Review of movies

I watched "MOD" starring Ayesha Takia and a new face Rannvijay Singh. If you are tired of all the big budget movies like Bodyguard and Ra One, then Mod will be like sugar candy giving you some solace that there are sensitive directors like Nagesh Kukunoor (Iqbal fame), who make sensitive movies. It is a cute and pure love story made with sheer simplicity. It is a slow paced movie with picture perfect landscape at the background. It is like a romantic novel which you should read at a leisurely pace. Ayesha Takia looked lovely and the new actor, Rannvijay Singh was quite natural and convincing. A lovely movie, definitely better than Ra One.


I forgot to mention two beautiful movies that I highly recommend to watch. One is "Iti Mrinalini" by Aparna Sen and the other is "Kashmkash" (Naukadubi - the original bengali version). Both the movies are a treat to watch. Kashmkash is an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's novel Naukadaubi. You may find it a bit slow as we all are living in the age of Ra One, but if you are a lover of real works of art, then you will definitely enjoy this movie. On the other hand Iti Mrinalini is again an Aparna Sen's directorial venture. It is an autobiographical journey of an actress, Mrinalini Mitra, who was hounded by the media and mistreated by her men. I liked the movie in spite of certain criticisms it has faced. It is a story of a weak woman, who somehow becomes an actress but makes wrong decisions in her life and faces the consequences. Not necessarily each and every woman has to be strong in order to be unique and different. Aparna sen and Konkana sen, both worked fantastically.

DR. MANOHAN SINGH AND HIS SILENCE

No matter how much WE like Dr. Manmohan Singh( because of his honesty and contribution towards economic liberation), his silence throughout the multiple scams, that happened in India, is questionable. The new addition of Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill 2011 to Public Grievances web site does not acquit him from the environment that has been created by his incompetency and SILENCE. This silence of Dr. Manmohan Singh reminded me of those days of Mahabharta when Draupdi was dragged into the court by Duhshasana on the order of Duryodhana. Seeing the plight of a chaste woman, whole assembly sat in shock and silence, knowing that Yudhishtira was defeated in the game of dice wrongfully, by deceit and cheat. No one came forward for Draupdi's help. Thus the question arises," what is one's DHARMA"? Vidura, Duryodhana's fearless counsellor, explains by quoting the sage Kashyapa about the immorality of remaining silent when there is evil afoot. When honest persons fail in their duty to speak up, they 'wound' dharma and commit adharma. Thus, the leader of the conspiracy earns half the penalty; the immediate culprit a quarter, and the witnesses who do not speak up are also guilty by a quarter. The devaluation of a generation to which Dr. Manmohan Singh belongs, will have to face the consequences for not following Dharma and their allegiance to the people of India. This is not coming from me, but rather our history.