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All We Imagine As Light Movie Review

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Review for the film " All We Imagine As Light"

Streaming On: Disney+ Hotstar

Runtime: 01 Hour 58 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 21-09-2024

OTT Release: 03-01-2025

Genre: Drama

Similar To: Palthu Janwar, Madhuram Jeevamruthabindu, Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham, Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan

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4 / 5.00

3.49 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Madhu Raja

Kashish Singh

Loveleen Mishra

Kani Kusruti

Maxima Basu

Bipin Nadkarni

Santosh Mishra

Actress Divya Prabha

Romil Modi

Ram Rawat

Hridhu Haroon

Sameer Kadam

Vipinkumar Waghmare

Sisira Anil CK

Tintumol Joseph

Robin Joy

Adhithya Sivakumar

Aravind Jayan

Dhritiman Das

Prabhati Gharat

Shweta Prajapati

MORE CAST & CREW

Undefined:

Hridhu Haroon

Kani Kusruti

Producer:

Frank Hoeve

Gilles Chanial

Ranabir Das

Julien Graff

Thomas Hakim

Zico Maitra

Roberto Minervini

Nikita Parikh

Denise Ping Lee

Olivier PÃ¨re

K.C. Pranav Raj

Govinda Van Maele

Gourab Banerjee

Harshit Agrawal

Cinematographer:

Ranabir Das

Editor:

ClÃ©ment Pinteaux

Composer:

Dhritiman Das

Topshe

Costume Designer:

Maxima Basu

Assistant Director:

Rutu Suthar

Aadya Pandey

Robin Joy

Suyash Kamat

Annu Bagmare

Casting Director:

Romil Modi

Production Manager:

Francesca Betteni-Barnes

Production Designer:

Piyusha Chalke

Yashasvi Sabharwal

Shamim Khan

Actor:

Snehalata Siddarth Tagde

Actress Divya Prabha

Shweta Prajapati

Tintumol Joseph

Sisira Anil CK

Aparna Ram

Kashish Singh

Madhu Raja

Ardra K.S.

Shailaja Shrikant

Sanjay Balu Ghanekar

Saee Abhay Limaye

Bipin Nadkarni

Loveleen Mishra

Sound Department:

Adhithya Sivakumar

Olivier Voisin

Benjamin Silvestre

Yorick Sedee

Romain Ozanne

Thibault Noirot

Santosh Mishra

Anandakrishnan J

Mohammed Aquilhusain Bashir

Romain Anklewicz

Music Department:

Martin Caraux

Art Department:

Swapnil Uplelkar

Gaurav Moon

Rashmi Kushwaha

empty:

Shabana Latif

Sameer Kadam

Sheetal Prasad

Anuradha Karsule

Camera Department:

Nihal Maity

Vipin Yadav

Mukesh Kumar Yadav

Vipinkumar Waghmare

Hasim Sayyed

Prabhati Gharat

Prakash Bhosle

Jashoda Nand Mishra

Udaybhan Mishra

Sanjay Brahmane

empty:

Avinash Salunkhe

Barbara Van Lombeek

Casting Department:

Ram Rawat

empty:

Akhila Menon

Lionel Kopp

Jeanne Sarfati

Laurens Orij

Aravind Jayan

Sakshi Bhatia

Nikita Parikh

Naseem Azad

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Cast & Crew

Payal Kapadia Bio coming soon... >> Read More... has directed this film. The cast has Kani Kusruti Kani Kusruti is an Indian model and actress born o >> Read More... , Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam "Chhaya Kadam is an actress and has done many Mara >> Read More... and Hridhu Harun. The film has been co-produced by the international companies; Petit Chaos, Chalk & Cheese Films, Another Birth, BALDR Film, Les Films Fauves, Pulpa Films, and Arte France Cinema.

Plot

All We Imagine As Light revolves around the story of three women, two of them are in unstable romantic relationships. They live in Mumbai as migrant nurses. The three women are Anu, Prabha and Parvaty. Anu is still in her early twenties, Prabha is a bit older and also recently abandoned by her husband who did not bother to keep in touch for over a year, and Parvaty is much older. Anu and Prabha are room-mates. Anu represents youth, innocence and rebellion, whereas Prabha represents experience gradually wearing her off. One day, Prabha receives a rice cooker as a gift from her estranged husband, which affects her emotionally. It fills her with emotions that have been numbed ever since he left and never bothered to contact her. Anu on the otherhand, is busy looking for the perfect spot in Mumbai to be intimate with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend is a Muslim, and while she is in that relationship, her parents are arranging a marriage with her to smeone else. The two women Anu and Prabha travel to a beach town. In this beach town, they experience the freedom and desires that they never could before.

Star Performance

Kani Kusruti gives a compelling performance.

Divya Prabha also acts brilliantly in the film.

Analysis

The film has a slow pace, and this sort of makes it dull. All the actors have acted brilliantly. The film effectively portrays the beauty and vibe of Mumbai city. The film also shows Mumbai without sugarcoating, such as the divide between the rich and the poor people and the discrimination that the poor people face. There is an atmosphere of unresolved pain and trauma.

What’s There?

Excellent performance by the cast members.
The visuals effectively show the beauty of Mumbai city.
The film shows Mumbai city realistically and without sugarcoating.

What’s Not There?

The film’s pace is a little too slow, which makes it dull.

Verdict

The film is great to watch, with its excellent visuals and meaningful themes. I would recommend everybody to watch it. However, it also contains the sensitive topic of strained romantic relationships, so I would suggest only those people who might get triggered, not to watch it.