An endearing, likeable movie

The sheer relief of watching a gifted new actor play, for a change, a good-hearted, idealistic hero who sets off to make blue films and ends up sorting out problems between couples, is enough to make us not wince at the jagged edges which stick out here, there and everywhere in the narration. the presentation could have done with some more finesse, and a lot better packaging. But hey, the heart is in the right place.

indeed Bittoo Boss for a large part ambles forward with no seeming purpose. i t opens with an elaborate punjabi wedding which, quite vocally, pays its homage to sooraj Barjatya. lording over the ‘shaadi ka dhoomdhaam’ is our endearing videographer Bittoo who shoots, in his words, not weddings but emotions, not bodies but the feelings within.

as played by debutant pulkit samrat, Bittoo is bit of a brat, but enormously sincere and idealistic. We don’t get heroes like this anymore.

the script, written as a series of episodes representing ‘Adventures In The Life Of A Small-Town Videographer’, gives the protagonist a chance to romance sleaze and then pulls him out of the morass just in time. this is a film that’s breezy but never stormy in its impact. i t works because of the director’s sincerity of intent. While most filmmakers today prefer to dwell on the dark side of heroism, debutant director supavitra Babul doesn’t shy away bringing in a shiny idealism into Bittoo’s character.

pulkit, despite an unreal hairstyle, comes across with endearing sincerity.

expressively earnest and quite impressive in his interpretation of the character’s embarrassment, he is a welcome addition to hindi cinema’s hero club.

Film: Bittoo Boss

Starring: Pulkit Samrat and Amita Pathak

Director: Supavitra Babul