Rawat. . You should have added spoiler alert. . too many information!
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:24 PM, V S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >
