Review of Piku

After "Vicky Donor" director Shoojit Sircar and story writer Juhi Chaturvedi are back once again with a slice of life comedy about family relationship and emotions and also motions too. Its very well presented film about the relationship between a father and daughter with some solid performances.

The story begins in a family where a 70 year old widower Bhaskor Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan) lives with his 30 year old daughter Piku(Deepika Padukone). Bhaskor is a bit irritating old man with constipation problem. His behavior is very annoying towards his

relatives, his domestic help , his neighbors. Piku is also very much moody , and always fights with her father. She is frustrated with his father's tantrums. But still the father daughter duo lives together and enjoys being with each other because they love each other too much. Piku is very much conscious about his father's health as she don't want her father to die soon on the other hand Bhaskor don't want her daughter to live her getting married. He is so adamant to stop Piku from getting married that even he does not hesitate to tell a guy that his daughter is not a virgin just to distract that guys attention from her daughter. In such a situation one day this father daughter meet with Rana Choudhary (Irrfan Khan) a taxi service provider from Delhi, who helps the father daughter duo in their journey from Delhi to Kolkata by driving the car. During this journey Rana comes to know the emotions of them and their keen interest about motion and he teaches them a new way to look into the solutions of their age old problem related to constipation. Also he brings a refreshing change to their philosophy about life.

There is nothing much about the story but the way the screenplay has been written by Juhi Chaturvedi, makes it very interesting. The day to day monotonous life of the father and

daughter looks very interesting and the involvement of their relatives also adds some extra entertainment. During the road journey too it could have been a boring long journey but Rana's  humorous touch makes it a joy ride. In the second half though the laugh quotient is little less but it was required to draw a conclusion to the story. The climax is a bit slow but it will surely touch your heart.
Juhi Chaturvedi's dialogues are superb and generates laughter every now and then. Specially the dialogues related to constipation problem and the wide range of discussion about poop is very funny.

As a director Shoojit Sircar has done a commendable job. He has chosen a very strange subject and handled it quite well without stretching it too much. As a responsible captain of the ship, he has made sure every person in his cast and crew does the perfect job.

About the actors it can be said each and everyone is just perfect. Only Amitabh Bachhan can make such an irritating character of Bhaskor Banerjee into a loved one. Watch his impromptu jig to the tunes of Bengali song "Jeebane ki pabo na" or in the scene where he

decides to go back to Delhi all of sudden in the middle of the road.
Irrfan Khan is always a delight to watch. He is such a brilliant actor and his comic timing is extraordinary. Even when he is not speaking any dialogue he can make his presence felt with his priceless expressions. Watch him in the scene where he is sitting speechless in the middle of Banerjee family's discussion about their every morning bowel activity.
But the actor who will impress you the most is Deepika Padukone in the title role. She has got a character with enough scope to showcase her talent and she has grabbed this opportunity with full attention. She looks very nice in her deglamorized avatar. She is simply wow in every scene whether she is shouting at her father or she is in tension for her father's health issues or when she is showing her secret affection towards Rana. In every scene she outshines even with the presence of two great actors around her.
The chemistry between Irrfan and Deepika is also very pleasant to watch.
Among the other cast members it is Mousumi Chatterjee as Piku's straight forward foul mouthed aunt. She is brilliant in her small screen appearance.

The music is by Anupam Roy who has made his Bollywood debut as composer with this film. The songs are mostly used in background and it goes very well with the mood of the film. The background score by him also soothing to ears.

The technical team is also in good form. Kamaljeet Negi's camera work is fantastic throughout the journey from Delhi to Varanasee to Kolkata. Chandrashekhar Prajapati’s editing is terrific.

Overall its a film about motions and emotions of relationship and it will surely touch your heart. Go and enjoy the journey with the characters who will win your heart with their powerful performances. It is one of the finest film in recent past which you can enjoy with your whole family.