Starts are often Misleading.. and the title of this one is no exception.. well it has nothing to do with the comparison between the 2 movies but the connection i felt with both of them .. the connection which i still have to decipher entirely though...
Hazaaron is one of the movies that i had seen a really long time ago ..way back during the first year and couldnt sit through the entire movie.. i found it dull and lame.. at that moment.. but then i was bored enough this time though to give it another try .. Hazaaron has a really good plot and you need a patient mind to get into the finer details that Sudhir Mishra has infused into it ..
The movie begins with the 3 College Students (Siddharth,Geeta and Vikram) in the midst of Rock & Roll Culture and the Volatile Situation in India... Siddharth, a true blue Communist wants to end the Social Unjustice in the country and wants the oppressed to fight out the Unjust and revolt against them .. while Geeta is in love with Siddharth and Vikram wants to find a way in while others are trying to find a way out .. wants to earn Big Money ... and doesnt care about the means...
Then the College Life ends and Siddharth migrates to some obscure village in Bihar .. trying to mobilise people while Vikram makes a big deal only to find out Geeta is married to an IAS Officer who has everything she needs. but then there is twist in the plot and she ends up being with Siddharth again ... and Vikram always has to pay the price for his love....
Finally though the ending is the most beautiful part wherein Vikram is still madly in love with Geeta even after being Brain Dead.. and Siddharth sheds off his Communist tag to pursue his ambitions to become a Doctor ..
There are brief moments in the movie that make you think and shudder .. The song Baawra is definitely the first of those and then When the 3 meet up near the River bank discussing their lives and Finally when Vikram is nearly killed by the Cops.
Now moving onto Slumdog Millionaire .. well for a start it has 3 central characters Latika , Jamal and his brother Salim. jamal is playing the show 'Who wants to be the Millionaire' and it always seems that the Show Host Anil Kapoor might run away from the show any time with the prize money given his Looks and the stubble.. though he resists his temptation to deliver a better performance... Every Question has some Story or a Reason for an Answer.. except for the last one which makes the Plot of the Story Questionable.. though .. At the end of the movie .. you tend to think what would have happened if he had guessed the Last Question wrongly.. though full credits to Boyle for depicting the Harsh Facts of Life without an iota of cynicism .. which makes the Entire movie experience enjoyable.. and also A R Rehman rocks with his Sound Track ..definitely worth the Golden Globe Prize..
The Connection isnt apparent though but The 3 Characters play a pivotal role.. in both the movies.. and both of them dont have any frills or unneccessary information ... and the plot is slow and smooth .. and there are many more reasons but i cant think of them now.. lets see.. if i can find them out or not...
Though after all this .. i somehow am reminded of Kukonoor's Teen Deewarien ..
and if you have watched all three of them . you would also be thinking on the sames lines.. ......
If you do feel there is some Connection Feel Free to post your Comments...
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