Just watched Shuddh Desi Romance, much awaited movie of the year!!
But, to be true, it brought all my fears to life..of course REEL life.
Before
I began writing this piece, I am glad to see Jaipur yet again. It makes
me nostalgic witnessing all the places of Jaipur where I have stood
once, pondered awhile and often wondered how beautiful is this life.
Jaipur is beautiful, and it has looks way more beautiful if you happen
to share links with the city.
The old Jaipur termed as Pink City
has been beautifully pictured. It is a difficult job to picture the
crowded Bapu bazar and Hawa Mahal area.I recall standing outside the
Museum as they have filmed it in too.
Jaipur just makes the good old times rewind. :-)
No..I
don't intend to write about the movie today. The movie is flawed and
the details can be read in an awesome article by FIRSTPOST and a
beautiful article by IBN Live.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shuddh-desi-romance-review-its-a-nonformulaic-charming-little-film/420141-47-84.html
http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/shuddh-desi-romance-review-27-kisses-a-repetitive-plot-and-a-happy-ending-1090041.html
What I intend to mention is about a phase in each one's life. I belong to an age group where everyone thinks
that
Marriage is the solution of all the problems in life.You get out of
college and live a life of solitude for a while.There's a journey
between office and your so called room which constitute your life.And,
If you are fed up with the daily boredom. Also if you are looking for a
change in life,suddenly answer for every problem in life becomes
marriage.
This mindset has often surprised me. Marriage is another intricate affair. It is for sure, not the end of
all problems. Yes, it might give you new problems to deal with than the ones you are already dealing.
So, definitely it brings change in life. The news is everyone around me is getting or going to get married.
Making the decisions for accepting a person in your life till you are dead is a big and hard decision. And, here Shuddh Desi Romance comes into picture. Well, even RUN AWAY BRIDE dealt with the same
confusions
and fear. Perhaps, getting cold feet is a part of taking risks in our
lives.Yes, we are afraid of spending our whole life with a person who's
feelings doesnot come with a Guarantee CARD. Yes, we are afraid because a
lot many What If's come into existence suddenly. And, yes -- we are
afraid as we know in real life we rarely get SRK like Kajol got in DDLJ.
Reality
has been harsh. People fall out of love every other day without
realizing what the other person might be going through. This pain can be
seen in Tara's character.Of course, the emotions were not captivating
enough. But, I liked the concept. It deals with situation where arrange
marriages are performed and considered the match made from heaven.For
some bloody reason, I really don't agree much on the so called- Made in
Heaven Stuff. It's all made here by the people we meet.The society which
we belong to will consider so many factors- caste, creed etc. and will
not allow people to spend life with the people they actually want to
life with.Perhaps, if we could have only understand the love and
affection of that person in life and reflect the same in our behaviour
and life. Everyone would be in peace and live a happy life.
It has also brought in picture that the girls/women today can do away
with the loss in their lives and move on. Today, being left at the
Altar doesnot end the brides life.They can live a life with
audacity and be happy in her own way. I kind of, liked this outlook
towards life.Vaani as Tara has been convincing. You can see a girl with a
clear head, bold decisions and not shedding tears. A character such as
Tara will definitely leave a mark on people who spend a part of their
live crying for a person who doesnot really deserve that attention. I
sincerely loved Tara's outlook towards life.
For Pareneeti as Gayatri, I have loved the fact that she is brave and keen to make her own decisions.The
fact is it is difficult to come out of a broken relationship and give
another chance to anyone. There's a dialogue where it is said that if
your relationships are broken 3 to 4 times, they take away every drop of
hope from your bright sunny life. You feel shattered and it takes every
ounce of courage to believe someone else.
Not to forget the unusual character of Sushant. He will make you laugh, he will confuse you and you feel the words don't really seem to come to his mouth. Expressions do the work. The bride runs away, the groom runs away.They meet someone else, fall in love again. As rightly said by Gayatri, Raghu don't know what love is. Most people don't. Subtle but true, We humans don't really how to love. We seek security,
approval of society and every possible factor and forget,
there was
Love somewhere midway lying down, breaking somebody's trust and heart.
Life is given to us once. Love, perhaps, happens too many times though. And,with so many people going around in life, finding and accepting that one person needs time, sense and confidence. Again, most people fail. Of everything else, I liked the fact that we all get nervous because we feel we will be locked in some relationship and will be stuck. And, believe me -Being stuck with someone is the greatest fear.What if this one relation ruined my whole life. What if this didn't work out. And, a series of "What If".
But, the movie takes a positive direction. It emphasizes that if love exists there is no agreement that needs to hold people together. Perhaps, this is our " SHUDDH DESI ROMANCE."
