“It is a Friday afternoon when Mumbai’s Phoenix Palladium, which only recently recovered from the carnage of the Zara summer sale, hosts a horde of a different kind—the fans, guests, and press assembled for The Odyssey’s India premiere.
I arrive 15 minutes early, only to be informed of a 30-minute delay. It’s fitting that Nolan’s first India premiere would be happening in both senses of the term “Indian Standard Time”. Some Nolan fans have a lot to say about the delay. “I want to speak to your supervisor”, in particular, sticks out on its third repetition. Odd, I thought: Nolan fans should have a particular gift for understanding the manipulation of time.
Since I am about to watch a Nolan film—notorious for grand music and whispered dialogue—I prime my ears to listen extra closely, a fringe benefit of which turns out to be some excellent eavesdropping.” Scroll to get a peek into the Mumbai premiere of Nolan's latest magnum opus.
