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Cast:
Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor,
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Rishi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Atul Kulkarni, |
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Supriya
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Year:
2009 |
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Music:
A.R. Rahman
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Lyrics:
Prasoon Joshi |
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Story:
Kamlesh Pandey |
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Banner:
UTV Motion Pictures |
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Producer:
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
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Director:
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
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| Well, 'Rang
De Basanthi' was about embellishing the young rebels with
spirit-of-patriotism that had a very colorful appeal.
Yippee!! Rakeysh Mehra is back with a bang emblazoning Delhi
fantastically. Trust us; it's an unforeseen 'Wall of Old
Dilli' where nothing rules, but everyone is surmounted with
humanity. Of course, the auteur unravels the beauty of not
just the street corners, jelabi shops, but heart-binding
relationships. An appealing relationship between various
communities has been decorously depicted that draws us
straight into streets of Chandni Chowk. Perhaps, it's not
'too-sweet-for-the-heart' moments as there are peculiarities
of caste-communalism differences that get us through a chain
of unexpected sequences. |
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Precisely, the film possesses the best attributes of
getting ennobled as 'World Cinema'. Maybe, the plot
is a bit cliched to 'Swadesh' where an NRI makes his
way to India getting adhered to scenario bounded
with happiness and tribulations.
So if you are guessing what could be the common
traits between 'Rang De Basanthi' and 'Delhi-6' here
we have it for you in a platter. An enriching
characterization with the finest narration is what
you will witness. Rakeysh brings |
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in a couple of
metaphors that goes more relevant across the characters; 'Kaala
Bandhar' and Stage Play of 'Ramayana'. Indeed, Rakeysh
deserves special applause for these exceptional motifs
When his Naani (Waheeda Rehman) loves to breathe her last
not in New York, but in her hometown Chandni Chowk of Delhi,
her grandson Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) fulfills the wish.
But sooner, he gets more glued to the new land of fun,
frolic and happiness where everyone is blessed with a good
heart and his friend. He finds elated amidst the kites,
pigeons, sporting snookers with Uncle Ali (Rishi Kapoor) and
tasting jelabis. On the pars, he is stuck with puzzling
thoughts about witnessing untouchables, an arrogant police
officer (Vijay Raaz), and his uncles (Om Puri, Pawan
Malhotra) who've risen within their house. And finally, the
sweet Bittu (Sonam Kapoor) caged in a circle of
ancient-culture.
If you're a
good analyst of films, there's something uniquely trenchant
with Rakeysh. Unlike other flicks that have carried on with
the First-Second half, the director has inherited the
narration with 3-Act formulas. Something that isn't common,
right? Yeah, 'Delhi-6' is yet |
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another example to suggest the changing face of
Bollywood. Getting on with the metaphors of 'Kaala
Bandhar' and 'Ramayana' stage plays, he tries
pulling the realistic pictorials. When the throngs
are bounded devotionally watching the mythological
drama, politicians interrupt it. And again, watch
the special performance of Lord Shiva's 'Rudra
Thandava' for the politician.
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about - Even Gods get down for the sake of |
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in the present world. Years back, one incident had really
shaken not just the Dilliwalas, but the entire Nation and it
was the 'Monkey Man' terrorizing the streets. Blending it to
the script, the idea has worked out well. The director's
portrayal of the Hindu-Muslim communal conflict and the
solution drawn out it is quite appealing.
The
characterizations have been brilliantly designed. Rightly as
Sonam suggested 'it is Delhi who's the protagonist', it's
true and we feel it too. There aren't too many locations,
but patently the streets of Chandni Chowk have been
decorously portrayed. Hats off to cinematographer Binod
Pradhan for a spellbinding piece of work. You don't see
Abhishek and Sonam alone presented with prominence, but
everyone seems to have had a vital role to play. Be it Rishi
Kapoor with his hidden love or the so-called untouchable
Divya Dutta; they're top-notching with their performance.
Abhishek Bachchan is up with his usual resplendence while
Sonam seems to have matured up from her 'Saawariya' days.
The musical
score by A.R. Rahman is 'wordlessly colossal', especially
the number 'Masakali' is a rich fiesta offered to the
audience. Don't miss his background score in the penultimate
sequence where there's hunt for the 'Kaala Bandhar'.
Precisely, the screenplay is intricately beautiful that you
don't feel like watching the film but taking a walk down
'Delhi-6'.
On the whole, 'Delhi-6' is an incredible flick in terms of
all panoramas. The film is simply prodigious with
flawlessness and a piece of work that takes Indian Cinema to
the next level. |
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