My cousin from the States was on a short visit and I decided to take her to Colaba Causeway for shopping.After that we went to the nearest theatre for a movie as she had to rush for her work commitment later.Regal was the movie theatre and the movie was Nashaa. Reviews for this movie,as expected, were bad but we just wanted to while away our time.The movie hall was filled with men of all ages and a very negligible women audience.(Not that I expected anything different)The main female lead was Poonam Pandey who became infamous after she promised to bare all if and when the Indian cricket team won the World cup.The team won but Poonam did not keep her promise.So here she was with another obscure young male lead doing what she did best-baring herself in this sleaze film.
Cut back to the story(if you can call it that) A young boy studying in a college is obsessed with his sexy drama teacher and he yearns for her day and night.He has a young girlfriend yet he pines for the older woman and leaves no stone unturned to make it known to her.The scenes of masturbation,sex scenes and the voyeurism was appreciated with cat-calls and wolf-whistles.There were so many comments passed and they really made it clear that we live in a sexually charged,repressed and deprived society.The film was supposed to be a platform for Miss Pandey to bare her 'talents' for all to see.What we all saw was her total lack of it.She cannot mouth her dialogues coherently and she is awful at the scenes in which she has to cry or vent her anger.The film clearly shows where exactly her real talent lies.......in revealing without inhibitions.There is much demand for such 'actresses' in Bollywood so she will get more film offers for sure.Moving back to the film, the obsession and lust of the young lad for the older woman was misconstrued for love!!!I understand that he did not know it given his age but his object of interest also played along and rewarded him with one night of lust/sex with him.Obsession over, she leaves the school never to return(I hope) while the now-satiated young lad goes back to his young sweetheart for making out with her with renewed vigour!The young lass dutifully forgives and forgets her boyfriends waywardness and accepts him with open arms.Deplorable!
After reading the rave reviews of the move Bhaag Milkha Bhaag I had to catch it at a nearby theatre.It was a tax-free movie.The movie really bowled me over!It was a biographical about the national athlete Milkha Singh who was called the 'Flying Sikh'. An ordinary boy from a small village goes on to become the most famous runner in the world due to his obsession for excellence in his field.In order to achieve his goal he meets many hardships and succeeds in the end.Some scenes remain etched in my mind like the one where a young Milkha returns home during the aftermath of the partition of India to see his whole family massacred and the other where he continues running in spite of severe injury.The love angle in the film was inconsequential and Sonam Kapoor has nothing to offer in this role.The movie is truly inspiring and makes us salute the greatness of the athlete.It teaches us that when we put our mind and heart in anything we can and we will achieve it.After the movie I was eager to know more about Milkha Singh and wondered why such people are not idolized anymore.
Two films,two obsessions.Both totally opposing in nature.One was solely for self-gratification and the other was for glory of the nation more than personal gains.Of course in the process the athlete did win accolades and recognition for himself.
The youngsters of today need to channelize their energies in the right direction. If they put their mind to it they can achieve miracles. Genext can bring new hope to the present situation in our country.Our country has the highest percentage of young population as compared to the other countries and so if our young population decides we can go back back to being a country to reckon.The problem is that the younger lot is not as inspired as it should be.The urge to do something for their country should become an obsession.The will to do so is lacking.Hope that day is not far when we have more people yearning for the betterment of the country more than personal gains.
Cut back to the story(if you can call it that) A young boy studying in a college is obsessed with his sexy drama teacher and he yearns for her day and night.He has a young girlfriend yet he pines for the older woman and leaves no stone unturned to make it known to her.The scenes of masturbation,sex scenes and the voyeurism was appreciated with cat-calls and wolf-whistles.There were so many comments passed and they really made it clear that we live in a sexually charged,repressed and deprived society.The film was supposed to be a platform for Miss Pandey to bare her 'talents' for all to see.What we all saw was her total lack of it.She cannot mouth her dialogues coherently and she is awful at the scenes in which she has to cry or vent her anger.The film clearly shows where exactly her real talent lies.......in revealing without inhibitions.There is much demand for such 'actresses' in Bollywood so she will get more film offers for sure.Moving back to the film, the obsession and lust of the young lad for the older woman was misconstrued for love!!!I understand that he did not know it given his age but his object of interest also played along and rewarded him with one night of lust/sex with him.Obsession over, she leaves the school never to return(I hope) while the now-satiated young lad goes back to his young sweetheart for making out with her with renewed vigour!The young lass dutifully forgives and forgets her boyfriends waywardness and accepts him with open arms.Deplorable!
After reading the rave reviews of the move Bhaag Milkha Bhaag I had to catch it at a nearby theatre.It was a tax-free movie.The movie really bowled me over!It was a biographical about the national athlete Milkha Singh who was called the 'Flying Sikh'. An ordinary boy from a small village goes on to become the most famous runner in the world due to his obsession for excellence in his field.In order to achieve his goal he meets many hardships and succeeds in the end.Some scenes remain etched in my mind like the one where a young Milkha returns home during the aftermath of the partition of India to see his whole family massacred and the other where he continues running in spite of severe injury.The love angle in the film was inconsequential and Sonam Kapoor has nothing to offer in this role.The movie is truly inspiring and makes us salute the greatness of the athlete.It teaches us that when we put our mind and heart in anything we can and we will achieve it.After the movie I was eager to know more about Milkha Singh and wondered why such people are not idolized anymore.
Two films,two obsessions.Both totally opposing in nature.One was solely for self-gratification and the other was for glory of the nation more than personal gains.Of course in the process the athlete did win accolades and recognition for himself.
The youngsters of today need to channelize their energies in the right direction. If they put their mind to it they can achieve miracles. Genext can bring new hope to the present situation in our country.Our country has the highest percentage of young population as compared to the other countries and so if our young population decides we can go back back to being a country to reckon.The problem is that the younger lot is not as inspired as it should be.The urge to do something for their country should become an obsession.The will to do so is lacking.Hope that day is not far when we have more people yearning for the betterment of the country more than personal gains.
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