Saw Delhi-6 with all eagerness. Even the 2 line script is not used in the film. In the film also, those 2 lines are literally complete in 3 scenes.
Scene 1: in US, dadi Waheeda is getting diagnosed of some fatal disease. Scene 2: dadi wishes to breathe her last in her motherland at Dehli. son vehemently refuses to accompany her - so uncaring of a Hindu son who is later explained to have fought everyone on the earth to marry his Muslim beloved, -- so, more as a protest to his dad, grandson Abhishek says he wud accompany dadi to Delhi. Scene 3: dadi and pota are in Delhi. Script over. So many characters. So many small-small equations between them, so many small-small dialogues which were not filmy. Not much of make-up, not any made-up lavish sets. That are the elements of a documentary. And it starts and continues in its wide-spectrum and in its simplicity like a documentary. songs happen. The sound lovely. Still, they don't really add to the film. They are more towards providing the entertainment to the spectator in an otherwise simplistic film. Interval happens. Love affair between Sonam and Abhishek is totally unreal. There was no "cause" for them to fall in love with each other, but director and script want them to, so they did fall in love. I strongly feel that the film had been much more likeable if there had not been any love between the two. They could have lived like friends. -- And then it strikes. And it is amazing and captivating. Sadly, only for a tiny portion before it turns into unreal symbolism and boring preaching. Amazing part is the Kala Bandar song. I had found that naughty and entertaining, though being a lyrics man, I always noticed that there is a sad part in it. The song plays its naughty part separately. And then it plays again, its part that i had found sad, and the scenes of communal riots and destruction is on the scene. The mystery of sadness gets revealed in such a sudden, astonishing way in a movie that was simplistic so far. The song started making perfect sense and it suddenly became one of my most fav ARR tracks. Each and every thing that was shown in the movie till then, suddenly started making perfect sense in those 1-2 minutes. That's all. Director failed utterly badly. He could have built up at that moment. This would have one of the most naturalistic and beautiful and sensible film ever made on the causes and analysis of inter-communal tensions, and some solution could be found. But, he rather brings symbols that passed above-the-head, then it brought preachings that appeared so boring, and when the film ends, people were relieved that they don't have to see any more of it. It would have made more sense to title the film Kala Bandar instead of Delhi 6. Amitabh's portions were stupidly visualized and should have been cut in editing. btw, there is no parallel with swadesh. This is a subtle movie, Swades appeared more "forced" to me. That way, I think OPM wins over AG. Arziyan has been shot beautifully. So many muslims offering namaz made a lovely impact. Ramlila has been used in the film much more effectively than was used in Swades. The biggest disappointment was Maskali. It appeared more of a filler song than contextual. So many Megabytes wasted on cyberspace in praising Maskali the pigeon but that is just one of the pigeon while this song lasts and used nowhere else. Even in mainne pyar kiya, the pigeon had more screen time and was a regular companion of the lady. She is not listening to Bhor Bhaye on Radio, nor practicing along with it. It is the Indian idol entry song for the lady. well done. In 2-3 parts I think. Rehna Tu between Abhishek and Rishi Kapoor went almost unnoticed. Genda Phool sounded lovely in its raw-ness, but that too was just a filler song. They were sitting and talking routinely, and the song starts. Aarti tumhare bhawan mein is first rendered in chorus by those actors (not as a recorded song but just chants) and then again shown as family singing the album song. I wonder why was this not dropped at all. Noor - the film starts with noor recitation, and that was again spoken towards the climax by Abhishek. Maskali and kala bandar and interval and dil gira dafatan take place in quick succession, almost all over in 15-20 minutes (including interval). I think that was a bad placement. Dehli hai mere yaar also takes place somewhere forgettably at the beginning. -- A par between Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek (there are drinking beer. though both are muslims.) Abhishek: aapki koi GF hai? Rishi Kapoor: thi. (some more talk) Abhishek: ab kahaan hain wo? Rishi Kapoor: tera baap le gaya usko. it sounded so shocking and hilarious at the same time. Muslim Rishi kapoor was in love with Abhishek's mom Fatima 25 years ago, but Abhishek's dad Rajendra had married her. -- In another scene, when Abhishek tells Rishi that he is love with Bittu (Sonam) - Rishi: Fatima jab tere baap ke sath US gayi thi to ye haveli mujhe bech gayi thi. Pyaar karta hai to bittu ke paas ja warna meri tarah khali haveliyaan khareedta rah jayega. -- This is going to be bigger flop than Yuvvraj, due to lack of a script and bad symbolism and boring preaching and sudden end. My recommendation "Skip seeing it" though I myself wouldn't have followed that recommendation. -- Rawat
