The other day we went to see the much awaited Lage raho Munna Bhai….
I had heard far too much about the film….everyone said that it was better than the previous one, giving Gandhi’s message of peace and also that it had gone for the Oscar nomination! Well, so the film was finally tax free and we did not miss such an opportunity!
Now a days these multiplexes are no bigger than exaggerated living rooms…well that was the first impression when I occupied the seat in the theatre! But soon, the film started and the hall was blacked out removing any idea of the volume of space from my brain!
And there it was…the message of Gandhi… “If someone slaps you on your right cheek, give the left one too!” the person sitting behind me perhaps, failed to get the message. He was a constant irritation to me! His legs were just not quiet, constantly fiddling with my seat, kicking, beating…and what not! So here I was, deciding whether to be or not, a victim of Gandhigiri…
I gave him a sharp look once, twice….no avail…
I thought this was the best time to put Gandhigiri to test. I stayed quiet! Soon, it was intermission, when I tried to look what the person looked like! But he was too fast to get up and run out for his snacks….
When the film restarted, he was back, back with alcohol…spoiling the entire room of fresh air! I felt like laughing! Laughing on Gandhi and his Gandhigiri and then the film lost any significance for me… what could I have told him? What would Gandhi have done? Gave him another glass of alcohol?
Well the mood was already disturbed, and his constant kicking did not stop! Poor man….I pitied him…and Gandhi…and Vinod Chopra….
Will this country change? People might think another Gandhi is inevitable today, but how much do they care even after realizing this fact? So we can make 10 more films giving out messages of peace, truth and all that, but the world has changed….perhaps, it need a ‘refined’ Gandhi, I don’t think, the older one will help!
I had heard far too much about the film….everyone said that it was better than the previous one, giving Gandhi’s message of peace and also that it had gone for the Oscar nomination! Well, so the film was finally tax free and we did not miss such an opportunity!
Now a days these multiplexes are no bigger than exaggerated living rooms…well that was the first impression when I occupied the seat in the theatre! But soon, the film started and the hall was blacked out removing any idea of the volume of space from my brain!
And there it was…the message of Gandhi… “If someone slaps you on your right cheek, give the left one too!” the person sitting behind me perhaps, failed to get the message. He was a constant irritation to me! His legs were just not quiet, constantly fiddling with my seat, kicking, beating…and what not! So here I was, deciding whether to be or not, a victim of Gandhigiri…
I gave him a sharp look once, twice….no avail…
I thought this was the best time to put Gandhigiri to test. I stayed quiet! Soon, it was intermission, when I tried to look what the person looked like! But he was too fast to get up and run out for his snacks….
When the film restarted, he was back, back with alcohol…spoiling the entire room of fresh air! I felt like laughing! Laughing on Gandhi and his Gandhigiri and then the film lost any significance for me… what could I have told him? What would Gandhi have done? Gave him another glass of alcohol?
Well the mood was already disturbed, and his constant kicking did not stop! Poor man….I pitied him…and Gandhi…and Vinod Chopra….
Will this country change? People might think another Gandhi is inevitable today, but how much do they care even after realizing this fact? So we can make 10 more films giving out messages of peace, truth and all that, but the world has changed….perhaps, it need a ‘refined’ Gandhi, I don’t think, the older one will help!
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