Movie Review: Rustom

I was torn between Mohenjo Daro and Rustom. But I picked Rustom, maybe because it was the only movie that was on the 1:45PM time slot.

When I first saw the trailer, I was pretty impressed. Because of the fact that Jury system prevailed in the Indian Justice system. But even more interesting was the tantalizing fact of why it was removed for ever. To answer this question you have to Google, for you will find a vague answer in this movie. The acting chops were average, the story line was interesting. The judge played a crucial role and didn’t just sit there like furniture. There were, however, a few things I wanted to clarify with the director. Like, why Commander Rustom Pavri
always wore his uniform, even in the prison, even at night yet the next morning he would be in a fresh uniform, clean and wrinkle free. Who did his laundry? Anyways, Ms. Esha Gupta was so primed with fancy
clothes and red lipsticks that she forgot to display expressions, except for a shrug or a smirk once in a while. Ileana D’Cruz wept for more than half the movie so I guess she had it easy. Akshay Kumar did his part well, he carried himself like a Naval officer would. The one thing

I loved about this movie was that the court room drama never really dragged, especially when Akshay’s character never tried any theatrics which usually Indian court room dramas feed on. Anang Desai was a delight to watch. He was not sitting there as a spectator but was moving the plot ahead. Jamna Bai filled the court room and
the movie hall with unexpected laughs. The wardrobe was great but I am still sceptical whether they really were 1960’s everyday wear.

Over all, I loved the genuine attempt at a court room drama that was unique for its cast and the story line. 

A Writer's Responsibility

Every individual is born with responsibilities. The mere fact that each one of us is responsible for our own life proves the fact. As a writer, the greatest responsibility lies in how they mould their readers through their characters and the story they present. A writer can make a nation and also break a nation. Mein Kampf is one such example of destruction. Through the course of history we have witnessed the change in writing styles according to the socio-economic temperature of the nation. Such as the 70’s, that brought out many revolutionary poets and writers in Bengali literature and several others in different parts of the country who came together to form the Revolutionary Writers Association, in support of the Naxal Movement at the time. India is a growing nation and as we grow, a lot of the responsibility falls on our shoulder, which has to be borne by every citizen of the country. A nation is a reflection of its own citizens. If India is great then we have to be great as well. A writer has the power to make it a great country. A revolution can be brought with just one story or one article. Today, every Indian writer should feed the nation with literature of courage, vision, unity and above all empathy. In unison, every writer has to aim at making each reader into a better citizen and ultimately lead the country to become a great nation again. That, is the responsibility of a writer. It is said that a good story talks about the characters and a bad story talks about the writer. Let us not be the writer who is talked about but rather the characters that the writers want us to become. Writers like Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kiran Desai, to name a few, are striving towards it. They are the masters of the art. Even if one is not a master but just a student, an effort never goes to waste. A nation is waiting to be transformed and it can only be done with a pen and not with guns. 

My Life's Crescendo

It started so peacefully, life. 
Serenity settled but for how long?
Time takes its hold and becomes unstoppable. 
So adventurous journey turns to anxiety, 
and keeps filling up the my pages, life.