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MOVIES AND REAL LIFE

Some days back, I saw an interview of Sudhir Mishra on Sahara Filmy by Mayank Shekhar. Mishraji told “Today’s film makers watch movies, not life” They are engaged in watching movies, discussing movies but they do not devote their time to watching, analyzing life. 100% correct.

Some so called biggest filmmakers claim their film’s connectivity to real life. They give very stylish, larger than life films. Making is stylish, larger than life films is not a bad thing. But their films do not connect with common man. Why?

Because…..
- They do not research properly for their films. They do not know minor rules of Indian culture like in Hindus, women do not go to shamshan for Agnisanskar. I have seen in many films by so called biggest filmmakers that women were present in shamshaan in a white cotton sarees.

- Human behavior (physical, mental, biological) is not properly analyzed. …

There is lots of discussion and arguments going about SAL. Some liked, some disliked. Finally I watched it to realize comments given by our PFC guys. Below is my opinion about the film. This is the review that I sent to my friends which are not passionate about cinema as we are. I have to review the film in simple language not too technical.

SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA

Director: Apoorva Lakhiya

Overall Grading: B+

Shoot out at Lokhandwala is a movie which tells the story of gangsters who were killed in a shootout in 1991 at Lokhandwala complex.

Produced by Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Gupta and Balaji motion pictures, it has some good point as well as minus points.

This is director Apurva Lakhiya’s third film after Mumbai se aaya mera dost (2003), Ek Ajnabee(2005)( Copy of english “Man on fire”). SAL is better than his previous movies but not a great movie.

Performance wise Sanjay Dutt is …