 |
|
|
Home >
SHOW TIME >
PREMIRE1
Story
|
|
|
|
|
Gulaal
|
|
Spicezee Bureau
Cast:Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Kay Kay Menon, Ayesha Mohan
Director:Anurag Kashyap
In star crazed Bollynation, where filmmaking is almost a tried and tested ‘formula’ - a huge ensemble of A-list actors complete with juicy item numbers, Anurag Kashyap is one such filmmaker who dares to defy all such norms and be different.
Post the critical acclaim of Dev D; it seems Anurag is at his creative best as he once again dishes out an unconventionally brooding and dark tale of lust and power politics.
Set in the backdrop of Rajasthan, Kashyap gives us a rare view of Rajasthan’s politics. ‘Gulaal’ is based around the story of a man from a royal family in Rajasthan, who is hell bent upon getting back his regime from the democratic set-up.
The narrative follows the life of Dilip Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary), who reaches Rajpur to study law. However, once into the college, from ragging to university elections, Dilip is embroiled in the local political scenario, when his roommate Rananjay Singh gets murdered (Abhimanyu Singh). It is the local key player Dukey Bana (Kay Kay Menon), who pushes Dilip to fight elections on behalf of Rajputana Party, while ensuring his victory.
The lust of power does not end here; Kiran (Ayesha Mohan), who loses Dilip to party politics woos him with her alluring feminine charm in order to make it big in the party. In this game of lust and power, Kiran appears as a power hungry seductress, who uses Dilip to enter the political arena while eyeing a bigger pray – Dukey Bana. Nevertheless, spurned by Kiran, hurt Dilip turns hostile.
With a story told through multiple perspectives, ‘Gulaal’ explores Dukey Bana’s clarion call for a revolution simultaneously with the changing fortunes of Dilip in political arena.
A tale written by writers such as Aparna Chaturvedi, Raj Singh Chaudhary and Anurag Kashyap, ‘Gulaal’ presents a perfect political drama where both the spoken and the unspoken have powerful influence.
In terms of cinematography, Rajeev Ravi is successful in capturing the essence of the symbolism with red and pink frames. Piyush Mishra’s earthy poetry and ethnic tunes bring life to the rustic backdrop of the movie.
In totality, Kay Kay Menon’s convincing portrayal of a royalty, Ayesha Mohan’s rendition of a scheming politician, Piyush Mishra’s foreign-return simpleton act, combined with Mahie Gill’s and Abhimanyu Singh’s great screen presence add to a power house performance. Jesse Randhawa (who plays the role of a college professor), Jyoti Dogra, Mukesh Bhatt, Pankaj Jha, Chitaranjan Giri have also come up with excellent performances.
‘Gulaal’ is a hard-hitting movie, which showcases the dark side of politics where the innocent youth are at a complete loss. Undeniably, ‘Gulaal’ carries a whiff of the contemporary political scenario in India.
Rating: Three cheers for this one!
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rann
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Gul Panag
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ishqiya
Cast: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi
...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Veer
Cast: Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff, Zarine Khan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
