Sunday, June 12, 2011

Shaitan

I had thought Indian cinema was really going places with movies like Ishqiya and Dev D, but those pale in comparison to this. Anurag Kashyap may well be the Quentin Tarantino of Bollywood. Mind you, he's not Tarantino, but he's the torch bearer which is taking the industry forward. This one is WAY ahead of its time.
Immense attention is given to detail, the soundtrack was something I instantly downloaded, and each scene - EACH friggin scene - is so visually appealing. Never has a Hindi movie come so close to portraying today's youth so accurately and so shamelessly. The first part which shows the habits and lifestyle of the five youngsters living in Mumbai, each scene of that was something I could relate to. It dishes out the dirt that lingers among a particular portion of twenty-somethings living in India's metropolises today and their deviations from the straight path of life they are taught to keep on. And the camera work and stylistic concepts can truly be said to be art.

But it really doesn't matter what I say, does it? You WILL go watch it. =P

3 comments:

nidhi said...

I don't mind watching it again, dude. Except there are so many movies on the list already. And so 'little' time! :P

Misanthrope said...

agreed, it is a fantastic movie. I almost told my parents to watch it, but then I realised they won't appreciate it. That's sad... this movie will only be appreciated by a very limited audience.

And I would totally watch it again, but I agree with Nidhi [whoever you are =)] too many things on the watch list already.

by the way, have you considered becoming a film critic? looks like it would be right up your alley ;)

thegirlwithoneheart said...

@Nidhi: I know, right? The eternal dilemma of life: too many movies, too little time! =D

@Misanthrope: True. I did the same thing but realized later it was foolish. It's very youth-centric, to employ a rather cliched term. Shock is probably the only thing parents would feel at the kind of things we indulge in nowadays. =P

Oh are you kidding?! It's like, only my DREAM JOB! Personally I think it would be awesome but it's never really one of those things you consider seriously, is it? Not in a society like ours. Maybe when I'm enough of a hotshot to do so, I'll do something like this on the side just for kicks. 'Cuz it'd certainly make me happy. :)