I find her quirky, irascible, and completely unpredictable. She definitely has a very unique vision and has a voice which is not formulaic or staid, but pretty innovative. I watched Honeymoon Travels today and loved the movie, because it was all sorts of eccentric and yet beautiful.
Honeymoon Travels is an off-beat drama weaving together the stories of 6 couples on their honeymoons on the same tourist bus. Celebrating love in all its forms - from the mundane and the familiar to the exotic and the sublime, the movie's tone is in one word, quirky. The montage shot of Raima Sen walking into the sea is symbolic at so many levels, breaking the shackles of patriarchy is one of the themes which is overriding. Also it's tone is not just lovey-dovey, but also about navigating the world of red herrings and is quite gripping.
Coming to her other movie Talaash which I have seen, it's also different at so many levels. I don't know whether calling it a thriller will do justice to its many layers and the poignancy of grief which is a predominant theme there. The supernatural is also an overarching presence in the movie, though I find the twist at the end quite fascinating.
I don't know whether she will find the right cinematic language to express herself, but I do wish that she attains success because she is starkly original and irresistibly enchanting.
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