Liked Watching ‘I Want To Talk’? Watch 5 Poignant Drama Films Directed By Shoojit Sircar
I Want To Talk: The latest directorial of Shoojit Sircar is earning acclaim and applause for its poignant depiction of resilience through narrative silences. Abhishek Bachchan’s performance as Arjun Sen has been hailed as one of the best of his career. A seemingly slow but strikingly profound drama film, ‘I Want To Talk’ is almost meditative in the characteristic manner of a Sircar film.
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If ‘I Want To Talk’ feels like your cup of tea, Shoojit Sircar has five more such films that will teleport you to the cinematic world like no other.
Piku
Boasting a stellar cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irfaan Khan, Piku is a road trip film of a father and daughter with their tour driver. The journey takes the viewers into the complex bond of family with its unabashed openness and quirky chaos. Piku is a quick-witted ambitious independent woman, living with her aging and constipated father. Rana is the owner of the taxi company that is accompanying them on a trip to Kolkata.
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Streaming on Prime Video
Vicky Donor
A quick-witted and uneasy-to-swallow humor engulfs the plot surrounding sperm donation. Marking the Bollywood debut of Ayushmann Khurana and Yami Gautam, Vicky Donor was a bold attempt by Sircar to move away from the taboo of sperm donation and sexuality.
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Streaming on JioCinema
Sardar Udham
A film with the narrative of silence again, Sardar Udham featured Vicky Kaushal and Banita Sandhu in the biographical historical drama based on the life of Sardar Udham Singh details the meticulous and laborious length at which he planned the assassination of Michael O'Dwyer, the General responsible for the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre.
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Streaming on Prime Video
October
Banita Sandhu and Varun Dhawan weave the fabric of this tragic tale of remembrance and devotion. Shuili and Dan are interns at the same hotel until one day a tragedy strikes Shuili sending her into the stage of coma. Dan’s precedence and dedication to her improves her health but the future promises no happy endings.
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Streaming on Prime Video
Gulabo Sitabo
An unconventional comedy starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurana as the bantering and nagging tenant and house owner constantly fighting over the overdue rent that needs to be paid. The film alludes to the diminishing royalties of Lucknow, and their attachment to their novelty.
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Streaming on Prime Video
Shoojit Sircar can take you by surprise in his film through the use of comedy, tragedy, and silence. His simple plotlines and daily characters are laden with resonating depth making his films critically acclaimed.
