Movie Review- Bajirao Mastani

Movie Review-

Before I review the movie, I would like to interest you with how the script for Bajirao Mastani was written…

(Bhansali visits a historian. Excerpts of their conversation-)

Bhansali- Please tell me the story of Peshwa Bajirao 1 and his wife Mastani.

Historian- Sure. So he was the great ruler of the Maratha Empire. He was known for his tactics like…

Bhansali-(Cuts him in between) No No, skip that part. Tell me something about his love life.

Historian-(aghast) Love life? Par unka toh arranged marriage hua tha?!

Bhansali- The love life with Mastani. Tell me something about that. (grins)

Historian- (takes about 10 minutes to talk about their complete love story)

Bhansali- Perfect! I will make a movie only on their love story!

Historian- But we don’t even have any authentic facts related to the same.How will you make a full-fledged movie?

Bhansali- (smirks)  You don’t know my style of movie making, historian babu. (walks away like the knight in the shining armor)

               ..And this is how the foundation of Bajirao Mastani was laid. You heard him right. Bajirao Mastani isn’t about the valour of Bajirao or his biography as a whole. It is solely a king’s love story. Now one question that you should ponder upon is that, in spite of having a story base like that, what makes Bajirao Mastani a must watch?

1.     This is one of the rare films, where the script and dialogues steal the show completely. (Bhansali, Prakash Kapadia)

2.     Bhansali initially had written the script by keeping Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan in mind as the lead pair (quite a few years ago). He never found a replacement for the lead pair until Ranveer and Deepika happened. Unsurprisingly enough, they both fitted in the shoes of their respective characters just like Cindrella did.

3.     “In a movie, people observe your looks for two and a half minutes, but to pull a movie for two and a half hours, you need to act.”- Nana Patekar.

Ranveer Singh’s performance in Bajirao Mastani is an exemplar of Nana’s quote. He stole the spotlight not only with his magnificent looks, but also with his larger than life performance.

4.     Deepika Padukone served full justice to the character of Mastani. She emitted the emotions not only through her acting, but through her eyes as well. You could actually feel Mastani all over in her aura.

5.     Bajirao loved Mastani with the same intensity as Ram loved Leela (RamLeela, 2013). The chemistry between the two is sizzling, irresistible and violent at the same time.One can’t help but wonder if Bhansali actually weaved a real life romance between the two while making them act their respective roles!

                             

6.     And finally last but not the least; this is the part where a cherry adorns the cake. In the movie’s case, Priyanka was the cherry who played one of the most meaningfully splendid supporting roles ever written. From her accent to her dressing, from her dialogues to her dialogue delivery, she pulled off a Kashibai with great ease.

   I would like to conclude by saying, that Bajirao Mastani is one of the once in a lifetime kind of epic romances that the audiences yearn for. I am sure, that the way names of Raj- Simran, Devdas- Paro, got immortalized in the pages of history, Bajirao-Mastani are going to add up in the list too! 

Overall, I would rate the movie a 4 star.

P.S- If you are someone whose cup of tea is anything but a love story, then probably I won't promise that you will like the movie; unless of course you are open to a classic romance kind of a thing!

                                         

                                                                Fin.

MOVIE REVIEW- Tamasha

 Tamasha.

So before I begin with the review, let me narrate you a little story…

Once upon a time, there was a Partner A who was crazy, energetic and a romantic lover. This partner A falls in love with a certain Partner B who is as energetic,crazy and equally romantic.

After a few months of seeing each other, they both get married soon after.

A few years later…

Partner A= Crazy, energetic and a romantic lover.

Partner B= Lazy, boring and not so romantic.

Still a few years later…

Partner A= Crazy, energetic and a romantic lover.

Partner B= Lazy, boring and not so romantic.

This goes on for a long time until…

WAIT.

You want to know what happens after that, don’t you?

Now what if I tell you, that even you are included in this story?

You are the Partner A over here.

So as you already know that the love life with your partner B isn’t going as good as expected. In fact you are hating it completely because the person whom you initially dated, isn’t even one bit same as the person whom you got married to. You can’t dump your Partner B like that, because true love is about sticking till the end right? But again, this hopeless Partner B isn’t what you originally signed up for, did you?

So what do you do? It’s your story. You decide the end, keep that in your mind while I rant about the movie review.

