RED
VS KHAKI
Some
films are usually made to make money, some are made to entertain but very
rarely do we have movies that make us think. In general Prakash jha’s works are
intended to instigate the viewer’s thought process. Be it Gangajal, Apaharan, Rajneethi or Aarakshan, keeping the results apart Mr.jha has always attempted
the contemporary social issues. Chakravyuh is just one among his
preferred genre of film making. My discussion may misinterpret the readers that
this is something like a documentary stuff. But this is what in which Mr.Jha
expertises in, he takes up the burning social issues and depicts them to the
grounds of public interest. Neither of his works appears like art movies though
the stuff conveyed has the scope for documentary style of taking. Chakravyuh
is the story that deals with the challenging problem that India has been facing
post independence period. Yes, it is naxal’s movement. Strictly it’s such a
sensitive issue where one has many bounds in scripting it and it’s certainly a
path breaking task for the people working off screen. It’s no exaggeration to
accept that the director has pictured it nothing less than a nail biting and
thought provoking action thriller.
To cut it short,
it is the story of two friends from college whose ideologies repel. As life
moves on one turns out to be a successful police officer named ‘Adil’ (Arjun Ram pal) and the later one ends up being a nobody with a
disastrous career as an engineer turned entrepreneur. The later one’s role is
casted by Abay deol, named ‘Kabir’. The story gets on to the track
when kabir convinces Adil and joins the naxal movement as a police informer intending to help his fellow
friend. Things get complicated from then; there comes a situation where their
friendship gets crushed under “red”
ideologies and filthy politics. The rest of the story deals with how they strive
to safeguard the paths they have chosen for the rest of their lives.
My discussion becomes pointless if it doesn’t
include the groundwork that the scripting people have done to improvise this
sensitive issue to an extravagant action-drama genre flick. The ground work is
simply appealing on-screen with all the facts he stated under a rugged voice
over and stunning visuals. Speaking about the best parts, the former one that I
need to mention is the way how director has balanced the story. He doesn’t stay
biased at any point and intuitively keeps us busy in involving with the
characters and their situations. Though script being its plus point, it had
many versatile people to portray it to the heights of excellence. Om puri and Manoj Bajpai were stupendous in their roles. Arjun ram pal makes a promising stay throughout the movie. Abhay who played a different role will
certainly bag applauds for all the efforts he has put on. The movie has some
breath taking stunts which were clean and spotless. Most of the action
sequences were appreciably near to reality. Cinematography was just perfect. Sameera reddy who charms in a cameo for
a song performs it very well (but the song is tiresome and it’s the least
remembered, tune wise). The woman who played the role of Juhi (a woman comrade) was sharp and bold in her looks; her Jharkand accent remains the striking
feature for her role. She was pleasing.
The movie has the least scope for any vulgarity and the director has
taken measures to maintain that till the end, it was superb. The movie packs up
with a “never-ending” notion; perhaps the director played it safe by depicting
the scenario rather than being judgemental with deciding “notations”. The title
“Chakravyuh”
has been justified in a perfect way that it has to be and it’s truly
appreciable. Music sounds like Vishal
Bharadwaj’s style of tuning. It was apt. There is nothing in particular
that is a con for this movie. It all depends upon one’s view towards the
concept that is discussed on screen. It’s completely a personal issue on how
you accept these stories and the way it was portrayed in the director’s point
of view.
On
a whole the director manages the 152 min run to lead us happily through this
breath taking and completely engaging social issue. A perfect watch for this
weekend.
Three
cheers for the “red” vs “khaki” fight.
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