Jagdeep
Josh Safdie made this assured comedy in and around his apartment building when he was still a film student at Boston University. The dioramic setup plays like a vertical REAR WINDOW: a shy daydreamer (played by Safdie) lives above an older Hindi man who lives above a reckless Brit who lives above a girl stuck in a bad relationship. The boy two floors up can only see the back of the girl’s head but that’s enough for a crush to develop. Safdie makes the most out of the single location, deploying dynamic camera angles, wry slapstick and even a couple of crane shots for a whimsical picture of city living.
When rustic farmer Gopi (Jeetendra) visits a lawyer's home, he's mistaken for Anand, a wealthy attorney who's engaged to the lawyer's beautiful daughter. When the real Anand shows up, the two discover they could be twins and agree to switch places. Will true love win out once the truth is revealed? Or have they sown the seeds of ruin for them both? Directed by Ravikant Nagaich, this entertaining comedy stars Komal, Mumtaz and Aruna Irani.
