Lootera : 5 aspects that will be scrutinised by the audience.

Director Vikramaditya
Motwane's much awaited period
romance 'Lootera', starring Ranveer
Singh and Sonakshi Sinha, has won the
pre-release session via fantastic trailers
and innovative marketing, but the real test of the film will take place at the
theatres. The reputation earned by
Motwane after 'Udaan' gives the
audience a hope for another well crafted
film.

Use of technology: Vikramaditya is
known for his fascination for the latest
techniques used in filmmaking. The
colours and the background stood out in
'Udaan' and the trailers of 'Lootera'
appear promising, so we can expect a detailed storytelling. Vikramaditya also
knows this, "I have spent a lot of time
and money on learning technology, it
was not the digital era yet and I did
photography on film cameras. Be it the
earlier laptops or cameras, I was always very fascinated with technology. Apart
from preferring film over digital in my
films, I have used technically upgraded
sound recording systems, so I use the
technology to push the envelope."

Authenticity: Period films are rare in the
Hindi film industry and they are not
devoid of flaws when it comes to setting
the premise. We have seen a strange
vehicle in the backdrop of a prominent
period film of recent times when the camera rides high on a crane. Language
is always a tedious thing to handle as
Bengalis speaking strange Hindi is a
regular sight in our films, so the director
will have to come up with a fine tuned
language in order to win the audience's heart.

Visuals and background score: The music
that plays in the background of the
trailers is definitely haunting but it may
overpower the visuals. Only the perfectly
blended visuals and background score
can ensure a prolonged attention span.

Character artists: Of course, all eyes will
be on the lead pair but an intense love
story requires a powerful supporting cast
which can allow the narration to
blossom by getting subdued at the right
moment. Everything from their over-the- top reactions to twisted lips will matter.
Shirin Guha, who is playing a pivotal
character called Devyani in 'Lootera',
understands the accuracy required, "The
theme is love and I would like to add the
'vintage era' too. I'm playing Devyani who is Pakhi's (sonakshi) best friend.
Pakhi shares all her secrets with
Devyani. I am more than happy and
pleased to be associated with such a big
and classy project as a debutant."

Motwane's treatment of supporting
actors will make a huge difference.
"Vikramaditya Motwane is extremely
clear in vision, tremendously
perfectionist, he celebrates work.
Sonakshi and Ranveer are also very professional, co operative and down to
earth. 'Lootera' is going to be a part of
the Indian film history," adds Shirin.

The Last Leaf: O Henry's short story,
which contributes to the screenplay of
'Lootera', is well known and that puts
the screenwriters under huge pressure
because only innovative changes would
be acceptable to the spectators. Famous stories have an impression on the
readers who associate the premise with
the original backdrop and this makes the
adaptation a bit tricky.

The film is all set to be tightly scrutinised
in less than 24 hours as it is releasing on
July 5.