Piku 2015 (Movie Review)

Dir: Shoojit Sircar
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachan, Irrfan Khan
Dur: 2 hrs 5 mins
Rating: 2/5

Piku is a family drama depicting the dynamics of a father-daughter relationship. Amitabh plays a hypochondriac, Bhaskor Banerjee (referred to in the film as Baba), who is suffering from severe constipation. His life revolves around his motion (pun intended). Deepika plays a strong, independent woman, Piku, who is balancing her work with her domestic troubles, particularly her father. She is often frustrated with her baba’s nagging and eccentric tastes, leading to disputes.

Bhaskor  feels that his illness will consume him and wants to return to his ancestral home for one last time. After a lot of debating and adjustments, he and Piku set out. The two make an eventful journey to their roots, driven by Rana Chaudhary (Irrfan Khan), who helps them get in touch with themselves and look beyond their personal problems and issues. Baba is convinced that his death will be preceded by his best motion. As the movie unfolds, one cannot help but think that his condition has something to do with some unresolved personal issues.


The ending is emotionally charged, while the rest of the movie is mostly occupied by conflict and conversation. The music tracks are poor. Despite being a family drama, I would not watch it again because it had little appeal for me. Family relationships were mostly focused and so highly focused that you just wanted something more, something different. But the film had nothing of the sort.    

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