As the name and the poster suggests, this is a movie about a road trip gone wrong and a little more. What starts off as a regular trip goes wrong when Meera and Arjun gets themselves involved in an honor killing somewhere in Haryana. This being the central plot of the movie there are many sub plots which gets picked up along the way, such as- safety issues in Gurgaon ( greater Delhi) , callousness on parts of law keepers and accepting crime as part of life, off centered moral standards when it comes to deeply rooted social paradigms like - caste, and most noticeably - women on the power spectrum in Society.
Let's talk about the last part a little more ( spoilers ahead) :
Meera: a confident, smart and self reliant woman of today's age, mostly seen in urban India, who are able to deliver on both professional asks as well as curt replies to snide remarks from male colleagues.
Pinky: A defiant village girl, who tried to take steps beyond the boundaries laid by her caste and her family. However , ends up paying for it dearly.
Pinky's sister in law: The most often referred to image of women in rural (and sometimes in Urban as well) India - the one who gives up her life's dream and ambition for her husband / family. Whose life is laid by the rules of the society and her husband or mother in law
Amma ji (Sarpanch) : Head of household and the village. Men bow down to her as much as the women in house. The woman who has the power to change the society's power equation, instead chooses to uphold what has been happening for ages. The woman who will gladly sacrifice her own daughter on altar of caste, and say - "Jo karna tha woh kiya".
Meera: a confident, smart and self reliant woman of today's age, mostly seen in urban India, who are able to deliver on both professional asks as well as curt replies to snide remarks from male colleagues.
Pinky: A defiant village girl, who tried to take steps beyond the boundaries laid by her caste and her family. However , ends up paying for it dearly.
Pinky's sister in law: The most often referred to image of women in rural (and sometimes in Urban as well) India - the one who gives up her life's dream and ambition for her husband / family. Whose life is laid by the rules of the society and her husband or mother in law
Amma ji (Sarpanch) : Head of household and the village. Men bow down to her as much as the women in house. The woman who has the power to change the society's power equation, instead chooses to uphold what has been happening for ages. The woman who will gladly sacrifice her own daughter on altar of caste, and say - "Jo karna tha woh kiya".
It might just be with a sense of irony that the director depicted how the key to woman liberalization in society lies with women themselves, or may be I am just reading too much into it. Freedom/ Liberty/ Equality is not dished out as part of constitutional rights, it has to be earned daily and repeatedly till it becomes the part of social DNA. And if Women don't help women achieve that, then it will only delay this process of change.
Coming to the movie per se: it's raw, it's real, and it is really really tight (editing wise) . The actors have been spot on with acting, story was pacy, and the music, though underrated, is nice and original. This movie will stay with you long after you have left the movie, and a stiff drink is also recommended to get over the hangover.
In short it is a must watch, if you have the stomach for it !
No comments:
Post a Comment