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REVIEW: Deool

THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY

Umesh Kulkarni has a sharp sense for satire (evident in his directorial debut Valu a few years ago). As does Girish Kulkarni, who has penned the script and screenplay of Deool. Together they display a keen understanding of complex social issues and for the first half of its running time, Deool is an absolute riot. It's crisp, witty, thought-provoking and moving. The idea of the village simpleton Kesha (Girish Kulkarni) getting a vision of lord Brahma while napping under a tree on a hot summer afternoon and the mayhem it unleashes isn't highly original. You know what to expect. The innocent protagonist goes around telling people about his experience without anticipating its consequences.

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Deepa Deosthalee on Nov 08, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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