Movie Review (Hindi)
I could not
understand why the movie had to be called pink. Isn’t it creating those very
same biases that the film sets out to break down? I think the movie should have
been called Blue. It is after all an essential movie for men. The movie is
based on a simple notion really – No means No. When will our immature men learn
this?
Loved the manual for
safety of girls that the lawyer (Bachchan) spells out. No laughing when you are with boys,
no drinking either, no going to rock shows and no wearing western attire. It is
also dangerous to be living away from parents on your own. You cannot be
independent. So if a woman follows these rules she is safe in India, right?
Wrong!!!
The very fact that she is a female qualifies her as a prey. She
can be any age, from just born till 90 years (or more), she need not wear
western clothes and need not drink or laugh. She will be preyed upon,
nonetheless. We all see various survivors mentioned everyday in the media. What
we don’t know is the number of survivors not covered by the media. We also do
not know how they get on with their lives, knowing our society.
But the movie was well
directed by Soojit Sircar and the actors did well. We need many many more of
such movies. I hope these stories make the men cringe a little when they see
themselves or a friend in these characters.
