Introduction:
‘Life is neither the “Tempest”, nor a “Mid Summer’s Night Dream”, its “Comedy of Errors” so, live it as you like it‘ Said Shakespeare in his intro of ‘Comedy of Errors’, and this movie is exactly that.The life of the characters in this movie turns into a ‘Comedy of Errors‘ where one error leads to the other and each one of them manages to make you laugh or bring a smile on your face.
The Craft:
Director Anurag Basu has very cleverly used the game of ‘Ludo’ as a metaphor for life. And, has set the storyline of the movie so that it justifies the metaphor. Each set of characters has been associated with one colour of the game each. Bittu (Abhishek Bachchan); the local goon filled with anger and passion red.
Pinky’s (Fatima Sana Sheikh) husband been charged of false murder. Alok Kumar aka Alu (Rajkumar Rao) is madly in love with Pinky since high school. And for the uneasiness of their love they have been assigned the colour green .
Ahana Mathur (Sanya Malhotra) wants to marry a rich guy. But she meets Ayush Sharma who is (Aditya Roy Kapoor)a struggling but passionate artist. And for their uncooked yet pleasant love they are given the colour yellow.
Rahul Awasti ( Rohit Saraf) is an onder confident, lower middle class employee at a garment store. Sheeja Thomas (Pearle Manny); is a nurse who finds herself alone in a big city because of being un familiar with the language. And for their innocence, they are given the colour blue.
Finally, Sattu, the local don (Pankaj Tripathi) has been symbolised as dice. He makes each player move here and there. Just like the game the characters of the movie are running hither and thither to solve the mess of their lives while sometimes crossing each other’s paths maybe accidentally. Even Anurag Basu himself is in a small yet impactful role in the movie which is unique and significant in its own way.
The Verdict:
The movie may seem a bit slow, and a bit too much to grasp but, moving forward with it is a beautiful treat to your eyes and mind and for its comic essence also for the gut.
