Chhello Show (The Last Film Show) review:  A coming-of-age drama

Chhello Show (The Last Film Show) review: A coming-of-age drama

Chhello Show (or The Last Film Show in English) is India's official entry to the 95th Academy Awards.

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A personal, compelling film, Chhello Show is filmmaker Pan Nalin's love letter to cinema.

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With tender frames, the film pulls us into the world of Samay (Bhavin Rabari), a young boy from Chalala village in Gujarat.

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One day, his father takes the family to a movie called 'Goddess Mahakali'.

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The year is 2010 when movies were still shot using film cameras and played through a film projector.

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