Finally yesterday I gotto watch this movie. Had heard a lot about it and after watching Tabu Mira Nair in a Rendezvorous with Koffee with Karan, wanted to check out myself wath the whole movie was all about.
Reached the theatre 10 mins before the scheduled movie of 4:10. Till about 4:05 we were there in the big queue just to buy the tickets and den spotted a free self ticketing counter and rushed n got the tickets. Now is the turn for popcorn and drink, but as usual a big line there too... the counter lady was too slow, rather you could say she was matkofying!! finally was our turn and then we rushed into the hall only to discover the never ending trailers were on. The there had good no. of audience and I was wrong in my thinking, was expecting more indian audience but it was more of the localites and the average age was 40+.
Finally the movie started sometime past 4:30. It was kind of slow, but in the end I liked it. It was a little touchy (guess that explains the Indian Origin). The movie is based on the Ganguli family moving from Calcutta(kolkata) to New York, they embark upon a lifelong balancing act to meld into a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son Gogol is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown.
Overall a nice movie. No masala, no dance gana, no glamour and larger than life scenes! a simple down to earth movie. I would rate it 4.5/5 and would recomend anyone to watch it i.e if you havent(its definitely not possible to watch this kind of movie twice).
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