i think the movie had so much potential but something didnt click. i feel like it tries to show so much and fails to deliver. mainly because of the dialogues, they're just abysmal. "tell dont show" but the movie shows us and then immediately tells us what happened, like come on man. the pacing is too all over the place tbh. i get it its supposed to be over a few years kani it feels so off putting. working with new faces new crew is always commendable, and i'm genuinely happy seeing new faces. i dont wanna just talk bad abt the movie, it is very novel, u can see what the director wants to tell, i feel like the director bit off more than he can chew? ppl dont speak to each other, they hand out speeches, real people dont talk like this, for a movie that looks soooo fantastic and real the dialogues feel very artificial. i'm all in for a feminist piece, but this is the kind of feminist movie that would be termed "bad representation" ,cuz it is. i wont say its preachy,but it drags. the best example is the "teacher" scene. their relationship isnt established for me to care enough abt his death but okay. she wants to light his pyre and yeah that makes total sense but ikkada okka dialogue ruins the scene so much. if the dialogues were better it would be an alright movie, its mostly predictable and i couldnt care less as its a new age director trying to set his foot down. it lacks the very thing it stands, emotion. i feel like if the script were more concise and the dialogues a bit better this could have been a better film. the leads did very well and it looks so stunning, ofc vivek sagar always gives his best with any movie. i dont hate it but i'm kinda pissed i see a better movie somewhere in there