Anek - An Eye-Opener

 Anek is an eye-opener for many who are ignorant about the socio-political conditions and issues prevailing in the NorthEast India. If you want to see a non- glorified real and exact picture of the socio- political condition of our seven sisters you have to watch this movie. What is democracy? Are we really secular? What do we mean when we call India a developing democratic nation?

The film puts forth some brain rattling,uncomfortable truths and questions the audience. The male lead in the film Joshua aka Aman played by Ayushmann Khurana repeatedly questions the audience "Do we really want peace?" You can relate with the character where he questions the concept of peace. Again, what a brilliant way of naming a character 'Aman' which itself means peace.

The concept of Truth varies from one person to another. There are 'Truths' not 'Truth'.

Being born in a particular part of a nation and belonging to community, sect, caste or religion is never a choice given to a human being. The only choice is whether you choose to love where you are, who you are and who you want to be or to blame the goverment for giving unfair oppurtunities. Yes, you can choose who you want to be, a rebel choosing violence and destruction or a rebel possessing self-love, hard-work, determination and courage to achieve massive success.

The greatest revenge is massive success. Destruction begots destruction. Your intention dictates your result. It also teaches us to divert our energy in the right direction, to achieve the path of success.

Anek is an unglorified, eye-opener which educates the audience in many ways. A must-watch movie,indeed.

Chi va Chi Sau Ka

Chi va Chi Sau Ka - OPPOSITES ATTRACT

Two ultimate opposites gravitating towards each other because of subtle compromises.
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of change in us and our lifestyles to keep the relationship going. Only your best half can complete you like no one else can, the one has what the other lacks.

This aspect is brought out in a very hillarious manner. The story is simple yet a rollercoaster of family drama but also paves a way towards creating an unconventional, open yet practical thinking about getting married with a complete stranger without knowing him/her.

Go grab the tickets and watch the movie. It's a must watch for all the youngsters who are eager to get married.

SAIRAT - THE ULTIMATE SHOCKER

I will skip mentioning the star cast as they all are so very popular "Bas, Naam hi kaaf hai !"

 The unusual characterization zipped my mind to it . Superb characterization . A slim, athletic guy and a healthy, slightly dusky girl. A shy boy and a bold, outspoken girl . An incredible ingredient for the unconventionally classical love story . Not only does that mean breaking stereotypes, There is subtle message that Love exists beyond stereotypes, caste, Creed , religion, beyond being short , fat, skinny, beautiful, dark or ugly.It's a vague feeling where it seems impossible to live without each other and this aspect is beautifully thrown light upon by the director Naganath Manjule .

Also, take a look at the plot and story , it makes it so natural that they were meant to fall in love with each other. There are no qualms, doubts about whether or not to fall in love, those are sheer , pristine emotions of truest love for each other, which is so much rare in today's world. the friendship between Parshya, Salya and Pradeep seemed to be like our childhood buddies who had been there and done that for us. No matter what decision we took for ourselves, theirs was the portrayal of true friends. 

Now, As in India, lot many stories had been witnessed and reported about  HONOR KILLING. But, this one is a real SAIRAT - A SHOCKER because of its promotion in the beginning. The audiences were expecting a mushy-mushy, hot, love story of an unusual couple with a daring climax as in "Ramleela  or Ishaqzaade" but, Alas!! The way the plot twisted itself, seemed just so close to our hearts. It seems like the director is saying "Lets take a REALITY CHECK !! Literally, the first half is full of lovey-dovey things and the later half gives a complete reality check. The struggle a couple has to go through , the daily life that one leads with his partner, what to eat, where to live, how to cook, where to go for urinating and maintaining hygiene. All this aspects are beautifully brought out in the movie. Sairat is the ultimate human story of true lovers, trying to put life together. 

And the end, where the child walks out leaving behind the blood stained footprints, At par, beyond imagination.

Truly, a great piece of work.

Revolver Rani ~~ The Passinate Gunwoman !!

Cast : Kangna Ranaut, Piyush Mishra,Vir Das, Zakir Hussain and Zeishan Quadri
Movie and Music Director : Sanjeev Srivastava
Screenplay and Directer :  Sai Kabir Shrivastav
Producer : Raju Chadha
Crouching Tiger Motion Pictures, Nitin Tej Ahuja and Rahul Mittra

Breaking Stereotypes !! Revolution indeed !! Could not delete the word from my mind even for a second. We have seen daredevils , heroes, cowboys, bad mans and villains  falling in love. Here is a lady don falling in love. Why shrink your mind !! Open it wide and take a look !! All that she does to the hero is similar to what normally a daring don does to the object of his desire and is celebrated for the same . Now you know how it feels to be used !! How it feels to have high ambitions and being somewhere in the dirt. 

Absolutely convincing plot wherein the so called politicians are wanting to kill any powerful person be it a male or female. Power is elusive and addictive. Power won't see whether you are a male or a female. As a rule Alka, kills, threatens and fights back like a lady-don. But there is child in everyone. Alka is no other exception. When she gets the news of her pregnancy like any other lady she protects her child with care and the don turns into a sweet lady. That's the change every lady goes through whether she is lady-don or a simple middle class girl. The only difference is that, the change is made obvious and visible in Alka.

