Mar 07, 2009 12:32 PM
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Finally, I managed to see Delhi 6. Till now because of the recession, I was very hesitant to go and see a movie which has been hammered so badly by the critics.Oops .. I meant to say 'film trade analysts'. I haven't written much film reviews thro'out my life (Only 2 before this) , but Delhi 6 prompted me to write one.
Yeah .. you guessed it right. I LIKED it. A director of a film has all the rights to make a film and tell a story in a way he wants. Sometime they mould their film making with 'feel good fundas' for a box office appeal. Having tested the box office success with RDB, Rakeysh Mehra goes the way he wants to go and show cases his real style of film making. That's Delhi 6.
The film takes me back to the childhood days , when we all used to watch serials like Hum Log and Buniyad. Its really refreshing. I guess everyone should be knowing the story by now. Those who feel RDB was better , you can draw parallels between RDB and Delhi 6. Here are few of them - The songs are used up to first stanzas and they gel well with the execution of the film In RDB, the Bhagat Singh drama runs parallel with the cotemporary story so does the Ramleela in Delhi 6.
At the end, user is left with something to think about and ask a question "Do I need to change the way I am living my life ?" For those who have seen the movie and could not understand the ideologies conveyed in the film, here is an interpretation - The Kala Bandar - Most of you might think the film should have been named "Kala Bandar". To me the bandar is an common enemy. Remember the Hindu and Muslim mob forget their fights and run behind the Kala Bandar towards the end. Its the inner beast within you which you should be able to kill.
I loved this device. Masakkali - Its used to depict Sonam Kapoor's current state of life. A pigeon with tied wings. Ramleela - This runs parallel with the story and was used as a tool beautifully to show age old issues in India like Choot-Achoot etc. The cast was fantastic. Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra, Atul Kulkurni, Waheed Rehmaan, Rishi Kapoor ...blah blah blah. It was such an pleasure to watch all the powerhouse performers of Indian Cinema on the screen together.
The music works big time and has been used effectively. You better know why Rehmaan sir deserved an Oscar. Abhishek is superb in the film. No matter some people feel his US accent was fake. But hey , Did Shahrukh Khan use it in Swades ? The answer is NO. Sonam Kapoor is an pleasure to watch. I wish she had a bigger role. Final words? .. Go for it ! Watch Abhishek getting amused to see the Ramleela, watch Sonam Kapoor dance to the tune of Masakkali, watch Vijay Raaz as a sarfira cop, watch the charming Rishi Kapoor ... Watch it to Celebrate India !
