The reversed musical numbers scattered throughout “Definition Please” illustrate his point: every time a conventionally attractive man en...
The reversed musical numbers scattered throughout “Definition Please” illustrate his point: every time a conventionally attractive man enters a scene, the camera cuts to a slow-motion, blue-colored close-up, backed by upbeat romantic music. No explanation is given for the Bollywood trope of musical numbers inserted into movies (often objectifying women) – but none is necessary to enjoy it.
“I just thought, ‘Let’s take these risks, let’s see what happens,'” Day said. “‘And if we fall flat on our faces, we fall flat on our faces.'”
But in both films, the family is greater than the sum of its parts. In “Donkeyhead”, Mona’s successful siblings – Parm, Sandy and Rup – travel down to their parents in Canada from London, New York and Toronto.
“Mona is probably the most honest, compared to the other three,” Darshi said. “It is she who will say it as it is. And it’s like, ‘Well, you do this, and you’re like this, and you do this. Yeah, maybe I’m a mess, but at least I’m being honest that I’m a mess.
While Mona holds her siblings accountable, Monica’s mess is still hidden in “Definition Please.” As she tries to force her brother, Sonny (Ritesh Rajan), to take medication for his bipolar disorder, it becomes clear that she needs help too.
“I wanted to show that they feed each other,” Day said. “Monica and Sonny’s relationship is really important for the growth of both to happen at the same time, even if one’s growth is tiny as opposed to jumping over a giant mountain.”
COMMENTS