Sunday, November 09, 2014

Rang Rasiya



Rating : 5/10
Release Date : 7th November, 2014
Time : 132 minutes
Director: Ketan Mehta; Writers: Ketan Mehta, Sanjeev Dutta; Music : Sandesh Shandilya
Starring : Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen, Gaurav Dwivedi, Vipin Sharma, Paresh Rawal, Jim Boeven, Feryna Wazheir, Darshan Jariwala, Suhasini Mulay, Tom Altar, Triptha Parashar, Rashaana Shah




One day, we, in India, will learn to make biopics. Where we will be happy to take one or two defining moments in a person’s life and focus an entire film around it, rather than attempting to show someone’s entire sixty-seventy year old lifespan in a couple of hours



This one takes Raja Ravi Varma’s life, played by Randeep Hooda, and attempts to show us, in a quite episodic manner, his love for painting, his love for staying at the forefront of art, his desire to allow art, especially with the aid of technology, to transcend the otherwise physical and moral constraints faced by artists of that era. It also spends a large part of the film showing us his extremely colorful life, especially with various women – Nandana Sen getting the most attention and notoriety.


There is a lot shown in the film, historical fact, that most of us are probably not aware of. But it is a very jerky style of story-telling, where we skip from one episode to another, without really, consistently understanding the man, his thought process. The scenes involving nudity are quite aesthetically done – don’t seem gratuitous or vulgar.



If a society were to be judged for how liberal it was in its arts, there was a time when we would probably rank right up there but the sad part is, today, we would probably be scraping the bottom of the barrel. We seem to have been this way for the better part of the last couple of hundred years at least, and in some ways, maybe even regressed. Just for a great speech towards the end, delivered calmly, without histrionics, and the core idea – of letting art soar free from a judgmental society – am going to be slightly generous with my rating.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

My mind is filled with risqué thoughts...

Anonymous said...

Indulge in music; it will help raise your spirits..

Anonymous said...

Write Drunk. Edit Sober. -- Ernest Hemingway

Anonymous said...

Have admired his writing for a long time. He is a bilingual author, writing in both English and Hindi prolifically. I find his stories compelling, real and honest.... Don't you prefer people asking you questions, the extempore speaker that you are..

Anonymous said...

Vagina : The essence of a woman

Anonymous said...

Unchained Melody : Make You Feel My Love...

Anonymous said...

That was just a song by Cliff Richards..

Anonymous said...

Helplessness

Anonymous said...

The world out there is waiting to be discovered and appreciated.. Parasailing in Goa - Going up in the sky, to feel the silence of a bird, romancing the wind... Boats zipping the sea pulling colourful parachutes behind them in the air... Loved the view seing the different strokes of colour in the sea... The waters limitless and immortal.. The open view of 360° ... I love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface surprises me every time.. The sunset was the most romantic and inspiring sights.. The setting sun (reminded me of my lover...)

Anonymous said...

I feel guilty for my carnal desires and risque thoughts..

Anonymous said...

Going for a dip in the pool with my kids. Temporary relief...maybe..

Anonymous said...

It's said happiness breeds happiness...