I must say - Boot Polish is a wonderful short film.
This is variable cinema at its best. It spoke of tragedy, love and the effervescence of Life. If art were a matrimony linking conscious and unconscious, then Boot Polish is only a narration of this brilliant tale, interwoven through the emotions of the characters.
The amalgamation of its music and cinematography brought a lump to ones throat. This is a wonderful example of cross genre Indian film-making, and this being shaped by a British director as well. Marvellous!
Ahmad openly admits that great film directors such as Satyajit Ray, Guru Dutt & Raj Kapoor, had influenced him in making Boot Polish and I also agree that there are shades of Ray's work IE the village scene as well the film gleam from Guru Dutt's "Chaudhvin Ka Chand"
Well done and keep making films of moral values.
10-10
This is variable cinema at its best. It spoke of tragedy, love and the effervescence of Life. If art were a matrimony linking conscious and unconscious, then Boot Polish is only a narration of this brilliant tale, interwoven through the emotions of the characters.
The amalgamation of its music and cinematography brought a lump to ones throat. This is a wonderful example of cross genre Indian film-making, and this being shaped by a British director as well. Marvellous!
Ahmad openly admits that great film directors such as Satyajit Ray, Guru Dutt & Raj Kapoor, had influenced him in making Boot Polish and I also agree that there are shades of Ray's work IE the village scene as well the film gleam from Guru Dutt's "Chaudhvin Ka Chand"
Well done and keep making films of moral values.
10-10