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Deepak Dobriyal, the abundantly talented actor from "Omkara", takes the lead in "Daayen Ya Baayen", a charming-but-confused film about a young man who returns to his village in Uttarakhand after a failed attempt to make it in Mumbai. The locals in his idyllic mountain town of Kaanda are amused when Ramesh Majila (played by Dobriyal) announces that he wants to set up a Performing Arts Centre for talented youth.more |
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The first thing that catches your attention in DAAYEN YA BAAYEN is the breath-taking locales of Uttarakhand. In fact, you carry the stunning visuals in your heart as you exit from the auditorium. And that, in my opinion, is not good news for its makers. If you recall the scenic beauty, not the content, it means something is seriously wrong with that film. DAAYEN YA BAAYEN, to me, is akin to a beautiful painting on celluloid, minus soul.more |
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The film has been obviously inspired by Vittorio De Sica's Italian classic Hello Elephant. Of course it doesn't stand up to the original in any way. But we aren't complaining. And that's primarily because the story has been suitably `Indianised' and adapted to the bitter sweet Indian reality and has a strong local flavour to it. Set against the non-descript little hamlet in the Himalayas, the film captures the irony of mofussil middle class life quite well.more |
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A realistic yet directionless film, Daayen Ya Baayen is watchable only in parts. A story of a visionary poet Ramesh Malija (Dobriyal), the film revolves around events when he returns from Mumbai to his village Kanda in Uttarakhand. In a bid to bring about a change in the mentality of fellow villagers, Ramesh takes up the job of teaching English in the local school. He invites scorn and taunts for his unrealistic view of life. A nagging wifemore |
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Though it’s not going to make a dent in Bollywood, Daayen Ya Baayen is a sweet, gentle film, representing another forlorn stab at independent cinema. Debutant director Bela Negi sets her story in the hills of Uttarakhand, far from the madness of urban city life, a sleepy land where time still stands relatively still. While the film has no stars, the director manages to tell a whimsical, engaging story, even though it is not new.more |
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This is a debut feature that revels in authentic locations, faces and situations, the base triad that real movies are built on. Daayen Ya Baayen takes us to the mountains of Uttarakhand in the company of the excellent Deepak Dobriyal, and lets us find out in leisurely ways what he is up to, where he’s been, and where he wants to go. Ramesh Majila (Dobriyal) returns from Mumbai, armed with goodies for his family.more |
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There is much to admire in Bela Negi’s first film Daayen Ya Baayen. Set entirely in Uttarakhand, the film is stunningly beautiful. And the beauty isn’t just wallpaper as it is in many films. Bela, a native of Uttarakhand, makes the locales come alive without making them intrusive. The performances are equally natural, especially that of Deepak Dobriyal who plays Ramesh, a dreamer and an idealist, who returns from the city to his mountain villagemore |