Aaaaah....
After a long time here came a really damn good movie that has patriotism well explained to the contemporary indian youth.
Since my college days i was wondering... At sometimes when I think abt indian politics and corruption, my take was like .. whoever try to turn the System to end corruption etc, either there will be THE END to him soon or the he himself will get corrupted, untill unless some force like that has shown in the film RAMANA, (TAGORE in telugu) will arise...infact that wud be hardly possible.
But After watching the movie I sensed something that i haven't sensed before.. as the movie interplays between the youth of the past( the young revolutionaries of 1930's, like Bhagat singh, Durga bhai, Chandrasekhar Azad, Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaque Uttah) and the youth of today by making them see their own images in another mirror with a fabulous screenplay.
In this film these two worlds collide when a bunch of youngsters are asked to play above mentioned characters in a film made by a British film maker Sue( Alice Patten ) ( Infact the director has also shown why this british film maker has that much interest in shooting our young historic revolutionaries with a good reason behind it).
There's DJ, alias Daljeet( Aamir Khan) a loud over-the-top extrovert who also hides the insecurities about facing the real world outside the university. ....Karan Singhania( Siddharth ) has been born to rich parents, can't communicate with his industrialist father and thinks there's life migrating abroad......Aslam(Kunal Kapoor) comes from an orthodox family which opposes his Hindu friends and laidback lifestyle, even as he feels suffocated by their mentality.....Sukhi(Sharman Joshi) has only one wish in life, that he shouldn't die a virgin.....and the last .... Flt Lt Ajay Rathod ( Madhavan) is the only one who truly believes in the spirit of India and is engaged to the only girl in the group, Sonia( Soha Ali Khan).
There's the engaging banter, the playfulness, the jokes. THere's the initial refusal to play the roles, teh lack of identification with freedom fighters, the open questioning as to why anyone shud give his life for the nation. Then slowly, as the role-playing takes over, past and present come together in harmony and completely alter lives of the young. They become one in spirit with their characters. The change in mindset, values and perspectives is slow but sure and steady.
The second half moves to the cause which fires the group's new found idealism and zeal. and quite realistically, its not a larger social or political issue that motivates them but something right in theier own backyard. It's when their own personal world gets disturbed that they take to the streets.
In this movie the viewer will come to know that the Patriotism is not meaningless, nor blind acceptence of everything 'Indian'.
AR Rehman's sizzling music rocks throughout the movie.
Its a personal triump for Aamir also. In fact Aamir, who has always been rumored to steal the best lines and scenes from right under teh noses fo his co-stars is totally at ease being one of the gruop. He has given the role that best suites for the person at the age of 30.(In film the character is a pass out from teh delhi university before 5 years and still staying in campus and that justifies his age diference with his friends in the group.)His method acting was at his best when he cries inconsolably for a lost friend. THere is a food stuck in his mouth, there's grief, the inability to be articulate, yet also need to unburden himself. He manages to convey it all effortlessly.
As i have alreay seen the movie 2 times and for teh third time i went to HUMA ADLABs here in mumbai.... all 3 shows got reserved and house full...i came here to put the review of the movie...
My rating is 4 out of 5 ... and is "EXCELLENT" so wht abt u ppl....
