They should make more Indian movies like this! No bullshit, no convoluted happy ending, somewhat idealistic, maybe impractical in parts, but gets the message across. "Swades of this year", said some online reviews. I was deeply affected by Swades too last year. Some would choose to dismiss it as idealistic, but whats wrong in being idealistic? Swades hit the spot for those who dared to 'go with their heart', the rest dismissed it as 'idealistic and impractical'.
Everytime I hear the song, "Yeh jo des hai tera" from Swades, it brings a stinging feeling of guilt (the use of shehnai to produce the desired effect, a stroke of genius by the music director, A.R. Rahman). Rang De Basanti had several good songs, but the rendering of "Luka Chupee" was beautiful - rarely do I concentrate on the lyrics in a song (the tune is supreme for me), but this song had it all down.
Won't delve into the plot and such, but every youngster in India should watch this movie..and yes, I feel terrible saying so, sitting in the US!
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Rang de Basanti is idealistic is only the most simplistic way - it finds answers in righteous violence where careful work and policy decisions are needed. The much heralded movie is alas nothing more than a homage to cliched potboiler movies of the 1980s where Bachchan fought the 'system' singlehandedly.
Most jarring of all is its silent nod to bankrupt jingoism perpetrated by none-too-smart slackers from college. At least - Could we have had a movie where peaceful protest leads somewhere...but then thats expecting too much.
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