Sick Product of a Sick System

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Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

It is a nice simple movie which tugs at your heart. A girl follows her heart and goes with her lover for pre marital romp in a seedy hotel of Varanasi. Police raid and boy suicide. Blackmail of her father by ruthless corrupt cop.On other hand a SC boy of Chandal family falls in love with an upper caste (so called) girl. He is pursuing Civil Engineering degree. The girl dies and he goes in to depression. Chandals does the work of last rites of dead bodies on Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi. It is said that if you are creamted at Varanasi you go to Heaven and if in Maghar then you go to hell. Kabir mocked this belief and insisted that his last rites to be done at Maghar. Thus Chalndals are at the lowest of the most unjust system of world. This film mocks the inhumanity of caste system. Symbolism of Kashi is too good to be missed.This is a story of triumph of human spirit. How both refuse to bow down to small mentality of a backward small town and society. They don't give up and come out triumphant.Music by Indian Ocean is another high point. They have set to tune a poem of famous poet Dyushyant Kumar (Tu kisi rail si gujarti hai; Main kisi pull se thar tharata hu).Acting of Richa Chadha and Sudhir Mishra is superb. New comers and others are also good.Must watch for the fans of realistic, intelligent movie which has strong story line and touches your heart.But it will be mocked by low IQ, rigid, holier than thou and prudish mentality persons and they should better stay away.

Love and loss is a concept that is there in loads of Hindi films but this film can easily be the best of them. Fly away solo / Masaan is a independent film with four interlaced plots that talk about various themes - one about Devi and the predicament she falls in with her boy friend's suicide when police interrupts them during sex and the other about Deepak , whose ancestral occupation is corpse burning , falls in love with a high caste girl Shaalu in college without revealing his identity. The rest two is about Devi's father who cripples between his love for Devi and corruption and a child's yearning for family and life. There is a scene in the film where Devi is rudely questioned by her boss in front of few people and she replies saying "Jo Bhi Kiya Hum Do Ne Milke Kiya" and he says "Par Mara To Vo Akela". This is a small example of all the beautiful writing in the film that is simple, pale and melancholy on the top but deep down has a lot to ponder on.Other than LOVE the film also talks about other themes ranging from the society's perspective on sex, corruption, coming out of the ancestral occupations , men and women aspiring for a better life, caste issues as a barrier for love, toll that death takes on a person and the preciousness of life.In an industry that's synonymous to gloss and glamor, Masaan is an eye opener. The film is set in Banaras and believe me the place is also a character in the film. The film does have its weak points. It's pacing is very slow and depressing but you hook to the film with those magnetic performances from actors and the simplicity in writing. The costumes, the subtle background score, the locations, settings, lingo and cinematography all cater towards making the film so close to real life circumstances that tears roll down right when the screens roll down. A special credit to Vicky Kaushal who plays Deepak, with his jaw dropping performances brings life to his character. Sad that Filmfare had to follow nepotism and give the best debut to someone else.This might not be a film which you can watch on a good weekend but it surely is a film that after watching will linger in your mind for a long time as it did for me.

Masaan when it released, had got good reviews but then simply faded away out of the limelight. Eventually I got hold of the DVD.It is a brilliant film and I am so glad I watched it.The start when the police raided the hotel and started harassing the couple, was a bit of a shocker. This is what one reads about in the newspapers every now and then but how bad it really is, came home with that scene.Everything about this movie was realistic. How ordinary people from a traditional society deal with the situations and circumstances they are faced with, their emotions, their fears; everything is brought out so well and so poignantly. I cried my heart out a couple of times ...The plot is tinged with shades of O. Henry. The sets, the locations, the cinematography, I loved it all.Sanjay Mishra is the only known face here, all the other actors are relatively new to Bollywood yet they all performed so well.It is a shame that films such as Masaan do not get the box office drawings they truly deserve.Do watch Masaan, you will not be disappointed.

Its simple,its beautiful,its heart touching and just unforgettable. Starting with acting, Riccha Chadda is as usual brilliant in her work.The debutants Vicky Kaushal and Shewta Tripati are mind blowing..!!They act as if they are doing films from many years.Sanjay Mishra is also just perfect in his role.The other actors,Pankaj Tripati(lover guy) & Bhagwan Tiwari(policeman) have played their parts very nicely. The direction of the movie is also very good.Its brilliantly written too,be it dialoges or story.It is the best movie of Phantom productions(after Queen and Gangs of Wasseypur). The summary is that the movie is masterpiece and you should must watch it.