Life! Camera Action… is being screened today at the 12th Dhaka International Film Festival. The first feature by director Rohit Gupta, Life! Camera, Action… has won several awards and acclaimed internationally since its release.
LCA’s humility is expressed in its meager budget and largely amateur cast. The film tells the story of an aspiring film student and the pursuit of her dreams. Played by Dipti Mehta, the protagonist Reina is a daughter of a conservative Indian family pursuing an education at the New York Film Academy despite protests from her parents who would rather she became a doctor, engineer, architect or the like. Reina chooses to turn the final project for her film class with a script depicting these events of her life and how she continues to pursue her dreams despite the barriers. The movie within a movie subplot is further integrated when she is forced to cast herself in the film in her own role due to the lack of other suitable actors. The two plots run into each other and is meant often to be taken as the same.
Rohit Gupta had managed to use a small budget optimally to produce a dark comedy that could easily compete with major publicized films. The plot is divided into three segments – Life!, Camera and Action. These corresponds more or less to the classical Exposition, Rising Action and Climax of a dramatic structure. Only the last few minutes of the film are reserved for Falling Action and Resolution which keeps the audience guessing on the next scene.
The acting of Dipti Mehta deserves particular mention. The duality of her character – with the domineering can-do attitude as well as the disheartenment at the face of obstacles – causes the audience’s moods to follow the roller coaster of emotions throughout the plot of the film. Several members of the supporting cast often felt more dramatic than necessary in a somewhat typical Bollywood format but the reciprocity of their actions by other characters seemed to legitimize the scene.
LCA’s soundtrack included a track by renowned Bollywood singer KK. Although, the music chosen added artfully to the tension of various scenes and provided release when required, the excessive use of background tracks may have been one of the main shortcomings of the film. Often times, music seemed to be just a filler for scenes that did not require any fillers on the first place.
LCA is not a film meant to be viewed with a cynical approach. The dialogue and plot may seem rather cliche and overdone. However, as the message of the film intentionally points out, the film is about facing down obstacles and achieving dreams. In a very artsy format, this seems t give a third wavelength to the audience in a reflection of their personalities within the movie. The movie is definitely worth watching!
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