Life is a matrix. We are gifted life by God. We are entangled rather too deeply in solving the matrix that sometimes due to the inherent complexity of life shows us certain unreal instances and such circumstances are disregarded by us due to our immobile paradigm. Most of us bind ourselves to think within a certain boundary and any occurrences that seems unanswerable & that exists outside our scope is termed as supernatural or say even insanity for few persons.
Director Anurag Basu has a wider paradigm as far as matters concerning Life & Death are concerned. In his movie, Basu projects his ray of thought in a mystical yet arguable zone of thought. Basu affirms his outlook in depicting that the transition of a person from life to death may consist of several successions and each succession may either act as a hindrance or gateway for entering into another successions. While most of people pass away from each level quite smoothly (may be), there are some souls that have a purpose to solve before they get mingled with the unknown powers of the universe.
Basu employs two characters in the form of Aakash played by John Abraham & Maya enacted by Tara Sharma. To give you a brief about the movie, Maya makes her way to heaven (?) owing to a tragic accident of the bus she was travelling in with her 5 months baby. She died but her soul took aid from many other people to exhibit Maya’s presence in front of Aakash, who hitherto had gone intensely sorrowful & frustrated. One of the most found concomitant was the falling of water drops ever now & then suggesting that Maya was alive or rather her soul was alive and wanted to convey some message to Aakash.
Background Music plays an indispensable role in movies having thrill & chill as a part of their sequences. Background Music was one of the best ever and this appends to an already meaningful set up ambiance. Talking about environs, It was bleak rather dipped in the syrups of sorrow and why not? The theme of the movie was about grief & most of the movie was shot in the absence of daylight. If not for anything else, watch Saaya for its background music & the ambiance. Shot intensively in locations of Delhi & Nagaland, the cinematography was just about perfect with exotic shots of Nagaland and the scenery around.
The Acting Department headed by John Abraham was laudable. Tara Sharma didn’t have much to do. While she did well in whatever was given to her, her presence was felt throughout the length of the movie mostly so because of the story and her snaps that were shown in the entire movie. Mahima Chaudhary had been as urgent as ever in her dialogue delivery & gave Abraham the much needed support & rapport in the role of a friend. Raj Zutshi in his role of a local driver (?) was good as he juxtaposed his acting with impeccable dialogue delivery. (Pun intended)
Thoroughgoing editing supported the sequences to be brought out in the perfect manner & saved much time. Songs composed by Anu Mallik were very canorous, slick & hitting the right note for the right ask at the right moment. In deed the direction was superb and songs were fed just when they were needed.
Some after thoughts.
The movie was slick, and the story line was different. There were doubts by some as to whether Mahima got Abraham at the end. What I understood was Mahima never had the intention to get Abraham and so the question raised above should not arise. The movie was very realistic and thus it can go jejune sometimes. It was not dead but it was just >consciously unconscious.
Yes! It was just a journey that shows us that there are certain things not controlled by humans but the bond that exist between human beings are strong enough to make their way from the deepest tragedies or the farthest mountains.
The feelings are indelible, inordinate & very true. They are unmaterialistic, careless about the travel of humans (physical form) in the maze of life. Feelings may seem ephemeral yet they are eternal & provide the much-needed answers at the time of unbearable suffering. Saaya (shadow) of the true feelings live forever and guide us to the path of truce & happiness.