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Daayen Ya Baayen (2010)
a beautiful movie !!!
Just happened to watch this movie on the cable.Have been a fan of deepak dobriyal since omkara,1971 and Tanu weds manu.this movie directed by Bela negi is a revelation in itself.made on a modest budget that reflects in the production values this movie makes up for more than that in the exquisite storyline and memorable performances by the stellar cast spearheaded by dobriyal.A simple story of an ambitious protagonist who migrates to the city to make it big but returns disillusioned to his native village.the quaint and static life in the village makes him morose and erratic.a free spirited poet he seems to be shackled by the conventions of the village.the sole silver lining in the cloud is 'the woman in red' symbolizing entrapment and guile.she looks glittery but is not gold.the director has very effortlessly captured the myriad ethos and essence of life in the hills.Being a native of the Himalayas(lahaul n spiti)I'm familiar with issues that the director has tried to raise.Alcoholism,environmental degradation,petty jealousies, local politics have been captured effortlessly.there are many layers in the plot.The Director has included the 'red car' plot just to inculcate 'willing suspension of disbelief'.the protagonist is just a face in the crowd but the coming of the red car makes the natives look at him in awe mixed with jealousy.the red car leads to minor upheavals in the otherwise salubrious climes of the village.the car symbolises crass commercialization and its adverse fallout.just like the lady in red who looks bewitching but in reality is a ill behaved entity,the red car looks like a harbinger of good fortune for the protagonist instead it leads to more complications in his life.Another 'red'symbol is found in the rhododendron tree known in local nomenclature as 'bransh'.this tree is a native of the Himalayas and occupies abundant frames in the movie. the protagonist finds solace in two things;alcohol and his dream of establishing a kala kendra in the village. his relationship with his son is another sub plot in the movie.the son looks up to his father but his bumblings make him cynical.the father redeems his lost respect in the last frame of the movie.the movie moves along effortlessly and peeps into the life of the innocent hill people.most of the characters are goodhearted without any malice.the hills have been living for centuries but its the outside influx that has led to chaos.village life in Uttarakhand is almost similar to himachal.we share the same culture and values.i could immediately correlate to the characters and situations in the movie.the protagonist ultimately sacrifices his so called prized possession in favour of a calf symbolizing the victory of simplicity over gaudiness.......wish i too could do that !!!!
Himmatwala (2013)
Is this the WORST out of the sajid's AEGEAN stables......nah don't think so !!!!
the first existential question that arises after watching this movie is whether this trite is worth reviewing....the answer was an overwhelming NO,then i thought of the snotty and obnoxious manner in which the sibling director duo has been panning all and sundry in their movies and in award ceremonies.The so called TALENTED DUO has been directing some pathetic movies such as housefull,joker etc.Himmatwala, the latest in the khan assembly line production is another DUD in the offing.It seems no one is advising the all knowing brother sister duo to clean their stinking Aegean stables once and for all.Himmatwala amply displays that Sajid khan is no director.....he's merely a mimic harbouring gargantuan ambitions.SORRY.....but thats what the dirty rotten truth is !!!!!!