WILL EMOTIONAL ATYACHAR END ON KASHYAP THIS TIME ?





'EMOTIONAL ATYACHAR' this happens to be the part of the lyrics of a song in the new movie of the eccentric Anurag Kashyap Dev. D - a modern day interpretation of Sarat Chandra s Devdas . Having seen & heard of Anurag 's quirky sense of cinema I wonder what would he do to the novel & its premise. I had just heard Anurag in an interview that he hated the novel & its hero , so keep your fingers crossed for another atom bomb from this 'destructive genius' . I just wonder sometimes
had Sarat Chandra been alive how he would have been able to take this new interpretation of his most famous creation . he surely would suffer a second heart attack if the recent dialogue promo is anything to go by where dev is asking paro for a nude photo of hers . the great writer would have had already suffered a first one after the watching the gloss & glamour over the top interpretation by Sanjay Leela Bhansali where he had torn apart the novel . but I m sure that with his sense of cinema he wont be going for the over the top or melodramatic section & would make something which will get acclaim everywhere .
I hope his interpretation works like all the others before this has. As if there is anyone who needs a hit is Kashyap .there are 4 reasons why a maker like Anurag should be encouraged . he is a wonderful writer & has great potential to be one of our greats . he is a rebel with a cause who can change Hindi cinema with his rebellious ideas . he doesn't shy away from saying whatever he wants , the way he wants . he is one of those few who doesn't think of the so called commercial diktats or star power while he is writing or making a film.
His films are a great example of this . I mean the amazing & hard hitting uncensored dialogues of Black Friday . the scene between K.K. & Abhihjeet Srivastav in the remand room still gives me goose-pimples & there are many more of such scenes in this brilliant film .
One of his most entertaining movies is his animation flick ' the return of hanuman . It really surprises me that that it is not so much acclaimed as Black Friday as it is one movie which makes the Indian Gods cool . the characters are presented in a mordernised manner breaking away from the trashy Doordarshan gods that we have been
seeing since the 90s & even exists in many hindi movies now (Anybody seen the God in Atul Agnihotri 's Hello) .the spoofy monkeys on SRK & Rajnikanth etc was a real stroke of genius as well, I have also heard that he is starting a superhero film so that would be interesting to see the realistic maker attempting a fantasy superhero him
I am pretty sure that the man will give us a quality. film this time too .The only thing that would prevent this maverick filmmaker from making a good film is his suffering from the same diseases that Aamir had in Ghajini & forgetting that there is an audience who will pay for watching his movie , if he goes for his individualistic ego trip & makes another No Smoking . I mean what the hell was the movie all about . if any filmmaker has to explain in interviews after its release what he/she has tried to say through the movie then he has failed as a filmmaker . I hope that is not the case . Infact I m sure it is not the case by looking at the promos being showcased on television that Anurag has a sensible story for a normal audience to watch .
Anurag is a great filmmaker who deserves a hit for its daring approach to cinema . Hope Dev D hits the bulls eye & gives Anurag the much needed taste of success that has eluded him so far . .

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