Lootera, a film that made me revisit my blog, which
I had almost abandoned. Lootera is more a work of a poet the lyrical quality of
whose masterpiece will keep you enthralled long after you come out of the hall.
The film is set in a period when romance had that
subtle quality about it. Not the in-your-face kind of love, but the one that
starts with the eyes and sneaks its way into the heart. And all this happens in
its own leisurely pace, enabling you to savour the sweetness. No wonder Vikramaditya
Motwane has dedicated the entire first half to let the romance brew between
Pakhi (Sonakshi) and Varun (Ranveer).
The furtive glances, the measured silence, the
unspoken words tempered with the right amount of passion and longing bring the
two star-crossed lovers close to each other.
But Destiny had different plans in store. When they
accidentally chance upon each other two years later, their love has been
tarnished by feelings of betrayal and longing has given way to resentment.
What Pakhi needs is a confirmation of the fact that
she had not invested her emotions in the wrong place, while Varun is a
repentant soul desperate to make it up to her.
The film was meant to end the way it does. Had the dénouement
been anything different, Lootera wouldn’t have accomplished what it did.
I can’t recall the last time I cried that hard in a
movie hall.
With this film, Motwane has set the bar very high
for himself. As a fan, I can only hope
it’s not his “Last Leaf” .
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