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Starring:
Sohail Lakhani, Apurva Arora, Sachin Khedekar, Tanvi
Azmi, Virendra Saxena, Delzad
Director:
Sanjivan Lal
Bubble Gum
is another refreshing blossoming teenage tale. It is set
in the backdrop of the 80s in the city of Jamshedpur,
India. A young teenager Vedant (Delzad) has a crush on
Jenny. His parents do not appreciate this behavior, and
this leads to changes in his relation with them.
It is set in those days when modes of communication were
still evolving, maybe the World Wide Web wasn’t even
launched in the US, and so the mobiles and the internet
weren’t even thought of. There was a time when letters –
the snail mail and Airmail letters, telegrams and the
old telephone (usually owned by the privileged few) used
to be the only means of communication. It was the era of
typewriters (a machine to type official letters before
computers were introduced).
Vedant’s parents played by Sachin Khedekar and Tanvi
Azme are drawn up against him as regards this issue.
Vedant also has a competitor in Ratan (Suraj Singh) who
too resides in the colony. Vedant and Ratan try their
best to woo Jenny.
As if he didn’t have enough complications to deal
with, it is his brother Vidur (Sohail Lakhani) comes to
their house to celebrate holi with the family. The issue
becomes a little more complicated because Vidur is
hearing-impaired.
Vedant and Vidur are in their teens and the brothers
experience the coming-of-age pangs, as their parents try
and cope with the dramatic psychological changes that
typify the turbulent teens.
Vedant’s parents Mukund and Sudha get too engrossed in
Vidur which leaves a feeling of insecurity in Vedant’s
mind. Their relationships are strained and in such a
period of turbulence, it is Vedant who discovers the
true meaning of life and love, meaning of true
relationship with his doting brother and loving parents.
Credits & Crew:
Banner - Koncept Infotenment
Producer - Sushma Kaul
Director - Sanjivan Lal
Music - Hanif Sheikh, Bapi, Tutul
Cinematography - Anshul Chobey
Editor - Suresh Pai
Sound - Manas Chaudhary
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Parents Mukund and Sudha (Sachin Khedekar, Tanvi Azmi)
get too engrossed with Vidur and leave a feeling of
neglect in Vedant’s mind which only builds insecurity and
anger in him. But after all the ups and downs and the
twist and turns and battle against ugly circumstances to
win his love, Vedant discovers the true meaning of life,
love and his relationship with his loving & caring parents
and a doting brother.
Coming back to the story, Vedant is a care free, angry
young boy who finds ways and means to express himself to
his world. He is torn between his parents, academic
pressures and his first crush towards the very
good-looking and attractive Jenny (Apoorva Arora) who is
residing in the same colony.
First time director, Sanjivan
Lal has come up with a life like storyline and the
narrative is appealing. Delzad has come up with a
surprisingly good performance and it is his scenes with
the child actor Jenny which are appealing. Sachin Khedekar
and Tanvi Azmi his parents have given a realistic
performance. Sohail Lakhani as his hearing impaired
brother is just outstanding.
The title is very apt for the film as it projects a subtle
message Chewable! Malleable! Like a bubble gun, it swells
with air when blown, and it’s stretchable. But beyond a
point it breaks while creating a messy situation!.
BUBBLE GUM is a heart-warming simple and refreshing story
that could makes the viewer nostalgic of the good old
days. It may not be high on the entertainment quotient but
has a fresh charm to it. It can be watched for the
realistic feel it conveys.
- Amar Jeet
Cast
Vedant - Delzad
Jenny - Apurva Arora
Vidur - Sohail Lakhani
Father - Sachin Khedekar
Mother - Tanvi Azmi
Ratan – Suraj Singh
Virendra Saxena
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