Delhi 6 reviewed (guest column)

My dear reader ,
i am back and sorry for returning late. Actually the academic constraints have compelled me to this situation. anyways this week the review is of a 2 week old movie a very popular movie which failed to gross much at the box office. There is a small change in the scheme of things in this review. the change is that i am not rviewing this but my good friend Ms Priyam Bagga is doing it. i have already introduced you to her. i am thankful and grateful at the same breath to her for taking the pains for doing so. i hope you equally like her review as you did mine. awaiting your response

Over to Priyam:

Delhi 6 ------ All hype, no substance

With all the hype surrounding the movie Delhi 6, everyone went to the cinema hall expecting quite a show. Laughter, awe and maybe a few tears along the way. But the movie is far from that. Too much effort has gone into making the movie into an art film and the plot has been completely ignored which has turned the movie into a predictable chain of events which have been tied loosely together. The movie moves quite slow and the sequences are left incomplete. The movie tries to cash in on the monkey man mania in north delhi with a dash of comedy with all the news coverage that it got and how people reacted to the whole issue. The Background of hindu mythology makes the movie a bit more interesting to watch. With such a strong star cast a lot more could have been done to make the movie a success, eventhough it has been accepted internationally, majority of the Indian audience didn't quite enjoy it. Waheeda rehman is one of the strongest characters in the film along with rishi kapoor. The aesthetic aspect of the film is very nicely done.corruption in the police department, lower caste untouchability, problems of civic amenities- lack of water and electricity, shown in a very comic light.Also the superstitions and occult practises by some of us is shown in a very prudent manner. The drawbacks of the same are accentuated . Other side of delhi, the more urban one has been completely ignored. The use of masakalli, a dove whose wings had been tied up to show the connection between a father (om puri) who's afraid to let go of his cherished daughter. Sonam Kapoor portays the daughter who has big dreams but his father is forcing her to get married. The end of the movie is too abrupt and disappointing- leaves the audience with many unanswered questions. The dream sequence is one of the most artistic sequences of the film merging new york and new delhi but it ends as ubruptly as the movie itself. The hindu muslim unity in chandni chowk makes u feel good but then the minor incidents that cause a riot are worrying, but at the end of the day peace prevails. abhishek's accent is a bit too much. jalebi and the prejudices against the lower caste- only an outsider can understand the triviality of it all.

i go wid a mediocre 2.5 on 5 for dis high expectation breaker.