Wake Up Sid
Yesterday night saw this new Hindi movie called "Wake Up Sid". I liked it!
Many of the recent Hindi movies were such duds that I was pleasantly surprised to watch this one. The relationship between Sid and Aisha ( the 2 protagonists) was beautifully developed. No awkward moments between them. Even at the end when they express their love for each other, the director did not feel the need of showing a kissing scene. I loved the way they hug each other at the end....it was very warm.
On another note, I am always curious to watch the new generation Indians in the movies. I always have a little critical attitude towards their ways in life and feel that its too westernized for what India is in my heart. But today I realized that even though they eat pizza and pastas, call each other "dude, wassup" or are too candid about their sex lives, the essence of "Indianness" is everywhere! In the movie even though Sid disrespects his parents, he cannot relate to his Mom and their way of life, he still carries the essence of Indian values in him. After he gets his first paycheck he invariably hands it over to his father, as a sign of respect. There were few other scenes in the movie where I felt that even though this movie has an English name and the characters are living in a metro city, their values as they grow up are intact. So we need not worry too much about the changing generation of India.
Change is good I guess, embrace it, as long as the underlying essence of goodness is intact. Say what?
Many of the recent Hindi movies were such duds that I was pleasantly surprised to watch this one. The relationship between Sid and Aisha ( the 2 protagonists) was beautifully developed. No awkward moments between them. Even at the end when they express their love for each other, the director did not feel the need of showing a kissing scene. I loved the way they hug each other at the end....it was very warm.
On another note, I am always curious to watch the new generation Indians in the movies. I always have a little critical attitude towards their ways in life and feel that its too westernized for what India is in my heart. But today I realized that even though they eat pizza and pastas, call each other "dude, wassup" or are too candid about their sex lives, the essence of "Indianness" is everywhere! In the movie even though Sid disrespects his parents, he cannot relate to his Mom and their way of life, he still carries the essence of Indian values in him. After he gets his first paycheck he invariably hands it over to his father, as a sign of respect. There were few other scenes in the movie where I felt that even though this movie has an English name and the characters are living in a metro city, their values as they grow up are intact. So we need not worry too much about the changing generation of India.
Change is good I guess, embrace it, as long as the underlying essence of goodness is intact. Say what?
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