Wah Guru Wah!

In this wonderful interview Mani Ratnam says "The biggest advantage of making films is you get into somebody's character. You have an opportunity to be somebody else, other than your rational self. You can be someone totally opposite to what you are and lead his life. You then exist, think like, write like that person and understand what and who he is."

So I will take a stand. I have watched the movie and hopefully have taken back a message. And that is, yes Gandhism is a time-tested philosophy. But we are in the 21st century now and its evident that India is turning more capitalistic than it probably desired for back in the nascent stages of independence. Sure, we can question the means to an end, but in the end, what shows is that to make that quantum leap from mediocre to exceptional, risk is a vital bridge.

One can stay conventional and wary, tread in the path of righteousness, but in this competitive world, what makes people to take notice is when you display that killer instinct, that one vital step that places you ahead of the herd.

So do you blame other's aggressiveness and ambition for your not being there? Or do you, maybe set aside/tweak your principles to give a tough fight and race to finish?

Interesting storyline, interesting perspective, definitely a worth watch.

Some footnotes :

- Aish should stay out of dance numbers, her fakeness is just too transparent

- Another movie where she has played a role to some decent, creditable appreciation. The other would be Raincoat. Gosh, what it takes to get her to just emote!

- Abhishek is brilliant and supremely convincing as Guru.

- Madhavan(omg!!!) looks adorable and as always plays his part wonderfully well.

- Vidya Balan's short but sweet role- definitely worth a mention.

- Brilliant screen presence from Mithun.

- Wonderful, superb, stupendous photogrophy by Rajiv Menon.

- Gulzar's lyrics with ARR's music strikes a great chord again! Encore!