Who is monica jaitley

You can see the sincere effort in trying to keep us interested in the events. Unfortunately, the effort is not successful because of this irrepressible urge to be stylish and muck around with the timeline in the narrative. Playing around with the timeline is cool and must be fun too when you are making a film.

It stands out as different and keeps the audience alert. But NOT when the price you pay is holes in the main plot. When that happens non-linear narration take away a lot from the film, instead of adding value. And that is exactly what happens in Monica. In his effort to keep us thinking, director, Sushen Bhatnagar forgets to give us some key events in the story.

The ones that could have gotten us more interested in the characters and feel for them. The only emotion I feel for Monica Jaitley, is "maybe, she deserved it. But, the way her case is put forth by her parents' lawyer, it looks like Sushen wanted sympathy from us.

I felt a little sorry for the small-town girl, Monica who is under her husband's shadow; maybe she has talent, but she doesn't quite believe she is good for anything.

I would have been proud of the confident, enigmatic person she changes into, if I knew what brought about the change. If I am not a part of that transformation, it just comes across as a mere convenient jump for the storywriter. The film also refuses to answer other important questions. What is the big deal about becoming a "special correspondent"?

Can one "special correspondent" really cause any sort-of damage to a powerful politician - a politician who doesn't need to say who he wants out of his way, people around him just know? Why and how did the mass population get interested in justice for Monica? And these are only unanswered questions. There is a whole different list of logical loopholes.

A sample - Why is the judge humoring a lawyer who is going on and on with irrelevant conjectures? I got tired of him, didn't the judge?

Sure he keeps saying it is relevant, but not once, are you told how. Fortunately, though it is not all bad. I liked the bits where Monica is confronting her fears.

Divya Dutta gives an extremely strong performance. Homosexuality is usually caricatured — and male — in Hindi films. Fire starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das was a rarity. After seeing Ishaa Koppikkar and Amrita Arora hook up in that film, I must say I felt some trepidation at the prospect of icky, vulgar or laughable shots of two women between the sheets when I heard of a lesbian angle in Monica.

But kudos to director Sushen Bhatnagar for shooting Divya Dutta and Kitu Gidwani in bed without making any crude effort to titillate. Wish the rest of the film had been just as deftly handled. Running time:. No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom.

The film has been generating buzz for its lead character because of the striking similarity to a clutch of women who hit the headlines for various reasons. Every recent murky scandal involving sex,power and politics and vulnerable woman seems to be here.

This could have been an important film,because it tells an important story of simmering small towns,predators who take advantage of women who never know where to draw the line,the dizzying pulls and pushes of absolute power and corruption. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines.