Sunday, December 28, 2008

Movie on Mumbai Terror Attack??!!

Well!! I am first of all against the notion that Mumbai Terror attack being compared with US 9/11. Indians are always different from US or any people in the world!!We are more emotional and warm-hearted than any foreign people! We will not conspire any assassination plot of Dawood (one of the many), while many countries like Iraq, Iran, Israel are doing for centuries or coup against our enemies or take strong actions against our detractors because We are sons of Gandhiji!! But we are so used to grave-digging among ourselves that we many times use the term "shrewdness" or "tactician" for such acts.

Well..I dont want to get into that now!! But what I find more shocking is the news that filmmaker B.Subhash planning to make a movie on Mumbai terror attack with SRK (to play Major Unnikrishnan's role), John Abraham and Mithun Chakraborty. Being an Indian, I saw it coming because I know our 'patriotic' Bollywood people!! Aha!! What a beautiful scene it will be where SRK in Major Unni's boots singing a duet with a heroine!! Well, one should not comment on a film which is yet to officially announced and isnt down to sets but I cant stop myself here. Come on its a very sensitive issue!!U cant watch our people die in the film with popcorns in your hand!!It depends on how the director handles the subject and it may be good if he showcases it in the positive note which I am very doubtful of!! Hows that when the police is unsure of the actual proceedings inside the hotels, can a director, who was in no way in action at the spot, portray the real emotions of the Commandos and people who sacrificed their life??

I can see two things behind the idea now- one is Mumbai attack being hyped by the media and the other being the commercial attitude of the Bollywood people!! I am saying the Mumbai attack is much hyped because it wasnt the first terror attack in 2008. We witnessed serial bomb blasts in many cities like Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad but just because two star hotels and some foreigners were attacked in Mumbai we cannot just overlook the innocent lives lost at other attacks!!

Then comes the commercialisation. Think of this situation- a film of a selfish director with commercial heroes like SRK or Hrithik or John Abraham on a sensitive issue like this turns out to be a disaster and still worser escalating the tensions between India and Pakistan but making money on the graveyard of the people!! Mark my words-their careers are finished and their days will be numbered.

Thiugh some films may improve the relationship and tackle the sensitive subjects in a positive manner, I feel this attack is not for the films. We have already seen enough of it and lets be more sensible and realise that the film is not the right platform for this subject. It can backfire like the infamous RamGopal Verma's Sholay remake!! Think twice before proceeding on the plan further.

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