TUMHARI SULU 2017


tumhari sulu 2017
by
suresh triveni  




Vidya balan is in a happy space.She has always been bubbly and full of life,and it goes without saying a very powerful and influential performer through the years.The magic is still there,despite some age and a lot of  weight.The role of a housewife with dreams of finding a gainful employment  or starting her own business  is such that she can play herself ,be noticed and pack a punch.The film had a lot more potential and the director had proven actors in Manav kaul and Neha Dhupia to go for broke,but he chose to play it safe.The conflicts seem contrived and family-specific,and the tyranny of patriarchy is not fully exposed.By turning her sisters into her tormentor –in-chief,the blow has been softened.The film works because the issues are real.Hell,most women want to work.But to start their first job after having  kids is tall order.Sulu proves it can be done.Some people dunt need degrees or daddys to become entrepreneurs.They have an innate, irrepressible hunger to get things done .This is one such story.I wish though that they had gone beyond the surface ,and that the characters had some depth and were not as flat as they turned out to be.MAnav KAul is the actor to watch here for his ability to provide nuances to a flatly written character.But then we know he has always been brilliant.Neha Dhupia is a lovely presence in the film.Vidya Balan delivers her bit,and makes the film her own.

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