X:Past is Present: Too many cooks serve a wonderful broth

I was tempted to name this review as A Divine narrative of a flirtatious Soul.

The movie has its foundation in Hitchcock and has generous flavour of Woody Allen wafting all over. You could be reminded of Marnie and cannot miss the Manhattan in X. May they could have named this as From Marnie to Manhattan!!!!

While I was certainly pumped up after seeing the movie, I certainly do not subscribe to excessive female companionship to draw support or stay alive or get inspired.

Curiously there seems to be no other passing thought in minds of the protagonist except snooping, sniffing or sleeping with  a female companion.

Odd indeed is a protagonist who does not seem to be influenced by anybody except female.

Odd indeed is a biographical account which traces the past and retains a narrative which is soaked in guilt and guilt only.

Odd indeed is a life when one can let go  without evolution.

Odd indeed is a review where the reviewer can be exhilarated about a movie, despite complete disagreement with content.

That is precisely because, too many cooks serve a wonderful broth.

For me the collaborative effort of eleven directors coming together to make one seamless and coherent experience makes it a great case study. Experiencing the seamless narrative is exhilarating enough.

Eleven people willing to be flexible, willing to agree to give up their points of view  to direct one finished product is an extraordinary experience.

The film works up a restless pace and is as non-linear as it can get. The narrative is as dispersed as the thoughts of the protagonist.

And however dynamic the narrative is, in a way it is also static also, quite literally, the narrative unfolds as seen by the eye of the protagonist, with the protagonist almost interacting with the other actors from behind the camera.

The premise of the Kolkatta episode was beautiful .

And when you thought that you could just get drowned in the verbal chatter, Huma Querishi  sizzles, leading to a brilliant climax.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja and Nalan Kumaraswamy are certainly not a flash in the pan.

Special thanks to Raja Sen for the wonderful Huma Querishi segment. Well he has earned his right to be a critic!!!!

Thanks to Sudish Kamath for the idea and taking to a completion.

Most importantly I am sure the movie would have not been possible without Sreekar Prasad and his team of editors.!!!  Take a bow, guys!!!

Thanks to the entire team for making this experimental cinema. Great News for Indian Cinema!!!.

By the way after seeing the movie, Not really sure if you may want to eat Biriyani again!!!.