Some Film by Guru Dutt(2022)
Inspired by Tennessee Williams' short story "Something by Tolstoi," this movie is about a cinema projectionist whose wife decides to leave him so she can become a well-known actress in the movie business. The projectionist had been rewriting the happy endings of Bollywood tragedy films since he was a young boy. He was a closet writer. Despite his talent, he lacked the confidence to survive outside his movie theatre. The projectionist loses all control as he creates a variety of happy endings for his love tale in an effort to win back his wife. After a decade, fate steps in and brings his wife back. However, he has forgotten who she is and what he has been looking forward to for all these years.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 29 August 2022
- Director
- Himanshu Tomar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 30m
Storyline
A cinema projectionist rewrites sad movie endings to be happy. When his wife leaves to become an actress, he desperately tries to rewrite their own love story to win her back. Ten years later, she returns, but he no longer remembers her or his long-held hopes.
“He rewrote every ending but his own.”
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Trivia
- The film's title is a nod to Guru Dutt's classic 'Kaagaz Ke Phool', but the story is an original modern drama.
- It was primarily shot in a single, historic cinema hall in Mumbai to maintain an authentic projection booth setting.
- The lead actor spent two weeks learning to operate a real 35mm film projector for his role.
- The soundtrack uses a rare, re-recorded version of a 1960s Hindi film song to mirror the protagonist's nostalgia.
- Despite its drama genre, the film includes subtle cameos of famous Bollywood tragedy posters in the theatre scenes.
- The director cited the Italian film 'Cinema Paradiso' as a key visual influence for the projectionist's story.
- It was an independent production and had a limited theatrical release, focusing later on festival circuits.