Don’t let the above title completely fool you. Sure, the premise involves the protagonist battling both poverty and his family simultaneously while they keep him from doing what he loves the most – music. But that’s where most of the similarities end.
Captioned ‘No dream is too big, no dreamer is too small’, Zee5Premium launched the trailer for the movie a few days after the introduction of the film’s video poster, which was presented by the Indian music maestro A R Rahman. The trailer starts with the normally despondent young Guddu, playfully skipping while clapping his hands against his sides to create a catchy rhythmic beat. The initial monologue accompanied by the beat, takes off the trailer beautifully.
While Gully Boy is filled with the inner rages of the 20-something protagonist, multiple expletives and (some) unnecessary violence, Atkan Chatkan is seen through the eyes of Guddu, a poor boy who dreams of studying in a local yet modern music school called the Tansen school. Portrayed to be somewhere between 8 and 10 years old, Guddu is uneducated and helps his father in earning money by selling tea. A musician at heart, he discovers that he can still produce music from anything and everything around him and starts off by using wooden sticks to beat metal piping, paint cans and garbage drums.
He forms an orchestra group with three other children and they perform on the streets for fun. Together they create amazing music and soon catch the eye of a representative of the Tansen school. The representative informs them of a competition which will be held at the school, where the winner of the competition will get recognition for their talents and will be given admittance into the school.
The opposition faced by Guddu and Murad Ahmed (Ranveer Kapoor’s character in Gully Boy) is similar, where both their fathers don’t want them to go into music and the people around them are discouraging when it comes to their pursuit of their passion. But both protagonists have a group of friends who act as their support system when it comes to helping them achieve their dreams and keeps encouraging them through tough times.
The theme revolving around the plot of the movie is ‘never stop fighting for your dreams no matter what the adversity’. The trailer is pretty crisp and to the point with Drums Shivamani’s music taking us through scene after scene, enhancing the anticipation for the next one in the montage of shots. Bollywood debutant, 14- year old Lydian Nadhaswaram who plays Guddu, deserves a special mention. He steals the spotlight every time he is on the screen and his childish enthusiasm for music is highly infectious. His presence can be said to be on par with Darsheel Safari from the movie Taare Zameen Par. The movie also stars Sachin Chaudhary, Yash Rane and Tamanna Dipak.
Atkan Chatkan will premiere on Zee5 on Saturday, September 5th. Watch the trailer down below.
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