Raincoat(movie review) – Everybody need’s when it rains – U can use an umbrella instead

Next time you cry in the bathroom don't forget to turn on the shower...There are some things that you can learn from women... The dialogues are so sensitive and supportive of the director's dramatic yet naturalistic narration, say more than what words generally convey in our films. I like this movie a lot.

It's a character study of two derelict lives playacting for one another's benefit. The plot and its unfolding are extremely nice. It’s a movie that illustrates one’s lost love.
The verbal sparring between Niroo(Aishwarya Rai) & Manu(Ajay Devgan) is not too expertly inter-cut with flashbacks from the past when we see the couple's small-town affair fizzling out in the face of Manoj's.

Manu came from his small village to the city of Kolkata with hope in his heart. His pockets were empty and he was desperate for employment. He found his way to Niroo’s house on a wet afternoon in a borrowed raincoat. She met him draped in silk, and shrouded by darkness in a strange gloomy house crowded with furniture.

There in the dark, hidden from the world by the rain, the two relived their past. They talked and talked and yet said nothing.

So who's fooling whom? Is it Niroo with her tales of an affluent marriage while legacies of her life's wreckage stare into Manoj's face?Or is it Manoj with his wildly made-up yarn about life as a serial maker - a bit of constant playacting that gives Ghosh a chance to take naughty pot-shots at our primetime serials and soaps.

The story ends with a strong note that it reminded me about O’henry's - The gift of the Magi. The end is so sudden and abrupt, but it has a big impact on me, whatsoever said though the movie has monotonous conversations. Mouli Ganguly leaves a strong impression with her short & sweet cast.