Rang De Basanti

A very well made movie. The story line is nothing new or novel but, the narrative is awesome. The brilliant music lent by the magical composer Rahman is definitely an added jewel to the movie. I didn't realize this when I first saw the movie but, it involves almost no choreography. Who needs flashy choreography in a social awareness message ridden movie anyways? The background scores are wonderfully sonorous. I especially liked "khoon chalaa khoon chalaa ...". The 'almost' black & white scenes interspersed through out the movie cast a great mood. Sending out an intense message based on a light hearted set of characters like DJ (Aamir Khan) and Sukhi (Dunno who but, very cute) is a risky thing to do but, the film carries it off very well. Siddharth fits well in the tortured role. In... err... Soha Ali Khan is a complete lookalike of a colleague of mine called Indira. Aamir Khan is undeniably a brilliant actor. The scene where he starts crying on his girlfriend's shoulder recollecting the mishaps of the recent past is an epitome of his acting capabilities and it couldn't have been better. It's a very youthful and energetic film and I am sure hence, a big hit.

Above all I loved the spontaneity of the dialogue "Haan! hum ek pair past mein aur ek pair future mein rakhte hain isi liye toh aaj mein moot te hain." :)

/PhaKuDi