Cast: Sartaj Singh Pannu, Iris Maity, Barkha Madan, Nishan Nanaiah
Writer & Director: Sartaj Singh Pannu
Music: Charu Moohan & Nitish Pires
Rating: **1/2
An injured man wakes up in the middle of a desert, wriggles to the nearest stretch of road. He finds some water to rejuvenate himself. When he gains enough consciousness he figures out he can't remember who he is and where he belongs. And neither can he recollect how he ended up in this desert. This sets the premise for an interesting thriller. And that's how 'Soch Lo' starts.
'Soch Lo' has a completely new cast and crew, and has been made at a shoestring budget. Most of the crew are new, inexperienced film school alumni who have come together to make this film helmed by Sartaj Singh Pannu, who put in his own money to make the film since he could not find any producer to do so. Promising start to both the venture and the story of the film!
Getting into the details, 'Soch Lo' is an interestingly made project. The film has a story to it. It is the story of a man (Sartaj) who can't recollect his past. He finds someone who promises to help him once Sartaj helps the person's family. Some action and a few scenes later this unknown man, now named Baba by his newfound friends, sets out to find out what had actually happened to Sartaj. As he goes unveiling things bit by bit, he realises he was on his honeymoon with Reva (Iris) when he was attacked. On his journey he is accompanied by Pali (Barkha Madan) and they find a special bond between them.
The film's screenplay is written in a way that it requires the audience to apply their brains. Things are left unanswered but there are well placed clues for the audience to figure out the development chart. This should come as a pleasant surprise to the audience who has always cribbed about directors trying to spoon-feed the story. However, despite this the film is quite slow, which is the single biggest drawback. Also, the dialogues are weak and should have been worked on.
'Soch Lo' has layers to it. The characters are well sketched and there are statements made on the middle-class and the male mentality. The ending is quite tricky. Though the characters work, the message does not exactly come out straight and leaves too many questions. What's remarkable is the way the writer brings out that there are no negative characters but only circumstances.
The film is shot extremely well. The outdoors and desert scenes especially are remarkably good looking. And the music is just right for the tone of the film.
Performances are stable though not extraordinary. Sartaj does well and so does Barkha Madan. Iris Maity plays the feeble wife.
Overall, 'Soch Lo' could have been faster and shorter. But it deserves acknowledgement for the effort that has gone behind making it.
By Noyon Jyoti Parasara / Sanskriti Media & Entertainment
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Writer & Director: Sartaj Singh Pannu
Music: Charu Moohan & Nitish Pires
Rating: **1/2
An injured man wakes up in the middle of a desert, wriggles to the nearest stretch of road. He finds some water to rejuvenate himself. When he gains enough consciousness he figures out he can't remember who he is and where he belongs. And neither can he recollect how he ended up in this desert. This sets the premise for an interesting thriller. And that's how 'Soch Lo' starts.'Soch Lo' has a completely new cast and crew, and has been made at a shoestring budget. Most of the crew are new, inexperienced film school alumni who have come together to make this film helmed by Sartaj Singh Pannu, who put in his own money to make the film since he could not find any producer to do so. Promising start to both the venture and the story of the film!
Getting into the details, 'Soch Lo' is an interestingly made project. The film has a story to it. It is the story of a man (Sartaj) who can't recollect his past. He finds someone who promises to help him once Sartaj helps the person's family. Some action and a few scenes later this unknown man, now named Baba by his newfound friends, sets out to find out what had actually happened to Sartaj. As he goes unveiling things bit by bit, he realises he was on his honeymoon with Reva (Iris) when he was attacked. On his journey he is accompanied by Pali (Barkha Madan) and they find a special bond between them.
The film's screenplay is written in a way that it requires the audience to apply their brains. Things are left unanswered but there are well placed clues for the audience to figure out the development chart. This should come as a pleasant surprise to the audience who has always cribbed about directors trying to spoon-feed the story. However, despite this the film is quite slow, which is the single biggest drawback. Also, the dialogues are weak and should have been worked on.
'Soch Lo' has layers to it. The characters are well sketched and there are statements made on the middle-class and the male mentality. The ending is quite tricky. Though the characters work, the message does not exactly come out straight and leaves too many questions. What's remarkable is the way the writer brings out that there are no negative characters but only circumstances.
The film is shot extremely well. The outdoors and desert scenes especially are remarkably good looking. And the music is just right for the tone of the film.
Performances are stable though not extraordinary. Sartaj does well and so does Barkha Madan. Iris Maity plays the feeble wife.
Overall, 'Soch Lo' could have been faster and shorter. But it deserves acknowledgement for the effort that has gone behind making it.
By Noyon Jyoti Parasara / Sanskriti Media & Entertainment
