Screen Share | Films that speak of homecoming
The HinduThis year, certain work commitments have scuppered my plans to be home for Durga Puja. Carmy is advised by his uncle to “be the guy”, to keep his eyes on the ball, yet home — with its unruly sauces and kitchen scars of grief — keeps butting in. “A group of people who miss the same imaginary place.” Watching Zach Braff’s 2004 comedy for this column, I was struck less by the intended poetry of that line than by how much Braff — who was 29 when he starred in his own directorial — resembled Sidharth Malhotra. There is a superlative scene — beautifully choreographed by director Shakun Batra — with the entire family yelling and blame-shifting as a broken water pipe gushes forth. As Gregory Alan Isakov sings in ‘Big Black Car’, “Through the carnival we watch them go round and round // all we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns.” From The Hindu cinema team, a fortnightly column recommending films and shows tied to a mood, theme, or pop culture event.
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