Amit Alok Awasthi

Mind blowing and Spectacular! How often do we see a universe of thoughts and emotions wallowing as a stream of words... and meandering end to end across a conversation alone? And then... still we see those ups and downs, twists and turns and a social message or what have you! Kudos to Team Nirvana 13 While watching the teaser (not exactly the trailer) on youtube, I was stumped realizing how a nurse approaching a dying patient started giving me goosebumps. Appeared someone was going to fight someone else's death, dear.... perfect strangers they seemed though. Or Hey! do you mean it represented us being fascinated towards something worldly and perishable? Possibilities were endless but the idea is that Bhagwad Gita, nurse's crucified posture, and so on gave me a conviction that I was into something deep and meaningful and the movie proved me right - such an air of positivity with a subject, as sensitive as death. The movie is rightly paced but the audience might find this slow unless they presume they are going to come across something amazing and go along with the existing pace to examine finer details... more meticulously like Naseer's haircut. Think! Then, I see some empathy here for an often ignored lot. There are increasing cases of individuals suffering from depression, eventually taking an extreme step. We wish we could have talked more to them... the catch here is... while they are still alive, their grief is not as palpable as the ones who are visibly handicapped. Movies like Nirvana 13 must be encouraged as they listen to and empathize with victims of depression as well. Talking of the lead characters, while Anu went performing beyond expectations, I guess Sandeep Kulkarni had a time of his life performing this role. What acting, what expressions, what intensity, Sir... and that too... within the constraints of a vegetative state. I would definitely like to know if there is any of Sandeep's performance better than this. Coz this one's second to none. Net net... Nirvana 13 is a perfect example of SO MUCH with limited but just right resources. So I will keep mum about the filmmaker and save my words. Hats Off, Jitin Rawat! Amit Alok Associate Manager, Application Development in a Leading MNC