The song that opens with the titles for Raincoat has me in a bind. Rarely has a song given me the bumps like this one ("Mathura Nagarpathi Kaahe Tum Gokulu ...") Set to Debojyoti Mishra's music, rendered by the ever-impressive Shubha Mudgal, the song has an innate quality to set the mood for the impending narration. So apt is Rituparno Ghosh’s lyric, every time you play the song, the whole movie plays out before you, no matter where you are. It was as if the Director put us next to Manoj (Ajay Devgan) as he begins his journey. The shots of the train accompanying the song remind me of Chinna Thai Aval… (Mani Ratnam’s Thalapathi), where an old steam engine makes its way through the bushes and tall bridges. This song hasn't left me or the CD player for four days now.
Piya Tora Kaisa Abhiman (solo renditions by Hariharan and Subha) and Raha Dekhe Saavan (Subha Mudgal) are lilting too. Never has a Hindi movie (in my limited exposure) exploited Music or placed the song so intelligently.
Raincoat must be what they call poetry in Cinema. Raincoat’s a subtly-done, well-timed and charmingly directed piece. Essentially a dialogue between to erstwhile lovers on a rainy day, Raincoat brings forward the art of Screenwriting (inspired by O Henry's 'The Gift of Magi'. Both of them indulge in lies and deceit about their dysfunctional lives, until they redeem themselves with a final act. There isn't a moment in this long dialogue, where you feel like getting you attention away from the screen. I just loved Ajay Devgan and Annu Kapoor's performance in the film.
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