Winner comedies are hard to come by but for Indian comedies, the record is simply abysmal save for Tanu weds Manu, Houseful or in the last couple of years a film called Sardar Udham Singh. Indian cinema as a whole can be described as a 24 x 7 x 365 obnoxiously drab omelette. Sacrilegiously speaking, the issue isn’t that there isn’t enough material to address rather the lack of creativity among Indian filmmakers is astounding when they do use pre-existing templates. For instance, Bolly film industry and journalism have a significant common denominator, NO SENSE OF HUMOUR. What American comedy junkies refer to as contemporary factual journalism, Indian media has been doing forever. Assuredly, the film is capable of invoking laughter.
It will have an audience and that includes me. Alas, the Filmfare award for the worst costume goes to this one. It trumps everything else where style is concerned, thanks to the stunning Vamsi Duth. So here’s where I will sign off, as a sardonic tone continues to echo in my head, I will graciously rephrase this piece to suit something where it feels less depressing.
At the same time, the Derry citizens seem to ensure Lili-Beth’s motivation for going after the unattainable is filled with glee and amusement as they add extra quirkiness to the goings-on within the film. It manages to highlight important interrelated issues of forgivness and the will to fight for what engages one’s life – of course, with the addition of some absolutely drool-worthy food scenes that are sure to be appealing to the viewers.
“Tous toqués!” is an audio-visual delight filled with laughter and enhanced by gentle strokes of the emotionally moving centerpiece. It is not just the ability of the community that excels in the embrace of the film but pushing one’s boundaries is found to be equally beneficial in yielding unintended but fruitful results.
