Since there is only one character we see in the film, the use of sketches gives the illusion of a crowd where Anil is all alone. Memories test loneliness in a way that is very difficult in today’s times. The camerawork is clever as you move from the present to the past as there is a clear contrast between the tone of the film. In the scene where he slips and falls into a flooded kitchen, you see how the world around him (kitchen utensils in this case) is falling on him. In the scenes where Dutt is roaming around in his empty apartment after the party for the birth of his child, you feel his loneliness through compelling top-angle shots. With only one actor in each time frame, Memories is a challenging film to execute, but cinematographer S Ramachandra makes it a haunting experience. What starts out as anger towards his wife, turns into pity for himself and eventually leads her to contemplate suicide. The hero goes on a path of introspection when he is convinced that he is all alone. Yadin attempts to investigate the paranoia of loneliness, which strikes a strange melody in today’s times. When he is trying to woo her, or the time when they are in a fiery passionate relationship, or when they have bitter fights – Nargis’s voice conjures up the personality of a woman who has sacrificed her life for her husband and two children.
While Dutt is the only actor you see on screen, Nargis (playing the role of his wife Priya) plays a pivotal role as the wife’s voice in the film. Yadin’s name is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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