Expected Headline: Hanuman touches Spidey's Record.
Reality Offered: TZP shrouds all cinematic productions.
(Maybe because our beleaguered Hanuman(ji) was bitten by no radioactive irridiated member of
the insect familia, or maybe because he did'nt have a Giorgio Armani costume to accentuate
his heratics, or even a one from Manish Malhotra, or maybe because children nowadays don't
like to admit seeing cartoons in public, or because Anurag Kashyap went too far with his
mythical modifications)
If we deny the reasons why the movie did'nt make it as big as the "in and as" Hanuman can
divinely get, we can ponder over the movie itself.
Plot:(Purely Fictional)
The story is simple. Hanuman saves the day, or rather, days to come.
Tired of the same faces in Swargalok(Let me retain some original jargon of the heavens to
maintain its sanctity and strike the intensity), our hero decides to decend to Earth, buy
"manipulating" Brahma, as he himself put in. Hanuman takes a new avatar, powers barred, tail
retained, and more obliteratingly, the appetite is horrendous. He then, as expected,
befriends an impoverished, bullied and defeated kid of the block, named after lead hero
himself, Bajrang-pur(The village ofcourse, the boy is Pintoo). The rest is quite self
explanatory. The bullies are now bullied. The defeated are now defeating. And how could
they not, with a nearly "divine intervention". There is also this match of soccer that
could teach Stephen Chow a trickor two for the Shaolin Soccer sequel.
The rhetoric advances by the director are not veiled by misdirections. One can easily make
out the intended puns and humour. Some big names, and small ones too, are seen in their
simian likeness, antics and obequeosness.
So, one day, Hanuman and friends go to the "other side" of the forbidden zone(No, there
are no saas-bahu serials being aired there, its Gabbar II in his prime with 4 canines who
are quadrapods, and 7, are a more evolved variety of the apeman) They kidnap Hanuman, his
acting mother, quite ironically goes to her favorite "hanuman" temple and prays for her
son's well bieng, an army of several "akshohinis" of monkeys invade Gabbar's premises, wreck
havoc, rescue our hero and leave the day to be saved by him.
And there's Rahu-Ketu, baddie no. II. There is also a highy impressive story about the
formation of Shukra Graha(Venus, for simplicity). Also, theres a cane, sorry,
Sarp-Dand(from Venus), which further powers Hanuman(or any wielder), and is the basis of
all the on screen rouhaha.
The story comes to an end with Hanuman realising his true self and rescuing mother earth,
and its life forms by somehow freeing it from reasons behind Global Warming.
Naradji puts in a LOT of his "divine mischief" to serve Anurag Kashyap's requirements for
satire.
Music:
Another breathtaker was the music. Light, rhythmic, foot tapping and well versed.
"Superstar Hanuman" reminded me of the Church like Choirs, and the other songs were well
timed and pictured too.
Now about whatever happened to the deserved fame. Annual Khan premiered his movie TZP in
quite a coinciding manner as far as dates are concerned. Because of his fame, its seen the
other way round. So TZP sells, Hanuman does'nt. But does he need to?(Yes there may be a
parallel universe where Khoya Khoya Chand is not so Khoya Khoya on the box office and has
sold more than Hanuman and TZP combined, but quite unlikely.) The story of a dyslexic boy
DOES grab more hearts and minds than a soccer playing Rudra-Avatar, and it should, too.
Because the world needs to learn their lessons. As for Hanuman(ji), his stories are a
legacy, with no fixed space-time coordinates. It has been, and will be an integral part of
our conscience. So, for the time being, let TZP rule. Hanuman(ji) has a big heart(AND a
gastronomic organ to shame big food junkies).
Nice movie, all in all, but not a box office record smashing material.
All is said here, by me, atleast. So if time serves, DO watch the flick disregarding other
attractions. The movie deserves the Kudos it did'nt get.
Your comments are Welcome. Do bear the pain to write them. They are encouraging.
Thank You for reading this far.
Hanuman be your protector.
