Exquisite is the word

Trust Pritish Nandy and team to showcase emotions in their truest sense. And showcase they did. "Just Married". A beautiful and poignant story about two souls and their relationship, from complete strangers to sudden bonding by the system of arranged marriage, to the intial apprehensions to the new life, the getting to know and understand each other, the slow build up of trust, despite the one off tiff. A tiff, that is short lived and yet is natural when two people come closer and try to get on. But all this kaleidoscope of emotions, was portrayed in a way no other movie i know has done. Simple, yet touching.

The story. The boy and the girl meet at a common wedding, but no interactions. The girl is surprised her freind has become a bride without even knowing who the man is. The boy is equally astounded his freind has come from the US to become the groom without knowing who his bride his. Ironically, the boy and the girl find themselves in the same situation, wherein they are engaged after a while, without knowing each other at all. They voice their apprehensions and yet finally bow to their parents wishes and get married.

The movie explores the relationship as it develops between the newly wed over their honeymoon weekend. The intial formality, the girls inhibitions, the boy trying to understand her, the final breaking of the ice between the two, a small misunderstanding, a little bit of pain, as the two want to make-up but find it hard to do so, and yet the finale when they do start believeing they are made for each other. All this, beautifully woven into a poignant story. and interspersed by the romance between the 60 something couple out to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary, and that of three more couples. All in relationships of a different variety. yet bonded by that common thing, love and respect for each other.

And yeah they show the mellowness of age. when the protagonist, in a moment of frustrating at having had a tiff with his better half, asks why do people get close enough, if it only has to become a habit......why do people love if it just ends up becoming a silly habit. And the old man replies " If it had not become a habit, i would not fear for her when she gets sick, i would not get scared at the thought of age creeping on her".

A must see, sweet and wonderful movie this one.

Chaos