P K
P K is what I expected a Raju Hirani movie to be. A scintillating plot, lots of gyan hidden in an interesting story and a top notch actor. His tight editing left no time to breathe. There is no doubt that an alien would question our social mores and find this a strange world.
Again, I was wondering if the alien, Amir Khan, had landed in any other country, life would have been simpler for him. But no, he had to come to India where the Mahatma was respected only on the rupee notes, where one got clothes to wear from dancing cars, where people refused to claim ownership of a packet of condoms, where certain people claimed to be in direct communication with God, and much much more. And not to forget our alien hero falling in love with Anushka Sharma, the latest among heroines to do a silly lip job.
A friend did feel that the Hindu religion could not be oversimplified so easily. The question of faith holds different connotations for different people. Whatever be the case, the film is quite a hit and Hirani got extra publicity thanks to some extremist Hindu group demanding a ban on the movie. Did not work.
Looking forward to a sequel to this movie...
