Gulabo sitabo Analysis and Review

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vijay Raaz, Brijendra Kala, Shrishti Shrivastava, Farrukh Jafar

Director: Shoojit Sircar 

Rating : 7/10.

Lock-down forced many films to find another way i.e OTT platforms to release their films. We’ve seen some films like Amrutha Ramam and Ponmagal Vandhal  releasing online directly. Following the same formula Gulabo Sitabo is also streaming on Amazon Prime currently. Before talking about the film there is a very popular argument among all of us.  Which experience makes a film more enjoyable In a 300 capacity theater with dolby surround sound and luxury seating or in a laptop in our home. The answer is both of them. Yes, Both theaters and OTT platforms have to co-exist. Certainly people cannot enjoy films like Bahubali in a laptop and some may feel small budget film doesn’t even require a theater experience. But you cannot deny the fact that it is content too and it might also cater to a small portion of audience. If some films are not able to see the face of the theater then maybe such OTT options can give them a chance to engage the audience right from their homes. If this Lockdown can force a mainstream film like Gulabo Sitabo also then yes, this can be the future of cinema as people can see convenience here.

Talking about the film, it stars 2 brightest talents of Indian Cinema. Legendary actor
Amitabh Bachchan and Mr. Consistent Ayushman Khurana. A very fresh combination rightly
fit into a new kind of story. The film revolves under mansion which is over a hundred years old
and an old lady Fatto happens to own it. Gulabo played by Amitabh Bachchan is her husband,
but is 15 years older to her and marries her only for the sake of living in that mansion.
The mansion is also a home to some families which pay meagre amount of rent and as tenants
they too have some rights. On the rift over Toilet Baankey played by Ayushman, one of the
tenant picks a tiff with Gulabo. He wants him to vacate the house and Baankey wants to stay
as tenants also have rights. In the middle a lawyer and an archeological surveyor too get
involved in this issue. Afterwards things get interesting and the story takes some unpredictable
turns, generates few laughs and meets a surprising end. One unique thing we feel is, the
mansion is the key factor for the whole film and silently it plays a character too in the subtext.

Technically not much of any craft is worth praising. Cinematography, music, editing are normal.
Comparatively Make-up, Artwork and Costumes felt congenial. The best part was the pair of
lead actors Amit sir and Ayushman. They drove this film forward. Vijay Raaz and
Brijendra Kala managed to give comic relief. Overall a decent film to catch up

Positives : Lead actors performance, quirky story line, Natural Artwork, makeup and costumes

Negatives : Lack of Proper background score and songs, Few Boring scenes

Rating : 7/10.