The
format
of
Ram
Madhvani's
debut
feature
film,
Let's
Talk,
is
unconventional
and
innovative.
The
theme
of
the
film
is
man-woman
relationship.
The
film
begins
at
a
point
in
their
marital
life
when
the
wife
is
pregnant
from
another
man,
an
interior
decorator,
who
is
not
shown
in
the
film.
The
young
and
beautiful
wife
(may
be
a
reason
for
the
extra-marital
affair)
broods
over
the
possible
reaction
of
the
husband.
These
are
visualised
by
the
director
in
a
series
of
sequences.
It's
a
grim
mix
of
pseudo-realism
and
fiction
with
a
few
dashes
of
light
moments.
There
is
a
scene
of
Radhika
dying:
She
lies
on
the
floor
with
vomit
and
eyes
gone
blank.
Madhvani
calls
his
format
or
cinematic
language
a
structure
of
"alternative
realities"
borrowed
from
a
traditional
musical
form.
A
single
thought
is
expressed
in
a
multiplicity
of
moods.
The
film's
exploration
of
love
is
based
on
the
enduring
myths
of
Lord
Krishna,
the
etrnal
lover,
and
his
beloved
Radha,
who
represents
the
eternal
seeker.
Both
characters
suffer
from
self-doubt
and
introspection.
Even
as
the
two,
Boman
Irani
and
Maia
Katrak,
go
through
their
act
together,
they
do
not
seem
to
be
acting.
As
if
they
are
caught
in
a
difficult
situation
in
their
life
and
they
are
trying
hard
to
get
out
of
it,
and
the
camera
is
merely
following
them
and
a
mike
recording
their
voice.
Both
excellent
theatre
actors,
Boman
and
Maia
give
intense
and
sensitive
performances.
The
short
film
has
been
made
in
a
kind
of
workshop.
The
entire
process
took
years
as
the
script
took
its
final
shape
only
through
the
camera.
