Manish Tiwary’s Chidiakhana, an unmissable family film
Many people still remember the film Dil Dosti etc as one of the best films of its time and a much-appreciated one. The director of Dil Dosti etc, Manish Tiwary, came up with his second film Issaq a few years later. Despite being an interesting adaptation of Shakespeare, it did not do well at the box office! Now Manish Tiwary has come with his third film Chidiakhana, and this film reminds you why you still remember Dil Dosti etc.There was honesty in the storytelling in his first film that connected with the audience immediately. We see the same honesty in Chidiakhana. The protagonist is a 13-14 year boy Sooraj, and it is through him that we see the story. There is a directness and simplicity in the teenager’s view. Whereas the film has multiple layers and back-stories, the way Sooraj ...










