Monday, June 14, 2004
3 years after "Dil Chahta Hai"
3 years back, a movie came that symbolised primarily one word - cool. It was cool in every sense, cool in its story telling, cool in the way it was shot, cool in its dialogues ( How can one forget "Kya hua ? Koi Mar Gaya kya ?" ),cool in the music ( Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy are yet to match the high standards of music they have scored for DCH) and amongst all others, cool even in the protagonist's hair cuts.
Infact this movie perfectly symbolised the aspirations and the attitude of the "Yo generation" like no movie did before. The characters of Sid, Akash and Samir are deeply etched in one's memory that refuses to fade away...sharply etched characterisations like the ones in Yuva. It was tough to believe that this movie was the work of a first time director. The name of the director -Farhan Akhtar.
Even before he made this movie, Farhan assisted Manmohan Desai, cut a music video for Shankar Mahadevan's breathless and very surprisingly ( to me, atleast!) wrote the English lyrics for the "O Ri Chhori" song in Lagaan. After 3 years, he returns to tinsel town with another movie - "Lakshya".
Farhan describes this effort as an "Atypical war movie". A movie about a person finding himself after 24 years and 18,000 feet! ( This line used in the promo simply rocks!) The promos of the movie have already created a buzz with Hrithik showcasing his excellent dancing skills in "Main Aisa Kyon hoon" & Preity and Hrithik having a conversation through a lovely song "Agar Main Kahoon" ( that has the style of an American country song ). But the real part of the movie will lie in Farhan's handling of the Kargil conflict and of a character that has been given subdued importance in the promos, the character of Amitabh Bachchan. From the concept of a stylish, urban comedy to an atypical war movie, Farhan Akhtar has indeed come a long way. However it has to be seen as to whether he will be able to pull it off. Till then, have a look at this interesting profile of Farhan Akhtar.
3 years back, a movie came that symbolised primarily one word - cool. It was cool in every sense, cool in its story telling, cool in the way it was shot, cool in its dialogues ( How can one forget "Kya hua ? Koi Mar Gaya kya ?" ),cool in the music ( Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy are yet to match the high standards of music they have scored for DCH) and amongst all others, cool even in the protagonist's hair cuts.
Infact this movie perfectly symbolised the aspirations and the attitude of the "Yo generation" like no movie did before. The characters of Sid, Akash and Samir are deeply etched in one's memory that refuses to fade away...sharply etched characterisations like the ones in Yuva. It was tough to believe that this movie was the work of a first time director. The name of the director -Farhan Akhtar.
Even before he made this movie, Farhan assisted Manmohan Desai, cut a music video for Shankar Mahadevan's breathless and very surprisingly ( to me, atleast!) wrote the English lyrics for the "O Ri Chhori" song in Lagaan. After 3 years, he returns to tinsel town with another movie - "Lakshya".
Farhan describes this effort as an "Atypical war movie". A movie about a person finding himself after 24 years and 18,000 feet! ( This line used in the promo simply rocks!) The promos of the movie have already created a buzz with Hrithik showcasing his excellent dancing skills in "Main Aisa Kyon hoon" & Preity and Hrithik having a conversation through a lovely song "Agar Main Kahoon" ( that has the style of an American country song ). But the real part of the movie will lie in Farhan's handling of the Kargil conflict and of a character that has been given subdued importance in the promos, the character of Amitabh Bachchan. From the concept of a stylish, urban comedy to an atypical war movie, Farhan Akhtar has indeed come a long way. However it has to be seen as to whether he will be able to pull it off. Till then, have a look at this interesting profile of Farhan Akhtar.
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