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You must have heard and read a lot about the passion for cinema in India. The unparalleled craze here about films, their super-stars and the songs is seen with a great amazement throughout the world. And that’s also the reason why major production houses of the west are now venturing into Indian films to en-cash this phenomenal obsession for films spread all over the country. In fact if you are asked to name the two most famous things in India then the answer undoubtedly would be FILMS and CRICKET without any exception.
But still, this essential part of life in India, has rarely been used as the subject of any well made and worth watching documentaries in the past, as I can remember. A few decades back there was an attempt titled “Cinema Cinema” in 1979 which was actually about the growth of cinema in India. But post it I am not able to recall any significant step taken in this specific direction (and I may be wrong) till date and probably that adds a lot more value to this worth watching documentary called “Supermen of Malegaon”.
The film is the real-life account of ‘Malegaon’ a small town in Maharashtra known for its burning passion for watching films from both Indian Film Industry and the West. The town is also known for its communal reasons as Hindu & Muslim community lives in two different parts of the region divided by a river. But when it comes to watching some new films in the local video theaters, they all become one following a mutual passion for cinema more than anything else.
The basic focus is on a local video maker Shaikh Nasir, who earlier used to run a video theater experimenting with new English films being shown to the Malegaon’s public and they used to love them for their exceptional action and graphics. Chasing his own filmmaking dreams Shaikh Nasir made few small budget bollywood spoof movies like ‘Malegaon Ke Sholay’ & “Shaan” with his limited resources and found the people enjoying it a lot in his own video parlor. Encouraged from the response he received for his earlier ventures, he is now ready to go for a Superhero film with some attempted graphics and wishes to call it “Malegaon Ka Superman”. So this whole documentary captures the amazing process of making a ‘Big’ film by Shaikh Nasir with the help of his small technical team and local actors. And that’s the reason why they have titled it “Supermen of Malegaon” since its all about the enthusiastic film freak Super men of Malegaon who are now into making their own superhero film.
As Shaikh Nasir progresses in the process of making his ambitious project, the documentary follows him constantly and we get to see an interesting, eye-opening and entertaining account of all the problems, they have to face till the film gets complete. And believe me you cannot even think of how Shaikh Nasir confidently shoots his various scenes with a hilarious yet innovative set of techniques in an incredible manner.
To give you an idea, here we have a man who is the cinematographer, editor and director himself handling a normal handy cam throughout. He has a screenplay writer Farogh Jafri, who is an expert of Urdu language and has a great vision on film writing too. Together they choose a cast in which the superhero is as thin as sugarcane and his leading lady is brought in from a neighbouring village since the locals don’t allow their ladies to act in films. They have a villain too who gives a new definition to the term weird in his own way and then the shooting also gets interrupted because the leading hero is getting married in his real life. Moreover the major highlight of the film remains the way they visualize the scenes of Superman flying in the air and the style in which they successfully manage to shoot it (in Chroma) with an astounding spirit.
In short, this is a documentary which you might enjoy watching more than any latest Bollywood flick in most of the cases. It is delightfully entertaining and engrossing giving you a new insight on the passion lived by the people for cinema, who wish to pursue their hobbies too along with fulfilling their other duties of life as required. The film also has a human touch as it takes you into the homes and families of everyone related to this magnetic craze of filmmaking. And it’s a genuine account of how people eat-drink-sleep cinema in India unlike anywhere else.
Hence ‘Supermen of Malegoan’ needs to be seen by every true movie lover of the country as a must since its not about anyone else but its all about WE only who watch movies like our essential food for living or our daily feed. Plus it also deserves to be seen for the reason that its almost impossible that its final original film “Malegaon Ka Superman” will get released in the future in our cities and no one is going to see it in the local video parlor by visiting the place (Malegaon) personally.
However if you still are not convinced then just read below, what its writer Farogh Jafri has to say about Filmmaking and Film Writing and then decide for yourself…….and he says,
“A film-writer born anywhere in the world actually serves the most in this line. Because what he has in mind about his characters and plot, doesn’t really reach the director most of the times in the actual desired manner. So even if it is a TITANIC, it still remains 20% of what the writer had in his vision and the rest 80% always remains within his mind or soul which is the most painful process of film-making and cannot be compensated with any amount of money.” Its an essential watch for all lovers & students of cinema as it has many valuable & realistic lessons about the creative process involved in film-making practiced at an unbelievable level. In short, it redefines ‘Passion For Films’ in India in an enlightening novel way.
Directed By Faiza Ahmad Khan
Starring : Shaikh Nasir, Shakeel Bharati, Farogh Jafri and Akram Khan
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Invictus (which in Latin means unconquerable or undefeated) is actor-director Clint Eastwood’s another must watch masterstroke based on the inspiring true incidents of South Africa. Its about how the legendary Nelson Mandela successfully reinstated the spirit of one nation and togetherness in the people of his country through a reputed sports event of Rugby. In February 1990, Nelson Mandela got released after 27 years of imprisonment and then was elected President of South Africa in 1994. But even being at the highest post, he very well knew that his nation still remained divided both on financial and racial grounds due to the old South African political system where only whites had political rights or power and the rest were treated as a lower class all over.
Now to change the unfortunate scenario, Mandela called Francois Pienaar, the captain of National Rugby Team, Springboks to help him reach his goal and together they achieved the difficult task with patience, empathy and love. It was the time of Rugby World Cup in 1995 and the film is an account of all those insightful incidents which lead to the grand win bringing every citizen of the country together as one. Based on John Carlin’s novel, it also introduces the viewer to the real Nelson Mandela having an exceptionally blessed personality of a born leader with a calm & cool persona preaching forgiveness and love for every fellow being of the world.
