The Hidden Truth

There have been plenty of films which identify them as representation of India right from "TheApu trilogy" to "Rang de Basanthi". Many have been propaganda works, a few find faults within the nation; some inspire us to work to remove the flaws. All those films have addressed good or bad mainly on the face value. They either talk of poverty or corruption, but not many films haven’t shown the real ugly face that exists within the country. Last year Dev D was a revelation exposing the ugliness to some extent, But LSD has travel further beyond thereby exposing the filth & showing how we still live in denial.

The Plot of LSD is split into three stories each standing for Love, Sex & Betrayal. Its neatly written in terms of characters & dialogues and interwoven perfectly like a fabric. This doesn’t stop with the Screenplay alone the whole film is neatly interwoven in terms of the subtext too. The Script is so neatly written & aptly shot. The characters & the story have such an extent of reality that you never get a feel that it is a film for most parts. The rest parts feel cinematic only due the sarcasm .Moving away from the plot the subject handled is so delicate &bold. I can say it has never been addressed so openly in Indian cinema. The main theme is based on voyeurism & the dark side of an Indian man. If you don’t look in deep the movie it might look like porn, but credits to the director for taking up such bold issue for discussion. Apart from the main theme, issues like honor killings, the pathetic state of Indian cinema etc are discussed subtly. Even with the dose of sarcasm certain scenes might be gut wrenching, infact it has one the most violent sequences ever shot on Indian cinema. Moving to the techno side the shaky concept isn’t new its been in use since 80’s, but this film has further expanded the scope of shaky cam movies making use everything from handycams, surveillance cam to spy cams

As whole the film has excellence filled in acting, writing & all other departments, the issues have been talked bold, loud & clear. To conclude it I would say the film is way ahead of its time so watch it with a broad mind even if its doesn’t appeal come back after some years ,this will work wonderfully then.

Verdict: 4.5/5, must watch if you really want to know India completely