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==Accolades==
==Accolades==
At the Cannes Film Festival the film won the [[FIPRESCI Prize]] in the Un Certain Regard section and a 'Promising Future' prize (Prix de l'avenir) for debut films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-son-saul-masaan-take-797339 |title=Cannes: 'Son of Saul,' 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes |date=23 May 2015 |accessdate=23 May 2015 |authors=Rebecca Ford and Rhonda Richards |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2015-regard-winners-announced-797333 |title=Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize |author=Rebeccas Ford |date=23 May 2015 |accessdate=23 May 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
At the Cannes Film Festival the film won the [[FIPRESCI Prize]] in the Un Certain Regard section and a 'Promising Future' prize (Prix de l'avenir) for debut films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-son-saul-masaan-take-797339 |title=Cannes: 'Son of Saul,' 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes |date=23 May 2015 |accessdate=23 May 2015 |authors=Rebecca Ford and Rhonda Richards |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2015-regard-winners-announced-797333 |title=Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize |author=Rebeccas Ford |date=23 May 2015 |accessdate=23 May 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> And at [[All Lights India International Film Festival]] Kochi, the film won Golden Frame Award for Best Feature Film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aliiff.com/ |title=All Lights India International Film Festival}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:59, 24 December 2015

Fly Away Solo
Film poster
Directed byNeeraj Ghaywan
Written byNeeraj Ghaywan
Varun Grover
Produced byDrishyam Films
Phantom Films
Macassar Productions
Sikhya Entertainment
StarringRicha Chadda
Vicky Kaushal
Sanjay Mishra
Shweta Tripathi
CinematographyAvinash Arun Dhaware
Edited byNitin Baid
Music byIndian Ocean
Production
companies
Drishyam Films
Phantom Films
Macassar Productions
Sikhya Entertainment
Pathé
Arte France Cinéma
Distributed byPathé (France)
Release dates
  • 19 May 2015 (2015-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 24 June 2015 (2015-06-24) (France)
  • 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) (India)
Running time
109 minutes
CountriesIndia
France
LanguageHindi

Fly Away Solo (Hindi title: मसान, Masaan) is a 2015 Indian Hindi[1][2] drama film directed by Neeraj Ghaywan.[3] The directorial debut film is an Indo-French co-production produced by Drishyam Films, Macassar Productions, Phantom Films, Sikhya Entertainment, Arte France Cinema and Pathé Productions.[4] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning two awards.[5][6][7] Ghaywan previously assisted Anurag Kashyap on Gangs Of Wasseypur.[8][9]

Plot

Set in present day Banaras, the plot of Masaan follows two seemingly separate story arcs that eventually converge.[10]

The first of these tells the story of Devi. The film opens with her and her fellow student, Piyush, checking into a hotel room. Piyush proposes to her and she accepts.They are interrupted during sex when the police bursts in, accusing them of indulging in “indecent behaviour”. As the inspector records the barely clad Devi on his mobile phone, the boy locks himself in bathroom and commits suicide. Devi and her family are subjected to blackmail by the police, particularly one Inspector Mishra, who demands a hefty bribe from Vidyadhar Pathak, Devi’s father. While he struggles to fulfill his demand, she responds in a dignified manner to the 'stigma' forced on her switching jobs. She eventually gets a government job in railways in banaras. Marred by the parochial mindset of people she leaves banaras and joins a course in Allahabad..[11]

The second narrative concerns Deepak, a young boy (also from Banaras) from a low-caste corpse burner family working Burning ghat with funeral pyres. Despite being a Corpse Burner Deepak wants to transcend the restrictions of a corpse burner. He studies Civil Engineering at a Polytechnic college where he meets and falls in love with Shaalu, an upper caste girl.They start meeting each other and during a trip to Allahabad at the banks of Ganga, Shaalu falls for Deepak and accepts his proposal. Back in Varanasi Deepak tells her about his caste and the work he does of burning corpse, but Shaalu remains firm and tells him that she is with him even if her parents refuse and asks him to attend his placement session well and bag a job.Even as she reaffirms her commitment to him she meets with an accident during a pilgrimage trip along with her family and dies ending up at the same cremation ground. The shattered Deepak loses all purpose in his life for a while. But eventually comes to cope with the support of his friends. He gets a job in railways also landing up in Allahabad.[12][13]

The film reaches its climax as Devi comes to the bank of Ganga to immerse the gift her boyfriend had given to her on the fateful day in the hotel. Deepak notices her crying and offers her water to drink. A boatman beckons offering them a ride on the boat towards Sangam. Both board the boat striking a conversation. Devi tells Deepak that this is her first time she is going towards Sangam. Deepak tells her he has been there earlier once but adds that there is a belief one should accompany someone if visiting it for second time.

