It reminds us that at the end of the day, even the most cynical and supposedly-tainted hearts are capable of possessing a modicum of goodness. But at another level, it is also a tribute to a city, and a community.
And then later, both men team up with other committed individuals in order to stage the biggest mirage of all: an entire city engaged in the one festival that defines it globally.Īt one level, then, UMA is essentially a father-daughter story. A director, who has fallen on hard times personally and professionally, tries to operate under the assumption that he can still make it work. And what are these illusions here? A young father tries to keep his usual cheery demeanour intact in front of his daughter, who is dying before his eyes. Heists operate not only on the basis of daredevilry and brains, but also on the basis of the perfect illusions. In fact, it is, in one sense, a heist film. Srijit Mukherji’s latest film UMA is all about illusions.
The actual effect of the same is not known–but the illusion of having found a sense of closure for painful memories is what keeps us all going. Someone had once said, “Great art has the ability to heal.” Where time and circumstance fail to heal past wounds inflicted by life, art often acts as the panacea we crave for.
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