Movie Review : Chopsticks

Director: Sachin Yardi

Cast: Abhay Deol, Mithila Palkar and Vijay Raaz

Chopsticks is one of those films that wants to be cheerfully eccentric. Or as the publicity promises us – offbeat and quirky. The ingredients are in place – the leads are a young, timid, working girl in Mumbai who has just bought her first car. A mysterious man who is skilled at both breaking into safes and cooking and likes to be called Artist. A dreaded gangster whose deepest relationship is with Kishore Kumar songs and a goat. Each one of these characters sounds cool enough to deserve their own film.

NirmaSahastrabuddhe– the name inspires several detergent jokes. Nirma is superstitious, bumbling and painfully awkward. She’s a Mandarin language translator and there is a genuinely funny sequence of her taking Chinese tourists through Dharavi. This is the kind of girl who listens to self-help talks. Her mother, whowesadlynever meet, advises her to wear a helmet while driving. They also have a familyWhatsAppgroup called Sahastrabuddhe Sundaris – what a masterful alliteration.

Through her quest for her car, Nirma learns to face life and believe in herself. The trouble is by then we don’t care very much

It’s a movie filled with basic human values , which shows there is a soft corner for every person who we think might be cruel adding to this the movies shows the society still values for good people. Mithila’s action as an innocent girl is top notch and funny , her charm gives the movie a separate fan base . Abhay deol’s and Mithila’s small moments of chemistry are heart touching . Overall the movies is worth a watch .