About I Want to Talk
| Title: | I Want to Talk |
|---|---|
| Original Title: | आई वान्ट टू टॉक |
| Plot: | 'Sometimes life gives us a second chance,' and for Arjun settled in the USA in pursuit of The American Dream, it's an opportunity to rediscover and embrace precious relationships, especially with his daughter as they both try to navigate through whatever life throws at them. Whatever! |
| Cast: | Abhishek Bachchan, Ahilya Bamroo, Pearle Dey, Jayant Kripalani, Kristin Goddard, Johnny Lever |
| Director: | Shoojit Sircar |
| Cinematography: | Avik Mukhopadhyay |
| Editor: | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
I Want to Talk
Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
Abhishek Bachchan’s performance is better than anything else he’s done so far, but Shoojit Sircar’s drama is too understated
Abhishek Bachchan lets go of vanity, revealing a thickened gut, and scars-on-the-belly, and an ability to bare. But Shoojit Sircar's film leaves you wanting more.
Going into ‘I Want To Talk’, I had no idea that that the character Abhishek Bachchan plays is based on an actual person called Arjun Sen. That knowledge would have added a certain layer to the story of a man who bests certain death- a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer and the consequent grim prognosis of a limited future—and is still around on planet earth. A valid question arises, after you’re done: anyone surviving 19-20 tough surgeries, and finding the energy to bring up a daughter, and run a marathon, is worthy of respect, but is that enough to engage us for two hours? Director Shoojit Sircar has an affinity for characters dealing with life-and-death situations, set in the innards of hospitals (October), as well as exploring filial connections (Piku). Both themes are here, but the depth and emotion which elevate his plots surface only occasionally.