Stanley ka dabba: A tiffin full of talents

4.5 / 5

Dir: Amol Gupte

Lead: Partho (Stanley), Amol gupte (Verma teacher), Divya Dutta, (Rozy miss)

The best part about the film, the protagonist here is not a person. It's the 'food'. Food makes us smile, laugh, cry, love and hate throughout the movie.

Stanley ka dabba takes us back to our schools. Not today's multi speciality international board School, but to those schools where we have grown up. Where we used to fight and freak out between two lectures and be good guys again when teacher enters, where we used to keep nick names for all teachers, where we had crush on our young teachers, and especially, where we used to hop on each other's food, the dabbas. 

Stanley (Partho) is a kid who doesn't bring food and hops on his friends' dabbas who are cool with it but Verma Teacher (Amol Gupte) is not. He's a big foodie and always pissed with Stanley because he doesn't spare any food for him. Rozy Miss (Divya Dutta) is a sweet, kind hearted, young teacher who we had a crush on while we were in school.

A great cinematography of this film makes you feel like part of the school, and one of those students. Throughout the movie, Stanley finds his way to your past. Why Stanley doesn't bring his dabba has a secret which opens in the end and brings tears. At that moment, you completely empathize with him and want to hug him and say, "Buddy, I am with you". Somewhere you feel that Amol Gupte is inspired from his own film 'Tare zameen par', but you get a very different feeling while you watch through the climax. The music is delivered so well that tightens up each moment.

Amole Gupte appears perfectly as a Khadoos Teacher. Divya Dutta is delightful and graces the screen. you'll love her in the film. Partho is not a small kid when it comes to acting. Raj Zutshi has a small but impressive role. 

This is a perfect film for everyone to find himself/herself and supports a social cause which surprisingly brings tears in the eyes. You'll be speechless when it ends and will walk out quietly without discussing "how was it". Don't miss this one.