Aayna Ka Bayna
“Aayna Ka Bayna” screens at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, 400 S. Second St., in downtown Renton. Tickets are available at online at siff.net. The IPAC Box Office is open noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and opens at noon Thursday for opening night.
Here’s the film’s description from the Seattle International Film Festival.
Dance can be a transformative experience for some people. “Aayna Ka Bayna” follows the story of nine young men who are housed in the Yashwant Juvenile Detention Center overseen by the brutal Warden Sathe (Sachin Khedekar). The warden believes that harsh discipline is the way to turn these boys’ lives around, while dance teacher Shivani (Amruta Khanvilkar) has a softer approach. The boys escape in an effort to compete in a national dance competition, but first they must evade the police. Bright cheerful dance numbers combine with a gritty depiction of the tough situations that led to the incarcerations for a musical that is uniquely Indian. The innovative choreography makes good use of diverse backgrounds and in many cases emphasizes a percussive element that makes this a treat to listen to as well as to watch. The young actors are as skilled at dancing as they are at tugging at your heartstrings making “Aayna Ka Bayna” a movie you won’t soon forget. Director: Samit Kakkad. Cast: Sachin Khedekar, Amruta Khanvikar, Ganesh Yadav, Raqesh Vashisth, Vivek Chabuksvar. India 2012 (94 minutes)
