Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Dedh Ishqiya: The 'Wah" !! and the "Wow" !! of Urdu

Amongst all Languages spoken in India, I find Urdu has an enhanced flavor of respect while conversing. It also is sublimely beautiful.

My introduction to Urdu has been through Bollywood and my Sardarji Tailor in Delhi who used to write down the measurements in Urdu.

I think Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza did write a lot of dialogues in the 1980s for Bolllywood mixing a fair quotient of Urdu. 

I also vaguely remember enjoying the TV serial Mirza Ghalib a long long ago.

Then it was Jodha Akbhar, the most beautiful Hindi, Urdu “Jugalbandhi” dialogues that was ever brought to the silver screen.

Dedh  Ishkiya, is an ode to Urdu. Thank you gentlemen, for the thoughtful Subtitles. 

The abundance of beauty does not permeates only through the language but suffuses with the ethereal and gorgeous Madhuri Dixit, clothed in sartorial elegance and exuberant colours. The ever expressive Naseeruddin Shah plays the perfectly bewitched lover who lavishes his lover with “Sher” and “Shayari”  leaving the audience transfixed, who stutter the narrative with their loud and approving “Wahs !!”.

Well, M.F. Hussain should have lived to see this!! And he will certainly be a happy man in the heavens !!

The only problem with the abundance is that one is not sure what should be savored. There is a certain dilemma and inability to absorb the entire proceedings in one helping.

Not be left behind is the music, the zany characters and the ever lurking Tarentino whose influence cannot be missed.

Given the spirit of the franchise, the plot is predictable. 

There are certain film makers who focus on releasing during the festivals to set 500 crore records and there are certain film makers who enjoy the process of film making(however imperfect they may be). We the audience are blessed by the latter set of film makers.

Vishal BHaradwaj, Abhishek Chaubey, Gulzar,  Hum Aapke Shukraguzaar Hain!!!!!

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