Boredom Filili-es
There are times when
films ride high on hypes. And there are times when we invest our time and money
on such hollow hypes. And to begin with, Resham Filili
is one fine example of such hype & hollowness. More than a quarter of this film is filled
with toilet humor and hence incomprehensible if you’re not easy types
dealing such trauma. The rest is a stew of inane humor,
lazy stereotypes, and way-too-loud acting from all the leading actors.
Vinay Shrestha, who i think is a passed out acting student of Kishor Namit Kapoor’s acting school, spends a chunk of this film trying to act his role correctly. Could he possibly be overworking himself to compensate for the film’s tired writing? Because it’s clear from Resham Filili that Pranab Joshi has launched an elaborate reels with a plot so thin, it could give a thin toilet paper a run for its money.
That plot involves
Vinay’s character, Resham boarding the dreamy Qatar plane, intending to roam
off there & to make some money too, so that he could have his sister
married. But plan fails. Cheated by the manpower agent, he encounters Hariya
(Kameshwor Chaurasiya), who's just left his village back only to fulfill his
dream of working in films as a hero. Together they rent a Delhi Belly looking room, get trapped in don
Dorje's world. And what follows next is a series of absurd in the name of
comedy. To endure this indulgence, you have to be a die-hard Nepali film fan.
Kameshwor Chaurasiya,
meanwhile, stays firmly in character throughout. His heavily Terai accented Hariya
delivers some genuine laughs, particularly during one terrific scene in which
he narrates his back story with a boka (goat). Three years after debuting in
same film with Vinay Shrestha (Highway), he displays comic chops to
rival his.
As for Menuka Pradhan
goes, she has nothing meaty to boast about. Even her pairing with Vinay doesn’t
get much scope to ignite romantic chemistry. Karma Shakya is totally wasted.
Music is the sole
winner of this otherwise stale film. Hats off to you Kali Prasad Baskota for
this flawless attempt. But yes, music alone can't survive a bad film. The
multiplex audience will not be happy for all those hype, but cheating.
Just two out of five
for Resham Filili. Somebody has wisely said that some
films are hard to make sense of & others are just nonsense. Resham Filili, directed by Pranab Joshi, ticks both
boxes. What not to say? It's a big boredom of a film. And i'm still to
overcome.