  The movie talks about a Bipolar disorder that our protagonist Ved (Ranbir Kapoor) is suffering from. Firstly we are introduced to the character of Ved, subtly. Then as the movie progresses we realise that this Ved is kind of like us. Further, we are fooled into believing that this Ved represents our personality in a way (Of course we brush that thought away as quickly as it enters our mind). All of that happens with us because, the movie deals with a topic that has been brought up quite often by many Bollywood movies- ‘BE YOURSELF’. The other movies so far have talked majorly about why you should be yourself and not let the world affect you (The Prevention). Tamasha talks about what can happen if you DON’T be yourself and let the world affect you in all ways (The after-effects). Tara (Deepika Padukone) although is the heroine, she kind of plays a supporting role (in literal sense too, as she is shown supporting Ranbir. *LOL*). But she has pulled off her role quite well, can't deny that. Ranbir stole the show, completely. He makes you feel that no one could have pulled off the role as easily as he did. Therein lies his greatness- that makes him undoubtedly a superstar.The reason why I am talking about the movie so much is because it deals with human psychology effortlessly, and the director and screenplay writer deserve a ‘hatts off’ for portraying it with precision. What’s beautiful about the movie is that, although it has tackled a common question, it has given a fantastically brilliant answer to it which so far has not been given by any other movie of the same kind.

      The reason why i didn't delve into the technicalities of the movie this time, is because Tamasha is much more than that and the movie forced me pay homage only to the story. Oh that reminds me, did you get your ending to the story which I narrated to you sometime back? Haha, good if you did. But if you didn’t, I will suggest you to watch the movie. Maybe you will get your answer. *winks*

           

I will give this film- 4.5 star

*CAUTION*

      The trailer of the movie is deceiving. Because if you think that the movie is going to be about fun, life, love and adventure (like Yeh jawaani hai deewani) then you are mistaken. The movie deals with a much deeper psychological topic which is literally going to touch your soul, if you allow it to. This movie is going to stay with you for long though, and is going to impact you for sure.

#MustWatch.

                                      

                                                                   Fin.

                                           

Movie Review- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

~Prem Ratan Dhan Payo~

    A certain guy A is the fiance of a girl. But this guy A either is killed/ is somewhere else far away from the girl for the time being. So another guy B steals the identity of this guy A, enters the life of that girl and makes her fall in love with him in the limited days before the guy B comes back. Eventually the guy A returns, leaving the guy B disappointed and the girl confused and angry. After the beans are spilled in the end, the girl ends up marrying the guy B because “he gave her a forever within the numbered days.”

Doesn’t this storyline ring a bell in your mind?

Which was the first movie that you thought of when you read it?

Was that movie was one among them-

1. Rehna hai terre dil mein. (2001)
2. Raja aur rank (1968)
3.  Who rehne wali mehlon ki (tv show by rajshri productions, 2005-09)
4. Kaho na Pyaar hai (2000)

Haha don’t worry, even if you thought of some other movie or tv show, no issues. You still could have hit the bull’s eye, because this storyline has been followed hell lot of times in bollywood.

And what’s more? It has been used in Prem ratan dhan payo too. :)

(Well there’s Rab ne bana di jodi too where the hero is so desperate to gain his heroine’s attention that he introduces himself as some other person to the heroine by altering his own looks and personality inorder to make her fall in love with his original self. That’s like the reverse of the above mentioned storyline :P)

Coming back to the main topic-

   Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is essentially an adaptation of Mark Twain's 'The prince and the Pauper'. The movie starts off with a song in Prem’s (Salman Khan) performance who plays the narrator in his own directed play based on Ramayana, fondly named as ‘Premleela, ramleela.’ He is shown madly in love with princess Maithili (Sonam Kapoor), only to realise later that she is supposed to get married off to some other guy who is a king. This king happens to look exactly like Prem, albeit a little moustache. It is only and only because of this stupendous coincidence that Prem makes her fall in love with him. Now take note over here people- It takes a real gifted person to have a luck like that, where God personally sees to it that the universe conspires itself according to your wishes. This can happen only with Prem, not you.

     Sonam Kapoor has acted well for a change; her character looks convincing. Her acting was refreshing, maybe because she worked with Sooraj Barjatya for the first time. That was not the case with Salman though. It seemed that memory of that ‘innocent looking Salman Khan who always played the younger brother’ in Barjatya’s films in the 90s, hadn’t left his memory. As a result Barjatya has tried to portray him in the same way in PRDP, and that looked quite unsettling. 

