Friday, June 21, 2013

review : Love in India

Director - Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee)
Narration - Q 

Country - India [2009]

A documentary from a controversial (as dubbed by Indian sensibilities) director named Q. People from various walks of life talk about love and sex, and the perception of it in today's Indian society. Of how it has transformed from the time period when the Kama Sutra was written and has become the taboo it is now. Midway the film evolves into more than just love and sex. It also explores human nature and the forces driving it. There is a form of research embedded amid the stories of Indian mythology which are briefly touched upon. Unfortunately the rare people aware and well versed about such matters, both in the east and west, are social rejects or outcasts. They are made so by mainstream "scholars". But with thought provoking ideas about the ever dwindling mystery of the self the film is entertaining, informative and revealing.
P.S. - Charming cinematography. 

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