meraiya Reviews

The Good Road (2013)

Great Triumph

[8/10 · 9 October 2013]

Not seen many movies you have seen which are very Indian at it's core and will not change much if you take out all Hollywood know-how! I mean Authentic Indian movie, movie that can portray Indian image using Indian real life scenarios instead of all theatrical sets?

I remember people talking that Gujarati movies industry being dead because "Gujarati" as a language not being able to manifest itself in literary mainline cinema.

If I remember other movies, so far I have not seen any Bollywood movies trying to capture Gujarati essence and being successful. Maniratnam's "Guru" made me feel like Dhirubhai Ambani was born in some south Indian Village and nowhere close to Gujarati. Sanjay Leela's Ramleela is theatrical overdoing of Gujarati cultural heritage. Gyan Correa has not only captured Gujarati realism but also made it seem possible to make Gujarati mainline cinema in seamless ways. The music, cinematography, and acting of not so known amateurs makes wonderful impact that did not exist for long time.

Nomination in Oscar seem to be working against movie instead of in favor, but If you look at history Gujarati film Industry, "The good Road" is Breakthrough!

Being Gujarati, I have never been able to relate to Gujarati movie at this level before.

D (2005)

In business, your friend is your foe.

[10/10 · 22 November 2006]

A perfect movie projecting a man 'Desu' who finds opportunity in difficult time, makes decision rationally, lives by his own conditions, has Rules unsurpassed, vision unparalleled and perfection in execution. Ram Gopal Verma has given a new dimension to bollywood film making. Randeep Hooda has delivered very less dialogs but his portrayal of character is perfect. Controvercially its story of Dawood (Underworld don accused in 1993 Bombay blast case)and his Gang "D".Ramu also got some threatening phone calls for that. In the end of the film it summarizes character as: when, where and what he will do - nobody knows. thats why Desu is called D. Nobody could stop him. He made crime a business. Veiled politics and brought underworld into 'upperworld'.Even today 'D company's greatest rule is - "In business, your friend is your foe."