Positive points - brilliant performance by Adil Hussain, locales of Kashi and philosophy of the film
negative points - quite slow paced, needs patience.
overall those who can watch a slow paced art film, should go for it.
Hotel Salvation
2016 [HINDI]
Action / Comedy / Drama
Plot summary
An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted to people who want to die there. But as the days go by, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, and not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.
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End of life home
I did know about the concept of a end of life houses in Varanasi. This film is about such a place. Daya a old man of 77, sees a dream about his mother calling him. Due to this recurring dream he feels that his time is up and he should go to the Mukti Bhawan in Varanasi.
The beauty of this film is in the subtle depiction of the coming to terms with your own demise, the love for the father, the script and the beauty of Varanasi. It's very well done.
Salvation
Mukti Bhawan is a tale of spiritual realisations of a family which is not a fresh subject in Indian cinema although the script along with the cast delivers an impactful one and half hours.