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<i>The Blue Umbrella</i> - Movie Preview
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Tuesday,
November
21,
2006
The
Blue
Umbrella,
also
known
as
Chatri
Chor
is
a
heart-warming
adaptation
of
the
beloved
novella
of
the
same
name
by
Ruskin
Bond.
It
is
a
film
about
desire,
about
the
zealous
attempt
to
fulfill
it
and
finally
its
conquest.
The story unfurls with the discovery of a vibrant blue umbrella by Biniya (Shreya Sharma), a eleven-year-old girl from an idyllic mountain village in North India. She has never seen anything more striking and beautiful.
Neither has Nandkishore Khatri (Pankaj Kapoor).
Nandkishore Khatri runs a small tea stall in the village. He is a miserly old man who has a fondness for pickles and swindling kids off their little possessions. Nandkishore is smitten helplessly by the beauty of the umbrella and goes to remarkable lengths to acquire the Blue Umbrella but fails miserably. He has given up all hope and declares that he will forsake it and move on...
However Nandkishore is not the only one to covet the umbrella. The umbrella's arrival disturbs the tranquility and harmony of the village. Biniya's secret weapon gives her an enviable power over the small town, as the umbrella assumes mythical status.
One fine day the umbrella goes missing! The villagers are sympathetic to her misery but are convinced that Biniya's carelessness has resulted in the loss. Alone and betrayed Biniya decides to take matters into her own hands.
What follows is a journey of Biniya and Nandkishore to a discovery, which is bitter sweet and wisdom far beyond the Blue Umbrella. The Blue Umbrella is a metaphorical tale, yet also contemporary. It questions the basic premise of mankind's quest for superiority over others. It also raises pertinent questions on the concept of material happiness and futility of the whole process.
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