Rang De Basanti!!!

When some friends, all of them girls, came & told me that the second half of the movie made them cry I felt really bewildered. How can you actually cry during a movie, I mean c’mon it’s just a damn movie, it isn’t real. The only answer that came to me was that girls were extremely emotional creatures & the only ones dumb enough to cry during a movie. But after watching the movie on Thursday my perception on the issue changed.
Let me fill you up with everything that happened on Thursday. In school Stan informed me that he & Aseem were going to Apoorv’s place after school & they would be going for Rang De Basanti from there. They didn’t bother inviting me coz they though I had already seen the movie the day before (yah you morons I had to cancel my plans coz of you). But whatever, I knew I wanted to see the film so I called up my parents from school telling them that I was going to Apoorv’s place & after much shouting & cursing over the phone( “Why are you so disorganized?!! Can’t you make plans beforehand?!! Sab last moment pe kyun batate ho?!!”) They finally agreed . So we ended up at Apoorv’s place & orders pizzas & cokes to fill up our empty stomachs. We listened to some music & saw some TV & watched the superman video, the song by Eminem & since I wasn’t feeling really well I decided to get some sleep while the others were busy playing on the comp. & dancing with the music on full volume. I woke up after 1 hour still feeling a bit off color so we had some tea, yup Apoorv makes some pretty good chai, & started changing. Our dress code for the evening was kurtas. This was Stan’s idea “Patriotic film hai desi kapdon mein jaenge”. Then at 6 Apoorv drove us to PVR Gurgaon (Apoorv drives pretty well too). We were delayed at the ticket counter due to some poor old lady who was animatedly talking to the guy at the counter & paying for the ticket in tenner’s. Then Apoorv our man goes up to the counter & says, “Bhaiiyya guess karo hum kaunsi movie dekhne aaye hain” & we all burst out laughing at the exasperated look of the counter guy. I suppose he meets many such wierdos during the day. Then we bought our tickets & Apoorv told the guy clearly that he didn’t want the seats anywhere near that old lady or budhiya as he called her. People everywhere were giving us weird stares, saalon ne kisiko kurta mein nahi dekha shayad or as Apoorv pointed out we were looking like violent student union leaders.
The movie was just awesome. We were laughing during the whole first half. Bhain de takkon ne kya movie banayee hai!!! I like all movies where they show how friends freak out & chill out together & the movie portrayed that aspect of friendship beautifully. The best part was when the Rang de Basanti song started playing. All 4 of us actually stood up & started dancing on the song using our recently acquired bhangra skills courtesy the talent show. Movie mein baithe sab bhain de takke sanu dekhe ja rahe they.
But the second half grew really intense. It was inspirational & patriotic. The way they showed how history repeats itself, how the stories of bhagat singh, azad & other krantikaaris influenced this teen generation to fight for their country & against corruption was truly heart touching. Try as hard as I could, I still couldn’t stop a tear or two from falling. I looked around & saw Stan & Apoorv rubbing their eyes. Aseem meanwhile had become really pensive & was watching the film with bloodshot eyes. The ending was sad really sad but this is usually what fate has in store for those who try to change or improve the existing system. The acting, direction everything is brilliant. Not just Aamir Khan but each & everyone has acted exceptionally well in the film.
I haven’t told the actual story coz I suppose many of you might not have yet seen it. So hurry up & watch the film coz it is truly a beautiful film that will truly inspire you & make you believe that things can be improved & after watching the film you don’t feel like crying well then screw you saala bhain da takka..

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