Trikal
(1985, Hindi)
Director: Shyam Benegal
Synopsis:
Fast-paced story about a family and their friends who lived through the transition of Goa from a Portuguese colony to a district governed by India. Ana is about to be engaged against her wishes to the unappealing Erasmo when her beloved grandfather suddenly dies. Her grandmother is overwhelmed by grief and puts Ana's engagement indefinitely on hold (along with everything else) while she is trying to contact the spirit of her dead husband. But her wires get crossed each time and instead of grandpa, she brings forth ghosts of people the family has wronged in the past. All this while, Ana's real love is hiding out in the cellar. As Ana's marriage to Erasmo draws near, she finds out she is pregnant by her lover.
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Color: Color
Country: India
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Verdict: Old World Charm & Folly
Trikal, like many other Shyam Benegal's movies brings the old world charm to the fore - and that along with all its follies. And in this movie it is the old Goa and the resident Christian Indians who relate more with Portugese than Indians. The Indian army is about to gain control of Goa and a wave of change on the family who have recently lost their family head - the grandfather. Leela Naidu excels in her role and potrayal of an old grieving grandmother who has brought the entire household to a standstill trying to bring back her husband's ghost. Except for her most performances by other actors are fairly average. The movies tries hard to touch the nerve of political transition in Goa, but fails miserably. What it however does succeed in is to bring about the contrast in lives of poor and rich and nonchalance of the rich towards the poor - a theme which continues to date. Two pre-marital pregnancies - the rich girl moves on to lead a normal happy life with lover, whereas the poor maid is left to fend for herself and her kid. A more or less dark movie with some light moments sprinkled through. The narrative flows well but fails to touch your hearts. Overall, a good movie, but fails to completely connect with the audience.
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Trikal, like many other Shyam Benegal's movies brings the old world charm to the fore - and that along with all its follies. And in this movie it is the old Goa and the resident Christian Indians who relate more with Portugese than Indians. The Indian army is about to gain control of Goa and a wave of change on the family who have recently lost their family head - the grandfather. Leela Naidu excels in her role and potrayal of an old grieving grandmother who has brought the entire household to a standstill trying to bring back her husband's ghost. Except for her most performances by other actors are fairly average. The movies tries hard to touch the nerve of political transition in Goa, but fails miserably. What it however does succeed in is to bring about the contrast in lives of poor and rich and nonchalance of the rich towards the poor - a theme which continues to date. Two pre-marital pregnancies - the rich girl moves on to lead a normal happy life with lover, whereas the poor maid is left to fend for herself and her kid. A more or less dark movie with some light moments sprinkled through. The narrative flows well but fails to touch your hearts. Overall, a good movie, but fails to completely connect with the audience.
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