Monday 12 August 2013

Review: Veera – Innocence among complexities of life

By Mamta


Star Plus’s new show Veera started off as 8-year-old child Ranvijay (Bhavesh Balchandani) yearns for a sister. The story is set in a village of Punjab. Sampooran Singh (Sudhanshu Pandey), sarpanch of the village is happily married to Ratan (Sneha Wagh). In an earlier episode, we saw how Sampooran and Ratan are leading a happy married life. But Sampooran has a secret. Ratan’s unflinching faith in her husband makes him feel guilty of hiding the secret. Her faith finally breaks when Amrita lands on her door-step with a baby and she overhears Sampooran’s conversation with her. Finally he admits that he had a relationship with her and he is the father of the child. On the one hand, a relationship breaks as the trust is broken and on the other a relationship sees a new dawn.

The psychology of small kids is very well-written and enacted on-screen by the child artist Bhavesh. Whereas Ratan mourns her husband’s betrayal, Ranvijay is happy to get a sister. Amrita dies after handing over the child to Sampooran but Ranvijay is too young to understand the intricacies of life and death. So when Sampooran was making preparations for Amrita’s funeral, Ranvijay couldn’t understand and asks innocent questions. He was scared that they might have to return the child and he might lose his sister. But when he gets a confirmation from his father that they won’t have to return the child, he starts dancing with joy.

In a single shot, we could see Sampooran carrying Amrita in his arms for her funeral and Ranvijay carrying Amrita’s daughter and leading the way. On the one hand, everyone was despising Sampooran for committing adultery and on the other hand, Ranvijay was taking care of his sister.

Ranvijay has already started bonding with his sister and become protective about her. When everyone in the household refused to take care of the child he takes the initiative. He carefully listens to the other kids how to take care of a child. When his friend tries to pick up the child and it starts crying he asks him to stay away.

So Ranvijay’s journey of becoming “anokhi maa” has already started as the tagline of the show says. The show is well-written and directed with the power-packed performances of Sudhanshu Pandey, Sneha Wagh and Bhavesh.

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