Dhobi Ghaat

Overwhelmed by the make, as I came out of theatre, I thought, ‘and there you go with one more hit film of Aamir Khan.’ Not that I am biased or anything. But as my parents did not like it, they kept asking why did I like it, what was so special about it?

From their point of view, it was just a slow-moving clip, which went on for 1 and a half hour. They thought it was illogical and impractical. More than that, they thought that it was as if just a sequence of pictures or clips, completely meaningless.

And I really loved it. Then I wondered why?? Why did I like it so much? Is it because my dear pal liked it and did I believe that I would also. No, that’s not the reason. Yeah I rely on her opinion, but it’s more than that. It’s about why she also liked it.

I thought why, and I just got the answer:

The small-small things it is made out of. The small and simple things. Beauty in simplicity.

Thousand normal moods which you and I experience in everyday life and infinite thoughts we experience but might not share in every day situation. The dreams and the way to it. Emotions rule over reality, reality rules over responsibility, and finally responsibility takes over everything. In psychology, we have learnt the concept of Fight -or- Flight response, which basically states that either you fight with situations or you run away (take a flight). And the movie persuaded the crowd in astonishing manner. When we have to confront what we can’t face, we generally try to avoid it. The feelings of jealousy, feeling of helplessness, realization of reality, love and understanding the meaning of love. The innocence killed by cheating and hence flight response.

The movie is a slap on those faces, who think that the end has to be happy and sugar sweet. It just pushes your imagination little further….

The feel of old Mumbai, the classic photography and the difference points out what is missing in today’s life. As they said, it’s race with the time. It is as if we want to see who finishes work first. Everyone just keeps running.

I think these are enough to fall in love with it, aren’t they? If not, all these reasons surely justify that the movie is worth a watch …Go, feel and experience…. Get out of comfort zone of happiness everywhere …it’s all about reality after all!!

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