Rang De Basanti
DVD/VCD Craze coupled with rising costs of the Movie tickets( and not to forget my ever rising levels of laziness ) contributed to my break from the Cinema halls for a period of 6 odd Months.
So 18th of February was the day and Rex Theatre in Bangalore was the place where i broke my self imposed exile. With Aamir Khan in the star cast, I walked in with an expectation of being entertained and Entertained i was. The First Half was Fun, fast-paced, slick. DJ's wise cracks and Sukhi's histrionics were really entertaining. The Director - Rakyesh stuck to outlining the plots and letting the crowds warm up to the actors. Some of the locations were truly out of the world - Eg: the Paatshala location - Rakeysh, Is that a location in Delhi and if yes, please guide me on how i can reach there. The Songs are a great addition to the movie and so is Alice patten as Sue.
The 2nd half was when i truly got "Rang De"d ( coloured ) in the Director's intent.
I really did feel the proverbial "lump in the throat" when the scene of Office Ajay Rathore's ( Madhavan's ) death is broken. Aamir's breakdown in the subsequent scenes was really amazing ...( He doesnt say much, but he conveys a lot - Now thats acting ). Even the otherwise noisy/crying kids somehow knew this was a scene/moment to savour and there was absolute silence all around the theatre.
I would have liked a more happy ending, but there was some part of me which "Romanticized with the past" and admired the ending ( Especially the part where they show the similarity in the death of the Freedom Fighters of the past and the Present ).
I can only guess that the Director truly wanted each and every one of the audience to leave the theatre with a sense of patriotic feeling in him and wanting to contribute and make the country a better place and hence the name - Rang de basanti.
So 18th of February was the day and Rex Theatre in Bangalore was the place where i broke my self imposed exile. With Aamir Khan in the star cast, I walked in with an expectation of being entertained and Entertained i was. The First Half was Fun, fast-paced, slick. DJ's wise cracks and Sukhi's histrionics were really entertaining. The Director - Rakyesh stuck to outlining the plots and letting the crowds warm up to the actors. Some of the locations were truly out of the world - Eg: the Paatshala location - Rakeysh, Is that a location in Delhi and if yes, please guide me on how i can reach there. The Songs are a great addition to the movie and so is Alice patten as Sue.
The 2nd half was when i truly got "Rang De"d ( coloured ) in the Director's intent.
I really did feel the proverbial "lump in the throat" when the scene of Office Ajay Rathore's ( Madhavan's ) death is broken. Aamir's breakdown in the subsequent scenes was really amazing ...( He doesnt say much, but he conveys a lot - Now thats acting ). Even the otherwise noisy/crying kids somehow knew this was a scene/moment to savour and there was absolute silence all around the theatre.
I would have liked a more happy ending, but there was some part of me which "Romanticized with the past" and admired the ending ( Especially the part where they show the similarity in the death of the Freedom Fighters of the past and the Present ).
I can only guess that the Director truly wanted each and every one of the audience to leave the theatre with a sense of patriotic feeling in him and wanting to contribute and make the country a better place and hence the name - Rang de basanti.
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