"Rang De Basanti" is one movie which stands out in recent times. It leaves an impact on the audience as they are leaving the movie hall.
What is it all about? It's about our country and the youth, the so-called "Generation Y".
How relevant it is to our present times?
It is very relevant. We, Indians by nature are very easy-going kind of people. That's one of the reasons the world loves Indians very much. The problem is when we start taking everything easy. A typical Indian's attitude is "It hasn't happened to me, so why should I give a damn".
"Rang De Basanti" captures this attitude and shows it on the screen. Everyone of us can identify ourselves with the protogoanists in the first half and some part of the second half. It reminds me a lot about my college days, where we had a group of friends and used to have fun and not worried about anything.
We do read a lot about various incidents on the newspaper everyday. We just forget that as we carry on with our lives.It strikes us only when we are affected directly.
This is portrayed brilliantly in the movie, where the protogoanists are hit hard, when their friend dies and is labelled as an incompetent pilot.
The movie certainly does plant a lot of thoughts into our minds. It also underlines the futility of violence and ends on an optimistic note.
In fact, this is one brilliant movie and leaves us with a lots of sensible thoughts ringing in our minds, unlike some other movies of recent times.
I would recommend this movie to everyone, especially the youth.
