ridi-arahan Review of Ankur: The Seedling

Ankur: The Seedling (1974)

"When we are hungry, love will keep us alive" ; if only that was always true

[7/10 · 27 January 2021]

What worked: I think what kept the movie engaging for me personally is the use of the village traditions and customs, such as the opening sequence or the villagers in the farm or their singing or marriage ceremony. All these kept my interest in the movie, and for me is the lively nature of the movie. Also , the issue of caste, class system is prevalent, and maybe is the strong aspect of the screenplay. What did not work: Personally, not the best Benegal movie. Having watched the movie Sir recently, I felt that this movie could not project the transformation in the characters and neither could I relate with the characters at depth, making me be a part of the family or empathize with the characters. I think that if the screenplay had much in it, the leading characters would have portrayed them with their strong performances, but as of what it is, I was not fully impressed