First Day, First Show

First day, first show - thunderous! 

Indeed, the first day of the year was thunderous. Spent time with family, went out to watch a movie (Simmba), ate dinner outside and spent quality time with family again. The best part about me spending a good time with family is pretty simple. Even if there's quietness amongst us while we sit together, it is beautiful. In fact, it is more beautiful than small talks. We are comfortable in our silences too. 

It dawns upon me that we have always been that family who is comfortable in smaller number of people around us. Smaller number of people would also mean less noise and more space to talk, or not. More space to have meaningful conversations at great length. Conversations, where I got a lot of time to think and wonder; to understand and infer; and to contemplate offshoots. If our conversations at home have been of such characteristic, it would imply that one develops good listening skills too.

Okay, coming back to the first day today - the highlight is Simmba, the film.

Ranveer Singh, digitally sketched by me

It has been really long from the last time I laughed this hard, hooted, whistled, clapped and yelled on top of my lungs this bad in a movie theatre! Me being a Ranveer Singh-fan, could not have asked for more in a masala entertaining film! His acting skills, theatrics, screen presence, energy (which is an understatement) keeps me wanting for more! Ranveer is a full-on entertainment package! Simmba is a movie Ranveer definitely needed to do to tell the world that he is truly versatile. Lately, with Bajirao Mastani & Padmavat, the actor was in a need to re-haul his screen presence. Though, there was a Befikre in between which not many liked, though I did (please don't blame me for being partial to him, it was a fresh film :D); with Simmba, he has now expanded his mass reach even more.

More than this, I am happy for the fact that Rohit Shetty and his Team directed this film. Sometimes, it is good to step out of a movie theatre with no baggage, but sheer happiness. Simmba is that film which gives its audience the liberty to do just that. Rohit has over the years have cultivated his own style of film-making. One thing I'm noticing for a while in his films is that his heroines wear minimal, functional yet beautiful long skirts and a shirt. The buildings in his films are painted brightly, presence of scenic beauty and a strong character-personality.

A part of his craft I admire the most is - he gives a lot of important to close-ups. In times where there are blink-and-miss shots, Rohit Shetty films have ample close-up shots of the actors + slow-motion. I adore close-ups. A character's true self is revealed in close-ups. Minutest of expressions are amplified which have a possibility of getting lost in long-shots. The mood, hair, make-up, attire, light and its source, hardness and/or softness of light, setting - all of these heavily complement a character's presence and importance on-screen.

All-in-all, Simmba is a wholesome film which has something for everyone. 

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

PS - Haven't really reviewed a movie before, except for college assignments.