Ritika Handoo
Bollywood produces many films in a year, but seldom do we come across an offbeat movie making heads turn in a big way. Talented actress Kalki Koechlin starrer 'Margarita With A Straw' is one such film, which has taken B-Town by surprise. The industry peers can't stop praising the movie and its makers. We list out five mains reasons, why you must book your tickets for April 17, 2015 right now!
Kalki Koechlin—the actress
This film does belong to the thin, tall, fair girl in yellow boots (her earlier film). In 'Margarita With A Straw', Kalki plays a character suffering from cerebral palsy. However, her will and desire to achieve big in life do not stop her in any way. From the looks of the promos and trailer, we can simply assume that it also shows how Kalki, who suffers from a special condition in the movie falls in love and it's her journey of moving towards it. You need more reasons?
Shonali Bose—the director
The Bengali filmmaker cum writer has been receiving a lot of good words and praise from industry bigwigs such as megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Karan Johar. Shonali is known for her earlier venture 'Amu', which dealt with the genocidal attacks on Sikhs during 1984. Interestingly, she was also the co-writer for 'Chittagong' starring Manoj Bajpai. With such films to her credit, we know what to expect from 'Margarita With A Straw'.
Storyline
'Margarita With A Straw' has a hard-hitting storyline which shows how a girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy beats her everyday struggle in life. Kalki's mom played by veteran actress Revathi is seen taking care of her child in the promos—clearly bringing out the beautiful relationship which exists between the mother and the daughter on screen. It is the director whose vision makes such a strong film appealing to the masses.
International acclaim
The movie has so far bagged a lot of international acclaim. Kalki Koechlin won the Best Actress award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2014. It also won the Audience Award and the Youth Jury Award at Vesoul Film Festival in France this year. Besides, it bagged the Asian Film Awards for the Best Composer Award 2015. 'Margarita With A Straw' also managed to win the NETPAC award World or International Asian Film Premiere at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)--where this was the only Indian film to get awarded.
Word of mouth
A lot of buzz has been created by the industry who's who after they watched the special screening of the film. From Amitabh Bachchan to Anurag Kashyap—all have praised the movie so far. Many celebrities took to Twitter and posted about how good they felt after watching the film. Movies in Hindi film industry often work on word of mouth, and in this case Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao made sure that this film gets enough support. Aamir had even suggested a Hindi title for the movie called, 'Choone Chali Aasman'. Now, this really calls for booking your tickets asap!
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