         PRDP looks a lot like a Sooraj Barjatya film. There's primary focus on family relations, 6 songs are covered in every 5 minutes (exaggeration), one among those songs being dedicated especially to food, and many more facts like that.

       Overall, PRDP looks like Barjatya wanted to make a movie which would keep in line with today’s times, but he also wanted to bring back the period of 90s. Barjatya wanted to keep intact the flavour of the Rajshri Production style of movies, but at the same time he couldn’t help but get influenced by the contemporary style of movie making. That mix-up just didn’t work. If only he would have stuck to his original style of thinking and content, without getting influenced, then MAYBE the film could have worked out well.

          I would say that the movie is a good entertainer; definitely watch it when it airs on Zee Cinema. (because it is not really worth your money.) 

          I would give it a 2/5 star.

FUN FACTS-

  1. It could be that during the shoot, Salman couldn’t feel the heat while doing romantic scenes with Sonam Kapoor in the film. And so, Barjatya made her dress up exactly like Aishwarya Rai in the movie hum dil de chuke sanam. It did bring in the heat. *grins*

2. It doesn't end over there. It seemed as if Salman was equally uninterested for promoting the film too. So Barjatya took inspiration for the posters of the film from some legendary scenes in the movie hum dil de chuke sanam-

These are just cheesy assumptions, I might say. But you never know.. *smirks*

                                               Fin.

The Short Story. (twist in tale.)

The white ‘Gajra’.

She walked out of the room feeling unusually confident. The sun seemed to shine brighter than an hour back and the birds chirped louder than she would have liked.

Yet the feeling of a thousand butterflies in her stomach was not be ruined today.

She got her article published in the newsdaily. Her first ever article. 
She could shout, laugh, jump, dance all of it.. "but not before I tell Raj about this," was the first thought that entered her mind. Why was it that in spite of having so many relatives, friends and loved ones did she think of Raj first? 
Pondering over this question she went into flashback 16 days ago, 6.35pm, Saint Carlos street, where Raj said those exact same words to her. "I adore you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know it’s too late to approach you with such a proposal but…"
Reminiscing those thoughts, she traveled back again in the present. She made her way to the Lal Parol Park, and sat down on the nearest bench. She closed her eyes. Again a distant memory whizzed past her mind.

4 months and 3 days ago, 6.30pm inside a a restaurant-

"It’s too late, I will drop you home," Offered Raj.
"It’s okay I will go," replied Simran.
"Please, let me. You came for me over here. I consider you as my responsibility."

Simran traveled back in the present and smiled, recalling that as a distinguished, sweet memory. She looked at the watch on her wrist, smiled recollecting  a memory, and still went back into another flashback…

6 months and 10 days ago, 10am, outside a railway station-
Simran stood on platform number 7, waving her hand to someone seated inside the train. As the train departed, Simran chanced to look sideways. Just as she did that, she saw a man in a sweatshirt standing right in front of her. That was when she knew that she had confronted a familiar face.

He seemed to have the same thoughts going on in his mind as he approached her.

“Raj?” she called out his name softly.

“Simran, I am seeing you after so long. How are you?” 

“I am good. But what are you doing here, in this secluded hill station?

“Haha! I shifted over here, but there’s a long story behind it.  By the way, are you going to stay over here for some time?”

“Yes, permanently.”

“Oh, then I suppose I will tell that long story to you some time later. We have loads of time now,” saying that Raj smiled brightly.

 And that was how it all started, assumed Simran. 

She finally texted Raj, informing him about her recent accomplishment. Having done that, she stood up and left the park.

While walking towards home, she passed a by-lane. It was an almost secluded area having little huts built all over it.  In one of those huts, few kids were dancing to the beat of the popular “O Radha teri chunari. “ Something urged Simran to stop. Something urged her to hum to the tune of that song. Something urged her to MOVE to the beat of it.

And she danced a little. As she danced, she felt eyes of someone on her. Conscious, as if broken out of a spell, she turned to catch the kids observing her intently.  As she stopped dancing, the kids started clapping as a response. Embarrassed, she blushed and embraced the kiddishness alive in her even then. She again started walking and chanced to look upon a female vendor selling gajras (flower garland). Her gaze kept on lingering on them for long, and she smiled wistfully.

