Our fast-paced lives do not allow us to make time for those who matter, particularly our parents. And this contemporary issue is predominantly addressed by Morchhale here. The film had the potential to be way more effective; nonetheless, it’s a sincere effort that deserves to be acknowledged.

…is one of those films that was made with public funding and that’s one reason why the director had an additional responsibility of making this a good film. Sadly, it doesn’t live up to the trust put in by the people to make sure that it sees the light of the day. The intention is right — it deals with a relevant social issue of how old parents are abandoned by their children and looked at as inconvenience — but the execution definitely is not.

It’s all very well being influenced by Iranian cinema but to try and incorporate similar elements without working out the cultural manifestations is sheer foolhardiness in my book. Praveen Morchhale seems sincere in his efforts to portray the problems faced by the aged and ailing- unfortunately his good intentions did not translate into a good film!

Though it combines my favourite cinematic devices—senior citizen, kids, road trip-I’m quite sure most kind-hearted adults would first dump the runaways at the nearest police station. But here, hitchhiking is eerily simple, and any stranger displaying concern comes across as a responsible pedophile. Performances largely involve walking and using different modes of transport.