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Gulabo Sitabo : A tale of self-indulgence

I finally watched the much awaited
GulaboSitabo – the first major
Bollywood movie to be released in
an OTT platform since lockdown. It
is penned by Juhi Chaturvedi in an intelligent
and witty manner with characters that are
mischievous and funnily dark, too. It is an
interesting story set in Lucknow and revolves
around a mansion (The Fatima Mahal – named
after Fatima Begum and the current owner of the
house) –Mirza (played by Amitabh Bachchan
and Fatima’s husband) who is extremely greedy
and has absolutely no qualms about it; in fact,
his stinginess is known across the city and a
stubborn tenant Baankey (played by Ayushmann
Khurrana) who is a poor lad bogged down by Joel Biswas IX IGCSE
family responsibilities and is living in the
mansion (along with his family)for many years Archaeological Survey of India, Mr. Gyanesh
and is not going to vacate anyhow. Mirza is the Mishra (played by Vijay Raaz). He senses the
angriest of all and his only dream in life is to potential of the bungalow to become a national
become the legal owner of the mansion he so heritage property (or maybe not) and convinces
fondly loves and lives in. Baankey how his plan will work best for him and
the other tenants. But even Mirza is no fool and
Baankeyand Mirza are at loggerheads and launches his secret weapon– lawyer Christopher
things worsen when Baankey breaks the only Clark (Brijendra Kala). Clark is known for his
common toilet. A big controversy is started by work on resolving property woes and speaks
him on who should pay for the toilet. Will it be only English at home and I have no idea why
the tenants or will it be Mirza? Mirza now makes that was mentioned in the movie.
up his mind to throw out Baankey from Fatima Clark starts to figure ways out in which Mirza
Mahal no matter what. But Baankey is equally would get the ownership of the property.At this
stubborn not ready to leaveas he claims that point we get to know that Begum was completely
they are legal residents and cannot be removed unaware of what was happening till now and no
like this. one in the housecared to informher about all this
Mirza with his itching palm agrees to do (regardless of the fact that she was the owner of
everything that was required in order to claim the house).At one point for a few minutes I just
Fatima Mahal’s ownership. Taking over his love felt that begum wasn’t there in the movie despite
of life (Fatima Mahal) is his soul ambition being one of the main characters].Suddenly out
because by doing that he would be able to expel of no where they exhibited the physical relation
Baankeyand the other tenants from the mansion whom she needs to convince on something. I
and also earn him loads of money by renting it was just clueless!
to new tenants withhigh monthly rents. The death of Begumjaan was one of the reasons
Mirza furiously rushes-off to the local police that could make Mirza the owner of Fatima
station and here comes the officer of contd. page 12