Just then someone in the distance called out to her. She turned and froze. It was Raj.

“Congratulations on your first article. You finally wrote one. I hope there are many more to come,” said Raj.

“I just sent you a text. How did you possibly track my location from that?” laughed Simran.

“haha, I guessed that you must have gone to the park.”

“You followed me all the way from there?”

“Oh no. I am caught,” grinned Raj.

“Hahaha, oh wait does that mean you...”

“Yes, I did. That reminds me to give you a compliment. Even today you dance really well Simran!”

Simran blushed abashedly at that little show of love.

“You know it seems funny that your dance reminded me of our college days. You used to move gracefully even back then!”  said Raj.

“Hmmm,” She smiled.

“I want to spend my entire life seeing you smile like that.”

“Its too late Raj. ”said Simran with a tint of sadness in her voice.

“We met in our college days. We fell in love. But we couldn’t get married because your dad was against it. Agreed you got married to a nice guy of your parent’s choice. You had your kids. But he’s no more now. Even you are going through the same storm that I am going through, although I never got married. 16 days ago we met at the Saint Carlos street, I approached you with the same proposal. I agreed even back then that it’s too late. Yes I agree that it’s too late considering the time. But love always finds a way. It’s never too late for love. Why else would we bump into each other after all these years? Because we are meant to be.”

Saying so, he went to the female vendor and bought a gajra. He offered the same to Simran.

“I know you had bidden farewell to colours a long back ago. Allow me to add those to your life once again, “having done said that, a hopeful Raj waited for a response from Simran.

After a brief pause, Simran said, “yes, I accept this little present of yours. But don’t you think this white gajra will be camouflaged by my white hair?” teased Simran.

“hahaha! You are like the gajra. White and beautiful.”

“hahaha! Well, I don’t think marrying at the age of 60, is that bad an idea, eh?” responded Simran, and they both laughed, sporting those smiles hidden behind those wrinkles all these years.

Because sometimes, love is what only matters, no matter what the age and time.

                                                      

                                                                       -The End-

The kite runner- Khalid Hosseini

Book review

The kite runner- Khalid Hosseini

“Salaam, bachem.”

Engulfed with its warm treatment to the human nature, the book greets the reader politely like that.

     Khalid Hosseini, the author was 11 years old when he moved to France with his family from parent country, Afghanistan. He returned to Afghanistan 27 years later and felt like a tourist in his own country, owing to the damage and ruckus created by the Taliban regime. The kite runner was written by him shortly after that when the survivor’s guilt overpowered him. That could be the reason why the story sounds so real, as if Hosseini had lived the life of each character in the book.

     The story is set against the backdrop of the fall of the Afghanistan monarchy and the rise of the Taliban regime. It is the kind of a book which makes you think about it for days, months even after you are done reading it. It is the kind of a book which makes you relate with at least one character from the same. It subtly acquaints the reader with the  concept of ‘angel’ and ‘devil’ existing within each one of us. Most of the times it’s the devil which overpowers our mind. But we do get to redeem ourselves through the angel hidden somewhere in us. The life of Amir, the protagonist can prove as a simile for the same.

       The book talks about the strained relation between Amir and his father, Amir’s friendship with his shi’a servant Hassan, life of refugees and Afghani people overall. The reasons why you should read the book-

                                                                                                       

A-   Owing to the fluidity of its simple language, the book is especially recommended for those who aren’t much into reading.

B-   The unconventionality of the tale is refreshing.

C-   It gives you an overview of the situation in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime ingeniously, minus the goriness.

The kite runner is a simple yet profound tale, the kind which can be narrated for generations to come. It spent 101 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, it will stay for longer in your heart. This book is a must read for every reader out there craving for a readable story. I related with the book so much that ending the book felt like saying a goodbye to the characters that I felt I knew.

I rate this book 5/5 star.

The characters I related with- Amir and Hassan combined.

BOOK REVIEW

 THE FOUNTAINHEAD –AYN RAND

Fantasy as a world is amazing, reality is boring.

The book does the work of immaculately bridging the gap between both these worlds. The book takes you away from the much perceived reality to the thrill of fantasy, but not quite actually leaving you there. You end up lingering between the two, just as the story mocks you while portraying the harsh truth that, ‘this is reality, but not the way you know it!’

     Howard Roark, the lead protagonist is an architect; Dominique Francon is his love interest. Ambitious, determined, cold, you name it and the man has got everything that takes to become successful. But the one virtue which ends up becoming the reason for his downfall- his integrity.

