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Jottings - Slice of life - 441 ( Sir - is love enough? a sensitive and beautiful cinematic masterpiece By Rohena Gera. A must watch!!) It is not often in Indian cinema, do we see films that reflect the best qualities of the cinematic art form. Most of our movies slide down the slippery slope of commercialism, and even good stories, which can be told without any commercial ornamentation, are timidly told with an eye on the cash register only. This is tragic but true. How many times have we not seen a good and socially meaningful story lose its meaning halfway through the movie, and the director lets the story meander aimlessly for lack of conviction or unsure of purpose? How many times have we not painfully seen a film that begins in right earnest to expose the oppressive social stratification in India, and only ends up creating larger than life heroes of ordinary characters and impossible endings? How many times has a film purporting to be a true commentary on the dignity of labor,