Leela (2002 film)

Leela
Directed bySomnath Sen
Produced byKavita Munjal
Anjalika Mathur
StarringDimple Kapadia
Deepti Naval
Vinod Khanna
Music byShantanu Moitra
Distributed byLemon Tree Films
Release date
  • 1 November 2002 (2002-11-01) (India)
Running time
97 min
CountriesIndia
United States
LanguageEnglish

Leela is a 2002 drama film directed by Somnath Sen. The movie stars Dimple Kapadia and Deepti Naval. The film's story is loosely based on Summer of '42.[1] The film premiered at Reel World Film Festivalm, Toronto, in 2005.[2] It also was featured in the 2002 edition of the IAAC Film Festival,[3] conducted by the Indian diaspora, which works to showcase the Indian films to the West.

Plot

Leela is a professor from Bombay. Married to a popular poet, her life has always been prefixed with the title 'Nashaad's wife'. She wins a chance to be sent as a visiting professor to California, where she rediscovers herself, the woman she is, beyond the duties of a wife that she had always devoted her life to. Kris comes as a bright sunshine in her life, who makes her realise her own desires, the desires of the body. Is it going to be an happily ever after fairy tale? Or another Bollywood melodrama?

Cast

  • Dimple Kapadia as Leela
  • Deepti Naval as Chaitali
  • Amol Mhatre as Kris/ Krishna
  • Vinod Khanna as Nashaad
  • Gulshan Grover as Jai
  • Brendan Hughes as Summer
  • Kelly Gunning as JC
  • Garrett Devereux as Chip
  • Kyle Erby as Jamaal
  • Michelle Van Wagner as Jennifer
  • Sarayu Rao as Mira
  • Partha Dey as Shantanu
  • Sandeep Walia as Harsh
  • Delna Rastomjee as Joya Chatterjee
  • Gargi Sen as Maheed

Music

  1. "Champai Dhoop Ke Saye" - Shubha Mudgal
  2. "Dhuan Uttha Hai" - Jagjit Singh
  3. "Jaag Ke Kaati Raina" - Jagjit Singh
  4. "Jabse Kareeb Ho Ke Chale" - Jagjit Singh
  5. "Jabse Kareeb Ho Ke Chale v2" - Jagjit Singh
  6. "Kanha Teri Bansuri" - Falguni Pathak, Dev Choudhury, Karsan Sagathia, K.K.
  7. "Mavan Te Dhiyan" - Jaspinder Narula
  8. "Tere Khayal Ki" - Jagjit Singh

Production

The film was shot mostly in Los Angeles with funds raised by Kavita Munjal and Anjalika Mathur. This is the directorial debut of Somnath Sen.[4] "It's a universal story that many women will be able to relate to," remarked Dimple Kapadia, on the sets.[5]

Critical reception

The film was well received by critics.[6] Kevin Thomas of The Los Angeles Times called Leela "a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging Indian American cinema".[7] Dave Kehr of The New York Times called it "an unusual combination of Bollywood and Hollywood sensibilities".[8]

Anil. S. Arora, of Chowk, wrote that film could be considered "the first art film made on the Indian community in north America". He added that the film was about the taboo that sex still is to the Indian Community and their "inability to accept them as the basis for family relationships". He though was dissatisfied with the way Leela is portrayed as a faithful wife to a straying husband, which he wrote is quite outdated for a Mumbai woman who dwells on sexual equality.[9]

The review in The Hindu was moderate, which mainly lauded Dimple Kapadia's acting, declared that the plot has many loose ends and signed off with a note that it is not a bad choice to watch "at the end of a long, lonely day".[1] Deccan Herald wrote, "good performances, deft handling of a complex theme, unconventional method of storytelling, a crisp script, and of course, a taut storyline sure make Leela a movie that’s more than just a tale well told."[10]

The Daily Telegraph declared it as a flop in its positive review on Shantanu Moitra.[11]

Recognition and awards

  • Special Jury Award - Reel World Film Festival, Toronto (2002)
  • Screened at the Commonwealth Film Festival, Manchester (2002)[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Ziya US Salam (15 November 2002). "'Leela'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003.
  2. ^ Shoma A. Chatterji (26 February 2005). "'Deepti Naval in conversation with Shoma A. Chatterji'". The Statesman.
  3. ^ Aroon Shivdasani (15 October 2002). "'Indian Diaspora Film Festival Runs Nov 6-10 at Clearview Cinema, New York; Event Highlights...'". Business Wire.
  4. ^ David Alm (1 July 2005). "'The new, new, Indian Cinema'". The Independent.
  5. ^ "'"I got more than my share in my life"'". Rediff. 25 May 2001.
  6. ^ Adarkar, Vivek (2003). Tomassini, Christine; Schwartz, Carol (eds.). Magill's Cinema Annual. Gale Research International, Limited. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-55862-459-7. The film's innocuous charm has elicited a kind reaction from critics.
  7. ^ Thomas, Kevin (8 November 2002). "'Leela' a deft bicultural portrait". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 14 November 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ Kehr, Dave (8 November 2002). "FILM IN REVIEW; 'Leela'". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Anil. S. Arora (6 November 2002). "IA review of Somnath Sen's film 'Leela'". Chowk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  10. ^ Dinesh, Chethana (10 November 2002). "Leela". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 1 December 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ Sushmita Biswas (10 December 2005). "'The new melody moguls '". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 September 2006.
  12. ^ "'Indian diaspora film festival 2002, New York '". Upperstall.com. 2002.


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