    The story starts off with events giving us a glimpse on the working style of Howard Roark, which is quite contrary to the conventional style of architecture. The story progresses with the introduction of other characters. What I liked about the story was that each character has been given his/her own space to justify themselves. Like any other story, this one has its own heroes as well as villains. But as you go about knowing more and more of each character, you end up realizing that injustice has been done upon every character at some point, which is why they are right in doing what they do.

     There are many unusual things happening at one time in the story like- Dominique belittling Roark’s work, and creating a negative opinion about him in her articles despite her undying love for him; Roark’s helping Peter Keating in spite of the rivalry between the two, and so on. One can’t help but wonder why and ask questions to oneself. The interesting part is that the answers to all these questions aren’t given at the end, they are revealed at the start itself, in the explanation of the character sketches of each character.

        Ayn Rand is a fabulous writer. She has managed to capture the politics and working of the media world in the book, which are relatable to people from every age and time. Also, the portrayal of characters by her in relation with the time frame of the story is perfect. Actually to be very honest, there is no time frame for the story. It is written carefully in such a manner that readers from any age and time will relate with it. Considering that fact, it is quite difficult to believe that the book was published in 1943!

        You need to read the book because-

A-    It helps you to know more about what goes on in people’s minds.

B-    It talks about the media world in context with philosophy.

C-    As a book, it is unputdownable.

           As the story unfolds itself, the shocks, disappointments and twists make you wonder if there is any conclusive, happy ending to the story. But you get so involved in the intricacies of the tale, that you forget about the happy ending and demand more of the story! Well, I won’t be a spoilsport to give off the climax or the ending in the review, for that you will need to read the book!

   

        I would give this philosophically thrilling tale 5 star.

The characters I relate with- Howard Roark and Peter Keating combined.  

 P.S- The book was also created as a movie. 

Killa- Movie Review

       Overall plot-

Chinmay has to shift from Pune to a village in Konkan because of his mother’s transfer. Change of place and area can take its toll on anyone’s life- be it a 12 year old or a grown up. This story is about how Chinmay and his mother cope up with the life of village Konkan, its people and the respective surroundings.

                                 

                                       Killa- Movie Review

    Avinash Arun (the director) got the idea for this movie when he was studying at FTII. His father had to be transferred from his job from place to place which displeased Avinash. In a way we can say that Chinmay (Archit Deodhar) in the movie portrays the real life Avinash. Screenplay writers Tushaar Paranjype and Upendra Sandhaye have done a great job in putting it on paper. That could explain why the movie managed to capture all the nuances and subtleties of the topic at hand, as gracefully as it can.

     The major topic in question is- are you able to guess what goes on in your child’s mind?

The film subtly answers this question without any tinge of melodrama which could primarily be the reason why the movie bagged praises, and awards.

      Chinmay (Archit Deodhar) is portrayed both talented and artistic in the movie, fondly named as ‘Shishyavrutti’ (scholarship) by his friends. From playing the wise but quiet kid, to portraying the angry and demanding one, he carried it off easily in one movie sequence itself. Owing to this reason I can safely say that Archit was completely in Chinmay’s skin while playing the role. Although the movie appears to be slow and tacit but Bandya and Chinmay’s other friends manage to pull off the humour quotient of the movie appreciatingly. Talking about the entertaining part, I can’t help but give a standing ovation for Bandya’s (Parth Bhalerao) performance in the film. You can say it merely by observing him that it’s not just his dialogues which are doing the trick. Bandya by himself has the capability to tickle the funny bone.

      I found the direction of the movie expecially appealing. From getting the children to do their part, to bringing out the best in them and giving a justice to the screenplay at the same time, Director Avinash Arun has done a fabulous job. The film doesn’t simply tell you a story; it gets you enagaged with itself in the ‘KILLA’ and gives you the feel of-

- Sound of the waves carrying its message.

 -A view from the top of the killa signifying the heights to which the movie has reached.

-The gentle feel of air of the movie, reaching out to your soul.

      Apart from the direction and screenplay, another element worthy of a credit is its editing. Editor Charu Shri Roy, conspicuously made sure that he gives his personal best for this masterpiece. He knows direction, he knows writing, and maybe it is this knowledge that made him ‘trim’ the movie just right. In that way,I would be lying if I say that only the director deserves a credit; editors, screenplay writers, cinematographers, etc everyone is worthy of a praise for creating this masterpiece.

