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HAIDER BEYOND RATINGS: THE STYLE AND SUBSTANCE OF VISHAL BHARDWAJ ****WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD**** During the opening moments of the movie, Tabu’s husband mockingly touches his angry and scared wife’s face and jokes “Uff.. Aag lag jaayegi Ghar mein”. Minutes later, we see the same home being blown off and burnt to the ground. It is one of the most masterful opening sequences in the history of Indian cinema as it perfectly juxtaposes the story of a household with that of the Kashmir conflict. Ghazala(representing Kashmir herself) in an uneasy marriage with Hilal (India) turns to a close but untrustworthy Khurram (Pakistan) who as usual double crosses and causes unwarranted destruction of the household. In this entire fracas, it is Haider (representing the people of Kashmir) who ultimately suffers the most. The scene where he comes back to his now-in-shambles home (the current state of affairs in Kashmir) and reminisces his growing-up years in a happy &

NOT JUST A MOVIE REVIEW!! I saw the movie CLUB 60 today and it was a surprisingly pleasant and enjoyable experience!! I basically went for the movie as it is the last movie in which the late Farooque Shaikh has acted and the fact there is still a show of a not –much-talked-about movie in the theatre five weeks after its release!! Based on the title and starcast featuring some of the finest Indian actors, I had thought it would be a movie about grappling with the problems of old age!! But, in fact, it turned out to be a movie “FOR ALL AGES” in the real sense of the word!! The plotline of the movie is deceptively simple on paper – An elderly married couple, both doctors, Farooque Shaikh as Tariq, a neurosurgeon and Sarika as Saira (looking simply beautiful… I bet she can give her own daughter Shruti Hassan a run for her money even now) shift from Pune to Mumbai after the loss of their young son in a shootout killing in USA. The couple is devastated but the mother

Today is the Beginning................ of THE REST OF MY LIFE. The future is uncertain with numerous possibilities. Excited .... dont know!! Nervous... Most Certainly!! What the heck.... Let's do it!! All The Best to Myself!! When The World gets in my face... I Say....Have A Nice Day!!!!