This film is different and superhit. Thank you, Sir!! a film by Tshering Gyeltshen, shot in the beautiful
valley of Trashiyangtse with Bayling HSS as the grand central setting, is a
real cinematic treat for you. It’s a film that you take home, and reminisce and
relish for days, or even weeks. Believe
me.
Its genre, drama, the film
is for all: young or old. Its storyline, acting, music and cinematography are
exceptionally good, very professionally crafted and executed. You won’t grumble,
frankly speaking, after coming out of cinema hall.
Most shockingly, Thank you, Sir!! is the most expensive
local production ever with a direct cost of Nu 9.5 million. A total of 750 cast
and crew, the largest so far in a local film, this film is shot over a period
of seven months (Oct 2011 to May 2012). The director of photography was hired
from India.
Let me tell you Thank you, Sir!!, an educational/social
movie, is all about a passionate teacher Jigmed Lodhen (Tshering Gyeltshen) who
believes that a teacher dedicated to his/her calling can change the world.
After his graduation, Jigmed Lodhen arrives at Mendrupling HSS (Bayling HSS)
like a breath of fresh air. He is extraordinarily filled with passion and an
earnest zeal for his life's calling - TEACHING. He believes and is prepared and
determined to prove that teachers dedicated to their calling and passionate
about their work will make all the difference...or the critical difference.
As Jigmed's life unravels
in Mendrupling in the course of five years we come across a beautiful and
sincere geography teacher of the school, Mendrel Yutsho (Tshering Zangmo) who
has crush on Jigmed. We also come across the principal Ngelhey Dorji (Thinley
Wangchuk) and "SIR" Naalha Tashi (Cheten Wangchuk) who play the roles
of deadly villains. They are portrayed mostly in satirical and comical scenes,
but you will love their roles, especially Cheten’s. Along with him, Cheten
makes you scared, thrilled, cried, and laughed.
Pic: During the premiere show
In the supporting roles, Lhaksam
Longdroel (Karma Samdrup) and Lekzeen Reengsel (Namgyel Lhamo) play very
important roles as students. These two characters gave very powerful performance, and I am confident that they will bag home an award each.
Many social issues have
been reflected in the film: a teacher-student affair, women who gamble with their husbands’ hard-earned
money, people with vanity/accented English and a rumour-monger society. This film is very bold. The Dzongda of the dzongkhag illicitly keeps an affair with a school student. One time, with his friends and officials, the dzongkda comes to the school, drunk, and teases girls in the school basketball court. This, in fact, (what I feel) represents a true story of the Samtse College of Education where the dzongda and a few officials involved in similar case at the college.
However,
Thank you, Sir!! has an unexpected
climax that you will land up choking, all tearful. Go and watch it at City Cinema,
you will love it. An outstanding film ever made by a Bhutanese!