'Gotro' is a Bengali film directed and produced by Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy. Main roles are played by- Nigel Akkara, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Saheb Chatterjee, Manali Dey and Anashua Majumdar.
Like all the other films made by Shiboproshad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, Gotro also deals with a social problem, which is, the loneliness of the aged persons in todays world.
Muktidevi is a widow whose son lives in USA. He tries to appoint a caretaker for the house but Muktidevi rejects all of them showing some reason or another.
Lastly a person who is just freed from prison is appointed as a caretaker. Here the story starts. Gradually we see how the relationships between the main characters mature throughout the whole story.
There are other characters in the story like the maid of the house- Jhuma, and the priest, who bring the comic element as well as humane elements in the film.
The newly appointed caretaker Tarak or Tarek Ali, starts to become a member of the house by his sincerity and hard work. During one emergency, we can see that Muktidevi also moves beyond her rigid outlook and stars accepting as well as appreciating him.
In the later part of the film there is a nice sequence of a visit to a village in Odissa. Those scenes brought a different freshness and vitality in the story. We can very easily realise the importance of short trips or some changes in the daily lifestyle of aged persons. They become confined to their house with age. Gradually their activities also get dwindled. But such a nice change can bring about a new zeal in their life. Muktidevi truly enjoyed the trip with Jhuma and Tarak. So did the audience.
In the end, after some critical situations, we witness a puja where Muktidevi introduces Tarek as her second son. This scene is truly the culmination of all the events of the film. We all the feel the emotions of the both the mother and the son.
Here we can remember the story of Jabala and Satyakaam where the mother Jabala, gave her name to her son Satyakam.
And also we remember the film. Satyakaam by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, which also have this concept of recognising someone as a family member at the end of the film.
The film has a scene of Janmashtami, where I enjoyed the Krishna idol, the puja and the song by Aditi Munshi. In this situation there is also a messege of transcending the rigid concept of religion and embracing true humanity, which is very relevant in today's world.
'Gotro' is definitely a must watch film. Such uplifting story is needed more and more in our society.
Like all the other films made by Shiboproshad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, Gotro also deals with a social problem, which is, the loneliness of the aged persons in todays world.
Muktidevi is a widow whose son lives in USA. He tries to appoint a caretaker for the house but Muktidevi rejects all of them showing some reason or another.
Lastly a person who is just freed from prison is appointed as a caretaker. Here the story starts. Gradually we see how the relationships between the main characters mature throughout the whole story.
There are other characters in the story like the maid of the house- Jhuma, and the priest, who bring the comic element as well as humane elements in the film.
The newly appointed caretaker Tarak or Tarek Ali, starts to become a member of the house by his sincerity and hard work. During one emergency, we can see that Muktidevi also moves beyond her rigid outlook and stars accepting as well as appreciating him.
In the later part of the film there is a nice sequence of a visit to a village in Odissa. Those scenes brought a different freshness and vitality in the story. We can very easily realise the importance of short trips or some changes in the daily lifestyle of aged persons. They become confined to their house with age. Gradually their activities also get dwindled. But such a nice change can bring about a new zeal in their life. Muktidevi truly enjoyed the trip with Jhuma and Tarak. So did the audience.
In the end, after some critical situations, we witness a puja where Muktidevi introduces Tarek as her second son. This scene is truly the culmination of all the events of the film. We all the feel the emotions of the both the mother and the son.
Here we can remember the story of Jabala and Satyakaam where the mother Jabala, gave her name to her son Satyakam.
And also we remember the film. Satyakaam by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, which also have this concept of recognising someone as a family member at the end of the film.
The film has a scene of Janmashtami, where I enjoyed the Krishna idol, the puja and the song by Aditi Munshi. In this situation there is also a messege of transcending the rigid concept of religion and embracing true humanity, which is very relevant in today's world.
'Gotro' is definitely a must watch film. Such uplifting story is needed more and more in our society.
