Dear Readers,
Its been exactly a week now since I saw one of the biggest blockbuster movies of this year, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and I am still feeling the aftereffects of this soothing and thoroughly entertaining story directed most beautifully by Kabir Khan with a marked levity. The whole country is going bonkers on this latest flick of Salman Khan for more than one reasons and Sallu has not only satiated his die-hard followers but also won the hearts and minds of scores of critics and the new age cinema-buffs.
The theme of the movie is based on the common ethical, moral, humanitarian and behavioral values of us, the human beings. Set against the backdrop of India-Pakistan estranged relationship as neighboring countries fighting a futile war despite overbearing commonalities in culture and society, the movie is a touching story that appeals to human instincts and the goodness inherent in us all. For a change, It was very comforting to watch an imagined space on the silver screen where the characters across the border were simple, basic and natural. They were ordinary human beings much like the average Indians, behaving in a circumstantially justifiable manner. There was nothing demonic or superhuman about them.
It is one movie which will go a long way in diminishing the hate-filled idiosyncrasies and misconceptions we harbor about the 'other' due to the constant war-mongering and misrepresentations carried out by the media and other organs of the establishment. It is a firm belief of the writer, that the awaam or the people on both sides of the border know exactly how close or far we are from one another..........
Also, it was a delight to watch my class mate from St. Stephen's College, Kunal Sharma, to act in the movie and make his debut in Hindi cinema. Kudos Kunnu!
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