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Gulaal follows a multidimensional narrative and Kashyup adopts a dark, brooding and relentless storytelling pattern that doesn’t simplify the dense plot. The story starts from Dukey Bana’s call for revolution, works towards Dilip’s evolution from a nervous nerd to a vehement lover and concludes with the conquest of the illegitimate Rajput claimant (Aditya Srivastava). None of the tracks are episodic with all running parallel at equal momentum.
Kashyup’s treatment is such that none of the characters are distinctively defined, introduced or established. As a keen viewer, you are expected to acclimatize to each of them on your own and learn their conflicts, as the story progresses promptly. Further with the story’s setting in untried terrains, at times, it becomes a little difficult to relate to the characters or their immediate concerns. But then you enjoy the exercise.
The writing by Raj Singh Chaudhary, Aparna Chaturvedi and Anurag Kashyup is intricate in terms of story but has a straightforward narration. The screenplay had the potential to be tweaked into a suspense crime thriller but it chooses to be a forthright political drama. The scenes are shorter in length but larger in number and alternate from being expressive to abstract, at times. In several scenes, Anurag attempts to communicate through unspoken word and metaphorical frames. In many others he tries to capture the most unusual human reaction to situations. |
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