hussain is, as always, wonderful. Prabhleen is
hugely competent. Keith Sequeira is natural.
On the whole, SIXTEEN is well-intentioned and tackles relevant issues,
although the second half could've been sharper. Good watch!
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It
is in this tender age that a person is eager to break free from the
confines of the society and kiss the world. An age which brings about
changes in us, a sense of revelation with an unsound mind, a fluttering
heart and a forsaking gut! An age when the soul is ripe yet raw. An age
when the soul has dreadful thoughts, when the heart surrenders to fad,
succumbs to peer pressure, rides to breakthrough the prisons of
innocence! An age which brings us closer to life and helps distinguish
between the right and the wrong, an age which is a beginning to the
crucial years of every individual’s life, the teens… Sixteen! - See more
at:
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It
is in this tender age that a person is eager to break free from the
confines of the society and kiss the world. An age which brings about
changes in us, a sense of revelation with an unsound mind, a fluttering
heart and a forsaking gut! An age when the soul is ripe yet raw. An age
when the soul has dreadful thoughts, when the heart surrenders to fad,
succumbs to peer pressure, rides to breakthrough the prisons of
innocence! An age which brings us closer to life and helps distinguish
between the right and the wrong, an age which is a beginning to the
crucial years of every individual’s life, the teens…
Sixteen!
Raising the curtains of teenage life is the film Sixteen.
- See more at: http://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/sixteen-film-review/23319#sthash.Kqd5K4uh.dpuf
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