On 2/20/2009 4:12 PM India Time, _$ Pavan Kumar $_ wrote: > http://movies.indiatimes.com/moviereview/4153968.cms > > Rather, Delhi-6 > thematically apes the banner’s (UTV) own Swades (2004) and remains a > social drama all through.
No way. Swades was centered on SRK while D6 is NOT centered on Abhishek and no one in particular. D6 is centered on the society. > So you have the purported protagonist Rohan Mehra (Abhishek Bachchan) He is not Rohan. He is ROSHAN. > Rohan is introduced to customs, conventions and relations alien to him. That is a very fraction of the film where the untouchability (Jalebi) and cow giving birth to calf holding traffic are shown where Abhishek has his priorities right as an American born. > Muddled up between the liking for his land and ladylove Bittu (Sonam > Kapoor), the movie progresses as monkey-man gives ways to discuss social > and political issues like the Hindu-Muslim and upper-lower class divide. I don't remember where monkey man brings in "upper-lower class divide" in the film. > Midways the movie, it’s still difficult to comprehend what’s the central > lead of the story amongst Rohan’s love for Bittu, Bittu’s quest for > Indian Idol independence, It has been clarified beyond doubt that Indian idol was "one of the way" in which bittu, a middle class girl, could have got an identity, that's why she was after it. She was not crazy about the particular show, but only was in it as a stepping stone. > grandma’s loyalty towards motherland or a > family feud (Om Puri – Pawan Malhotra sibling rivalry). grandma doesn't do anything to disturb the standing equations. She was wise. > Unfortunately > even the monkey-man track doesn’t help connecting the individual > installments and rather works only on peripheral level. However, it > resolves all above conflicts in a single-stroke climax, in addition to > an Ayodhya-Babri Masjid kind of issue it incites towards the end. Actually that is the best part of the movie. Though that was followed up with similar expertise. > > The core theme bears a striking resemblance with Swades which is > augmented by the theatrical Ram Leela episodes and the cast-and-class > concerns it tackles. But while Ashutosh Gowariker had a direct approach > of facing the issues of India in Swades , Mehra handles it indirectly > using the monkey-man metaphor. yes. That's why Swades looked so unrealistic and forced whereas D6 looks subtle - except for the end. > While the screenplay remains cheerful in > the first half, screenplay? where is it in the film? :-) > it doesn’t escape the preachy trappings in the climax. agree. > > There isn’t any > conspicuous chemistry between the lead pair of Abhishek Bachchan and > Sonam Kapoor. agree. < And Amitabh’s intangible appearance in the last scene was > absolutely avoidable. agree. That was the worst part of the movie. > Rahman’s soulful music lacks a befitting body > though. well... > > From its eclectic cast, it’s startling to see that the supposed lead > players Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor have very shallow > characterizations and thereby weak screen-presence as well. right. They should have shown more of American life of Abhishek to help spectators figure out how these "indian" things would affect him. in the film, nothing at all is shown by American Abhishek. He appears just like a normal Indian. > Waheeda Rehman sounds stressed. I also feel that Waheeda got wasted in the film that was supposed to be centered around her. -- Rawat ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [email protected] To Subscribe: [email protected] To Unsubscribe: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
