Review of movie Pihu

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Rating:3/5

Based on a truly unfortunate incident, ‘Pihu’ chronicles the trials and tribulations of a 2-year-old girl child, who is caught in the crossfire of her parents’ tumultuous relationship. It ultimately puts her in a hellish situation that carries on for an entire day.

Myra Vishwakarma, as the innocent child caught up in extraordinary circumstances, looks like a natural in front of the camera. She may be a toddler, but she does well with her role. While the major part of the narrative deals with this young girl’s entrapment, the story also involves the situations leading up to her confinement and of course, the climax to her ordeal. But this dramatic thriller squanders the chances of being an edge-of-the-seat ride. 

The primary attempt with telling Pihu's story is to create a mood and ambience of tension and uncertainty. But the off-kilter camera work doesn't quite fit into the film's setting. The camera angles make the movie a tedious watch. As much as the plight of the little girl resonates with the audience, the scenes and sequences featuring her, all alone in an apartment, tend to get repetitive after a point. Films with limited characters and a single location usually work well when they're tautly edited. But Pihu's narrative tends to drag on. The film should ideally have been at least 20 minutes shorter. 

‘Pihu’ is a metaphor meant to bring to light two glaring realities of the society we live in – the impact domestic violence/dysfunctional relationships can have on children and how people in a big city don't really care about those beyond their kith and kin. The film does manage to reflect on these relevantthemes.