I rushed after a hard day at office to watch this movie, along with two of my friends, last week. We were five minutes late but soon settled ourselves in the third row from front - the only seats we could manage considering the house was already jampacked. So, did we laugh a lot? Yes, like silly kids on innumerable references to poop-centric jokes. Did we cry? There were quite a few lump-in-the-throat moments. Would we recommend it to others? Yes, yes, definitely yes.
Like the trailer promised, Piku did deliver. An emotional journey of a father-daughter duo from Delhi to Kolkata is captured with heart and soul. Mr. Bachchan nails it as hyperchondriac Bhaskor Banerjee who takes no shame in introducing his daughter to her suitor as financially and sexually independent. It is only then that you realize that Indian Cinema and Character roles have come a long way past Sanskari Babuji(s) and tear-shedding Maa(s). Bachchan's Bhaskor is stubborn, demanding, opinionated, sweet and a royal pain. He's open to the idea of Piku's sexual encounters but is opposed to the idea of getting his daughter married because, that according to him would take away her freedom and make her sacrifice herself to a man, yet that's exactly what he does in the movie - an instance of which is when Piku is not allowed by her father to drive on a Highway. Bhaskor is obsessed with constipation and wants to have a real good dump before he dies. His problems with his motion is what effectively gives motion to the movie.
Tagging along is Irrfan Khan as Rana who plays Mr. Cool with such a conviction that would make ladies go weak in the knees. Supportive and flag-bearer to the idea of liberating women, Rana handles Bhaskor like no other. He speaks sense when nobody else dares to. He doesn't shy away from giving people a piece of his mind when the situation demands. He convinces Bhaskor to go Indian-style on a western toilet for a good potty. He chases Piku in an open yet subtle manner. There are more than a few occasions when the audience would go 'aww' over Irrfan's Rana.
Deepika's Piku is not just a pretty face. She manages everything on her own from taking care of whims and fancies of her father to running a successful business with her co-worker Syed. Sex, for her, is a physical need about which she keeps no secret like when she chooses to go to bed with Syed. Independent and fiery, Piku is a daring woman who's not to be messed with. She has her flaws and gets impatient a tad easily but at the end of all of it, Piku is a grounded superwoman. She loves earnestly, dreams naively, and lives honestly. She makes her own rules and lives by it - You have to adopt her dad incase you want to get married to her. Deepika is riveting in the movie.
Two Cents: Don't dare miss it. Piku is undoubtedly one of the finest made movies about loving your parents.
Like the trailer promised, Piku did deliver. An emotional journey of a father-daughter duo from Delhi to Kolkata is captured with heart and soul. Mr. Bachchan nails it as hyperchondriac Bhaskor Banerjee who takes no shame in introducing his daughter to her suitor as financially and sexually independent. It is only then that you realize that Indian Cinema and Character roles have come a long way past Sanskari Babuji(s) and tear-shedding Maa(s). Bachchan's Bhaskor is stubborn, demanding, opinionated, sweet and a royal pain. He's open to the idea of Piku's sexual encounters but is opposed to the idea of getting his daughter married because, that according to him would take away her freedom and make her sacrifice herself to a man, yet that's exactly what he does in the movie - an instance of which is when Piku is not allowed by her father to drive on a Highway. Bhaskor is obsessed with constipation and wants to have a real good dump before he dies. His problems with his motion is what effectively gives motion to the movie.
Tagging along is Irrfan Khan as Rana who plays Mr. Cool with such a conviction that would make ladies go weak in the knees. Supportive and flag-bearer to the idea of liberating women, Rana handles Bhaskor like no other. He speaks sense when nobody else dares to. He doesn't shy away from giving people a piece of his mind when the situation demands. He convinces Bhaskor to go Indian-style on a western toilet for a good potty. He chases Piku in an open yet subtle manner. There are more than a few occasions when the audience would go 'aww' over Irrfan's Rana.
Deepika's Piku is not just a pretty face. She manages everything on her own from taking care of whims and fancies of her father to running a successful business with her co-worker Syed. Sex, for her, is a physical need about which she keeps no secret like when she chooses to go to bed with Syed. Independent and fiery, Piku is a daring woman who's not to be messed with. She has her flaws and gets impatient a tad easily but at the end of all of it, Piku is a grounded superwoman. She loves earnestly, dreams naively, and lives honestly. She makes her own rules and lives by it - You have to adopt her dad incase you want to get married to her. Deepika is riveting in the movie.
Two Cents: Don't dare miss it. Piku is undoubtedly one of the finest made movies about loving your parents.
