Director Kapadiya comes from the documentary and to be honest it shows. His transition to fiction still presents several analogies with the realism of that genre and unfortunately brings with it the strengths and weaknesses of the documentary to this fiction film as well. 

Kapadiya has a keen eye, which knows how to insinuate itself into the complex Indian society and its job is to focus on the individual reality more and more. It starts with a long shot on the coasts of the city of Mumbai where the poorest sections of society tend to gather together to survive. 

Then between the wards of a hospital and in the life of a poor condominium it follows the lives of some characters who try to survive the chaos of the metropolis until they escape to the rural coast where they will finally be able to find themselves and their their place in the world and in love. 

Very dry form for a not too original story of society. The stylistic choice is original but it gives very little to the show and in the almost two hours of duration it becomes heavy. The camera investigates the characters from unusual angles and the director's gaze passes through different angles than usual. It's a shame that in the end religious differences and conflicted love have already been seen too many times. 

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, it is a profoundly feminine film in the composition of the cast and in the plot, but it seems to lack those emotions that can involve the viewer. The part of the woman who has no news from her husband who emigrated to Germany years ago is newer, but more is expected from Cannes.