if Everything we imagine is light There were no Oscar nominations from the Film Board of India this year, so it would be a great advertisement for any film that does get one, as this film is instant classic material. The kind of movie that stays in your head and haunts you for days on end. It’s a modern classic – pure poetry in motion, a multi-generational portrait of women bound by Mumbai’s constraints and traditions, determined to tell their stories amidst the chaos of the city. This is a story that only Payal Kapadia can tell, a genius of her craft who offers an eye-opening look at these women who defied and were bound by tradition to tell their own stories. story.
Nurses Prabha and Anu are roommates and both work in the same hospital. Anu – brilliantly played by Diviya Prabha who brings a huge soul and powerful empathy to her character that you will instantly relate to – longs for and men Friends together, the fascination with young love and the forbidden romance of it all; playing brilliantly against the judgment of the older generation; those bound by tradition. Through Kani Kusuti-Prabha, we see regret for a past generation and anger at being abandoned by her husband and trapped in a loveless marriage for more than a decade. She couldn’t see anyone else because he had just abandoned her – and all he wanted to give her was an electric pot; unlabeled, unnamed.
It’s callous – yet Prabha is such a kind person who lives her life – and is able to devote her time to saving others, whether it’s for a man she saves on a beach in a small village life; or to bring life to a man she saves on a beach in a small village; doing whatever it takes to care for Parvati (Chaya Kadam), an elderly nurse unable to prove herself The papers that live there, on the verge of being evicted, or paying a month’s rent for Anu, who spends her salary on dates with her Muslim boyfriend Shiyaz (Hridu Haroon), attracts the attention of the other women at the hospital. Gossip. It feels a bit like Wong Kar Wai capturing the chaos of the city – in order to get to her boyfriend’s house, Anu has to take a train to an unfamiliar part of the city – but halfway through she is told that his home is no longer available to them. Devastated; she was left alone in a strange train station – probably late. It’s through Kapadia’s lens that we get this empathy – you connect with Anu like few other characters this year – her hopes, her dreams and the love her parents have for her The fear of expectations, as they are for many women. Her stubborn defiance of tradition propelled Everything we imagine is light forward.
It is equally important to recognize the different perspectives of different generations. For those who watch movies to understand other people’s perspectives – Everything we imagine is light It fits this requirement very well. Your relationship with these characters is like your own friends, full of small, quiet moments of escapism. This is a film made up of a series of moments, ups and downs, lives – a lyrical, dreamlike storytelling that few films can replicate so easily and without contrition – it doesn’t feel like a movie , but it feels like these characters all have their own stories to tell, and Bombay itself is the fourth protagonist – a performative showcase for the stories they’re experiencing. At its core is a profound humanism – the essence of empathy Everything we imagine is light Just confirms its status as the kind of generational masterpiece that only comes around every once in a while. Embrace it.
