‘If a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,
then rose needs a new name.’
Names and titles make an impression, usually of character and personality we tend to associate them with. I would imagine ‘Monique’ to be some hot, sexy, French redhead. I stand impressed with how Preity Zinta fit into the image of the gorgeous sound of ‘Zaara’. Anytime, if I am to think of Preity, the first visual that comes to my mind is the rescue scene from ‘Veer Zaara’ where she dazzles in white and modestly accentuated with accessories. Do we tend to like Dior, Gucci, Prada slightly more because of the sound of speech their names make? Do we tend to think of French as snoots because what they pronounce is so different from how the language is spelt? Why is it that when Sushmita Sen speaks (especially in Hindi or Urdu) we attend her vocals with focussed, undivided attention?
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| Preity in 'Veer Zaara' |
‘Ishaqzaade’ by the very virtue of its name makes itself conspicuous! I looked up the hindi and urdu dictionaries today but the first search retrieved no responses. “I shall ask a couple of my friends later,” I said to myself dismissing the idea of any more research. The urdu sounding word has a rustic appeal with curiosity as to what it actually means? Is it just made up? Then probably the movie is made as a testimony to what the word stands for.
In summary the movie is as follows: Vernacular backdrop. Two families, political rivals, same hindu-muslim formula. Youngsters in love. The wrath of double crossing. Coming to terms with family hypocrisy. Realizing that you can also be the target of death by the very people who brought you to life. The story keeps you engaged for two-third of the movie. I wasn’t bored until the last 25 minutes when I thought the director was now just stretching it. I mean with so much shooting, somebody has to die and that too quickly!! Unfortunately, the story ends in a catastrophe and I don’t buy the ‘honor killings’ issue that the director sells in the end. One cannot make a masala pot boiler and then just attach a ‘honor killings issue’ tag to it. The issue is not completely out of place but the end is not as horrific as the issue and I was untouched with the emotion of sorrow like in ‘Ek Duje ke liye’ or ‘Qayamat se qayamat tak’. Now, I am older and wiser, but I have a sense of art and depiction. So, still untouched with the sorrow emotion. The director should have worked harder on a better ending as he did for most of the film.
Here’s why one should watch: The actors do a splendid job and are very comfortable in their skin. Their characters are rustic, zestful and hormonal that resonate very well with a mass youth population of India, probably why the movie shall book profits. They share sensational chemistry. Arjun Kapoor (as Parma) shines in his debut performance. Nice abs, sexy persona. Parineeti Chopra promises herself a future with this one. She could probably be the celebrity role model for the future generation: no obsession with size zero, khao, piyo, mast raho. She is good-looking, charming, vivacious! For a size able number of minutes one shall find them digging each other’s mouths; however if you are on a first date and are expecting to get action on a weekend night this shall be a good warmup. Another reason why the youth shall watch and director shall book profits. Sex shall continue to sell as long as kids metamorphose to adolescents and adolescents to horny 20 year olds. Gauhar Khan does a good acting job quite contrary to the real life perceived-bitchy self.
Spiritual enlightenment: We live in a country with places where religions and castes continue being a matter of false pride and honor. Superiority is established on these premises. Vote banks are designed around these premises. Women are abused, molested, raped, sometimes an outcome of the castes they were born in.
The worth of a human life becomes questionable when people love outside of a caste or religion!
Recently, facebook stories have seen a commotion over statements by Barack Obama on ‘gay marriage’. The cautious won’t celebrate these statements because these statements are not backed by policy. North Carolina banned gay marriage on account of certain conservative religious views.
We live in a world where human right becomes questionable when people love someone of the same sex.
In summary the movie is as follows: Vernacular backdrop. Two families, political rivals, same hindu-muslim formula. Youngsters in love. The wrath of double crossing. Coming to terms with family hypocrisy. Realizing that you can also be the target of death by the very people who brought you to life. The story keeps you engaged for two-third of the movie. I wasn’t bored until the last 25 minutes when I thought the director was now just stretching it. I mean with so much shooting, somebody has to die and that too quickly!! Unfortunately, the story ends in a catastrophe and I don’t buy the ‘honor killings’ issue that the director sells in the end. One cannot make a masala pot boiler and then just attach a ‘honor killings issue’ tag to it. The issue is not completely out of place but the end is not as horrific as the issue and I was untouched with the emotion of sorrow like in ‘Ek Duje ke liye’ or ‘Qayamat se qayamat tak’. Now, I am older and wiser, but I have a sense of art and depiction. So, still untouched with the sorrow emotion. The director should have worked harder on a better ending as he did for most of the film.
Here’s why one should watch: The actors do a splendid job and are very comfortable in their skin. Their characters are rustic, zestful and hormonal that resonate very well with a mass youth population of India, probably why the movie shall book profits. They share sensational chemistry. Arjun Kapoor (as Parma) shines in his debut performance. Nice abs, sexy persona. Parineeti Chopra promises herself a future with this one. She could probably be the celebrity role model for the future generation: no obsession with size zero, khao, piyo, mast raho. She is good-looking, charming, vivacious! For a size able number of minutes one shall find them digging each other’s mouths; however if you are on a first date and are expecting to get action on a weekend night this shall be a good warmup. Another reason why the youth shall watch and director shall book profits. Sex shall continue to sell as long as kids metamorphose to adolescents and adolescents to horny 20 year olds. Gauhar Khan does a good acting job quite contrary to the real life perceived-bitchy self.
Spiritual enlightenment: We live in a country with places where religions and castes continue being a matter of false pride and honor. Superiority is established on these premises. Vote banks are designed around these premises. Women are abused, molested, raped, sometimes an outcome of the castes they were born in.
The worth of a human life becomes questionable when people love outside of a caste or religion!
Recently, facebook stories have seen a commotion over statements by Barack Obama on ‘gay marriage’. The cautious won’t celebrate these statements because these statements are not backed by policy. North Carolina banned gay marriage on account of certain conservative religious views.
We live in a world where human right becomes questionable when people love someone of the same sex.
