Paanch… This is a banned movie which has been seen by almost three fourth of Indian cine-buffs. Directorial debut of Anurag Kashyap which failed to get a public screening, tells story of a maniacal Rock performer Luke and his four friends. Luke kills a someone and thus the killing spree is ignited. Story is pretty common and barely has anything interesting to offer. However… the movie has a lot.
Shot in dim light (one of the reason why the movie was not given a certificate), to a large extent Paanch do glorify violence, just like many war movies glorify wars. Its pervert in a sense because the outcome of the movie barely offers anything positive. But I suppose it’s not the first film that is totally dark in character. In fact, many films had nothing to offer (read sex-comedies). Atleast, Paanch has a story that can make you skip a heartbeat. It has simply unbelievable performances by everyone… a rare feat in Hindi Cinema. It has dialogues that cuts through your senses… and the forbidden dim light effect, murals on walls… they all add to the effect. Paanch is not about a story. It’s about everything beyond the words on paper.
Having said that, I feel there is an amount of gore in the movie making it unsuitable for a U or U/A rating however, banning it forever makes little sense. People are mature enough to decide what they can handle and what they can’t… and given the fact that its present everywhere, Ban makes no sense.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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