Om Dar Ba Dar Review

                                                              

"Om Darbadar": This 1988 Hindi Cult Classic has surrealism, absurdist approach, satire, high end fantasy and a non linear narrative where somewhere, the structure is actually missing. The film which is now releasing in India through PVR Cinemas after 25 years, won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film in 1989 and made to many film festivals internationally has a touch of German Expressionism in terms of it's mise en scene, a touch of French Neo Wave in term of its editing and then the music score and dialogues, which are actually ahead of its times. The employing of the time lapse technique, sound in terms of the dialogues, radio conversations and music score and even the cinematography of the film are actually a great lesson for us. Apart from that, the best thing that the director employs the fantasies of the protagonist (brilliantly played by Aditya Jaisingh Lakhia, whom we know as "Kachra" of the 2001 classic "Lagaan")as per his own style, devoid of any other influence. Strictly recommended for an Intelligent Audience. 

My Rating would be 4/ 5.