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A peek into the power of dreams

Tahaan (Hindi)

Cast: Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose, Purav Bhandare, Sarika,

Director: Santosh Sivan

Come to the path of Allah, come for prayers, come for success. With this simple invocation begins director-cinematographer’s visual poem “Tahaan”, a film set in Kashmir. And it goes on to narrate the story of a little boy, Tahaan, who loses his donkey and sets out to get it back. Along the way, there are nice asides about growing up next to guns, the indifference to arms it promotes among the young, the innocent lack of fear in handling grenades. Above all, there is a nice peek into the power of dreams, of hope residing eternal in human heart.

The boy, in his quest to get his donkey back, is befriended by a young militant. He would get the donkey back if he could carry grenades from one village to another!

The film has riveting performance by new kid Purav Bhandare, with able helping hand from Anupam Kher as the man who buys the donkey, and Rahul Bose as his assistant.

A poignant note is added by Sarika as the kid’s mom and Victor Banerji as the father. Go for “Tahaan”. Responsible cinema, brilliant cinema.

ZIYA US SALAM

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