I'm not a bollywood buff, tending to sing praises of oldies like Arth and Gumrah (the Mala Sinha / Ashok Kumar one) and not really into new movies. But KANK had me pleasantly surprised.
Firstly, lets see why everyone is reacting so strongly to it. Obviously its touched some chords SOMEWHERE. That itself shows that there's something special about this film.
Secondly, its a STORY, for God's sake. Why should there be a bloody strong reason for Dev or Maya to do what they did? Life just happens, it doesn't have to have some superior logic all the time. The protagonists are not portrayed as perfect, they're just real people. Don't real people cross boundaries and fall in love? Don't real people make mistakes? Don't real people fall out of love?? Thirdly, i want to thank Karan Johar for making this film. It feels like a huge leap forward has been taken. Even in taking this leap, he's kept middle class sensibilities in mind somewhere....which is why the 3 year gap after the divorce, perhaps for repentance? So here are Dev and Maya, who've made the criminal mistake of falling in love when they're trapped in marriages they don't relate to anymore....would this truth have been more palatable if Rishi and Rhea had been shown to be negative characters? How trite would that be??? Finally - for the FIRST time, i was truly touched by SRK's performance. He was vulnerable and broken and not willing to admit it....hence, all the bitterness. But the vulnerability touched me. Yes, I know, the last scene stuck out like a sore thumb, but still.
Firstly, lets see why everyone is reacting so strongly to it. Obviously its touched some chords SOMEWHERE. That itself shows that there's something special about this film.
Secondly, its a STORY, for God's sake. Why should there be a bloody strong reason for Dev or Maya to do what they did? Life just happens, it doesn't have to have some superior logic all the time. The protagonists are not portrayed as perfect, they're just real people. Don't real people cross boundaries and fall in love? Don't real people make mistakes? Don't real people fall out of love?? Thirdly, i want to thank Karan Johar for making this film. It feels like a huge leap forward has been taken. Even in taking this leap, he's kept middle class sensibilities in mind somewhere....which is why the 3 year gap after the divorce, perhaps for repentance? So here are Dev and Maya, who've made the criminal mistake of falling in love when they're trapped in marriages they don't relate to anymore....would this truth have been more palatable if Rishi and Rhea had been shown to be negative characters? How trite would that be??? Finally - for the FIRST time, i was truly touched by SRK's performance. He was vulnerable and broken and not willing to admit it....hence, all the bitterness. But the vulnerability touched me. Yes, I know, the last scene stuck out like a sore thumb, but still.