Movie Review: Chalti Rahe Zindagi

Everyone knows that no one could escape the havoc of Corona. It had scorched the entire world in its fire. Our filmmakers have brought films like ‘Bheed’, ‘India Lockdown’, ‘Minus 31: The Nagpur Files’, ‘The Vaccine War’ on this devastating epidemic. Director Aarti S. Bagadia’s Chalte Rahe Zindagi also takes the same sequence forward, but the novelty of the film is that it presents the complexities of human relationships on the backdrop of the Corona period.

Story of ‘Chalti Rahe Zindagi’: The story begins when the country is put under lockdown to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The story begins with three families living in a housing society in Mumbai. The common link between these three families is Krishna (Siddhant Kapoor), who supplies bread and biscuits. he/she is facing financial problems with his/her wife and son. In the first phase of the lockdown, Aaru (Barkha Bisht) discovers her husband’s extramarital affair with the wife of Arjun (Indranil Sengupta), who lives in their neighbourhood. Barkha also has a daughter. In another family, Sushma (Flora Jacob) lives with her TV journalist son and daughter. Sushma had lent fifty thousand rupees to Krishna and now her son is pressuring her to get the money back from Krishna. In the third family, elderly Leela (Seema Biswas), her dancer daughter-in-law Naina (Manjari Fadnis) and teenage granddaughter Siya (Anaya Shivam) are struggling with tension and conflicting desires. The characters in these three stories are facing their struggles on their respective fronts due to the lockdown.

Watch the trailer of ‘Chalti Rahe Zindagi’ here

17 people were crushed under the moving train

Before talking about Aarti Bagdi’s direction, it is important to tell that this film has been shot in the house of the actors during the Corona period. This is the reason that some scenes have not been as good in the shooting done due to limited resources, but Aarti has been successful in showing the emotions of various characters. Although the film is short, it could have been made crisper. Siddhant Kapoor’s laborer angle in the story reminds of the tragic accident when 17 people were crushed under a moving train during the Corona period. The story connects in many scenes. The music of the film is average.

Siddhanth Kapoor is a surprise package

The film is strong in terms of acting. All the actors have given a mature performance in their roles. Siddhant Kapoor is the surprise package of the film. he/she played the role of the poor bread seller very well. his/her sensitivity towards the character is clearly visible. Barkha Bisht and Indranil Sengupta have played their characters with restraint and depth. Seema Biswas has managed to provide moments of entertainment as an elderly woman suffering from OCD. Manjari Fadnavis wins hearts in the role of Naina. Flora Jacob and Trimala Adhikari have also done justice to their characters.

Why watch –This film can be watched for human emotions and the acting of the actors.