Read more about Frames per Second: The burden of the river on Business Standard. Raj Kapoor s last film, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, conflated the river s pollution with the corruption of people, and is still a poignant metaphor for our times
The first impression of âSuraj Pe Mangal Bhariâ is that it is like a comic strip full of wacky characters, including the antagonist, himself an injured party who creates havoc in other peopleâs lives. The second, even more prominent, aspect is that there are lots of unexpected one-liners and screwball humor, enhancing seemingly routine situations or turning them on their head.
All these enhance the filmâs family entertainment quotient. And since we are in the censor zone (âSPMBâ was a theatre release), there are no expletives as well, not even the âinnocuousâ ones, which makes it even more wholesome.