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The death notice signals the beginning of a new life in the here and now for Arjun Sen, the dashing and ostentatious hero-hero of Shoojit Sircar’s film. i want to talkThis inevitably causes confusion and suffering but strengthens her resolve to fight, changing her perspective on survival and mortality. Written by Ritesh Shah and based on a real-life Indian-American professional, Arjun creates advertisements to encourage people to buy products they may or may not need. His happiness rests on the excellent success he has achieved in his efforts of persuasion.

And then suddenly, laryngeal cancer intervenes. A talkative man who trades in words is in danger of losing his voice. Even when his dizzy ride on the crest of a wave turns upside down, it awakens in him a renewed desire to have a shot at living.

i want to talk This is a film about a life-threatening disease and a man who won’t let it scare him. The story has enough potential to stir the lacrimal glands. But as is his habit, the director octoberWhich was about a young woman who is rendered unconscious due to an accident, keeps the tears in check.

When Arjun is diagnosed with cancer, he is devastated and on the verge of severe depression. But he soon rises above the unsettling turn of events and gives himself a chance – in fact, several chances – to keep going, even as the icy gaze of death rests upon him.

i want to talk It tells a story of pain and heartbreak, but it does so without delving into the sorrow and crisis revolving around Arjun. Asha never leaves him, even if his divorce impacts the future of his relationship with his only daughter Reya (Pearl Dey as a child, Ahilya Bamru as a teenager).

His worries and fears do not drive him into a state of panic. He makes several trips to the hospital carrying his favorite trolley bag, undergoes countless surgeries and hears several dire predictions about his slim chances of survival. But he remained a soldier. He has nothing to lose.

Arjun’s pain is physical as well as emotional, but he is careful not to show it to his daughter and the people who extend a helping hand – a doctor who speaks his mind (Jayant Kripalani). , a sensitive nurse and friend (Kristin Goddard). ) Whenever Arjun needs help, he steps in, and has a sidekick (Johnny Lever, who makes the most of a small part).

like it was inside Piku (which was about the anticipation of death at the end of a full life) and octoberWhich deals with a life that, at its peak, comes to a standstill in storytelling i want to talk The shot is shot with studied detachment.

Emotions are expressed in silence and unspoken words. Silence is the tool that Sircar and lead actor Abhishek Bachchan use to convey emotions that are best left without words. It’s not like there’s no conversation inside i want to talk But none of it was worth it.

Abhishek Bachchan, in the performance of his life, is allowed only a few scenes in which he emotes without pause. For the rest of the film, what he does with his face, eyes and body takes away the need for words.

In conveying Arjun’s internal reactions to a physically dangerous medical condition and enduring the physical changes that affect the character, Bachchan delivers a flawless and deeply affecting performance. He has never been better.

Where will it be i want to talk Who is included in the works of Shoojit Sircar? Maybe not right at the top, but this film is not a slave to ratings and rankings. It has a quality that sets it apart from most other stories focused on a duel with death. It celebrates perseverance and patience.

Arjuna’s indifference fuels the drama inherent in the battle for survival that he fights. The character and the actor playing him are in perfect sync with each other. Neither of them, like the movie they’re in, are looking for undue sympathy. All they want is to not let the magnitude of the crisis overshadow everything else.

In i want to talkThe hero goes under the knife more times than he can count, but he hides the wounds if he can help it. When his daughter wonders if his frequent hospital visits are a ruse, Arjun is forced to provide proof that it is not.

He doesn’t want to add to the suffering of his daughter who is already struggling with the effects of a broken family. The scars on the girl’s heart are not visible, but to Arjun they are as important as the wounds on his body.

Some viewers may wonder whether i want to talk It would have been more heart-breaking if he had chosen direct methods of manipulation. But then it would be a very different film. It’s just as good as what it isn’t.

Playing with Death Often a film does not have a positive ending. But the way Sarkar sees it through the experiences of a man battling a disease the world fears, Arjun’s encounters have the potential to inspire renewal.

But this is not the only distinguishing feature of the film. It touches an immediate chord and is excruciatingly life-affirming, even as it is well aware of our fragility and transience.

Arjun Sen is not Shiuli Iyer, a flower that blooms at night and dies in the morning. He is like a strong tree that withstands the worst storms and refuses to fall.

Sarkar has a proven way of extracting drama involving small life-and-death moments in which darkness combines with determination and our desire for light and, in the process, loses its power to scare and offend.

i want to talk It relies on the tics that propel ‘the terminally ill’ stories but it uses the conventions of the genre sparingly, sensitively and with quietly devastating effect.