The word ‘Narmada’ is spoken a zillion times! The ‘Swades’ reminding story is predictable to the core. The characters speak way more than the camera.
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As I said earlier, the movie is too verbose. In fact, it leaves you dried up just like the present flow of the river Sabarmati! ‘Reva’ runs for long 140 minutes and takes its own sweet time to establish the story. However, this movie isn’t flawless like the Narmada.
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Once you finish the movie, you’ll be tempted to download the songs to your mobile. Interestingly, most of the songs are composed by the lead actor Chetan Dhanani himself. ‘Kaalo Bhammariyalo’ is another soulful song sung beautifully by Arohi Mhatre. Especially ‘Ma Reva’ by Kirtidan Gadhvi & Divya Kumar respectively. Feroz Bhagat is reduced to a small one note cameo.Īmar Khandha has composed some powerful & soulful tracks which makes you humming once you hear them. Sejal Shah-Jha has a small but impressive cameo. Pandey of ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma’), cute Rupa Borgaokar (why she fake lipsyncs in the song ‘Bhammariyalo’?), Atul Mahale (the inseparable twin brother of Abhinay Banker in the movie as ‘Bittu-Banga’) and ‘Shri Hari’ chanting Prashant Barot. But she looks as serene as the river of Narmada! Another cast comprises of Yatin Karyekar (my God, is he that fluent in Gujarati?!), Abhinay Banker (why doesn’t he do more movies?), Dayashankar Pandey (aka Cha.Lu. Lead actress Monal Gajjar hardly had much to do except looking pretty in the starched saris and perfect makeup-hair. He almost carries the whole movie on his shoulders. His desi English is far far from an NRG boy, but he’s super confident in front of a camera. The main pillar is, of course, the lead actor Chetan Dhanani. So, it feels good to hear lines with deep philosophical meaning. Many catchy dialogues have been taken as it is in the movie. ‘Tattvamasi’ was a good piece of good writing. Drone shots are overutilized but considering the beauty of Narmada, you don’t mind watching them again and again.
That snake like Narmada, that peacefully flowing river among rocky mountain bed, that thick lush green carpet of a jungle, those ancient ruins in and around the Narmada and that gorgeous fort Ahilya on the bank of Narmada, keep floating in front of your eyes much after the movie ends. Reva will trigger your wanderlust and will immediately make you rush to the gorgeous locations around Narmada river. Those who have read the book would agree that the major portions of the book have been taken care of. Though the movie is very verbose and characters speak way more than they should. One of the good things about Reva is it hardly makes us feel that it’s an adaptation of a book. Here too, there’s a sari-clad young, educated & beautiful girl (Monal Gajjar) and voila, Daya Shankar Pandey, too! But unlike Swades, here our protagonist makes peace within himself rather than solving problems of ‘Gaaonwallas’. In other words, imagine Shah Rukh Khan of ‘Swades’ walking around the Narmada. Reva tells a story of the transformation of a young man from USA (Chetan Dhanani) from a rude non-believer to ardent Narmada devotee. Approx 140 minutes long movie Reva has many moments to cherish and some things which could have been taken care of. But in a pleasant surprise the director duo Rahul Bhole & Vinit Kanojia has taken the risk and made a movie ‘Reva’ from Dhruv Bhatt’s novel ‘Tattvamasi.’ The novel published more than a decade ago is already hit and had won a prestigious award as well. Thus unlike Hollywood, Indian filmmakers rarely touch books to make a movie. One, will he be able to do justice to the original story and the writer? Two, whether the movie stand independently from the book? The makers in India don’t prefer this double-edged sword. The maker has to deal with two major questions. To adapt a book into a full-fledged movie is a risky business. Keep Flowing Review of Gujarat Movie Reva by Cinephile
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