Stunning screenplay , Well timed, situational songs are also the pluses of the movie. As far as the acting of the actors is concerned  Kangana Ranaut aka Alka should have had a more powerful tone. Vir Das aka Rohan Kapoor was perfect in his shoes and both looked totally fab and that's commendable too.

In the end too, the passionate bitch comes out and shows up. Ohh, How I loved the end !! A great  stereotype breaker !! Hats off to the director for thinking of such a story. 

A must watch for all the people to understand that no one is powerful and nobody is powerless. Its all about what you want to be that matters. People born with a passion are truly great but people without passion should at least not loose hope thinking that they are nobody . No woman, no lady and no person is powerless and that there are always exceptions.

Guzaarish..Redefining Love and Life

Cast: Hritik Roshan , Aishwarya Rai Bacchan, Aditya Roy Kapoor,
Shernaz Patel and Suhel Seth
Movie and Music Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Screenplay : Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Bhavana Iyer

Here's mentioning you about a wonderful movie, I saw off lately. Yes, I'm talking about Guzaarish, A movie that redefines LOVE , a very different movie filled with rich characterization. I have read its made out of combination of two Hollywood movies but I really wish it should be known among the path-breaking, movie that questions all the norms of human understanding.

I adore the way the plot is directed, the originality of every character portrayed, the beautiful screenplay, ' I mean "How beautiful it feels to see a lovely car moving in the middle of well- lined coconut tress on both the sides and clear blue skies at the backdrop following the sight of children playing on the green lawn of earth". It's so vividly descriptive about life but on the contrary the magician himself fighting against life for his death. The music is simply a delight to ears and it varies from the usual filmy music.

The movie questions all of us who fight for life but here is an character who fights for his death. It amazes me to see the magician's character and his desire for death brought up so convincingly in the movie. Though physically disabled , but the passion with which he teaches Omar is also remarkable.The theme of love in various forms , the loyalty of his servants, his friendships, the betrayal from his best friend and his internal battle for death, is successfully portrayed in the movie. The unconditional love of a mother, Estella's sacrifice and Sophia's loyalty, the doctor's care, his lawyer friend Devyani visiting him daily, all which convey various faces of love.

It's utmost tragic to see a top magician who once did wonders on stage , can't even drive a fly or protect himself the water droplets falling off from his leaking roofs. This scene convinces even the audience to accept his demand for Euthanasia. He knows " How beautiful life is?" when he does his radio shows and motivates people to live but still hopes for death which will be more beautiful to him at this stage. After all, What matters is not how long you live but how well you live, a "Life of Dignity". The magician Ethan demands for a"Death of Dignity".

All I can say is that 'Guzaarish' has got an incredible depth, which makes us rethink on our point of view on life and death. 'Guzaarish' truly redefines love and life.

Harishchandrachi Factory : The Nostalgic Experience

Cast: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande

Art Director: Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Director: Paresh Mokashi

"Harishchandrachi Factory" takes you through the nostalgic experience of being in 1913. It also caters to the making of Indian cinema by Dadasaheb Phalke addressed as Dhundiraj Phalke in the movie. It’s truly amazing to know how his obsession gets recognition when the family proudly stands beside him. Genuinely, it was more of teamwork than he alone struggling to prove that motion pictures can be a part of Indian world.

The story is set at the background of the British rule in India and during Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s struggle for Swaraj in Maharashtra. The wonderful use of sets by Nitin Chandrakant Desai brings out that nostalgic feel of moving around in Maharashtra in 1913. The shots of his London visit are simply awesome right from the camera work to the perfect locations depicted in the movie. Great script, excellent dialogue, correct comic timings of the characters is relished very well. The actors Nandu Madhav and Vibhavari Deshpande have done an excellent job. Even the little ones have played their role to the fullest. Director Paresh Mokashi had always been at his best when it comes to historic characters involving comedy like in his play “Mukkam Post Bombilwadi”. The title truly suits the movie in every possible way comparing Mr. Dadasaheb Phalke to Raja Harishchandra and his wife ‘Saraswati’ being compared to ‘Taramati’.

The First part of the movie predicts when and how his curiosity about the moving pictures starts, and how it turns to obsession even after his neighbors criticizing him to be a maniac. They even try to admit him to the mental hospital but then he escapes. Gradually, the obsession becomes more evident when he starts selling the furniture from his home and decides to go London fooling his family that he knows someone in London but actually it’s just a cinema magazine that he has with him. In the scenes in London he directly enters the office and asks the head of the magazine “I want to make a motion picture …Can you help?”. His frankness says all about his passion for making motion pictures. One more amazing thing about the movie is that, the movie grips you to the seat even during the interval and doesn’t let you move off your seat even a bit. You literally wait for the second part to begin soon.

In the latter part of the movie, he is in search of a good team with expressive actors and other side artists like makeup man, carpenter etc. The comical part begins when he searches for the lady characters to work in his movies. At last, the lack of female characters is filled up by the males who are trained to behave like females in their daily routines also. Every character played in the picture behaves manner similar to their role in the picture, May it be female and male, God and demon, or king and queen. He not only hunts actors to work with him but he creates good actors.

"Harishchandrachi Factory" proves you that it can work wonders when your talent and hobby becomes your profession. When I think of this movie, all I could see is a wonderfully supportive wife and two loving sons who had helped a great man to fight against all odds to fulfill his aspirations.