~CURTAIN RAISER~
Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.
This movie did it to me...
the ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak...
It spoke for three shades of LOVE with utter simplicity yet spoken out lots of deep thoughts...
It portrayed three different shades of Love...LOVE, PASSION AND RAGE...
Yes it was ROJA! Movie or more than movie? It spoke lot with lot of questions which are unanswered till date...
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Story plot :
Roja, a village-girl, young lady born and brought up in Southern India. One day Roja marries Rishi through some dramatic development of incidents take place. And they leave the village to settle in the city, where both fall in love.
Rishi, who works for the Indian Government, is instructed to go to the troubled state of Kashmir on a classified mission.
Then the innocent world of Roja is shattered when Rishi is kidnapped and held for ransom by a ''Jihaadi'' group of militants who want an independent Kashmir, and the release of a terrorist held with the Indian military forces.
which shade of love will have final say?
Will the passionate appeal of this young lady move cold and ruthless military and politician's hearts and minds?
Will Rishi''s thoughts change JIHADIS mind?
Or Will liyaqat and JIHADIS win battle through blood?
EXPERIENCE IT.
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Movie makes journey in three phases through three shades of love from three characters...
Starts in southern India beautiful place, portrays ROJA''s free flowing character.
Then her marriage with all's well feelings and treatment of this plot includes bit of fun and two easy-going songs... (DIL HI CHHOTASA and RUKMANI) much like plot goes...
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Then suddenly we are in KASHMIR and Couple of ROJA-RISHI shot by camera at airport, and few things comes to mind...
Romanticism with YE HASEEN WADIYA comes along...
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And then TERRORISING TERROR...
~Interim~
And this most important plot uncovers rest of the script...
From shattered ROJA to stubborn ROJA...Passionate patriot RISHI shows passion for motherland comes BHARAT HAMKO JAAN SE PYARA HAI..
All shades of life come along for ROJA, from disappointment to Despair. Never ending waits and will. RISHI also left in pain in memories of ROJA comes..ROJA JANEMAN from RISHI..
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3 shades and three characters...
LOVE :
ROJA (MADHU)
This is love for humankind. In a sense in this movie, love for life partner...
Madhu has really lived this character and gave justice to its fullest.
Right from free flowing village-girl to then living romantic life for few days and then BIG BATTLE of life time in such young age to fight against...
So this character itself has been portrayed with innumerable shades in it.
Great performance from MADHU, also credit goes to MANI RATNAM.
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PASSION AND PATRIOTISM:
Love for motherland...
RISHI (ARVIND SWAMI)
ARVIND SWAMI did play this character wonderfully and right from scene when he tells his boss that KASHMIR is in INDIA, this shade was clear to see. Patriotism...
Character goes strength to strength from understanding roja''s sister's problem, then as a loyal husband, and then pure patriot...All in all very thinking and intelligent person with lot of LOVE for motherland...
JAI HIND and TRICOLOR scene is more than just a MOVIE SCENE...
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RAGE
Dark side of love
Liaqat (PANKAJ KAPOOR)
Mislead Freedom fight through Violence.
PANKAJ KAPOOR gave really powerful performance. Underplay type of treatment.
Character makes journey from PASSIONATE JIHADI to... watch it if you have not.
A scene from PANKAJ KAPOOR in the movies towards the CLIMAX leaves lot of impression. His act was the one of the strong point...
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Also not to forget
Nasser Colonel Rayappa (as Naseer)...He made his presence felt through scene in which he congratulates ROJA with grief on his face when government orders to exchange arrested terrorist with RISHI..
And Janagaraj Chajoo Maharaj (as Janakraj), Man at temple from which RISHI is kidnapped ..
He treats ROJA as sister and supports her right through for her battle of getting RISHI back ,despite of having no contact with ROJA in past!
He was too wonderful, many time with just facial experiences he spoke...
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STAND OUTS...
Cinematography by: Santosh Sivan
Out of top draw. Moving camera treatment at its best...
PICK OF THE PLOT: Camera following exact place where RISHI has been kept by JEHADIS
Music by: A.R. Rahman
Masterpiece in first attempt! What more NATIONAL AWARD!
Songs are so wonderful and so situational that separate space should be dedicated for paying tribute to them. Not only composing but Hindi lyrics were too superb...
Direction and writing MANI RATNAM:
Unparallel job done !
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Last word :
Movie speaks on ISSUE of terrorism and covers wider picture...
Question being raised by movie are still unanswered so it speaks for depth ness of plot...
Movie tells you two things...
In violence we forget who we are.
Love is often gentle, desire always a rage
Thumbs up ,three cheers and applaud
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PS :Movie Won many national and international level awards..
