Lets add "bhenja fry" to bollywood menu card!

As always. It was friday and I was planing to go for a movie. Unfortunately I could not find anyone. As my fixed partner had an interview. And the names of new releases didnot excite anyone to take a chance. I had no option except postponing my plan. On saturday we went for bheja fry.
Bheja fry. The name had a feel. Though nowadays its not difficult to find absurd titles in bollywood. Like the names of Mithun's movies. For example; Dhoti ko phad ke rumaal kar de, Gundon ka gunda etc. But it was not an absurd title for me. It was a title which had a message. A distinct message. One could easily figure out that this movie was not a typical bollywood movie.

It was a saturday afternoon. As only one multiplex was screening this movie so we were forced to catch a show which was scheduled at 1410 hours. Under the smouldering sun we marched towards the multiplex. As per our expectation there was a thin crowd. As usual the star cast was not sufficient to attract people.
The movie was simply awesome. A handmade movie with a single line screen play. The idea was unique and it was well complimented by the screen play and the actors. Sagar Ballary, director of the movie had treated it very well. The humor was light and stainless. We chuckled and sometimes bursted into guffaws. A pure entertainer. We need more bheja fries!!

Who has "provoked" me?

Yesterday I went to watch the new release named provoked. I always have an inclination towards these offbeat movies. Though I am not convinced with the tag "offbeat" these are the movies which are based on genuine human emotions. How one can call it offbeat? I want to promote these directors and producers who have the courage to put their effort and money in such projects. Projects which are not able to attract viewers as they are unable to relate themselves with such scripts. I donot know the percentage of Indians who can relate themselves with the romantic scripts. How many of us have experienced the pain, agony and power of love? As we hear in few hindi movies "Zindagi mein sirf ek bar hi sacha pyar milta hai." How many of us have got that sacha pyar? So this logic is completely wrong that we can not relate ourselves with these offbeat movies. We can say that they donot allow us to dream. To dream big. As we can do in SRK-type movies (excluding swades). We can dream about flirting with girls, cladding in Armani, playing tricks with underworld and having a life which is almost impossible for a mortal.

Provoked which is based on the true story (read it as mishap) of a punjabi girl named kiranjit ahluwalia. The fact which provoked me to watch this movie was the director, Jag Mundhra.His last movie was bawandar. I missed that movie. Though it could not work at box office it drew everyone's eyes towards Jag Mundhra. The way he treated the script was hair-raising. He did not dilute the intensity of incidents (captured in the movie). Though it was called vulgar he did not care for it. He knew that it was necessary for the movie. Nandita das supported him very well. Who can challenge her audacity?
Provoked which starts with a candle is committed to enlighten the society. As the protagonist has already been recognised by the british government for the courage she has shown. It has nothing new. The same stale husband-wife fracas, woman's suffering and woman's emancipation. But the message it propagates is worth noticing. Woman is not respected due to its anatomy but they owe respect due to their heart and soul.