Largely, we’ve only venerated our Indian armed forces (and deservingly so) on-screen, but Vijeta attempts to decode the human inside that uniform. Vijeta also gallantly humanizes our always efficacious heroes of the Indian army. For example, Angad’s closest friends in the IAF consist of a South-Indian Hindu man from Andhra Pradesh, a Catholic officer from Bhopal, and a Muslim man from Allahabad. The film is a conglomeration of beautiful progressive motifs, without making any noise about it. You’ll have a constant smile on your face, which won’t leave you anytime soon. This effortless comedy is so silly, yet so sweet. However, unlike many of the current films of the genre, Chameli Ki Shaadi never strained itself for a laugh. Case in point, Pankaj Kapur plays Amrita Singh’s father despite being only four years older than her in real life.Ĭhameli Ki Shaadi, is what I call ‘Ayushmann Khurrana cinema’ of the 80s – socially relevant comedies, set in smaller towns. Those were the days when actors were simply playing parts they liked, sans the reckoning of their ‘public image’. Unlike the employed, office-going main lead, Arun (Amol Palekar), in Chhoti Si Baat, Charandas here is a jobless, street-wandering, aimless youth, shrewdly reflecting the unemployment plague that was engulfing the nation in the 80s. This incredibly original movie, evokes laughter out of some real-life caricatures, much like Chatterjee’s earlier films, such as Chhoti Si Baat (1976). But, things change when Charandas meets Chameli (Amrita Singh, overshadowing everyone here), and falls in love with her. He takes an oath that he will not court or marry a girl until he hits the age of forty. Charandas (Anil Kapoor), a young man in a village has no aim in life except to be a pehelwaan (wrestler).
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