Rajma chawal movie review movie#
The movie tried to touch upon the stigma associated with pre-marital pregnancy and lack of healthcare facilities for women, and how most women would want to hide it to save their ‘family’s reputation’. Phrases like, “Small town and big tummy” to talk of pre-marital pregnancy make me realise that they can only sensationalise and not sensitise.Ī little back story about Seher (Tara) – she was pregnant back in Meerut, and then she eloped to Delhi when her family wasn’t being supportive and had to go to some random clinic in Paharganj to get her abortion done. In the parallel scene, we see Tara (real identity: Seher) shooing away a stalker by fat shaming him, followed by telling her friend that the stalker’s Mercedes is rented, as he was wearing Niki shoes, instead of Nike. Kabir, on the other hand, feels a strong connect with Tara and he shares this to his friend Sanju, who by the way, thinks that it is appropriate to objectify women (or as he calls them, “naya maal”) and be transphobic (when he says, “ladki ki shakal aur saman kuch aur”).
He also goes to his friends (Mathur) for advice where, we see a woman, who accuses Raj of harassing her, which was supposed to be a comedy scene – because how can women ever get it right? Mittal, by the way, is very creepy as he is actually shown to zoom in at the boobs of women, whose pictures are there in his phone.Īlso read: (Mis)Representation Of Hijras In Popular Media. Raj Mathur, being an emotional manipulator, talks to Kabir (under the guise of Tara) and tries to build a soft corner for himself in his son’s heart. I think I should also mention here that the movie, from the very beginning, tries to create a wave of sympathy for Raj – which is so Bollywood again, because we value family system so much that no matter how abusive or authoritative the parents are, they’re only doing it for ‘your own good’ (unlike movies like Udaan, that actually dealt with liberation). It wasn’t very hard to convince Raj for the approval of Tara, as those around him said those magical lines, that would instantly convince anyone to share platonic heterosexual feelings with his son, “Jab aisi tota ladki kisi ko request bhejti hai na, to koi mana nahi karta” (If a hot girl, like her, sends a request to a guy on Facebook, then that guy can’t reject her request). The way the profile of Tara was selected is also based on their shallow beauty standards – fair, tall, slim, dressed in traditional, with all the jewellery and braid. In desperation to connect with his son, Raj creates a fake profile of a young girl (Tara) on Facebook. Raj is looking for alternatives to talk to Kabir, and like any sensible 75 year old aunt would, Beeji asks him to commit a cyber crime.
While Kabir’s dream as a struggling artist shatters as his band breaks up because of the shift, we see some old and middle aged people introducing modern technology to Raj. Communication gap between the two widens, when they shift from urban parts of Delhi to old Delhi (Chandni Chowk).
The story begins with a disturbed relationship between a widower, an authoritative father, Raj Mathur, and his mildly depressed son, Kabir, who are both going though the loss of the lady that united them.
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