Juice (2017 film)

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Juice
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Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan
Written byRanjan Chandel
Neeraj Ghaywan
Suraj Majhi
Produced byLalit Prem Sharma
Starring Shefali Shah
CinematographyRaaj Binder
Edited byNitin Baid
Music byAloknanda Dasgupta
Distributed byRoyal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films
Release date
  • 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Juice is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language drama short film directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and produced by Lalit Prem Sharma. Exploring the theme of gender inequality, it stars Shefali Shah as Manju Singh, a woman who is hosting a get-together of families along with her husband Brijesh (Manish Chaudhari) during a particularly hot evening. The film released to critical acclaim for its subject, direction and particularly Shah's performance. It won two Filmfare Short Film Awards at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Short Film (Fiction) and Best Actress in a Short Film for Shah.

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Plot

On a particularly hot evening, Brijesh and Manju Singh are hosting a get-together of families. While the men stay in the living room conversing about everyday issues, the women are in the kitchen, fixing a meal for their husbands.

Cast

The film's cast is as follows: [1]

Production

Ghaywan conceived the idea for the script on his own memories of watching the dynamics between men and women in his own house as a child. He said,

"I have grown up seeing in my family circles the men being sexist and misogynistic while the women would be squeezed into the kitchen. The living room has been an area of male entitlement. Women automatically take the route of the kitchen. And children see this, internalising it. I also found that popular culture looks down on housewives." [2]

Themes

Reema Roy, a scholar from Asutosh College, said Juice "exposed the misogyny hidden in the bone marrow of our male-dominated society". [3] The journal Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology asserts the film shows the "power which the patriarchy exhibits on the other" where "women are supposed to live a life of adjustment". [4]

India Today 's Nisha Singh calls the film "a commentary on how women are treated at their homes, irrespective of which strata of the society one belongs to." [5]

Release

The film was released on 22 November 2017 by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films. [1] [6]

Reception

Critical response

Juice opened to critical acclaim and notice. [7] Pradeep Menon wrote of the film, "It is a simple, engaging film, one that’s completely worth your time because Shefali Shah powers the film with her words as well as her silence." [8] Kriti Tulsiani of News18 called it "a powerful short film" which provides "an unfazed if taciturn look at the normalized patriarchy and misogyny in middle-class Indian homes". [9] According to Hindustan Times , "Neeraj creates the perfect stage for traditional misogyny almost in-built in our blood." [10] Suresh Mathew of The Quint praised it as a "must watch film" which "takes an unyielding and cold look at the way patriarchy operates in our homes". [11] Scroll.in noted the film's use of subtext. [12]

Shah's lead performance won positive notice. Menon commended how she "emotes primarily through her expressions" and "makes light work of showing us her reluctant patience, her building frustration and eventual release". [8] Tulsiani wrote that "Shah's unfazed gazes convey more than words will ever say." and further noted, "Shah is in top form and a testament to her acting prowess is a scene wherein she just leers at the sound of knife piercing into a carrot piece by piece." [9] Mathew said, "Shefali Shah, as always, hits it out of the park with her stellar performance. Her silence speaks volumes." [11]

Accolades

The film won two Filmfare Short Film Awards at the 63rd Filmfare Awards: [13]

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  2. ↑ Bhatt, Neha (16 December 2017). "A new generation of filmmakers is putting home-bound women in the spotlight". The Hindu . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Shefali Shah bags best actress for her short film Juice at Filmfare awards!". Mid-Day . 24 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 Menon, Pradeep (24 November 2017). "Juice short film review: Shefali Shah anchors Neeraj Ghaywan's story about patriarchy in Indian homes". Firstpost. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 Tulsiani, Kriti (25 November 2017). "Juice Short Film Review: Watch It Till Shefali Shah's Last Gaze". News18 . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Juice review: Neeraj Ghaywan puts everyday misogyny in sharp focus. Watch video". Hindustan Times . 26 November 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. 1 2 Mathew, Suresh (24 November 2017). "'Juice' Is an Unflinching Stare at Everyday Male Entitlement". The Quint . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Watch: A house party gets a tart edge in Neeraj Ghaywan's short film 'Juice'". Scroll.in . 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Winners of Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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