I'm a FoB. I will always be a FoB. I mean, one can either be an ABCD or a FoB and I cant be an ABCD, so FoB I shall be.
And Fobs get other fobs, are able to associate with other fobs. They also enjoy Fob stories.
I watched 'Namesake' in the FOX theater tonight. One of those "by invitation only" shows for employees and their F/F. It was a nice movie. It was neither shallow nor too indulgent, neither artsy nor too Bollywood. It is done just right. Good acting all around. Kal Penn has come a long way from 'National Lampoon' and ' Harold and Kumar'.
The big surprise is with Irfan Khan and Tabu. Their acting prowess was never really in question but the ease with which their skills transcend the language barrier is fascinating. Both the actors fit in seamlessly in an English movie setting.
The movie is the juxtaposition of an ABCD and a couple of uber-Fobs. And uber-Fobs of the previous generation were one helluva piece of work. Tabu excels as she did in Chandni Bar. The movie is beautiful because it creates neither heroes nor villians. It only shows us flawed humans and the best stories in the known Universe are made up of flawed humans.
All in all, a good fun experience.
1 comment:
Have you read the book? Isn't the book better (you may say that most books are vis-a-vis the movies they get made into)?!
Only hiccup I noticed in the movie - Gogol's wife breaks the marriage too soon which takes the viewer by surprise (in the book, one for some reason, I half-expected that) :)
Cheers,
Aparna
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