No Highway...

… Therefore, go forth, companion: when you find

No highway more, no track, all being blind,

The way to go shall glimmer in the mind.

Though you have conquered Earth and charted Sea

And planned the courses of all Stars that be,

Adventure on, more wonders are in thee.

Adventure on, for from the littlest clue

Has come whatever worth man ever knew;

The next to enlighten all men may be you…

- John Masefield

Friday, January 19, 2007

A wonderful film, and a 'No comments' one!!

When I used to study at International Indian School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, there used to be numerous quotations or moral remarks displayed on the walls of the corridor. I particularly remember one such message: "Speak well of your friends; of the rest say nothing". I have since modified the saying, for myself, to: "Speak well of whoever or whatever you admire or like; of the rest say nothing".

Recently I had occasion to watch two new Hindi Films. One of them, Guru, is simply a wonderful film. I am no expert on film-making, nor do I call myself a film-buff. Nevertheless, I will venture to say that Guru represents everything that good cinema should probably have: a good story; a great script to tell that story; wonderful actors who can bring the characters to life; music that is germane to the situations in the film, and melodious and mesmerising at the same time; and great camera work.

Abhishek Bachchan sizzles as Gurukant Desai; Aishwarya does well as his supporting wife; Mithun da, Madhavan and Vidya Balan form a very competent supporting cast. Guru is simply one film that should not, must not, be given a miss.

The other film that I saw was Bhagam Bhag, about which I will venture to say nothing.

1 comment:

Sreetama said...

Achha, Guru khub bhalo hoyechhe seta nahoy bojha gelo but Bhagam Bhag er byaparta thik bujhlam na! Ota kotota kharap ba kotota bhalo j no comments status peye gelo tomar theke???:o