Sunday 18 September 2016

Pink : a review

Stop glorifying girls . You don't have that moral standard to do so . Pl stop this dirty trick of respecting the fairer sex . Because for respecting them , you would first draw lines , create brackets -- beyond and outside that they don't even exist for you . So stop this business of respecting female folks , all you hypocrites --- all you boys & girls who condescend and decide to respect them within the limits of your own obdurate feudal mindset . Go and watch #Pink instead ; and learn :- learn to accept the girls the way they are -- the way Nature has selected them to be or rather the way they choose to grow in their own personal space .
                  As for the movie , this is back to back surprise by Shoojit Sircar after Vicky Donor & Piku . The star cast is remarkable . All the three female protagonists : Taapsee , Kirti &  Andrea give their pitch perfect performances . Even Angad Bedi as a formidable well connected guy with fewer words and menacing stare pulls off a great show in front of our Big B : the brainstormer at his best in this court room trial . You can't miss cynical and smirky approach of prosecution lawyer played by Piyush Mishra , as well .
                        This cine-verite has a rock solid message to deliver . Bachchan in his rich baritone quizzes Minal certain uncomfortable questions  in a straightforward way , without resorting to obfuscatory language . And he gets a candid reply in the open court without prevarication . I bow to the entire crew and the script writer in particular for risking such a film -- Bollywood seems to have come of age .
                       The beauty of the flick is it's intense plot , handled equally well by the Director Aniruddha Chowdhury . The dilemma and complexity of modern young women is unravelled  thread by thread by the beautifully crafted script . Instead of a direct narration of the incident or relying heavily on several flashbacks , it builds mostly on silences and nuances . You need to read several things between the lines . You need to mature , revelation after revelation . You need to grow from " Why & What " of the things with several question marks ; to " Why not & so What ?? " approach , for the matter to sink in fully .
          When you spot Minal on her jog , out of breath , sweating  neck deep while doing her stretches - you realise with amazement that she glows like a girl in her full bloom . But here's the point -- Do you notice her watchful but confident eyes ? A woman with substance , free spirited bird readying her wings to fly : - for the liberating journey ahead .
           When you find Falak crumbling under callous , heartless trial , breaking , screaming and wrongfully admitting , accepting money . You need to feel how deep is the cut in her psyche -- how one bleeds within as a woman with hurt dignity
               When you hear Tariang complaining about society's approach towards North Easterner , you need to understand she is not just complaining , She is exposing us all  . So better go prepared .
                The pathos in the track कारी , कारी रैना सारी  gonna rake up few deep seated emotions in you . It's worth a repeat watch as a maturer audience .
                                 # Rajesh Pandey

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