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Barefoot to Goa Movie Review
- 4/14/2015 8:41:19 PM
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Cast: Ajay Chourey, Farrukh Jaffar, Saara Nahar, Ish Morchhale, Purva Parag, Kuldeep Singh.Direction: Praveen Morchhale
Story: Despite being old, ailing and left to fend for herself in Goa by her busy son and insensitive daughter-in-law, who live in Mumbai, Kantabai (Farrukh Jaffar) hopes to reunite with her family someday. She persistently writes to them in spite of receiving no reply. When her grandchildren stumble upon those unread letters hidden in their mother's closet, they decide to bring her to Mumbai on their own, thus embarking on a journey to Goa.
Review: During the course of their heartwarming trip, the kids - Diya (Saara Nahar) and her elder brother Prakhar (Prakhar Morchhale) meet several strangers who make an impact on them. Away from the comforts of their secure urban life, they see the villagers fighting bigger battles on a daily basis. They discover the rural-urban class divide, differences in attitude and realise that the tendency to help others has nothing to do with money. While they learn to see the world anew, do they succeed in what they'd set out to do?
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Reminiscent of Majid Majidi's classic Children of Heaven, Barefoot to Goa is a simple story, simply told. There are no pretentious attempts at creating drama. However, the transition of the film from being an emotional family drama to a profound road movie is wobbly and this is where it loses the grip to a certain extent. Also,
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