Guru

Movie : An excellent one. I would watch it again and ,may be, again and, may be, again. In my list of movies that might have had an impact, this is the latest addition. Not as much emotionally, as was the case with Rang De Basanti, though. However, it gives a sneak view of the thought process of visionaries. All said, I have my own reservations about the success of this film because Maniratnam's movies in the north almost invariably defy the law of averages at the box office, for some unknown godly reasons. As most of you might have come to know by this time, it is the story of Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, the one who is credited to have started the equity cult in India. Making an effort to atleast give a cursory glance at the biography of Dhirubai Ambani should not be a futile exercise. Most definitely, not. I would not bet on how precisely the personality of Ambani has been portrayed in the film. However, I tend to believe that he is, indeed, a man of very strong will, a man who relentlessly and ruthlessly pursued his dream. Actually speaking, this should come as no surprise to any of us because we are talking about someone who left a legacy behind, an empire behind.

Songs : As I am typing out this blog, guru is blaring in my onkyo! Needless to say, when the thumper scores music for Mani Ratnam, the album is a sure shot hit. 'Barso Re', 'Ek Lo Ek Muft', 'Ay Hairathe' fell straight into the 'love at first hear' category even before I watched the movie. Started liking the song 'Mayya' at the theatre. Sadly, I have difficulty in comprehending some of the words in hindi. So, I may not be able to appreciate the songs fully. But I can take solace, a heartening solace, that I can understand something more powerful than language - music - just a little bit better. One of the BGM's was really thumping. It would not be a bad idea, to release the movie BGMs along with the songs in an audio CD. I remember a Tamizh audio CD - Bose - including BGMs. With Rahman composing songs and some of the BGMs in his movies, the CD sale will rise further more. Maybe, I am biased towards him. But I am happy to be biased. I have not listened to any of these songs through earplugs yet. It will only help me in liking them more.

Adios.