What is Different Perspective?
We do have a tendency to get carried away by the success of a film and rarely look deep down into it to justify the ‘praises’ heaped on the film as well as on director. Should success blind our ‘thinking’ and shouldn’t we study its shortcomings as well. Agreed audience appreciation is all too important but will it not be a crime to overlook its flaws. This is just an attempt to pause for `moment’ and analyze the structuring of the `plot’ and how it would have been a notable effort if director had adhered to few rules of Filmmaking grammar.
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Undoubtedly it’s a disappointing film from illustrious Chopra banner since director Ravi Chopra doesn’t offer fresh perspective to dated plot (widow remarriage). Perhaps director felt that a ‘father-in-law’ (Baabul) taking initiative to get his widowed daughter-in-law re-marry would be `progressive’ but unfortunately it lacks charm as the decision looks forced upon her. Ideally, Amitabh should have first brought her out of ‘depression’ by engaging her in some activity (painting in her case) to gradually make her look at life afresh. Even Rani’s character has been maligned a bit by constraining her to marry a childhood friend though she dislikes `mixing-up’ relationships( in her own words) just because he loves her. Similarly even John doesn’t take enough time to disclose his love, raising doubts about his intentions. At the beginning Rani chides Salman for ‘compromising his self to keep someone happy’ but ironically she ends up doing the same as she agrees to `re-marry’ just to keep his pa-in-law and buddy happy. Director’s other stereotype characters and slow-paced narration adds to audience woes. So the final outcome is an ‘old wine in old bottle, yes you heard it right. Check it out.
Director Ravi Chopra is no match to his father and renowned maker B R Chopra in handling progressive themes `compellingly’. For instance, senior Chopra’s 5-decades-old “Ek Hi Raasta” on the same plot (widow remarriage) looked ahead of its time while his son’s sloppily scripted film turns into a damp squib though well-intentioned. Director’s screenplay needlessly takes more time to establish Amitabh’s family and commence love between Salman and Rani than on the ‘transition’ of Rani which is basic premise of his story. Director also wastes time on Amitabh’s observation of his daughter-in-law’s despair than dwelling deep into her depressed mind and showcase her predicament. Director keeps showing Rani ‘remembering’ Salman to the extent of even ignoring her kid who is also deprived of a loving father. Amitabh is generous enough to transfer property’ of his son to his daughter-in-law but doesn’t try even ‘once’ to engage her in some activity to bring her out of her shell (even a change of place could have helped). Besides her kid, director should have explored few other reasons to make her pursue life, leaving behind her bitter past. And also he ought to have focused on John’s dying love for Rani ‘parallely’ to make his ‘proposing’ pragmatic than contrived. Maker could have allotted few more scenes to another widow (Sarika) to express her `anguish’ elaborately to give logical conclusion to his much-touted theme. Unfortunately, maker uses this `point of view’ as an argument between Amitabh and Om Puri to drum up clichéd melodrama rather making Puri to realize from Sarika’s outburst that human feelings are superior to primal man-made barriers.
Amitabh is a good-hearted old man but his approach lacks realistic direction. He just observes her ‘depression’ but never attempts to bring her out of it. He could have engaged her in office or encouraged her ‘painting’ but is busy chasing John to get her married. These few lapses demean his character which is otherwise forward-looking. While Hema Malini’s role lacks conviction except to laugh and cry when required.
Rani Mukherjee instantly loves and marries Salman. But after loosing her husband probably she looses her thinking abilities as she breaks her values. She dislikes ‘mixing up’ relationships (friend and lover) and to compromise self to keep others happy but sadly she overrules these values to re-marry. Childhood lover John Abraham’s character throws up a negative shade in the present perspective. He should have pursued his ‘one-sided’ love by recalling moments with her at least once or twice after her marriage to Salman to validate his instant approval for the ‘marriage proposal”.
More Different Perspectives by Friendly Viewer:
• Pogaru
• Samanyudu
• Fanaa (Hindi)
• Lakshmi
• Vivah (Hindi)
• Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw
• Dhoom 2 (Hindi)
• Aa Naluguru
• Aparichitudu
• Krrish (Hindi)
• Sri Ramadasu
• Vikramarkudu
• Don (Hindi)
• Pokiri
• Stalin
• Bommarillu
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