A Generation Awakens....You Bet!

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

Once in a while there comes a piece of art....a book or a song or a movie that changes forever the horizons of all whom it touches. I have a very strong feeling that future generations will rate this work of Rakeysh Mehra as a Masterpiece...one of those which we often call "all time classic"! It really churns your guts.....and literally forces you to search your "Indian" soul...which like Siddharth is eclipsed by the dismal environment where we live but is not yet lost forever! The effervescent DJ, the real "rebel" Karan, the "kiddo" Sukhi, the sensible Sonia and the brooding Aslam(Oops! I forgot the "hardcore" Laxman Pandey!!!). No credit can be enough for penning the variety of characters so different from each other yet linked by something as these! So real and simple..the beauty of this film lies in the fact that it manages to show us the real common "youth" of this country and it delivers its message without transgressing the line between passion and cynicism! Its sometimes so touching that it spurs you to really think...A rare feat for any work of art to achieve! Almost the entire cast puts its hands up when it comes to delivering the goods for this amazing movie...but for their sheer intensity I feel its Aamir, Siddharth(as Karan) and Alice Patton who stand out! For once Aamir doesn't overshadow the cast but chooses to shine among a galaxy, as one of them!
Hats off, Mr Mehra for making me....Us...realize what is the power of youth and reminding us that for whatever it is...it is still our country!
The only pity....it takes a "death" and a "foreigner" to awaken a generation in this country of ours!