Today I got the chance to watch the movie; it is a creatively plotted film. Some view it as modern day depiction of great Hindu epic 'Mahabharat', while others watch it as Bollywood's version of 'Godfather'. It is indeed true that the characters resemble the both. Contrary to all the views, me 'The Insatiable' sees it as a tragic love story. I see it as a film that depicts the contemporary Love that is 'Love for Success'. This new love is embedded in almost every heart of modern society.
All the characters of the film are depicted in grey shade. The hero too has grey shades, unlike typical filmy hero with white character wining over the villain with all blacks. I don’t know if it was true in the historical epic but it is very true in our society. Where grey is become more acceptable and achievements are becoming the only parameter to measure the success, where victors write the history. This new love for winning the power, position, money, fame etc is diminishing the white methods of achievements.
Irrespective of our education, our class, our caste, our industry or which ever strata we belong to, we have the some intensity of love to be a victor. This intense love of ours is taking our hero towards the greyer shades. This success of darker shade is engulfing the utopian 'Love for Love', which was righteousness of method, whiteness of character and the truth of our hero. This new race for victory, for sake of victory is cancerous.
Truly, Cinema is the mirror of society. Prakash Jha's (director) mirror in not only reflective but refractive, which depicts the future in history. He creatively highlights the path on which our society is heading, has the trait of cancer. Of course the victors will write the history but do we know there is a world beyond victory. A world that is driven by the truthfulness of method and means. The power we achieve is surely important but not more than the path that we choose to achieve the power.
I understand you will find my views idealistic and impractical. I still believe the driving force of our society should be method based and not result based. Amongst all the Grey characters, the director shows a ray of hope. The two beautiful women shown as the example of extreme white characters. These mothers are our hope as they know that beyond Life lies the Death.
I am optimistic, and YOU….?
10 comments:
Well Written Yasir Bhai. The thing which confuses me the the most and scared too was the character of Nana Patekar, he was actually a king maker as well profit reaper, none of the character even pointed a finger towards him, he played all so smoothly...... And this is the reality someone else dance on someone else tune......... Are we blinded or what?????
I agree Salam, Probably director Jha depicted Nana Patekar as Krishna, which is why I wrote see the 'Future in History'. Are our Gods/Ideals turning Grey.
Apart from the movies similarities or disparities between epics or movies of past years, in my opinion it has very accurately shown what the true state of affairs is in national politics.
How party leadership has become the birth right for one generation after another of prominent families is clearly visible.Also Visible is the predicament of the people, we as a whole have to now chose between various shades of gray from amongst our leadership. Not because we have no choice, because it best suits us to.
So as a whole, I liked the movie. good watch.... certain characters of-course our did others not only because they were written well, but the person playing it portrayed it to perfection.
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@ Yasir: Al though i haven't watch the movie yet and may be if i have not came across this, watching Rajneeti would have died somewhere. As most of the time, if a film is a week old, it loses my interest. Anyways i will surely go and watch just to try to understand what really has made you to write. :)
Before that three cheers to your writing.!! :P
@ Khalid
I would love to explain you why I wrote this but only after u watch it.
really impressed by ur review.but yasir bhai there were certain points i cldnt get through,like in d climex ranbir killed ajay devgn n manoj bajpayee just after election finished.i think its far from reality of politics.
but i liked d movie coz of its well written characters.
@ Fazal - Of Course, it is an exaggerated form of politics. What I feel Mr Jha tried to end it like Mahabharata.
No comments... I have to go out to watch Rajneeti.
@ Sohaib - Reading and watch will help
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