But some people are arguing that when Mahatma Gandhi came to India from South Africa in the year 1915, how he advised Veer Savarkar to apologise. Veer Savarkar sent a total of 6 mercy petitions to the British government during the punishment of ‘Kala Pani’ out of which five petitions were sent between 19, while one petition was sent in 1920 on the suggestion of Mahatma Gandhi. They should know that Gandhi wrote an article supporting Savarkar and also appealed to the British for his release. There are some people who dislike Savarkar and do not want to acknowledge his friendship with Gandhi. Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Wednesday (October 13) discussed the truth behind Savarkar’s mercy petitions that he wrote to the British government while he served the ‘Kala Pani’ sentence. Naturally, the minister’s statement did not sit well with these people. There are some people who are bent on proving freedom fighter Veer Savarkar a coward. Even though the story is quite mundane in parts the unusually eccentric central performance by Logan Diemart remains consistently and hugely intriguing.New Delhi: A controversy erupted today when Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a book launch event said that it was Mahatma Gandhi who had advised Veer Savarkar to apologise to the British government. However, what Veneer boils down to is a Wes Anderson-type character study of a quirky guy trying to get on with his tediously boring, yet unconventional life during a pandemic, along with the cast of quirky characters whom he meets along the way. It’s a very different way of looking at it, more like an interpretive dance routine, and it’s certainly something I haven’t seen before, so kudos for that. That said, there is a standout moment and it is how both actor and director make Dominic and other characters move while high on cocaine. There is a shopping trip early on in the film that feels like it is longer than an actual shopping trip itself. Washing up, driving, sitting, they needed to be cut right down. We see Dominic doing everyday chores but they all seem to last forever. Yet, despite all of the good in Veneer, it is somewhat let down by the pacing of the film, it is very slow, and nothing of any note happens in a lot of the scenes. There is also a small orchestral score that is very minimalistic in its sound but ultimately more effective for it. The music during the film uses a mixture of vocal and instrumental tracks which all have a jazz and ballad element to them. There are different shades of yellow everywhere throughout the film – the walls of Dominic’s home, his furniture, the clothes he wears, as well as the autumnal grass outside mixed in with some green. The cinematography, also by Aguiar, is not overly complicated but works very well some lovely aerial shots give us the feeling of looking down onto our subject, while the use of colour is quite striking, with the prime colour of yellow becoming very prominent. Dominic lazes around his home all day with occasional visits to the outside world, where he sells his drugs to his regular clientele. Diemart, along with his director Aguiar, has managed to create a very distinctive look to the character, with his man bun, ginger beard, gold teeth, and gold-rimmed glasses he brings to mind a bigger boned Napoleon Dynamite. When we first meet him he is standing outside in nothing but his underpants. Diemart also uses a voice that sounds very similar to Christian Bale’s Batman growl, it just happens to be much more polite. Logan Diemart plays local drug dealer Dominic Willis, a small-time criminal in the Seth Rogen-Esque stoner man-child vein. One that, with the use of a main character who in this case just happens to be a drug dealer, manages to show us how wearing masks has now become second nature and where the streets and roads of small towns have become a lot quieter and much emptier. With a patient eye and a knowing smile, Aguiar gives us a film for the times. While Max Aguiar’s Veneer is never going to be a cultural milestone, he certainly deserves credit for creating a feature film during a pandemic that looks at the way our lives have changed and been affected by the COVID outbreak. Some of the world’s greatest cultural works were in fact created during a crisis. What is always apparent during unprecedented times though is this particular industry’s ability to find inspiration in the face of adversity. Of all the industries affected by the Coronavirus, the arts industry has taken a bigger hit than most. Here’s is our review of writer/director Max Aguiar’s indie comedy, Veneer. Suburban drug dealer Dominic Willis tries to navigate through the COVID – 19 pandemic while carrying out his ultimate plan.
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