Monday, February 23, 2009

Delhi-6 ... Not just a Pincode

Heyo homiez, thanks for reading up and blog-hopping to my page. Its been quite long since I last hopped in to what I used to love doing ages back, and still love doing but just dont find enough time in the hustling urge for work,money,love and life. Let me get straight to the post, enough of another introduction :-)

This time, Kabir's Review team(KRT) is back again to business with Delhi-6. Oh yeah, people in India do recognize it as a pincode, until 20th February 2009 when it was released with a movie titled with this name. Delhi-6 (locally pronounced as Dilli Chhae) dragged me all the way to the theatres even on a sunday night when my mind still pulls me back to stay home and relax to face a long week ahead at work. None the less, I couldn't wait to deliver my loyalties as a fan of Abhishek Bachan and to check out Sonam Kapoor who had seemingly robbed the hearts of young boys in town with her desi-girl appeal. I chipped in the 100 bucks for the movie with a lot of expectations, and despite the movie having met them, D6 also portrays a message and delivers itself as a movie which hasn't been made for long in the Bollywood highway. Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra has yet again proved himself to be one of the finest film makers in India for the second time with D6 (The first being Rang De Basanti). Rahman's music spilled all over the movie with the right sounds and situations raises your respects for the legend even more. I bet if you haven't shaked a leg for Masaakali, then you are probably deaf or you have no musical nerves in your brain. Lol. Abhishek's performance was worth an applaud. The scene where he cried to his Granny to come along to America was one of the best natural performances in his entire career as an actor. Sonam Kapoor has come back with a much bigger limelight and she truly lived up to it.



Despite the makers of the movie, the movie in itself had a lot of things which are worth a mention. It is truly a feast to the eyes of those who haven't visited Delhi and a bigger feast to those eyes who miss being in Delhi away from their homes. The director has displayed the finest details of a Delhi street life so immaculately that you can actually feel the presence of yourself out there while you are still glued to your seats. Amazing screenplay with the right breaks into the tradition-rich acts of Rama and Raavan. The movie displays the love among people in the city crossing all regional and religious boundaries. Scenes like the mentally-ill person going about the streets with a mirror spreading love and peace, the pigeons flying all over brings in a smile on one's face despite all the problems one faces in his/her everyday lives.

The film coveys a message towards the end which is the real highlight of the movie despite its focus being the life of Delhi-6. People of today tend to forget such morals, when films like these are made to remind us of them. I shall do justice to the movie by not letting out the message, but would rather encourage you to go watch it to feel the seriousness of it.

A special mention to the song which combines the life of an American and Indian road(Delhi) and integrates their cultures to make it a unique song video.

KRT rates the movie 4/5 and a must watch for all those who love Delhi :-)
Yeh Dilli hai mere yaar, Bus ishq Mohabbat Pyaar.

Until another movie to ponder about, Kabir signs off with lots of love for everyone reading this. And a special dedication of this review post to Sameera for encouraging me to come back and blog despite my busy life. And for all the blog hoppers who visit my blog, I thank you all for showing interest though I sometimes tend to miss out on replies.

Peace Out!