Outstanding movie with an other-wordly charm; This is what makes bollywood unique and special!

Rating: 2/10 (5 November 2014)

An outstanding movie that typifies what Bollywood is supposed to be about and reinforces the other-worldly, unique charm that is pervasive in Hindi movies of its standing and genre. I observe nothing but negative reviews aplenty for the movie and I have one thing to tell all the nay-sayers. With a unique and perceptive thinking blueprint as a viewing lens, this movie will blow your mind. Happy New Year is not about about the destination, it is about the journey. And I want to share this blueprint with you all. The movie is primarily about creating a journey for the viewer; At any juncture, the circumstances will transform you into a virtual world infused with memories, instigate vivid imagination and fill your heart with feelings of love, wonder, anger, disgust. So allow yourself to be flexible and offer your emotions to be dipped hither and thither; Arm your imagination with wondrous fluidity, for this is a hugely important aspect of this blueprint. If you disrupt this thought journey by demanding the justification of the logical flow of the movie or it's character development, you will reduce your experience to unpleasantness and regret of having spent three precious hours of your life. Engage and indulge yourself in a virtual higher level flow that is created by YOU, using all your senses and which the movie feeds through its beautiful cinematography, inspiring locations, pretty women, macho men, great songs and crisp background music. Use the laughter in the theater and grimaces in the audience along with the other elements in the movie, to make yourself chuckle, wriggle, laugh; And infuse the virtual flow with wondrous momentum and catapult your imagination. The movie is riddled with exaggerated and dramatic responses for simple situations, which almost seems like it is a caricature or a parody of human reactions; And it does so in such a manner that it seems unpretentious and deliberate. While indulging in this virtual world and measuring your responses towards the emotional creations in the movie, it almost seems like the movie mocks you for showing seriousness and delivers a disruptive message to all of us; Our short time in this complex adaptive world should be about light heartedness, wonder and passion rather than seriousness, sadness or painful longing. The movie starts with a moment of awe at the herculean display of fireworks and right then it is very clear what the journey is all about. The brilliantly shot celebratory ritual of smashing a high hanging pot that is typical of Janmashtami, is close to every Indian and is well utilized to introduce one of the protagonist. Emotions are hurled around while interspersed with elements of surprise and shock just like a new year firework display exploding in the sky after provoking wondrous anticipation. This is demonstrated in a tense moment where nervous excitement arising from a simultaneous dance display of two competitors is transformed into a very touching moment induced by a show of bravery and selflessness. The lavish, colorful and celebratory atmosphere at the eve of the dance finale that forms the fabric for the impromptu dances from different cultures, is an inspired creation. Artistically choreographed athletic duels in the lucid arena of dirty brown muddy water or on the altitudes of a high rise, recreates in a specific modern setting, the feel of the combat between Arjun and Duryodhan in the Mahabharatha. I urge the movie goer to drop all notions about the conventional structure that highlights movies nowadays and go see this movie with an open mind and an open heart!