Following is a poem from a recent hindi film, Udaan (2010), which is making lots of waves at the various award ceremonies. and it should as it is a brilliant movie. Many of my friends complained it lacks a story, Bollywood kind of story. But that is the brilliance in the film. From a straight forward, uncomplicated story with no surprise twists and turns, the director has extracted a film that is nothing less than splendid and exceptional in a superb way. A special mention to the music of the film which is an intricate part of it. The lyrics, the music complement the movie, at the same time maintaining a certain individuality to themselves. As a film critic said, "Udaan is film that cannot be and should not be described, rather it should be experienced".
I feel with films like Udaan, Do Dooni Chaar, Peepli Live Bollywood is reaching a new level. The level where powerful films and overly-dramatic are not synonymous to each other. The level where such films are integrated into main commercial stream, and find a wide (may be exclusive) audience for them. And definitely a level where films can deal with social subjects without being preachy or boring (even being humorous in some cases). I think Bollywood has reached a point where the following poems hold good for it too.
