Guzaarish- Movie Review. Review on Guzaarish

This time Sanjay Leela Bhansali has worked on a serious issue of Mercy Killing or Euthanasia, in his classic style. It’s purely parallel cinema worthy of critical appraisal.

The movie is about Ethan Mascarenhas, played by Hrithik Roshan, once a famous magician, now bedridden for the last 12 years, requesting to end his life, which he calls ‘Project Ethanasia; ‘Ek arzi’..ek Guzaarish.

Ethan works as a Radio Jockey teaching people how to ‘never give up in life’, while struggling to just exist as a quadriplegic.

Ethan had met with an accident while performing at one of his magic shows. He succeeds in the end after lots of frustrating fights with the judiciary system, as Euthanasia is not permitted by law or religion.

Aishwarya plays, Sophia D’Souza, the caretaker who surpasses her professional duties, and becomes his friend, lover and finally his wife.

Ethan marries Sophia in the end, who grants him his ‘Guzaarish’. Sophia is shown as a woman traumatized by an unhappy marriage, later divorced.

Hrithik Roshan is as always awesome. Aishwarya Rai looks stunning in her acts and dresses, with the red scarf. The relationship between the two is of a ‘ true love story ’, with all sacrifices and no gains for either of them.

I cannot concentrate and write on any other character of the film. Aishwarya’s authoritative character is memorable and Hrithik’s expressions steal the show. But all the other actors have performed really well.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s art direction is classic with colours Black, Blue and Red.

The songs and dances, honestly, the overall music has been well composed and choreographed. The blend of Goan, English and Hindi lyrics and dialogues is soothing and truly dramatic.

The most enjoyable song among them is the “Udi..Neende aakhon se”, which has been beautifully performed by Aishwarya. The climax dialogues of Ethan made me cry. What is film! Just loved it!

Euthanasia is issue worth a debate. Personally speaking, one must be allowed to do ‘mercy killing’. At least it frees the person of his/her sufferings.

Why should we allow them to suffer for our desires to ‘see them till we wish’, or wait till fate acts?