Needs a pair of scissors

Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2014)

Directed by Bardroy Barretto this film inspired by real events stars Vijay Maurya and Palomi Ghosh. In 1960s Goa a young woman joins a jazz band and falls in love with the trumpet player.

You could easily cut 30 minutes to an hour out of this film without losing much, the plot heavily focuses on the love story that is not that original. I would really like to have seen more of how the Goan musical culture interacted with Indian cinema rather than the central story. For all the plaudits this film seems to have I found it to be a rather weak effort.

2/5