Lachlan Coulson
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Geraldine
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
h_i_tesh
Suleimani Keeda was a film which was recommended to me by someone who loved TVF Pitchers, I was told that Naveen Kasturia is a good actor and since I am also a writer, i will be able to relate to the bros in suleimani keeda. Suleimani keeda looks promising from the outside with a feel of Mumbai, relationships and a look at the life of two struggling writers. Well, looking into the detail, Naveen's character looked promising at first, when you look at him, he is the one who reads books, recites poetry and looks like someone who loves poetry. Now the flaw. If Naveen is in love with poetry, you expect him to recite it in a clearer tone, he recites the poetry in a very immature manner. His love for writing is not at all visible in the film. Why would a struggling writer who is getting an opportunity of a lifetime is not interested in writing, instead of doing his work, he is more inclined to meet the girl. The friend( i am sorry, i forgot his name) is not a writer. He has no perspective and he looks more like a TV writer rather than a film writer. Watching tarkovsky or trauffat will not make you a writer. Now the delhi connection- They don't look like delhiites, they don't talk like delhiites and none of them had the attitude of a delhiite (I know this, because I am from Delhi). We hardly see the change over of naveen's character, He wanted to see the world and become the writer he wanted to be, but the trigger point was too weak. The fight between the two was contrived. It was useless, the writer only wanted them to part ways so that Naveen can become a novel writer and the friend is still a screen writer. The direction was much better than the story at hand, Chemistry between the Bros was missing. Over all it was a good effort, but not a movie. I am surprised to see so many good comments, maybe TVF is at it, but the movie is a fail.
Steve Pulaski
Sulemani Keeda has been billed as one of India's first mumblecore films, as its low-budget shooting style, amateur actors, naturalistic dialog, and rather plain directing have made it easy to lump into the American-born subgenre (not movement) in filmmaking. If this is any key to where low-budget Indian cinema is headed, I'll be a full-fledged supporter, for this is one of the funniest films of the subgenre I've seen in quite sometime.The film concerns Dulal and Mainak (Naveen Kasturia and Mayank Tewari), two slacker roommates that dream of making it big in the Bollywood film industry one day with their script "Sulemani Keeda" (Hindi for "pain in the ass"). The two wind up going all around their community, being rejected by producers all over, until they finally find the financial and distributional assistance of Gonzo Kapoor (Karan Mirchandani), the drug-addicted son of a famous B-movie producer. He hires them to write a quirky art-house film for his directorial debut, which will serve as the game-plan for the two men to break out into the movie business until Dulal meets Ruma (Aditi Vasudev), a gorgeous photographer, his goals become secondary to pleasing his newfound love interest, much to the dismay of Mainak.Sulemani Keeda has the kind of showbiz comedy that isn't so meta and reliant on the interworkings of Bollywood to remain interesting nor as basic and as insubstantial to resort to dreary comedy clichés. It exists somewhere in the middle; a film that is pleasantly human and memorably comedic, as it focuses on two optimistic but unmotivated men who know they want to create beloved films but have a hard time figuring out how exactly to get said film out to the public.Such a film wouldn't be as successful without the pleasant chemistry of Kasturia and Tewari, who provide Harold and Kumar/Bill and Ted like sensibilities here. They are men engulfed in their own laziness, but pleasantly so, never resorting to malicious tactics but simply caught in their own realm of off-color jokes and goofy nature. Consider when Dulal tries to get the attention of Ruma in a bookstore, upon first meeting her, and the end result is a tragic misunderstanding that has Mainak simply grateful it wasn't him who embarrassed himself.Scenes like this are the gas in Sulemani Keeda's tank, which is a thoroughly pleasant comedy that could very well introduce people to Bollywood in a casual manner. Many Bollywood films are long (some long as seven or eight hours), and here is an eighty-nine minute film that feels more like a cinematic exercise than a formal film. It's a sweet, endearing story of the struggle to make one noticed in a sea of independent talent and corporate-controlled industry, and Kasturia and Tewari work to give the film a rare, lively spark of unbridled chemistry that charms as much as the simple script and basic shooting methods of a memorable, foreign comedy.Starring: Naveen Kasturia, Mayank Tewari, Aditi Vasudev, and Karan Mirchanadani. Directed by: Amit V. Masurkar.
Achyut Priya Shukla
There are few good things about a debutant's work. Firstly, you don't have any expectations from the work. Secondly, you can be as critical as you like without worrying about the trolls. Also, you are elated when such a work leaves you tickled in the end. The film portrays beautifully the solution to the age old problem of the 'writer's block'. Through the two friends, Mainak and Dulal, it depicts different choices one makes to overcome the block. The film considers overcoming this block as a life changing event in the life of a creative professional. The film reminds one of the 'cult' classic Barton Fink(1991) where the directors Coen Bros. took a deep dark turn when their protagonist was faced with same writer's block. The film is drenched in a amateurish style which adds a raw edge to the film and hence an eight(8). Humour is good and apart from the theme this is the only other thing which sticks with you for a little longer. The film seemed too self aware sometimes, i.e. giving details of what is transpiring, a signature evolved from Fellini's(Gonzo's cat :P) 81/2.
amresh01
There are lot of Indian movies that make large money, and offer no content , famously called as Masala movies in India, 'Sulemani Keeda' is totally an opposite of that, Its filled with high quality content that is so true to its nature, that it holds your attention from beginning till the end. Its an Amazing cocktail of Comedy, philosophy , life. The cinematography,acting by the upcoming stars are truly bliss .The original satirical yet philosophical dialogues binds and engage the viewers. It simply narrates the biopic struggle of two 'bromatic' writers which is itself a refreshing experience, a mesmerizing one. Shouldn't be missed by anyone who enjoys true cinema.Every Character is so well placed . A lot set of hidden talents are show caused in this movie .Some satirical yet philosophical dialogues:" We have only one life why do u need to fear". "I fear because its only one life" "we need some out of the box idea. A film without story yet it has story" " i want to say you something.i think its too late but its time you start to grow up"Indeed bollywood is growing
