Friday, February 10, 2006

Making a difference

It's amazing how media can change the way of thinking on a massive scale. Getting a thought process run full steam is not that difficult with tools of communication at an arm's length. How we would like to use it is just another question. But what I would like to talk about is how Rakesh Omprakash Mehra has used it recently.
Movies have always been our favourite timepass. That they double up as motivators is just a coincidence that's too rare.
Rang De Basanti is just another of those rare coincidences, which succeeds in inspiring, driving passions to the hilt and truly awakening a generation. Aptly handled theme with closer to life characters and use of colloquial tongue are some of the basic things a director need to incorporate for helping audience ingrain the message. I hope most of you have seen the movie. So, there is no need discussing how well-made it is. But I hope such adventures are attempted on a more frequent basis.

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