Gulmohar
Gulmohar on Hotstar Directed by Rahul V Chittella When Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee and Amol Palekar are together in a movie, you are bound to be tempted to watch it, whatever the circumstances you are in. That's exactly what Gulmohar did. Did it rise to my expectations? The first half, yes. But the second half, I will have to say No. Graceful Sharmila Tagore as elegant and naughty Kusum Batra is perfect. Kusum reminded me of 'Ma ' of Tomb of Sand by Gitanjali Sree. Kusum held her philosophy - " It was meant to be" throughout her life and compromised with life's various twists and turns. Finally she hopes to take charge and give it a twist of her own. Indu, played beautifully by Simran, holds together her family with its dramatic characters , a secretive mother in law , an emotionally torn husband , a financially struggling son and a daughter struggling with her sexual orientation. Manoj Bajpayee did well as usual, though the character was n...