It was a class gathering after a long time. The new SOMA body had been formed and the elected representatives had thrown a party - actually they jst sponsored the movie Guru at HUMA Adlabs, the shady yet the nearest mall from IITBombay. Reviews had been good and I had huge expectations from Abhishek and ManiRatnam duo. Gulzar for lyrics was added topping on the family size hot jalapeno cheese pizza. The media was murmurring about Guru being the biopic of Late Dhiru Bhai Ambani. That added to my excitement. All in all I was confident that I was in for a great treat.
The result was however less than satisfactory. Mani Ratnam has filmed the movie in a typical south indian manner, with absolutely no Gujrati feel in village or dialogues or music all of which reselmbled South India more than Gujrat. The story was also very much sweet and it seemed that Mani Ratnam didnot want the screen play to deviate much from a typical rags to riches story. Whatever little the hero did had large implications and saw immediate success. Be it the ease with which an article led to the resignation of the leader of thread business or the ease with which an IAS officer was made to take back his orders is all very naive to be believed. No failure on his part was ever shown except that ever dragging court proceedings which I felt was done poorly. I couldnot believe that a sentimental speech by Guru bhai could let him off the hook so easily. Subplots were weak and arbit to say the least.
Most of the second half could have been used to show struggles in life of the protagonist and a few useless songs could have been left out. All through the movie I kept on recounting how well the movie The Aviator was made and how well did the director bring out the struggles in the rags to riches life of Howard Huges. The court scene in Aviator is one of the best that i have ever watched. Long time to go before any Indian Director reaches that level.
Mithun does a small cameo which is not befitting his capability. Abhishek looks more like Amitabh in his dialog delivery and acting than he has ever before.
According to me a movie which should have made x on box office will gross 2x because of the following reasons (mentioned in the order of the decreasing effect) :
1. Ash Abhishek love affair is brewing hot in India.
2. People were always tracking and looking for Dhirubhai Ambani in Guru Kant Desai (the protagonist). According to me this might even be the no. 1 reason. This was a smart marketing gimmick by the producers.
3. Abhishek's best acting till date.
4. A very strong star cast.
5. Mani Ratnam's flawless direction and technically perfect filming.
6. A R Rehman's music.
The result was however less than satisfactory. Mani Ratnam has filmed the movie in a typical south indian manner, with absolutely no Gujrati feel in village or dialogues or music all of which reselmbled South India more than Gujrat. The story was also very much sweet and it seemed that Mani Ratnam didnot want the screen play to deviate much from a typical rags to riches story. Whatever little the hero did had large implications and saw immediate success. Be it the ease with which an article led to the resignation of the leader of thread business or the ease with which an IAS officer was made to take back his orders is all very naive to be believed. No failure on his part was ever shown except that ever dragging court proceedings which I felt was done poorly. I couldnot believe that a sentimental speech by Guru bhai could let him off the hook so easily. Subplots were weak and arbit to say the least.Most of the second half could have been used to show struggles in life of the protagonist and a few useless songs could have been left out. All through the movie I kept on recounting how well the movie The Aviator was made and how well did the director bring out the struggles in the rags to riches life of Howard Huges. The court scene in Aviator is one of the best that i have ever watched. Long time to go before any Indian Director reaches that level.
Mithun does a small cameo which is not befitting his capability. Abhishek looks more like Amitabh in his dialog delivery and acting than he has ever before.
According to me a movie which should have made x on box office will gross 2x because of the following reasons (mentioned in the order of the decreasing effect) :
1. Ash Abhishek love affair is brewing hot in India.
2. People were always tracking and looking for Dhirubhai Ambani in Guru Kant Desai (the protagonist). According to me this might even be the no. 1 reason. This was a smart marketing gimmick by the producers.
3. Abhishek's best acting till date.
4. A very strong star cast.
5. Mani Ratnam's flawless direction and technically perfect filming.
6. A R Rehman's music.
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