Ventilator & Dangal : The movies which have mesmerised the audience with powerful subject and brilliant handling

Ventilator & Dangal: The films that have mesmerized the audience with powerful subject and treatment. During the last summer, I went through a number of new movies like Dear Zindagi, Bahuballi -2, Ai Dil Hai Mushakil and so on. But, of all the movies, I liked these two movies especially very much-Ventilator and Dangal. Both the movies have been well received  by one and  all and appreciated very much because of the simple content and honest approach.

 Film: Ventilator

Directed By   Rajesh Mapuskar

Produced By :  Priyanka Copra

Starring:  Ashutosh Gowarikar, Jitendra Joshi, Sulbha arya sukhanya Kulkarni-Mone and so on

language: Marathi

Year: 2016

                                                                                   By this time,  I have seen this film not less than half a dozen times, but still, if it is screened, I do not miss to view this film again, and no doubt  with the same previous enthusiasm I will enjoy each and every scene. The story is very simple and revolves around the patient who is kept on ventilator surrounded by relatives. Throughout the length of the film, the line of relatives of the patient continues  run endlessly in to                                                                                                                                                         the hospital, on hearing the news of bedridden patient. No doubt, the film is very simple and depicts the true colours of human nature.  The relatives who drop in to the hospitals have their own agendas which surface within no time and that lead to humorous incidents in the hospital. This is a very realistic movie, which is packed with the emotions and mellow dramas of the members of family.   Every member of the family comes to the hospital with a worried look, but after some time the seriousness drops off due to their diverted interests. But there are some touching scenes that point out the value of relationships in life and the meaning of life.  In between, the film shows how religious aspects work and influence the events.  Everyone is worried about the Ganesh festival celebration which is approaching. Every relative worried about the patient and the time of his passing away as it might affect the festival celebration. The film depicts the typical traditional  Marathi culture, but there are some scenes which touch and speak of the  contemporary time. Though the film is shot around the hospital, it is not boring because of the overlapping humorous scenes, which mirror the true colors of relatives.  Simple, straight,realisic and honest as the film moves, it makes a great impact on the audience. Everyone faces this kind of situation in one's life, but this touching experience of life is made in to a film and screened before us. This movie is a reflection of us, mirroring us in our true colors. Brilliantly handled movie which everyone needs to view and appreciate.

Film:Dangal      Directed by Nitesh Tiwari

Produced by : Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Siddharth Roy Kapoor

Cast: Amir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima sana Shaik, Sanya  Malhotra

language : Hindi

Year: 2016

 Now, a new series of Indian films are making news in foreign countries too. It is a good sign.  Recently, I watched Dangal  movie a couple of times on the television.  The content of the film is very good as it speaks about gender equality and it is handled sensitively. The story of the film revolves around the bringing up of two daughters as national and international wrestlers by their father who is also a wrestler. The story is real one and  revolves around the sisters who have made name in the Commonwealth and Olympic  games. This is bio pic  which revolves around the family of Mahavir Singh Phogat.  Mahavir singh is from Haryana state and has six daughters and all are trained as wrestlers by him.  From the childhood , both the elder girls receive rigorous training from their father.  The father has a strong desire to train up his daughters  as wrestlers ,so that one day they would get a medal for their country which he could not do himself. So the father focuses on the careers  of his daughters single mindedly. During the training process, the daughters’ hair has been trimmed so as to feel equal  to boys. In one of the scenes, one of the girls, the elderly one wrestles with  the  boy in the open field, a challenging and revolutionary act.  In the second part of the film, one will see how politics plays in the sports field at different lavels.  The film teaches how to focuses on one's dream and how to pursue it single mindedly till it is achieved.  Finally, the father succeeds in getting the recognition for his country through the efforts of his daughters.  This film is a lesson for those who indulge in gender discrimination.  The theme is handled very carefully and with no nonsense scenes. As usual, Amir khan has acted superbly  as the father of two daughters.   The actor always aims for perfection, so the outcome is really outstanding and appealing. The film has impacted the Chinese audience greatly as china is known for martial arts.  The film also speaks about the feminist angle also. The girls too have acted brilliantly putting all the efforts to master the art of wrestling. One should see this film.

Moods of Nature

  

                                                            

The monsoon has arrived much earlier than expected this year. It was to come two days later , and we were awaiting its arrival with all the eagerness. The previous day was very sunny , bright and warm. The Newspaper said that the monsoon had reached Kerala state in time and proceeds towards karnataka state within couple days. Every species was eagerly waiting for the monsoon as the summer days and nights had become intolerable with increased suffocating heat. The very next morning, on getting up, I found the overcast sky indicating the nearing of the monsoon. The cloudy sky and the windy weather persisted all through day but without any drizzling. The following day, in the morning, it had started raining silently. Chill wind brushed our cheeks and arms fondly and teasingly reminding us of our warm clothes neatly packed in the cupboard. The atmosphere was very pleasant and inspiring. I enjoyed my first monsoon tea in the balcony watching the rain, in the background some old Hindi film song was coming from the radio. It made my day. Nature has its moods and swings. But contrary to this, there were splashes of summer rains in the month of May. This time, the May rains were very frightening and scary; lightening , thunders and gusty wind all combined made the raining very frightening. The rain seemed as if it was raging over the earth. The lightening one after another followed by the sky breaking thunders seemed never to cease. The rain continued nearly for three to four hours, the electricity went off, old trees and branches fell off on the road and vehicles parked road side. Traffic came to a halt. As the darkness started setting in , the scene began looking more scary though the rain had come to an end bringing respite . Since so many years, I have experienced the summer rains which have brought happiness to me. I always associate the first rain with the smell of the earth and freshness of greenery around. Summer rains are usually characterized with lightning and thunder. But the recent experience of the rain in the third week of May is memorable. I had never seen in all these years of my life the rain being so furious and raging. The thunders were so deafening that it seemed as if it was going to strike somewhere very near me and ripping me apart any moment. Though being in the safety of the house , I felt very nervous and weak against the fury of nature. Nature has different moods and each has different color and tone.

But the monsoon rains are soothing , musical and delightful to watch. It seems nature is at its best and peaceful ,and wants to shower, nourish and beautify all the living things on the earth. with the blessing of rain god, all creatures take a deep breath after the summer. Trees, plants, birds, insects and animals - all welcome rain after the insufferable summer. Every shade of green looks brilliant and fresh after the rain wash, birds flutter around joyously chirping songs of their soul. With a kettle of tea and pakodas , Monsoon rains are always welcome and enjoyable.