A Mallu friend went to Matunga to buy some kickass Tamil and Mallu movies. While we rejected his idea of watching the original version of Bhool Bhulaiya, we decided to watch Pushpak, India’s first and only silent movie featuring Kamal Hassan.
I had seen the movie when I was young but fortunately I barely remembered anything about it. There began a riot; A non-stop fantastic riot.
It is a superb movie-a masterpiece. It is full of grey humour which is the classiest form of humour, according to me. Obviously the biggest highlight is that it is a silent movie which is beautifully adorned with fabulous sound effects and music. There are even some signature tunes assigned to various characters. The character of magician who makes the most effective use of his art of magic to fool his wife is fun. Hassan is obviously THE STAR of the movie. The drunk guy, beggar and Hassan’s girlfriend make a mark too.
Anyways, hats off to everyone who pulled this one. Making a silent movie which is super slick is just awesome. And I so wish one of our current age ‘indie’ directors try out something in this genre!
Here’s a small clip for those of you who still haven’t seen this one.
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