Sachin too admits to it, but Anjali offers a more intimate view of the person as a husband, as a doting father, as a cricket-coach to his son Arjun, and as a semi-introverted partner.
Even though Sachin is speaking to us through a medium, it seems unmediated.Īlongside his voice, it is heartwarming to hear a fair deal of his wife Anjali's thoughts too.
In fact, the same can be said of every department. Pre-recorded footage, most important of which is a plethora of home videos, is stitched seamlessly. The voiceover is unconvoluted (no Gulzar here) yet many lines are as deep as Gulzar's. Life and career are thus more-or-less equally addressed, and instances from life and subsequent reflections on them, help us understand his cricket better. The narrative strategy is simple-to focus on key people close to him, while following the timeline of his cricket career. And in this restrained tonality is embedded a good deal of exposition of his journey, all the crests, and troughs. So, the focus is not so much on celebrating Sachin, but on understanding him, knowing him. Go figure!Īlso, in the trailer what felt like a tribute to the ace cricketer, turns out to be his tribute to those who influenced or contributed to his career and life. The funny thing is films are also a part of his work. And when he isn't watching films, he is working. Basically, when he is not working, he is watching films. Jeet is a workaholic turned film addict, and vice-versa. Hopefully, I will catch and review it as soon as I am back. I am away for a bit and will not be able to review Hindi Medium soon. Sachin - A Billion Dreams releases on 26th May, 2017. On the other hand, can there be another way to make a film about an icon of that stature? To top it off, this looks like a documentary. Thus comes the question – Will the happy and sad tears, will the lumps in the throat be because of how the film is made or because of the man, and how we perceive him? Not that there can me much of a gray side to someone who seems so grounded and well-meaning like Sachin Tendulkar. But soon enough, I realised that the film is likely to be uni-dimensional. When I first heard of the film, I was really excited.
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