Vastupurush is a Marathi movie that I keep going back to when I want to watch a deep, artsy (by that I mean not too commercial) film. The soul of an edifice translates to Vastupurush in Marathi. This movie traverses the life of a successful doctor who has moved overseas after struggling to meet ends in his formative years. Set in the post-independence era, Vastupurush portrays characters that anyone who has observed different generations can relate to. A young boy trying his level best and studying hard to become a doctor; his Gandhian father who spent his youth in fighting for the country’s independence but is now dependent on a meagre pension. His mother whose only aim is to see him become a successful doctor, an uncle who believes that there is a fortune buried under the familial home, and another one who pens poems and plays his flute and does nothing else. The movie is a beautiful flashback of the protagonist’s yesteryears, his peaceful life in the village, the daily routine in his home, his rapport with the people in his life, and most importantly his love for the Vastu (home) that he was brought up in. It ends on a sad note when his uncle blows up the house to smithereens, in search of the buried fortune. Left alone in this world, he returns to the debris of this house with his son and grandchildren and starts narrating the story. The story of his kin who imparted a soul to his familial home.