Most articles will tell you that Piku is a heartwarming tale of a feisty daughter, her hypochondriac father, and the long road trip to Kolkata. But look closer. Shoojit Sircar’s masterpiece is actually a radical, almost brutalist deconstruction of the Indian family. It is a film about love that refuses to be sentimental, and about death that refuses to be tragic.
A real estate agent calls. Piku picks up the phone herself — no sticky note — and says, “Ghar nahi bechna. Hoarding ka license hai kya tumhare paas?” Click. piku hindi movie exclusive