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(Crisp) Movie Review: AUNTY JI by FENIL SETA
10:14 AM
Aunty Ji, directed by Main Aur Mr Riight director Adeeb Rais, is quite a heartwarming short film. Starring Shabana Azmi and Anmol Rodriguez in the lead roles, it throws light on one day of their lives and their various struggles and reasons for happiness. The central character of Aunty Ji is quite endearing and the way she treats Geetika is sure to put a smile on one’s face. Adeeb Rais’s direction is simple and neat and same goes for his script. Dialogues are straight out of life and touching. Special mention should also go to Atharva Joshi’s background score – it gives a feel good, positive touch to the film. Shabana Azmi as always gives her 200% and shines! Anmol Rodriguez is also damn good and dialogue delivery is great. Akanksha Thakur (tattoo maker) is a stunner and leaves a mark. Mohit Hiranandani (tattoo maker) is natural. Do spare 19 minutes of your time to watch this lovely film!
My rating - **** out of 5!
Three decades after Pestonjee act, Shabana Azmi plays a Parsi character again
7:58 AM
Shaheen Parkar (MID-DAY; August 25, 2018)
Over 30 years after Vijaya Mehta’s Pestonjee, Shabana Azmi plays a Parsi character again in Adeeb Rais’s upcoming short film, Aunty Ji. Says Azmi, “It is a light-hearted film. I am playing a Parsi widow.” The veteran actor says she enjoyed deciding on her character. “I personally shopped for my character’s look.”
Rais, who earlier helmed the Barun Sobti and Shenaz Treasury starrer Main Aur Mr Riight (2014) and the short film Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha, which starred Nauheed Cyrusi and Purab Kohli, adds, “Her Parsi avatar is definitely going to charm the audience. As always, she has slipped into the role wonderfully and added many layers to it. The film is a sweet, sensitive and subtle story about an elderly Parsi lady and an acid-attack survivor. Both women are charming and strong, but conditioned by unnecessary restrictions and pressures from society.”
He adds, “Like most short films, we worked on a shoestring budget, but I am grateful that we could have Shabana ji on board.”
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