BTS: Behind The Scenes Movie Review: Behind The Scenes film review: An ode to cinema
BTS: Behind The Scenes Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.0 stars, click to give your rating/review,Of the five films Blockbuster and Sumoha standout with two unique stories. Banigondu captures innoce
Critic's Rating: 3.0/5
Plot: Five filmmakers come together in this five-film anthology that explores the stories, people, and processes involved in the making of a film.
Review: The first story, Prajwal Raj’s Banigondu Elle Ellide, explores the beautiful, unspoken relationship between father and son. Set in a small town, the protagonist is an aspiring filmmaker, who, in a bid to help his friend elope with his girlfriend, ends up becoming talk of the town. In Sai Srinidhi’s Coffee cigarettes and Lines, the filmmaker, through three different stories within, explores the ordeals of directors and actors and their perspectives of cinema. The story within this, ‘Doddasthana’ opens the door for an uncharted territory, but stops midway abruptly.
Kuldeep Cariappa’s Hero is about a ragpicker who aspires to become an actor. And when he finally gets to be part of a film, he succumbs to addiction. In Rajesh N Shankad’s Blockbuster, a writer agrees to be part of a 30-day illegal research programme so that he can use the money to fund his next film. But the research, in the end, snatches away more than his time. Apoorva Bhardwaj’s Sumoha is about a makeup man, and how he paints his world to his new wife. When the real facade comes out, it ends up testing the couple’s relationship.
What is cinema? Heroes, actors, a story, and equipments. This is what a common man thinks is needed to make a film. But is that all? While these sure come under the primary category, there are people working ‘Behind The Scenes’ in multiple levels and layers. The five stories in BTS captures the sacrifices, dreams, and challenges filmmakers, actors, and other ‘not-so-important’ crew members endure to bring out a film. What binds this film together is the artistes’ love for cinema and everything about cinema. Bordering on art cinema, BTS tells the tales that not many people outside the film industry are familiar about. Crumpled papers, unfinished words, payment issues, the toll on mental health of crew members - the hard reality behind the rose-tinted glass of glamour sets the stage for the BTS world.
Of the five films Blockbuster and Sumoha standout with two unique stories. Banigondu captures innocent love between father and son. The people here think ‘double callsheet’ is double money and not double work; while an actor sees a film to show off heroism, the director sees it as a medium to tell an interesting story. Sumoha has a beautiful scene where post makeup, an innocent small town woman channels her confidence to pose for photos. The movie has several such small-yet-strong poignant moments. With a mixed bag and new and known actors, BTS is a well-attempted debut from a bunch of filmmakers.
BTS is a beautiful ode to cinema crafted by first-time filmmakers, and is best enjoyed in theatres to know the about the personal and professional efforts of people behind the camera
Review: The first story, Prajwal Raj’s Banigondu Elle Ellide, explores the beautiful, unspoken relationship between father and son. Set in a small town, the protagonist is an aspiring filmmaker, who, in a bid to help his friend elope with his girlfriend, ends up becoming talk of the town. In Sai Srinidhi’s Coffee cigarettes and Lines, the filmmaker, through three different stories within, explores the ordeals of directors and actors and their perspectives of cinema. The story within this, ‘Doddasthana’ opens the door for an uncharted territory, but stops midway abruptly.
Kuldeep Cariappa’s Hero is about a ragpicker who aspires to become an actor. And when he finally gets to be part of a film, he succumbs to addiction. In Rajesh N Shankad’s Blockbuster, a writer agrees to be part of a 30-day illegal research programme so that he can use the money to fund his next film. But the research, in the end, snatches away more than his time. Apoorva Bhardwaj’s Sumoha is about a makeup man, and how he paints his world to his new wife. When the real facade comes out, it ends up testing the couple’s relationship.
What is cinema? Heroes, actors, a story, and equipments. This is what a common man thinks is needed to make a film. But is that all? While these sure come under the primary category, there are people working ‘Behind The Scenes’ in multiple levels and layers. The five stories in BTS captures the sacrifices, dreams, and challenges filmmakers, actors, and other ‘not-so-important’ crew members endure to bring out a film. What binds this film together is the artistes’ love for cinema and everything about cinema. Bordering on art cinema, BTS tells the tales that not many people outside the film industry are familiar about. Crumpled papers, unfinished words, payment issues, the toll on mental health of crew members - the hard reality behind the rose-tinted glass of glamour sets the stage for the BTS world.
Of the five films Blockbuster and Sumoha standout with two unique stories. Banigondu captures innocent love between father and son. The people here think ‘double callsheet’ is double money and not double work; while an actor sees a film to show off heroism, the director sees it as a medium to tell an interesting story. Sumoha has a beautiful scene where post makeup, an innocent small town woman channels her confidence to pose for photos. The movie has several such small-yet-strong poignant moments. With a mixed bag and new and known actors, BTS is a well-attempted debut from a bunch of filmmakers.
BTS is a beautiful ode to cinema crafted by first-time filmmakers, and is best enjoyed in theatres to know the about the personal and professional efforts of people behind the camera
