Chippa

Lost and Found

Welcome to today's episode of OTTplay Lost and found, one podcast that gives you all the info about critically acclaimed films and shows, but lesser- known. I'm your host Nikhil.

Debutant director Safdar Rahman’s 2018 Chippa was a tribute to his newborn daughter. The story of a ten-year-old eponymous protagonist, Chippa told the journey of an abandoned child in search of his father on his 10th birthday. Shot across the span of a single night, the film follows Chippa, as he strides the lanes of Kolkata, enamored by each adventure he has. As the young tea-stall helper ventures into his journey of self-realization, he traipses along by-lanes that seamlessly peak into the lives of the myriad working classes across the City of Joy. Without being self-indulgent even for a moment, Chippa compels you to reminisce about the old-world charm about Kolkata, it’s as much an ode to the city as it is to parenthood. However, Rahman’s world of magic-building is never to an extent that it is delusional. He clearly shows how reality may strike at any instant and that may lead to the disillusionment of things. One of the main characteristics of the film is its need to stitch realistic characters who you can't help but invest in. When Chippa’s father learns of his child’s identity, he refrains from confessing to his son that he was indeed the man this child was seeking. Hence, the happy accident of the two meeting, remains just that – an accident. Chippa, unbeknownst to his father’s true self, still perceives the man’s hesitation and leaves his world to return to his own, ensconced in the roadside revelries of a free-spirited life.

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