Vidya Arvind

The movie begins well and highlights what potential problems could arise when surrogacy becomes widespread. - Exploitation of the surrogates - Surrogates breaching rules for economic gains - Getting attached to the children they're carrying - Surrogate mothers being careless (like the smoking surrogate in the film), - Being condemned to a heavily supervised pregnancy in the name of care - The eventual and distinct prospect of parents getting designer babies with specified characteristics and gender via assisted reproduction - Impact of the surrogate mother's personality and emotions on the unborn child - Maternal or fetal death during pregnancy or delivery The movie starts losing credibility after a point because it tries to connect too many dots. Samantha has really shone in the action scenes even if they seemed quite unbelievable. The heavy fighting by a petite and pregnant woman including having several falls, serious blows, jerky movements, emotional stress, physical exertion etc., without going into premature labour and miscarrying the baby is rather far fetched. Samantha's Yashoda was not even pretending to be pregnant like another surrogate was. Her ultrasound showed her pregnant. The film also casts a disconcerting light on the rapidly dwindling ethics in medical matters, the rapid commercialization of motherhood and the female body by both child bearers and prospective parents, the obsession with reversing age and prolonging physical beauty, particularly among women and the benefits physical beauty brings to women. The film shows female characters in various avatars, regular women, women prone to greed and ambition, upright women, action oriented policewomen, vulnerable women. The overuse of VFX in not just this film but in many other films of late has started looking tacky and unnatural. I am reducing 2 stars for the VFX and certain unbelievable aspects of the film. But the film is definitely worth a watch and Samantha looks pretty as a picture.

Keep productively occupied.....at any age, especially post retirement is the movie's main message. The movie also throws light on parents relationships with adult children. Even though they are your children, a certain distance does creep in between parents and kids as adult children start taking crucial decisions on their own and may no longer seek advice as they once did. Adult kids seeking someone else's advice on key matters is something parents need to get used to as also the increasing say adult kids start having in parent's lifestyle choices. The days of joint families where parents took key decisions, sons adhered to father's final decisions, daughters in law adjusting to the marital home regardless of its condition are well and truly over. If these persist, it only leads to unhappiness. This movie showcases the generational difference and the craving for independence by each generation well. The takeaway is, consult but leave the final word to the one whose life it is. The undeniable truth is that when children are young, parents have the upper hand in decisions concerning them, but as parents age, adult children invariably need to have a say in certain decisions concerning the elderly, especially if they support them financially or are caregivers. An independent source of income especially in old age is therefore a must for both men and women, to live with dignity, whether living with adult children or independently.

Great storyline and acting by all actors though the movie's duration could be reduced by at least 30 min. I felt it dragged in a few places. I recommend watching this movie with the entire family. We need more such clean and non violent entertainment that warms the heart. #Home's cast, crew, director, producer and music composer and singers can take a bow! :-)

Thoroughly enjoyed all the episodes of the clean and non violent web series Panchayat. I had thought that such content had become obsolete. Jitendra kumar really portrayed the frustrated and bewildered expressions of his character superbly. Another lovable character was Chandan Roy's Vikas. This is such a series, any episodes of which one can pick up any time and rewatch favourite bits. I hope the season 2 is a refreshing watch too.