Indian women are beautiful, cute and sturdy reserves of our cultural heritage. And this year's International Women's Day is made even more special by this marvelous masterpiece of Vikas Bahl making the above point out loud who earlier came up with a beautiful work for children in "Chillar Party". And the icing on the cake is the outstanding blue-moon performance by Kangana Ranaut. And here the icing is gigantic in proportion to the cake.
This feel-good tale is about a conservative middle-class Indian girl who lives in Rajouri, Delhi and falls for this son-of-a-family-friend. Now this guy is no ordinary prick but represents the average middle-class Indian Bachelor who falls for the prettiest possibility around and shamelessly forgets his commitment for the next better opportunity he gets. Why would he care about the feelings of the girl who in her heart has already committed everything to this hollow man? It is still a damn patriarchal society which would make him right. Poor ancestral legacies at play!
So after 10 long years of goofing around, this guy returns from London all jazzed up and thinks this chick is old school for me now. She would not understand my intellectual crap and would be an embarrassment for me in my so called hi-profile circles. And ergo he decides to dump her right before the wedding and at the time when the girl's family is drowned in the festivities of marriage with all pompous and fanfare. It breaks the girl's heart. Actually herself as well. And what to say of the lowered head of the daughter's dad for whom it was to be the biggest event of his life perhaps.
An air of sorrow and disgust prevails all thanks to the apparently modern spine-less asshole. But because of this pretentious douchbag why should the girl suffer the guilt? Why should the girl's family bring their flags down? And right here starts the whole point of the movie. Our Protagonist, Rani, the girl, who likes the name "Queen" rather, realizes the same and decides to go on the Honeymoon all alone. It has been her dream all her life. Why to let go? Go Girl!
Over in Paris and Amsterdam, she meets people from across the globe and learns the elements of freedom, pain and joy with sharing her life with theirs. The glimpses of her controlled and rigid relationship come flashing back to her and make her realize that was not love. That was mere possession. She was rather owned. There was no freedom. And no love for sure. No meaning crying for something that was so wrong. For instance, when she is dancing in the bar in one scene she remembers how her fiancee had thrashed her for dancing in public once. She had apologized then, she feels guilty of that now. She spread her arms wider, opens her hair. She dances with more energy now, full throttle. She is more vibrant. She is free after all. And all these things are depicted in kangana's eyes and gestures. Superb expressions!
And the story goes on on these lines. It is about a woman who realizes how in every way she was being restrained. The remnants of patriarchy are still at play and she needs to break free. She is no puppet in the hands of power-hungry male fraternity. Queen represents the women of today who are determined to be free, to prove herself and to be independent. Queen represents a hope for the elimination of gender bias. And Kangana's portrayal is far beyond a character. It is a phenomenon who's time has come. The director deserves special mention.
Apart from this, the movie is tremendously hilarious as well. Be it the nuances of Indian shy culture or the simplicity of the Indian girl which brightens up your face. For creating masterpieces about children and women, his corporate social responsibility must be rewarded. Go watch, learn and contribute!
This feel-good tale is about a conservative middle-class Indian girl who lives in Rajouri, Delhi and falls for this son-of-a-family-friend. Now this guy is no ordinary prick but represents the average middle-class Indian Bachelor who falls for the prettiest possibility around and shamelessly forgets his commitment for the next better opportunity he gets. Why would he care about the feelings of the girl who in her heart has already committed everything to this hollow man? It is still a damn patriarchal society which would make him right. Poor ancestral legacies at play!
So after 10 long years of goofing around, this guy returns from London all jazzed up and thinks this chick is old school for me now. She would not understand my intellectual crap and would be an embarrassment for me in my so called hi-profile circles. And ergo he decides to dump her right before the wedding and at the time when the girl's family is drowned in the festivities of marriage with all pompous and fanfare. It breaks the girl's heart. Actually herself as well. And what to say of the lowered head of the daughter's dad for whom it was to be the biggest event of his life perhaps.
An air of sorrow and disgust prevails all thanks to the apparently modern spine-less asshole. But because of this pretentious douchbag why should the girl suffer the guilt? Why should the girl's family bring their flags down? And right here starts the whole point of the movie. Our Protagonist, Rani, the girl, who likes the name "Queen" rather, realizes the same and decides to go on the Honeymoon all alone. It has been her dream all her life. Why to let go? Go Girl!
Over in Paris and Amsterdam, she meets people from across the globe and learns the elements of freedom, pain and joy with sharing her life with theirs. The glimpses of her controlled and rigid relationship come flashing back to her and make her realize that was not love. That was mere possession. She was rather owned. There was no freedom. And no love for sure. No meaning crying for something that was so wrong. For instance, when she is dancing in the bar in one scene she remembers how her fiancee had thrashed her for dancing in public once. She had apologized then, she feels guilty of that now. She spread her arms wider, opens her hair. She dances with more energy now, full throttle. She is more vibrant. She is free after all. And all these things are depicted in kangana's eyes and gestures. Superb expressions!
And the story goes on on these lines. It is about a woman who realizes how in every way she was being restrained. The remnants of patriarchy are still at play and she needs to break free. She is no puppet in the hands of power-hungry male fraternity. Queen represents the women of today who are determined to be free, to prove herself and to be independent. Queen represents a hope for the elimination of gender bias. And Kangana's portrayal is far beyond a character. It is a phenomenon who's time has come. The director deserves special mention.
Apart from this, the movie is tremendously hilarious as well. Be it the nuances of Indian shy culture or the simplicity of the Indian girl which brightens up your face. For creating masterpieces about children and women, his corporate social responsibility must be rewarded. Go watch, learn and contribute!
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