Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Sarita Rafferty
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
sagax_oit
The struggle of a housemaid to make her daughter a "Collector - IAS officer".
The real meaning of feminism. Great script.
We see same scenario every day but the writer noticed.
Thanks to Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for this wonderful movie. Every time I watch it I get inspired and tears in my eyes.
Suman Shakya
"Neel Battey Sannata", this unfamiliar and inquisitive title, means a zero or worthless. Due to a low profile and a non star cast of the film, it won't find much of viewership, which is a sad part as this film deserves a better reach. The film through its simply told story very strongly advocates the importance of education, and by the end fills the story with a strong emotional bonding of a mother and daughter. The film deals with the characters who are very poor, who making a living out of washing dishes. The film takes a glimpse in their lives with a touch of wittiness and portrays the simple aspirations and dreams they have.Overall, the film feels pretty slow at the beginning lacking the shades in the story; but the film does become emotional in its second half with few sequences that appear humble, yet touvhing. Instead of a modern school, the film presents a backdrop of a government school and the way the students improve their studies appears a bit glib. It's hard to digest watching the students who are totally zero in their subjects improving their maths just discussing few simple problems with the topper in the break times. Their personal effort or teacher's effort is nowhere shown. The film definitely isn't the calibre of movies like "Jagriti" or "Taare Zameen Par" made on similar plots; but at instances, the film does its wonders through its touching story, heart warming moments, and spontaneous performances of Swara Bhaskar and Riya Shukla.Rating: 2 stars out of 4
hareendranep
This film coming from a too much commercialized Bollywood is a pleasant surprise. Well crafted script and good direction and excellent performance from the lead actress makes it a memorable movie.It portrays beautifully the dreams of a widow mother about her only daughter and her fight using limited capabilities to achieve the same.Swara bhasker as mother of a teenager did an excellent job and it is hard to believe that it is her first movie in a lead role.Director has also succeeded in getting the natural performance from theyoung artist's. performance of supporting cast is also good especiallythe head master.With this film Director Ashwini Iyer tripathi can pull a chair and sitin the front row of current Bollywood directors.This film has got a message which is important for north Indian villages. For sure this film will bring tears at least once while watching it.
chemingineer
Films with a social message are usually loud and boring. Nil Battey Sannata is a glorious exception. It is a very engaging film on girls' education.Chanda Sahay has big dreams for her daughter Apu and toils daily as a housemaid and does odd jobs in various sweat shops. On the other hand, Apu who is in class 10 is least interested in school and keeps repeating that her ambition is to become a Bai like her mother. Mother and daughter constantly bicker over this. Chanda's employer, the kind and wise Dr Deewan (Ratna Phatak Shah), comes up with an artful plan and gets Chanda admitted to the same class as Apu. This leads to even more friction and a bit of competition between mother and daughter. Their weakness is maths and a boy, suitably looking nerdy in thick glasses, helps them get over their fear with some astonishing mnemonics.There are plenty of emotion charged scenes, and if you find your eyes getting wet, it is not because the film is manipulative but because of brilliant scripting and endearing performances. Swara Bhaskar as Chanda and Riya Shukla as Apu are both excellent. Pankaj Tripathi's comically stern principal is a splendid cameo. The title of the film literally means zero divided by zero and is a local idiom for an idiot. There are a couple of irritants, which I don't want to pick on in what is essentially a very heartwarming and feel-good film. I would recommend that you take along your domestic helps to watch it.
