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Don't wink, think! Why Priya Prakash Warrier should consider more carefully before she says 'yes' to a project

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DailyBiteJan 18, 2019 | 17:07

Don't wink, think! Why Priya Prakash Warrier should consider more carefully before she says 'yes' to a project

Boney Kapoor has already sent a legal notice to the makers of the film

We can understand that wink sensation Priya Prakash Warrier is in a hurry to get noticed in Bollywood. But that doesn’t mean that she should jump to any script that comes her way!

Even if we accept that the upcoming movie, Sridevi Bungalow, directed by Malayalam director Prasanth Mambully, has nothing to do with the late Bollywood actress Sridevi, the movie — as revealed in the trailer — would offer nothing substantial.

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Take our word — it would flop in any case, even if it gets to see light of the day, after fighting Boney Kapoor’s legal notice and all.

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Late Bollywood actor Sridevi's original name was Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, which was initially shortened as Sreedevi. (Photo: YouTube)

So, the trailer opens with Sridevi (Priya) giving her autograph as ‘Sreedevi’, because, remember, that was the original spelling of the Bollywood actress' name as well.

What a coincidence!

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Don't confuse this with any commercial for running shoes. (Photo: YouTube)

Then, there are a few commercial-like shots of Priya (Sridevi/Sreedevi) soaking in her worldwide fame, happiness, wealth, etc. A few sentences exalting this status are uttered in English. Then comes the inevitable. Loneliness at the top — as they say. So, we see Sridevi crying in a bathtub. And then, there are sirens of an ambulance accompanied by a chilling and equally spooky scene of two feet resting on the brim of the bathtub.

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The obligatory 'drowning her sorrows' shot? (Photo: YouTube)

It may not be an exact replica of the late actress’s life, but there are evident references.

Also, what is this 'bhut bungalow-type' feeling the director wants to evoke?

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All actors, it seems, are troubled and lonely. (Photo: YouTube)

On second thoughts, the movie can be based on any former actress having had an apparently chequered life. Several such versions have been made, and some have actually not been cringe-inducing.

So, why would anyone watch this movie in particular?

For Priya Prakash Warrier, of course! She has her eye and eyebrow game on-spot here too.

The second reason will be, no doubt, be the Sridevi and bathtub references — given how the megastar's sudden death last year shocked all and gave birth to various theories, the film's references could be a draw.

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Why, oh why?! What on earth were they thinking while designing this? (Photo: YouTube)

Boney Kapoor has already sent a legal notice to the makers of the film. So, legal procedures will take their own course. The title may have to be changed, or the spelling can be tweaked. But, with that, the film will have nothing much left.

Coming to Priya Prakash Warrier, she seemed promising in the viral video from Oru Adar Love, a title that has been doing the rounds for the last one year. But the release is only getting postponed. First, there were a series of legal troubles over the lyrics of the song that went viral, then, there were reports of internal conflicts between the producer and the director.

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Now that another movie of the actress is treading the same line, we are just a little worried about Priya Prakash.

No, we're not winking either.

 

Last updated: January 18, 2019 | 17:11
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