Review : LaVaste throws a global message!
After the fall of the concept of joint family, many social problems got created. Though the modern Indian couples prefers nuclear family concept, it’s has more flaws than benefits is what one of the survey says. Earlier times the family as a unit never had to look outside any any kind of support, emotional or financial. With the rise in nuclear family the members of that unit have become self centred or selfish say the older generation. But everything said and done, the empathy towards senior members of the families is diminishing barring a minuscule exceptions.
Also a lot of children go for greener pastures abroad and forget duties towards their parents, sometime not even coming down after their death. In western countries too this problem prevails more prominently resulting in elders leading lonely life and many a times a lonely death. Most of the dead bodies are unclaimed, in India too, and after death dignity is deprived to the deceased persons. In western countries quite a few elders make their funeral arrangements when they are alive. But in India there is not awareness around it. But to tackle this issue requires a global debate but a newly released film LaVaste addresses this issue in a novel way.
Satyansh (Omkar Kapoor) is an unemployed engineer and facing financial crush as there is no other earning member in the family. He joins an insurance firm on a meagre salary but can’t cope up with the pressures of the ‘performance’ and loses this job. Accidentally he comes across Jalindar (Manoj Joshi) who runs a company Laash Ke Vaste wherein they cremate unclaimed bodies. Initially hesitant Satyansh starts taking interest in the company and suggests a name change LaVaste expansion plans to make members for pre-planned funeral services so that they can have dignified funeral services. What transpires next and in between forms the crux of the story.
The concept is novel and the screenplay too is well written. The film addresses the a significant issue prevailing in today’s society. The children-parents communication and expectation issues are well addressed. Though the intention of the director is in the right place he has unable to explore other related issues. Also the film looks unidimensional thus making it monotonous. The direction should have been a little crisp and at some point reminds viewers of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Baghban because of the behaviour of the children in the film. The music is passable and the cinematography is good. Omkar Kapoor has done a swell job and dishes out a fine performance. Manoj Joshi brings his experience to the fore and elevates the the script with his nuanced acting. Brijendra Kala brings humour to otherwise serious plot.
LaVaste throws a global message about dignity even after death.
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