Helllllloooooooo readerssss!! What a horribly long time it's been away from my blog. I don't know I could blame it on exams or college or other stuff but to be truthful, I lost the will to write, to review. With me it is like when am watching a movie, a story of my own starts forming up in my mind, obviously it's about the film I am watching but with my perspective. Like what good and bad I find about a character, what less or more could there be to a story , where could the words in a song be altered to something better. And if I find it anything next to perfect the time just goes in appreciating the beauty of all the above. So anyway, it is Udta Punjab, which I want to share my views about with you today (tonight :p)
The plot is set in the state of Punjab and revolves around three independent, shorter yet significantly stronger stories, fighting one common enemy, drugs. The first, Tommy Singh played extra ordinarily by Shahid Kapoor, a pop-star doomed by the influence of drugs, only realizing it when he is faced by the stark reality of two teenagers being ill-inspired by him. This proves to be a turning point in Tommy's life and yet strengthened by his meeting with Alia Bhatt, the unnamed Bihari girl.
Alia, who initially hails from Bihar,comes to Punjab in search of a job and a better future, gets struck in life threatening, emotionally disastrous situations, wretched both physically and mentally, lands in a drug trap but she finally escapes showing immense courage and hope, not only believing in herself but making the audience believe that even though this is a scripted drama, things will go to better from worse one day.This character of her is by far the best I have witnessed of Alia, done with such beautiful a conviction that you can't help but fall for her, again. And in spite of the dirt and dust she is covered in you want to tear the screen and kiss her lovingly.
Diljit Doasanjh, a debutante or I should say the debutante. The super star of Punjabi movies left no stone unturned to make his Bollywood debut a big success. Punjabi people are very sweet and the same sweetness his character reflected. Shaken up by a family trauma he carries on the fight against drugs with Dr.Preet Sahni aka Kareena. The duo looks adorable on screen and represents two very strong characters.
A very sensitive issue like this one couldn't be brought up with any less or more humor, sincerity and propriety. Still it saddens me that our censor board asked for 89 cuts and such a difficult launch of this movie.
The plot is set in the state of Punjab and revolves around three independent, shorter yet significantly stronger stories, fighting one common enemy, drugs. The first, Tommy Singh played extra ordinarily by Shahid Kapoor, a pop-star doomed by the influence of drugs, only realizing it when he is faced by the stark reality of two teenagers being ill-inspired by him. This proves to be a turning point in Tommy's life and yet strengthened by his meeting with Alia Bhatt, the unnamed Bihari girl.
Alia, who initially hails from Bihar,comes to Punjab in search of a job and a better future, gets struck in life threatening, emotionally disastrous situations, wretched both physically and mentally, lands in a drug trap but she finally escapes showing immense courage and hope, not only believing in herself but making the audience believe that even though this is a scripted drama, things will go to better from worse one day.This character of her is by far the best I have witnessed of Alia, done with such beautiful a conviction that you can't help but fall for her, again. And in spite of the dirt and dust she is covered in you want to tear the screen and kiss her lovingly.
Diljit Doasanjh, a debutante or I should say the debutante. The super star of Punjabi movies left no stone unturned to make his Bollywood debut a big success. Punjabi people are very sweet and the same sweetness his character reflected. Shaken up by a family trauma he carries on the fight against drugs with Dr.Preet Sahni aka Kareena. The duo looks adorable on screen and represents two very strong characters.
A very sensitive issue like this one couldn't be brought up with any less or more humor, sincerity and propriety. Still it saddens me that our censor board asked for 89 cuts and such a difficult launch of this movie.