Cast

Music

Untitled

The songs were composed by Indian Ocean. The album received positive response from critics.[14]

Masaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[15]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tu Kisi Rail Si"Varun Grover (Adapted from a poem by Dushyant Kumar)Swanand Kirkire03:50
2."Mann Kasturi"Sanjeev Sharma, Varun GroverAmit Kilam07:13
3."Bhor"Sanjeev SharmaAmit Kilam, Rahul Ram and Himanshu Joshi07:00

One of the songs ("Tu Kisi Rail Si") is based on the work of the poet Dushyant Kumar.[16]

Reception

Critical response

The film received overwhelming critical acclaim with most of the film critics in the mainstream media giving the film favourable reviews.

Calling it "a very engaging debut" by Neeraj Ghaywan, Allan Hunter in Screen Daily wrote, "Vicky Kaushal brings a gauche charm to Deepak and Richa Chadda invests the long suffering Devi with a weary, unwavering determination to move forward. Cinematographer Avinash Arun Dhaware captures some fantastic images of Banares that convey the bustling spirit of the city from the brightly lit street markets to the flurry of sparks that dot the night sky from the funeral pyres."[13]

Deborah Young writing in The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "a classically poignant drama of star-crossed love" and "part of the new generation of indie films whose clear intent is to set ablaze a hidebound society’s constrictions on personal liberty."[11]

Jay Weissberg in his review for the Variety magazine, however, found it "a heartfelt yet overambitious tale of class and gender inequality" with the director failing to find "ways to overcome script and editing weaknesses, resulting in a disappointing drama."[10]

Senior journalist Shekhar Gupta taking note of the film in his column National Interest said the film left a deep impression on him and that the film "gets the pulse of small-town India as no other I have seen."[17]

The director has woven Ganga intimately into Varun Grover’s tight screenplay, Gayatri Gauri wrote in First Post adding "Several crucial moments swirl around the Ganga, beautifully shot without succumbing to visual exotica, and after you leave the cinema, they linger in your memory, like the flames dying slowly in the cremation grounds where so much of Masaan unfurls."[18]

Shubra Gupta wrote in The Indian Express, "Masaan is imbued with a sense of place and time, poetry and lyricism, and it captures the essence of Banaras, constant-yet-changeable, with felicity and feeling. It also announces the arrival of new talents in its writer and director: Grover’s story is eminently worth telling, and Ghaywan tells it beautifully."[19]

"Ghaywan, in his very first film, creates a deeply affecting world that devastates and uplifts at the same time, and that becomes a part of your world long after the film is over," wrote Nikhil Taneja reviewing the film for The Huffington Post.[20]

Accolades

At the Cannes Film Festival the film won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section and a 'Promising Future' prize (Prix de l'avenir) for debut films.[21][22] And at All Lights India International Film Festival Kochi, the film won Golden Frame Award for Best Feature Film.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Movie review : समय और समाज का घमासान है यह 'Masaan'". No. Inext Live Jagran. Inext. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Masaan Movie Review: The end leaves you craving for more". Glamsham. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "'Masaan' - Movie Review". No. Mid-Day.com. Mid Day. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Neeraj Ghaywan's debut film Masaan chosen for Cannes gala". India Today. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  7. ^ "'Masaan' - Movie Review". No. Post.Jagran.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Vicky Kaushal cast opposite Richa Chadda in Anurag Kashyap's next production". Bollywood Hungama. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ^ "'Masaan', 'Chauthi Koot' make it to Cannes Film Festival". The Indian Express. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b Jay Weissberg (23 May 2015). "Cannes Film Review: 'Masaan'". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b Deborah Young (24 May 2015). "Masaan': Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  12. ^ Nina Hudson (21 May 2015). "Cannes Film Festival 2015: Masaan (Fly Away Solo)". The Upcoming. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b Allan Hunter (20 May 2015). "'Masaan': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Masaan - Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Masaan tracklist". Hungama. July 2015. Retrieved July 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ "Sing along: Varun Grover decodes the lyrics to Masaan". FirstPost. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  17. ^ Shekhar Gupta (24 July 2015). "Masaan: Rise of the new middle India". Daily O. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  18. ^ Gayatri Gauri (23 July 2015). "Masaan review: Poignant, tender and beautiful, this Cannes winner is a portrait of small-town India". First Post. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  19. ^ Shubra Gupta (19 July 2015). "Masaan review: There is a tussle between what has always been, and what can be". First Post. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  20. ^ Nikhil Taneja (25 July 2015). "Masaan Review: A Fine Film Packed With Fantastic Performances". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Cannes: 'Son of Saul,' 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  22. ^ Rebeccas Ford (23 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  23. ^ "All Lights India International Film Festival".
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