Why Bangalore Days is more than a Rom-Com
It’s been more than five weeks since Bangalore Days released in theaters around India. Even then, if you don’t book your tickets for the movie at any theater well ahead, you might have to for the next available show. What makes the movie so good? The answer is simple. The story is normal, of course, but the movie boasts a great cast – the top young actors and actresses that are most popular among the masses today. The songs – which have been beautifully composed by Gopi Sunder (although there are allegations that he “gets inspired” from already existing songs) – are those you can listen to over and over again. Then, the direction. Anjali Menon has previously written the script for two other movies: Manjadikkuru and Usthad Hotel. While she directed the former, the latter was directed by Anwar Rasheed. Manjadikkuru is told from the perspective of a little child. Brought up in Dubai, he comes to Kerala for one summer for his grandfather’s funeral. And through his eyes we see mis