Satrangee Parachute Hindi Movie
Second time in consecutive weeks we have a children's film which is about running away from home. Last week Kaccha Limboo was about an early teenager running away from home and discovering life. And this week's Satrangee Parachute is about some children running away to get parachute, which will help them fly, and in the process gets some militants caught. Sadly, like Kaccha Limboo, Satrangee Parachute too has the director confused on who he wants to cater. Both films have innocent starts, targeted at spoon feeding it target audience - kids. And then both lose their way trying to deal with complex situations.
The problem with Satrangee Parachute is that the crux of the story - the kids running away - comes only in the second half. And within no time the film is over, posing serious questions on the validity of the title of the film. And before this happen the director Vineet Khetrapal wastes the entire first half just to convey that his protagonist Pappu is smart and that he really cares for his visually impaired friend Kuhu.
We would have understood the director taking his own time to unfold the story so that he could keep it simple enough for the kids. But the terror elements in the second half go over the top. He also decides to leave the screenplay too loose, and let go reasoning. The terrorist are not even confirmed before the police shoot them dead. When you have smart kids as protagonists in your film, you really cannot afford to think that your audience would be as dumb!
One good thing about the film is the location. Shot in beautiful Nainital the cinematographer captures the hill station beautifully. Splendid locations attract. The music too, though drags the movie, is very soulful.
Coming to performances, the director fails to extract performances from the kids. He however has a very established adult cast, who do their jobs beautifully. Zakir Hussain, Kay Kay, Rupali Ganguly are good.
With all its faults Satrangee Parachute ends up being another disappointing watch. If at all, it will appeal to kids below 10 years of age.