    Overall I would give this movie 4.5 star.

Epilogue-

Awards bagged by the Movie (Berlin Film Festival)-

 Crystal Bear- best film generation  Kplus section.

 Special mention- generation Kplus section.

 Role I would have liked to play- Bandya.

                                                       Thankyou :)

Goshta Tashi Gamtichi- Drama Review

          In spite of the progression of cinema, theater hasn't lost its charm yet. Actors performing live for a host of audiences sounds more enchanting than watching a movie on a 70mm screen. According to me, it takes actual talent of acting to express yourself in front a large audience. Marathi dramas for that matter, never fail to entertain me. I will be writing reviews of dramas over here, in my blog. 

                  Goshta Tashi Gamtichi (A story of fun.)

  The plot revolves around a maharashtrian family which skillfully portrays the nuances of the life of any regular middle class family.
    Kunal, (Shashank Ketkar) plays a role of the son of a middle class teacher Mr. Sanjay Dikshit (Mangesh Kadam) and Mrs. Vaasanti Dikshit (Leena Bhagwat). After his graduation, Kunal takes the decision of becoming an entrepreneur. The thought of his only son wanting to do business instead of a stable government job, is highly shocking to the closed mindset of Mr. Dikshit. To top it, Kunal a rebellious son, is shown at loggerheads all the time with his father. Quarrels between them with no apparent conclusion are shown frequently. Both the son and father standing by their own ground, are reluctant on accepting each other’s views. When a middle class closed mindset battles with its adversary- a turbulent broad mindset, the resulting consequences given their respective natures are quite predictable. But the flow of events and the plot tend to be quite gripping. 
Mrs. Vaasanti Dikshit is an interesting character too. Indifferent to the dispute sessions between her son and her husband, Vaasanti is showcased as the occasional mediator between their arguments. In spite of having almost no contribution in their quarrels, she even makes her silent presence felt onstage by the occasional inputs like- closing the windows during their argument, laughing once in a while at either of their dialogues, etc.       
 One of the many debates between Kunal and his father, lead them into playing a game of listening to one command of each other per day. In the first round itself, Sanjay Dikshit fails to obey a simple command which required him to say “I love you, beta” to his son and instead ends up saying “I hate you”, rather gravely. The game progresses with similar commands. One among them required Sanjay to take his wife on a date. Sanjay Dikshit, who never crossed the protective boundaries of “Parla (E)” as they mention it, takes his wife to Juhu beach for a “date” where they rediscover their love for each other whilst their merry making. One can’t help but smile while observing their chemistry which is quite resembling to any middle class couple. 

“You are never too old to express your love towards loved ones. Confessing the same once in a while actually strengthens the bond.”

     In another command, Sanjay out of nowhere asks Kunal to leave the house for 3 days. That, I would like to call as the defining moment of the play because it is only after it, that the actual topic (Generation gap) starts to materialize. He does oblige to his father’s command. Kunal returns after three days, with the understanding for his father’s viewpoints, thinking and life. Just like Kunal learns to accept his father’s viewpoints, so does his father learns to accept his son’s decisions giving a conclusive end to the ‘gamtichi goshta.’

     

   The plot effectively not only covers the problem at hand, but also provides solution to tackle the same.However the sudden light of wisdom in Kunal’s thinking after he leaves home is something that appears like a utopia. But that can be accepted, considering rest of the plot. After all, anything that takes us away from reality sounds entertaining!
Barring that, the drama is very much novel in its reach, and it is something which every family could relate with. In spite of being a common topic, the writer Mihir Rajda has done a fabulous job in making it look novel and different. Equal credit must be given to the director Advait Dadarkar too, for maintaining the entertainment and seriousness quotient at the same time. 
 It has its own quirky, funny, relatable elements which makes it a complete entertainment package

Overall, I would give the drama 3.5/5 stars.

Its the bitter tonic that you drink, but its the knowledge which sinks in.

     History is replete with the examples of kingdoms and lords who learned their lessons by experiencing those themselves. Importance of an impregnable door for a fort wasn't realized until the enemy easily won the battle by entering through the entrance. Importance of decentralization of power in politics wasn't realized until a kingdom failed under the hands of an incompetent king. The kingdoms neither learned through education nor through tales of neighboring kingdoms. They learned solely through experience.

