Janala Movie Reviews

There was time when having the urge to gift someone was enough to make it happen. Not any longer. These days, everything comes for a price. And that includes the desire for wanting to gift something without any strings attached. In the world of eroded value systems, the number of takers for spontaneous actions is dwindling. In essence, Buddhadeb Dasgupta's "Janala" explores this world of innocence and experience where Magis

There was time when having the urge to gift someone was enough to make it happen. Not any longer. These days, everything comes for a price.

Can a window become a white elephant in India? It can. If the window isn't a mere frame of wood and iron grills, but is a metaphor for dreams, then definitely there isn't much that the hard-pressed aam Indian -- nor the money-chasing Mammon worshippers -- can do with it. Young Bimal might be happy gazing out of his school window for hours and might even see the Mediterranean Sea flow in through it during a drab geography class