First day of the opening and I was off to see ‘Rang De Basanti’ at Rex Cinema. Before I say something about the movie itself, let me say something about parking, yes PARKING! That is the dirtiest word, if you are on Brigade road, Bangalore. It was my friend’s brand new Honda Dio and as the traffic cop didn’t allow us inside the theatre premises, we parked it in a Bank’s compound after Bank hours. It was so creepy, the guy had no authorization to do what he was doing and we had no idea if that was safe. But still we trusted him, and that’s the risk appetite every Indian has!
The film had all its hype it required, thanks to objections from the Defense Ministry to the Animal Welfare Department. And yes, the defense ministry had very political reasons to have a look at it before it went to the theatres. I am sure the earlier government would have been much more critical.
The film starts on a very happy go lucky note and takes us through the life of young guys and a girl who know nothing but enjoyment. Lead among them is obviously Amir who is brilliant as ever in every scene of his. The one to always spoil their party is a saffron clad political worker who takes objections to their westernized ways of celebration and hates the Muslim guy among them for dogmatic reasons alone. This has been excellently portrayed by Atul Kulkarni. Man, this guy hasn’t failed to impress me from Dum, Satta, Khakee and now in Rang De Basanti.
The foreign actress also plays her part pretty well with the famous dance number and also with her Hindi slang word. The film has enough comic scenes to keep you giggling in the first half.
The twist in the tale comes in when these guys are helpless over the death of their Airforce Pilot friend in a MiG crash. The Defense Minister is guilty of corruption and then again of mutilating this brave soldier’s reputation. As usual, he feels above the law and makes a mockery of democracy.
Now these young men do something which every one of us has felt at least once in our lifetime. There comes a time in our life when emotions takeover pragmatism, anger takes over rationality, we tend to forget the law and the distinctive line between good and bad becomes ever so thin. What these guys do is something unprecedented in Indian history which they rightly call the ‘dhamaka’ which can wake up a sleeping nation.
The way in which past sequences of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru are superimposed with the thought processes of these new age guys has been executed superbly. In the end you feel, may be what these men did was really stupid indeed, may be they could have tried a better alternative, may be they could have had a more rational way of achieving the same thing, but then again, the situation they are in really seems hopeless at the outset.
Jaago India Jaago!
And well, the vehicle was safe and sound. The man had earned his trust and his Rs. 5 while we heaved a sign of relief ;)
The film had all its hype it required, thanks to objections from the Defense Ministry to the Animal Welfare Department. And yes, the defense ministry had very political reasons to have a look at it before it went to the theatres. I am sure the earlier government would have been much more critical.
The film starts on a very happy go lucky note and takes us through the life of young guys and a girl who know nothing but enjoyment. Lead among them is obviously Amir who is brilliant as ever in every scene of his. The one to always spoil their party is a saffron clad political worker who takes objections to their westernized ways of celebration and hates the Muslim guy among them for dogmatic reasons alone. This has been excellently portrayed by Atul Kulkarni. Man, this guy hasn’t failed to impress me from Dum, Satta, Khakee and now in Rang De Basanti.
The foreign actress also plays her part pretty well with the famous dance number and also with her Hindi slang word. The film has enough comic scenes to keep you giggling in the first half.
The twist in the tale comes in when these guys are helpless over the death of their Airforce Pilot friend in a MiG crash. The Defense Minister is guilty of corruption and then again of mutilating this brave soldier’s reputation. As usual, he feels above the law and makes a mockery of democracy.
Now these young men do something which every one of us has felt at least once in our lifetime. There comes a time in our life when emotions takeover pragmatism, anger takes over rationality, we tend to forget the law and the distinctive line between good and bad becomes ever so thin. What these guys do is something unprecedented in Indian history which they rightly call the ‘dhamaka’ which can wake up a sleeping nation.
The way in which past sequences of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru are superimposed with the thought processes of these new age guys has been executed superbly. In the end you feel, may be what these men did was really stupid indeed, may be they could have tried a better alternative, may be they could have had a more rational way of achieving the same thing, but then again, the situation they are in really seems hopeless at the outset.
Jaago India Jaago!
And well, the vehicle was safe and sound. The man had earned his trust and his Rs. 5 while we heaved a sign of relief ;)
4 comments:
good review but u forgot to mention the historical play they all were doing...the moments that make the dharmandh atul kulkarni realise his stupidness...n finally Karan killing his father...the resemblance between history n their act...the All India Radio. hey, i m feeling like watching it again!!!
Well, I thought keeping some things hidden was important so that the whole fun in watching the movie may not go out from the people who read this blog.
Good movie, lousy message... that's my review in a nutshell... But well, have posted a detailed rant on my corner in blogspace.
Good review boss
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