Fandry - Indian - Drama

A one sided love story between a Dalit teenager and upper-caste girl? This might sound like a typical storyline, but it is a very special film. First good thing, there is no unwanted sympathy for a dalit boy. He sketched it as  human as anybody, just like any village teenager. The character actually is very similar to the boy’s character from Nagraj’s national award winning short film Pistulya . Second good thing, it is a light film, with lots of heartwarming emotions despite its volatile content. It makes you love the characters even more. And at the same it never makes fun of them  It infuses realism. It makes characters more real and we develop empathy with them. And beautiful dialogues add more to it. Further, it makes a profound social statement,  without actually saying it explicitly. The scene where the pig, is carried in front of the wall, where Ambedkar , Phule and other dalit leaders are painted, is a strong social statement in itself. It is up to you to choose what to make out of it. And finally another highlight is the ending of the film, it is always better to end on high note, rather than to start brightly and nosedive badly. Fandry is certainly is one of the best Indian films made in the last decade, it has classic, written all over it. Salute.

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