It is not rare to find films you can relate with. But Double Seat goes a step higher. It makes you see yourself in it, if you happen to be a Mumbaikar from a lower middle-class or someone knowing the city well. The film is yet another simple yet appealing winner from the director-writer duo of Sameer Vidwans and Kshitij Patwardhan.
The story revolves around Amit Naik(Ankush Chaudhary), a young man staying with his mother(Vandana Gupte), father(Vidyadhar Joshi) and younger brother in one of the famous chawls of Lalbaug, Mumbai. He is newly married to a bubbly young girl(Mukta Barve). The couple is devoid of any sort of privacy due to the crammed space. After having had enough of it, Amit decides to move to another place with his wife.
Double Seat portrays a very real and authentic picture of a life in a Mumbai chawl. The behavior and mannerisms of the characters and their humor assert that the key areas are taken care of successfully. But one also shouldn’t forget the production designer Siddhartha Tattoskar for creating a visually real picture of the interiors of a chawl. He is aptly helped by DoP Arjun Sorte.