Too many new movies still rely on the crutch of the "returning NRI" to trigger the plot. Patel vs. Patel or GujjuBhai - Most Wanted are fun, but they often present a sanitized, postcard version of Gujarat that caters to the diaspora in America and the UK.
The truly "new" movie needs to look inward. Where are the gritty stories about the textile mill closures of Ahmedabad? Where is the biopic of the Dalit writers of Saurashtra? Where is the horror movie set during the 2001 earthquake? gujrati movie new
The best new Gujarati movie of this year likely doesn't have a star. It has a 50-year-old woman learning to drive a scooter. It has two friends fighting over a dhokla recipe. It has a ghost who just wants to watch the sunset one last time. Too many new movies still rely on the