INVICTUS is not only an entertaining and inspiring film on sports and sportsman spirit but its also a must watch for two splendid, realistic performances by Morgan Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon as Pienaar, the Captain of the team. Their mutual bonding & understanding is displayed brilliantly by Eastwood through his talented actors. And the fact got its due recognition when both the lead actors were rightly awarded the reputed nomination in the category of Best Performance in a Leading Role and Best Performance in a Supporting Role respectively in the Academy Awards of 2010.
So if you wish to know more about Nelson Mandela and how he successfully managed to unite his people of South Africa through Rugby then do watch INVICTUS as it reportedly is also an almost accurate depiction of the actual events of that time. The film is neither too preachy nor patriotic as it may seem from the above description here. But on the contrary it is a simple lovable film which has a beautiful message to give and lot of emotional moments where you may excitingly jump to cheer for the characters loudly, like the spectators sitting in the stadium. In all, a highly recommended flick for everyone, especially the sports enthusiastic youngsters, as an important lesson on team work and sportsman spirit.
Directed By Clint Eastwood
Starring : Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge & more.
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This is one of those shocking movies, enlightening us about a real life story which is hard to believe, shattering all our beliefs of ‘Justice’ prevailing in this world. It’s about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American boxer who was wrongly accused and imprisoned for triple murder, resulting in a conviction of three natural life terms. His celebrity status was not able to help him out and neither was his autobiography written to prove his innocence, which was published to get read by people living their free lives in the outer world.
Fortunately Carter got some positive light in his dark cell when the book reached the hands of an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors who after going through it got convinced of Carter’s innocence and began making efforts for his release. However, in their sincere efforts towards this noble cause they all learned that the fight was actually against a whole system or establishment of Racial Discrimination which was not interested in serving the much deserved justice to such victims purposefully.
No, the film is not about boxing or anything related with the sports. But its actually about the ‘Racial Hatred’ seen and practiced in different parts of the world in various ways, even today. It’s about an innocent victim of this shameful discrimination who later gets rescued by the pure love of few completely unrelated people and thus deserves to be seen for this divine human touch spreading the positive vibes. Denzel Washington superbly plays the role of ‘Hurricane’ portraying his emotional, shocking and spiritual journey suffering for a crime which he had not committed. And for his convincing portrayal of a racial victim, he rightly got an OSCAR nomination of Best Actor in a Leading Role too.
HURRICANE is also an important film which needs to be shown to the young minds because it strongly gives them the message that where a few in this world can feel a great amount of hatred for the other colour or race, there are many who feel the same amount of love for them as their own brothers and sisters coming from the one source of life. And the fact gets beautifully expressed in the words of Carter himself when he says, “Hate got me in here. But love's gonna bust me out."
A must watch film as a means to understand LIFE in a better way.
Directed by Norman Jewison
Starring : Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon and Deborah Kara Unger
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This is one of those out of the box and important films which make us aware of some shocking events of the past in an entertaining documentary style. Based on a media event post a major political upset in the history of United States in 1974, it’s a realistic account of a series of interviews given by the 37th President of United States, Richard Nixon, who resigned from his post after serving the office for 5 years. The much talked about resignation came into existence due to some serious investigations made in the Watergate Scandal involving the President Office.
Interestingly Richard Nixon remained silent for around 3 years after his resignation but then in 1977 he decided to give a long interview to clear the misconceptions and questions raised against his official term and Watergate Scandal. And for this he surprisingly said yes to a television talk show host David Frost who was also willing to get some bold confessions from Nixon himself and wished to use these interviews for rebuilding his own professional career which was on a downslide.
Nominated in 5 major categories at the Academy Awards of 2009, the film aptly titled FROST/NIXON is an absorbing account of those exciting series of interviews which needs to be seen not only for knowing all those actual secrets told by the man himself but also for enjoying two class performances from its lead actors namely Frank Langella as Nixon & Michael Sheen as Frost. In few words, its really a treat to watch the remarkable act of Langella since he truly gets into the skin of his valued character and makes a solid impact on the viewer through his speaking pauses and expressive close-ups. His amazing act undoubtedly deserved the ‘Best Performance by an Actor’ nomination in the Academy Awards and one can only know its worth after watching it. Michael Sheen on the other hand as Nixon’s sharp interviewer equally plays his role well with the right amount of wit and cunningness needed, resulting in a great dialogue between the two. So here in this brave attempt, one gets to see some interestingly engaging ‘question-answer’ session wherein both the sides are willing to defeat the other with their carefully chosen words and sarcasm.
To make it clear, its not just a film only appealing to the people who can relate to these characters and their origin personally. On the contrary it has a fine script which pulls you in just after its initial 15 minutes and then one finds himself eager to witness the Big Interview soon. Superbly supported by a brilliant cast and a gripping script, director Ron Howard very intelligently uses the archival real footage and other dramatic representations of the actual happenings in his film along with a great background score and realistic camerawork capturing the interview being shot quite cleverly.
So if you are really willing to know why a President of United States had to resign after 5 years of his term and what he really had to say in his only public interview after 3 years of the incident then you got to see this well directed film at the earliest which is also capable of entertaining you like a fast moving investigative thriller with the added drama. A not to be missed political shocker indeed.
Directed By Ron Howard
Starring : Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon and more.
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