"Shreelancer" (2017) Movie Review
Shreelancer : The Journey of a Stoic Freelancer Director: Sandeep Mohan Release Date: 18 August 2017 (India) The indie filmmaker Sandeep Mohan has crafted a visual narrative sans the polish and glitter of a commercial feature film in Shreelancer . The movie is as much about Shree’s search for his own comfortable space as it is about him getting pushed out into the boundless world where he is forced to look life in the eye in all its bitter glory. The dispiriting contrast between Shree’s aspirations and reality becomes apparent in the very first scene, in the café, where after taking a few deep breathes, he plugs himself into the right mental zone aided by mood music and a steaming cup of coffee, only to be shown writing an add for a cheap Thai foot massage parlor. Lack of validation from his father, who would rather he take up a nine to five job, coupled with financial instability, stops him fr...