Love Storiyaan Docu-Series Review by Sucharita Tyagi - Shazia Iqbla’s short – Homecoming co-directed by Rahul Badwalekar FINALLY gets the ball rolling and tears going. The protagonists Farida Saha and Sunit Kumar Saha are in their 70s, together since they fought for Bangladesh’s liberation in the 70s, now living in Kolkata. The episode is a triumph because it manages to be about so much MORE than the people it's profiling. It's an insight into the South Asia of the 70s, why enrolling in college was more than just getting a higher education. Amidst the backdrop of communal harmony and a lifelong commitment, Homecoming bothers with getting to the NEED for relationships, WHY India Love Project chronicles stories no one else would. The transformative power of revolution is showcased through impressive dramatic reenactments. That personal is political and you should be so lucky to find someone you can do both with. The film journeys from Kolkata to Bangladesh where the couple were originally from. They get to meet some family members and visit a grave, and an empty piece of land that used to be home to one of them. Everything is different, and just as you begin to think there is nothing here for the two of them, an old college friend shows up to surprise the couple. A dam breaks and everyone is hugging, crying, realizing they never truly left. Shazia and Rahul also carefully, slowly let you in on secrets the family has kept for generations, stories of loss and death they have worked hard to forget. The short is dynamic, there is movement, actual life, and a real human history the film is interested in, without rushing to the “happily ever after”.
Six real-life couples relive their unique love stories in this heartfelt series celebrating the triumph of love over prejudice. Love Storiyaan is a new Amazon Prime Video Documentary series about the real-life stories of 6 couples directed by Hardik Mehta, Vivek Soni, Shazia Iqbal, Akshay Indikar, Archana Phadke and Collin D’Cuhna. The series is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment.
