Gulabo Sitabo, the latest movie choosing a web debut due to the pandemic, is humorous, zany, and poignant - a feat possible only when you have an absorbing script brought to life by compelling acting and deft direction.
Amitabh (playing Mirza) in a decidedly caricaturish get up, aces his quirky septuagenarian act obsessed with his dilapidated Haveli. The man continues to be a revelation, a bottomless reservoir of talent, with many tricks still left up his sleeves!
Authentically picturised in Lucknow with a talented ensemble cast, GS, makes you go through a gamut of identifiable emotions ranging from fixation with lost glory, the tussle between greed and need, and the fight for survival by the have-nots.
Movies like Gulabo Sitabo lack the larger-than-life big-screen visual sheen but are humungous in content and performance. Ayushmann Khurrana has become the safest bet to represent the struggling middle-class and he stands up ably against the aura and histrionics of THE Amitabh Bachchan.
The movie is harsh, wicked, and treacherous with every individual playing a game of one-upmanship. That's what makes the movie relatable and giant in an understated manner.
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