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rock on rocks on!
very south bombay – the attitudes, the irani food joints, the people, the situations.
good story, somewhat on the lines of dil chahta hai…
unfinished music- sets ur musical juices flowing, u want to hum, u want to jam in..
very non filmy – characters are very matured and deeper than dialogues and complete. there are subtle shades of gestures, mannerisms easily going within the past and present flashes along with the music which is the central theme..
very well directed by abhishek kapoor.farhan akhtar has proved that he is more than just a typical bollywood director. arjun rampal looks great in the rock theme.
my rating **** ½ rock on…
welcome to sajjanpur
all shyam benegal movies come with their messages and this one did too.
a small village with illiterate residents come to the protagonist (shreyas talpade) to get their letters written and replies read. Their problems vary in the background of unbalanced, partial socio political situations and a divide which exists between urban and rural india. Shreyas talpade gets a peek into each one’s lives and tries to solve their problems going a step ahead of just a letter writer.
The first half is slow, but in the second half all the parallel sub plots pick up links to each other and it takes shape.
and yeah the message ? … an eye opener for everyone, india is not all that shining. Facilities in all aspects, transport and communication, education ,employment opportunities et al need to be improved in rural india where people don’t complain much,they find their ways around it or keep quiet.
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