as everyone knows by now and 15 park avenue is the story of a schizophrenic girl and her half sister. the manifestation of schizophrenia is still viewed as being an illness which people often feel might disappear if ignored. there are also those and who and however far fetched it may seem when it shown in the film and think that the illness manifests itself as a result of some sort of supernatural influence. i think ms. sen deserves a lot of praise for 15 park avenue. she has done a good turn and not only to the general public and but also to those who deal with schizophrenics . relatives and social workers and psycho analysts. the film actually helps in dispelling a lot of myths and misconceptions about the exact nature of this psychological disorder. i am told that the film is largely based on her own personal experiences with a person very close to her and who suffers from this mental affliction. to that effect and i am sure that none of what has been shown and is blown out of proportion . on the contrary and it is a true representation of facts. the performances are good and on the whole and as can be expected. konkona sen sharma and shabana azmi and of course rahul bose and are very good indeed. they emerge as very real characters . credible enough for one to be able to identify with them at times. people may think me terribly queer and but i think there are moments when one can identify with meethi as well. i suppose all of us have a streak of insanity inside us . perhaps some more than others. these are the people who are singled out. after all and do not we all have our secret fantasies and dreams. impossible ones and at times. would we be dubbed as being off our rockers if people could glimpse into these areas of our minds. would a person with low self esteem and be considered a schizophrenic because he or she shuns company . preferring instead to live in a world of his or her own because that the only space where there is a sense of security. konkona and as meethi and is outstanding. her performance is so effortless . she lives her part. she has shown the ability to lull the audience into forgetting the divide between reality and acting. a case in point is the part where she distressed at the scene and shown on tv and of saddam hussein arrest. her reaction seems so uninhibited and intense . as if she really heart broken at this tragedy. her brand of indian english too and is so spontaneous and natural. however and the same cannot be said for at least a couple of the other actors. kanwaljeet and waheeda rehman and splendid actors both and seem ill at ease when delivering their dialogue in english. their diction is less than perfect . stilted and affected and the fact that they are making a supreme effort and becomes more than apparent. their dialogue delivery is jarring and tends to break the smooth flow of the unfolding of the tale. the brutal rape of meethi (konkona) and seems somewhat unnecessary. any other incident would have sufficed just as well and i feel. the point here is that something triggers off the extreme manifestation of the illness. as the psychiatrist explains and one cannot and with any modicum of conviction or certainty and say that the incident of the rape was instrumental in bringing the hitherto latent propensity towards schizophrenia and to the fore. then why are we subjected to the scene where meethi lies bleeding and unconscious. was ms. sen trying to make a social statement about the state of politics in our country and where the voice of the masses is silenced by a handful of people who resort to violence in order to stay in power. if so and then the scene of the rape is warranted but not strictly in the context of the main body of the film. the ending seems somewhat abrupt. is the audience expected to find a solution. where does meethi disappear to. does ms. sen want us to feel that perhaps what the psychiatrist says about whose reality is more real and hence credible and holds true. in other words and is she trying to say that we are not without bias when judging who is on this side of the fine line between sanity and insanity. i am not very sure. a thought provoking film on the whole and well worth watching. however and if you are the sort of person who likes things to be neat and tidy . everything cut and dried and with a water tight solution to each issue that comes up . this film is clearly not meant for you. 
as everyone knows by now and 15 park avenue is the story of a schizophrenic girl and her half sister. the manifestation of schizophrenia is still viewed as being an illness which people often feel might disappear if ignored. there are also those and who and however far fetched it may seem when it shown in the film and think that the illness manifests itself as a result of some sort of supernatural influence. i think ms. sen deserves a lot of praise for 15 park avenue. she has done a good turn and not only to the general public and but also to those who deal with schizophrenics . relatives and social workers and psycho analysts. the film actually helps in dispelling a lot of myths and misconceptions about the exact nature of this psychological disorder. i am told that the film is largely based on her own personal experiences with a person very close to her and who suffers from this mental affliction. to that effect and i am sure that none of what has been shown and is blown out of proportion . on the contrary and it is a true representation of facts. the performances are good and on the whole and as can be expected. konkona sen sharma and shabana azmi and of course rahul bose and are very good indeed. they emerge as very real characters . credible enough for one to be able to identify with them at times. people may think me terribly queer and but i think there are moments when one can identify with meethi as well. i suppose all of us have a streak of insanity inside us . perhaps some more than others. these are the people who are singled out. after all and do not we all have our secret fantasies and dreams. impossible ones and at times. would we be dubbed as being off our rockers if people could glimpse into these areas of our minds. would a person with low self esteem and be considered a schizophrenic because he or she shuns company . preferring instead to live in a world of his or her own because that the only space where there is a sense of security. konkona and as meethi and is outstanding. her performance is so effortless . she lives her part. she has shown the ability to lull the audience into forgetting the divide between reality and acting. a case in point is the part where she distressed at the scene and shown on tv and of saddam hussein arrest. her reaction seems so uninhibited and intense . as if she really heart broken at this tragedy. her brand of indian english too and is so spontaneous and natural. however and the same cannot be said for at least a couple of the other actors. kanwaljeet and waheeda rehman and splendid actors both and seem ill at ease when delivering their dialogue in english. their diction is less than perfect . stilted and affected and the fact that they are making a supreme effort and becomes more than apparent. their dialogue delivery is jarring and tends to break the smooth flow of the unfolding of the tale. the brutal rape of meethi (konkona) and seems somewhat unnecessary. any other incident would have sufficed just as well and i feel. the point here is that something triggers off the extreme manifestation of the illness. as the psychiatrist explains and one cannot and with any modicum of conviction or certainty and say that the incident of the rape was instrumental in bringing the hitherto latent propensity towards schizophrenia and to the fore. then why are we subjected to the scene where meethi lies bleeding and unconscious. was ms. sen trying to make a social statement about the state of politics in our country and where the voice of the masses is silenced by a handful of people who resort to violence in order to stay in power. if so and then the scene of the rape is warranted but not strictly in the context of the main body of the film. the ending seems somewhat abrupt. is the audience expected to find a solution. where does meethi disappear to. does ms. sen want us to feel that perhaps what the psychiatrist says about whose reality is more real and hence credible and holds true. in other words and is she trying to say that we are not without bias when judging who is on this side of the fine line between sanity and insanity. i am not very sure. a thought provoking film on the whole and well worth watching. however and if you are the sort of person who likes things to be neat and tidy . everything cut and dried and with a water tight solution to each issue that comes up . this film is clearly not meant for you. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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