~~~~ Parineetha ~~~~~~

This movie made me wonder if I have a subtle silent dual personality..?? :)) !!! I landed in Hyderabad on 20th June and since then have been waiting to watch the movie. All I heard was bhaiyya's review that said, its a different movie...watch it for sure. But then, things don't always happen the way you plan it and one month down the line (which included a one week vacation) I had still not seen the movie. Finally it so happened that my roommates watched the movie and gave me simple one line review..."You should watch the movie girl...Its too good!!!"
They were in so much love with the songs, that they got a cassette along on their way back after the movie. The songs were simply too good!!! The song sequence somewhere let out the links in the story and the best catch about the movie - "subtle expression of love (Piyu Bole), I am sure nobody would counter me ...Vidya Balan's eyes speak" !!!
Another week passed and by now every one around had seen the movie, be it in office, home or good old friends in the city, EVERYONE had seen it !!! Now this was too much for me to take. That evening I found the book 'Parineetha' in the bookrack at home. A voracious reader that my roomy is, she was simply in love with the movie and wanted to read the book. I couldn't hold my excitement. Immediately as she finished the book, I read it up in two hours!!! Amazing, I could visualize the very scene. The huge bungalow, the beautiful, smart and vibrant Lalitha and the typical Bengali babu Shekhar!!! I liked it !!!

My review ->
"What a nice way of depicting the Indian woman, the subtle expression of emotions, the significance of marriage in an Indian society, the concept of husband - the first and last man in a woman's life !!!"......

Next weekend I finally managed to watch the movie, all alone !!! No sypathies, I somehow enjoy watching movies alone (Provided I like it n it is not a horror movie !!!) But now, I didn't exactly like the movie as much as I thought I would..!! Probably its coz' of the expectations that peaked at the end of a month...!!! "Bas theek tha...2 n half hours of entertainment"..!! Dunno what exactly took over the "opinion cells" of my brain, but after the movie, my review was pretty much negative. ->

"What's so special about the movie, just another love story, in fact nowhere near the kind that a contemporary woman would approve of !!!?? !! The last 10 minutes of the movie, with Shekhar gaining those superhuman powers n breaking the wall and the unrealistic demonstartion of support from family members, stole the charm of the movie. I understand the story is set in 1962, but still this scene could have been better depicted. (The book also has a happy ending, comparitively put across in a less melodramatic fashion) !!! But then, hey! the songs are too good!!! The lyrics of Tagore have outlived the test of time!!!"

What a paradigms shift in a matter of 15 days...My ideas and opinions are sure going on a rollercoaster ride !!!

Kasto mazza hai lelaima

Ramailo o kaali odhali.....