P.K
Although I saw this one on the first day itself, I
deliberately didn't write anything in detail as saying anything would have just
given away a lot of stuff and now that enough of you have seen this by now, I
am less worried about giving away the so-called "Suspense" :-) So an alien lands on earth and is soon
separated from his device which shall be able to get him back to his planet.
In an effort to get back his gadget, he applies for help
from the highest authority on our planet- God!
What follows is a delightful series of misadventures which
leads us to examine how we perceive our religion. A parallel story track is
that of a journalist who has been disappointed in love and is picking up the
threads of her life. On hearing the alien’s story she takes it upon herself to
help him get back home.
Such a simple straight forward story! But how beautifully
executed…… Thinking back to Hirani’s first ever venture- Munnabhai and seeing
this one now tells how Hirani stays true to the basic premise of storytelling. Tell
an often told story with a twist and tell it well and tell it clean! Often directors,
who start with great stories and small budgets, go astray when landed with big
budgets. But Hirani is a man who knows the craft of storytelling well! And he
is blessed with the indulgence of an actor who although not THE best is
certainly one of the most sincere and heartfelt. It helps that Aamir Khan can
do a passably good job and is very easy on the eyes. That guy has to have
discovered an anti-aging serum; there is no other way that he could possibly
look the same as he did 25 years back. What’s your secret buddy? Bottle it and
sell it; we are all waiting!
So many of you felt that the storyline was similar to that
of Oh My God, and hence this was a passable movie. Let me ask you then, if each
time that you go to the theatres do you actually hope to see a new story?
Imagine how sad the world would be without endless remakes of Superman,
Spiderman and Ironman. I am unwilling to accept that stories should be made
only once and then never again. And it was the great storyteller himself – the bard,
Shakespeare who said that there are only 7 original stories in the world. So, for me this one was no deal breaker. And
whilst you guys were looking for a brand new story I was enjoying the amazing
cinematography and the music. “Bhagwan” sung by Sonu Nigam is perfect. Sonu Nigam
dude you need to get over whatever prejudice you are harbouring against the
music industry and sing more numbers. We miss you.
As for people who realised 10 days later that the movie has
objectionable content…….. Well, neither
my God, nor my religion, nor my beliefs are so puny that they shall get
belittled by the opinion of a film-maker. Go check your conviction…..
If you haven’t already then please do see this one! Or hope
that there is a sequel where Anushka goes visiting Aamir on his home planet! J J and think how that one
would work out, coz it would be a planet full of naked people! That sequel
shall require an entire factory working non-stop to produce all the transistors
that would be needed. J
J
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