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Muddatton ke baad murjhai phool phir se
khil gaye, When a young Pakistani poet crooned these lines in one of the local mushairaas conducted after the new found bonhomie between India and Pakistan, he, probably, got too optimistic. The recent developments, political and otherwise, have certainly brought about a thaw in the relations but both the countries have a long way to go before they could eye each other without any suspicion. |
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the things stand, there is still a lot of distrust
evident that often surfaces in the form of piquant
remarks made by the leaders on both the sides, indicating
that the things are not very rosy. The basic idea of the
movie Sarfarosh, with Aamir Khan in lead role, is based
on this present political scenario between the two
nations with Pakistan fostering a proxy war against India
through its intelligence agency, ISI. Perhaps, for the first time any Indian film director had the guts to show the true face of the situation by showing the direct hand of Pakistan in all the subversive activities going on in India. Earlier, the directors played safe and used silly metaphors to bring home the idea. Debutante, John Mathew, director, producer and writer of the film, has done an appreciable job for handling and keeping this polemical subject under full control. No doubt, Sarfarosh has all the ingredients of a masala movie but everything seems to be there for a reason. Aamir, ACP Ajay Rhatod, plays a hardy cop, in-charge of the task of busting an arms racket sponsored by ISI. He took up this crusade for a cause. His brother was killed and father left physically disabled by terrorists and he a vowed to fight them out of the country. He has played the role with lot of conviction and focus. The way he leads his team in the combing operations and plans out raids, gives us the feel of reality. Naseeruddin Shah plays a Pakistani ghazal singer, Gulfam Hassan, who is also a mohajir and lives on both the sides of the border. He is on a goodwill trip to India and meets Aamir, who is a big fan of his, in one of the concerts. Aamir becomes his friend, not knowing that Naseer is the ISI agent and is the person he is after. Needless to say, Naseer has given a good performance. Sonali, who plays Aamir’s girlfriend, gives the romantic lead. She is stunning, alright, but her voice and dialogue delivery are highly unimpressive. Kudos to John Mathew for the direction and script. The music by Jatin-Lalit is okay but it has not much role to play in the movie. The camerawork by Vikas Sivaraman is good but lacks technical subtlety. Editing is taut and adds to the pace of the movie. The message of the film is clear: bus diplomacy, friendship tours, cultural exchange is alright, but one should not forget the ground realities. The hatred, suspicion and distrust is so pronounced that it will requires huge political will from both the sides to set the things straight. And, hopefully, it will be done soon. Inshahallah. |
