RGV IS BACK.... HE WILL SAY ITS MY PERCEPTION
There
is one theory about watching movie and that is, the mood, time and company
matters in liking or disliking the movie and my daughter Grusha also believes
this. It may be true for most movies but not for 26/11, a film by RGV.
Basically i have an honest bias against RGV and hated him for his arrogance, attitude
and several idiotic movies that he made.( personal opinion backed by flops history) . Hence i virtually stopped
watching his movies, though i respect him for making classics like satya,
company and sarkar. But i was motivated to watch this movie because of 1) My
dearest friend SVS who loves RGV and he was keen about this movie 2) I got
affected by all recent incidents of Kaseb, Afzal guru and Hyderabad bomb blasts
3) I hadn’t followed 26/11 event as it was too much to take those days and
hence i do not know the gory details at all except the broad picture of
unforgettable tragedy.
Friday
evening, and by then i had heard some good talk about the movie which is
uncommon about RGV movies, since several years. It was difficult to adjust the
time but motivation was highest. Hence rushed to the cinema hall with a
colleague of mine and was feeling bad to miss the first 8 minutes, but realized
later that i had not missed much as i made for it by standing in theatre till
the last line of end titles got over and everyone had left the hall by then.
Yes, its a great piece of work and a good movie to watch. Wish IT WAS ALL A STORY WHICH WAS NOT TRUE AND
WAS JUST A MOVIE ... Like most in the theatre, i too stood and gave
a standing applause as it deserved.
What
can we say about the film maker who knows the art of movie making to the core
except being suicidal on several occasions. This movie has the finest elements
of his movie “company” and “sarkar,” in narration and style. The way he
researched, and scripted the story so tight without missing many details is
amazing. And restricting to the point that he wanted to convey is to be admired
for ever. How does one tell such a story in a cinema and without a bias or exaggeration?
It is an incident that has just happened less than 5 years ago and has caught
attention of all worlds over and shattered all Indians forever. Choosing to
narrate through Joint commissioner of police seems the only choice after we
watch the movie and it must been a difficult choice for RGV to make and also
make it look like obvious
. Are we qualified to talk about Nana Patekar’s essaying of
that role? It’s like the perfect fit and no casting was ever so perfect.
Especially, the dialogue he says to Kaseb in the mortuary has to be understood
to get and understand the core of the movie. RGV succeeded in what he wanted to
say by this movie. It is said in chaste urdu and probably RGV should have
thought of English subtitles. But never mind as the emotion in the scene makes
people to make intended sense. Some slang was allowed and for the first time,
it all seemed necessary.
The
movie will not make an average person angry; it will instead make him think and
also leave him helpless. The violence in the movie is inevitable as the entire
movie is on terrorism but we have to give it to RGV for taking those scenes
sensibly. There was no need for him to dare to make this movie. With these
efforts, he could have made at least 6 of his usual movies. Hence i salute him
for taking so much of risk and efforts.
I
really do not know how much pains and efforts he took for casting and who all
helped him in this process. A highest mark on that for the entire team of
casting is to be given. The police men, the terrorists, foreigners, patients,
hotel staff, hospital staff, men in launcher all looked very real. That is the
strength of the movie. I did not blink my eye though my emotions were high.
For
the students of movies, and film making, there is lottttttttt to learn ,
especially voluminous detailing in every aspect. Nana Patekar’s one dialogue is
enough to get the tears. “ All those
innocent killed are not the enemies of any religion and they are simple common
people” This trivializes the motive of such terrorists attack. Do not miss to get
engrossed when Nana patekar is quietly listening to Kaseb in the jail. The
lighting, the frames, the camera work, the cuts, the editing was just
outstanding and one cannot stop eulogizing nana
patekar in that scene. There are several such movements in the movie.
I
will agree to the argument of some people, if they say why I should watch such
gory movie which will bring back the bad memories. Yes, without a doubt you
need not watch. But better than watching lots of other Indian movies which are
so pretentious and have too much of violence which is meaningless. I will not
name but, very recently i saw 2 movies which have more meaningless and
avoidable violence than RGV film and both the movies are supposedly big hits.
I
loved the honesty in film making; i appreciate the guts in choosing this theme,
and this is made by the person who knows the “craft of film making” absolutely
well. Then why doesn’t he make all good movies. We do not even need to take
pains of asking him. According to him, he will make movies that he thinks are
good and most of us think he is eccentric and unpredictable. Perceptions and
interpretations are the hall mark of the life itself and why do we glorify in
some individuals and movies? Lets leave RGV from his past and appreciate him
for this brilliant work.
Please
avoid taking children and older people to this movie as some good like bad,
should be selectively kept away from some people. My review is incomplete if i
do not salute Amar Mohile for his most outstanding back ground score. Wow, i
enjoyed this as a movie and will not go back to bad memories. I Will feel that, i have seen one good movie
which scores good marks in all 24 crafts. And the man who made it possible has to be
appreciated unconditionally.
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