Friday, October 24, 2014

BOOM directed by Kumar Mystic

BOOM directed by Kumar Mystic
Director: Kumar Mystic                  Cast:  Sanjay and Gayathri
Written: Param                                                 Screenplay: Param

This chilling movie is the recipient of numerous Awards
The Special Jury Award, Best Film, Indian Cine Film Festival, Mumbai 2014
Winner Best Background Score, Indian Cine Film Festival, Mumbai 2014
Winner Best Film, Goa Short Film Festival, Panaji 2014
Winner Best Cinematography, Bangalore 2014

He is a strong man. He is in excellent health. He is ready for the expedition. He is a suicide bomber. His Trainer takes him on his motorbike to an unoccupied apartment. He needs to be prepared for the task at hand. He has been shown the locale where he will deploy the bomb. It is where a statue of a politician is to be unveiled. He is not supposed to move out of the apartment. His Trainer will bring him all that is necessary. He used to be a painter. His Trainer has given him paints and brushes to paint if he wants to. He is supposed to prepare himself for the day. Be calm. Be prepared for the task.
He is really calm; he sorts out his paint brushes and lays all his paints on a newspaper on a table. He sets up his easel. He opens the balcony door; some fresh air would do him good. As he turns around to get a better view of his surroundings, he stops short. On the balcony next to him a beautiful woman is watering her small balcony garden. She seems totally unaware of his presence. Very daintily she snips off a red rose. She puts it into a basket which is pulled up. He cannot see who the recipient of the red rose is.
He starts painting frenetically. He has to complete the painting within the next five days. He begins following her to the elevator. He is there when she gets in. He is there when she gets out. He is obsessed by her. He paints like a man possessed, he has to finish the painting before…
The day arrives. The painting is done. The painting is that of the Woman. The Trainer comes to take him to the venue. He gets ready, straps the Bomb onto his stomach. He cleans all vestiges of his stay in the apartment. The Trainer packs up everything and takes the package with him. When the Trainer is not looking he slips the painting down his back. He will give it to her if she is there for the unveiling. The trainer takes him to the venue. There are no goodbyes. He walks slowly to the venue. His mind is on the Woman. Will she be there? He hopes with all his heart that she will be there. His mind is on the Woman. He sees the Woman. He needs to give her the painting. He jumps over the barricade, rushing towards her…

The Woman presses the detonator. There is a huge explosion. Parts of bodies everywhere.  Amidst the body parts lies a painting.

A Motorbike stops. It is the Trainer. The Woman hops onto his bike. They both move on slowly and with no hurry.



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