  For getting rid of a disease, one needs to gulp a spoonful of a bitter tonic. It is this bitter tonic that gives them the knowledge of living a healthy life, to avoid the disease.  

   To talk about present times, there are many events which provide examples for the topic in concern. Take for example the case of Aruna Shanbaug- the center of attention in a court case on euthanasia; after spending 42 years in a coma as a result of a sexual assault. It was only after her plight, that the legislation for passive euthanasia gained momentum. Legislation for a new act, whereby a person can state in one's will that if he ever happens to enter a vegetative state (coma) and that no medications works on him whatsoever, he is to be ridden of the ventilator after the specified period of time. Both the legislations if passed will be instrumental in trapping the criminals booked under euthanasia and freeing   the victims of coma. 

   It took the martyrdom of 3 senior fire-brigade officials for the government to realize that safety measures, medical insurances, pensions, etc are a dire need for the fire-brigades who risk their lives.

It took one Zeeshan Khan's bold stand against the corporate officials (who rejected his application because he was a Muslim) to bring to the fore the discrimination faced by the disadvantaged communities.

     As you might notice, the arguments mentioned in the above cases like the right to die, right to safety, and the rights to oppose discrimination aren’t new. They have been argued upon since many years. People's tragedy, experience and voice, was all it took for them to be finally acted upon.

      Talking about that in a national context, surely, India is facing many problems. But they are those problems which will build up India into an experienced one. An experienced India, prone to achieving growth and development. 

                                    

                                          Thank You.

     

The struggle, his story.

PROLOGUE-

Narayan Wani, was a self-made successful entrepreneur of Kalyan, Mumbai. Even in the face of many ups and downs, he managed to build the life of his dreams for himself, and his family. He was my grandfather. This, is his story. 

The struggle, his story.

“Let’s start a business of our own,” said Nana

      “Don’t you think we are too young for that?” asked Motiram

“We don’t have any other option, you know that.”

                                                   “All right. Let’s do it." 
Exactly 8 years before this incident, two brothers- Narayan, who was fondly called as Nana and Motiram had arrived at Kalyan, leaving their village Gudhe. They had come here with the purpose of assisting their wealthy maternal uncle.

Nana was 9, when he started working under his uncle along with his brother. They used to take care of his grocery shop, assist the uncle in business dealings. The uncle, used to make both the brothers toil day in and day out, without giving any paycheck. Only one square meal was provided to the brothers. But Nana and Motiram still worked without complaining over there. Nana completed his education till 7^th grade at Kalyan.  After a few years, they moved out of their uncle’s business to search a job, with a paycheck. They were soon offered a job at a mess, under Mr. Damle. Nana and Motiram received a paycheck of Rs. 60 and Rs. 75 respectively.

 Nana liked observing the business dealings, interacting with the customers at his uncle’s place and at the mess too. Giving in to this knack for business, Nana thought of setting up a shop of his own. He got a positive reply from Motiram. After saving a sufficient sum from their paychecks, they finally bought a shop. Nana was 17, at that time.
In the year 1946, they bought a place and finally set up a shop of their own. They named it as, “Motiram and brothers.” Groceries like oil, sugar, food grains, spices,etc everything was made available at that shop. They enjoyed a good business, and were able to financially stabilize themselves. They even bought a house of their own. After doing that they brought their parents and 2 brothers to Kalyan. When they reached maturity, both the brothers got married and had their own families. Nana soon became a proud father of 4 kids. A few years later, Motiram shifted with his family of a wife and 5 kids to another city, Dombivli. After Motiram left, Nana was all on his own now. Right from the buying of groceries at a good bargain in the market to selling those in his own shop, Nana used to deal with everything. With his polite speech and good nature, Nana used to win the trust of every customer. His basic qualities like these, gradually paved way for immaculate business dealings and efficient client-servicing. Eventually, Motiram and brothers became the most popular shop in that area. He later bought two new shops, and even constructed a building for his family.

Nana didn’t restrict the purchase of groceries to the local market; he started exploring the territories in Mumbai too. He lived a rich lifestyle. He was a health and fitness freak, even in those days. With his fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude he conquered great heights.

 Nana passed away on 4^th may, 1991. He not only left a business to his sons, but also valuable life lessons, ensuring that his legacy continues even after he dies.

THE END.