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Review: Tribhangha

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Tribhanga (a dance form in Odissi) is a movie about relationship. Relationship of three generations. Relationships, which have seen it's nadir and also its moment too. Relationships, which have soured and have bloomed. All of this is captured and we see it all through the eyes of veteran actress and now turned director, Renuka Shahane. While early on and in the first 15 minutes we realize that Kajol's character (Anu Apte) is an extremely angry soul and she has her reasons to be. Surprisingly, she is also featured as an accomplished Odissi dancer (pity, we never see her performing anywhere through the entire length of the film; am sure there must be reasons) with a vexed past. The beauty of art and culture, I always thought makes you mellow, and encourages you to look at relationships and everything in a "giving" manner. Hence, her characterization looked out of place and in addition her listless performance, further makes it all the more jarring. Perhaps, here her mot...