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Why PINK is not just a movie?

There are very few movies that not only pass on a message but also leave a trail of thoughts in your head. I have very few such movies in my list that gained my respect, PINK is one of them.

A simple story, but so well crafted and with a strong message, that especially our society is in need of.

It's not just the content and story of the movie, but the way it was delivered to the people; that awed me. 



Other day I was asking my friend "I am surprised, how come there are no Dharnas or strike on street condemning the movie". And he replied " Kyunki, directly inhone kuch nahi kaha. Kuch na kehkar bhi sab kuch keh diya. Jinko message samajhna tha, wo samajh gaye; jinko nahi wo kahe hue dialogues ko as is le liye."

And it's so true. It's the style in which this movie was delivered to us, common people, that makes it truly unique; one of it's kind in Bollywood industry.

Some of the best dialogues that I liked. Every dialogue in this movie had its place, there wasn't any unnecessary dialogues or songs. May be few scenes could have been better, but overall movie did its job well.

"Na" sirf ek shabd nahi ... apne aap mein ek poora vakya hai ... isse kisi tarkh, spashtikaran, explanation ya vyakhya ki zaroorat nahi hoti ... na ka matlab na hi hota hai

Aaj tak hum sab log ek galat direction mein effort karte rahe hai ... we should save our boys, not our girls ... because if we save our boys then our girls will be safe.

Agar yeh fir se aisa karega toh main fir se botal de marungi uske sir pe.**


Some of the rules that Amitabh Bacchan derives in the courtroom.

1. Kisi bhi ladki ko, kisi bhi ladke ke saath, kahi bhi akele nahi jana chahiye. Kyunki aisa karne pe, wahan ke log ye assume kar lete hai ki wo ladki willingly wahan pe aayi hai aur unhe usse touch karne ka license issue kar dia gaya hai.

2. Sharab ko yaha ek galat character ki nishani maana jaata hai, sirf ladkiyon ke liye. Ladkon ke liye to ye sirf ek Health Hazard hai!

3. Rock show mei hai to hint hai. Library ya mandir mein hai to hint nahi hai! Venue decide karta hai aapka character.

4. Sheher mein ladkiyon ko akela nahi rehna chahiye. Ladke reh sakte hai par ladkiyan nahi. Akeli, independent ladkiyan, ladkon ko confuse kar deti hai.

5. Jo ladkiyan party mei jaati hai aur drink karti hai, wo pushtaini hak ban jaati hai aapka

6. Hamare yahan ghadi ki sui character decide karti hai


Finally - My favorite dialogue of the movie (It was difficult to choose one among the best of so many, but this one hit me so hard, and was so true. I used to have similar conversation with my parents, my relatives, my friends on topic of marriage - that marriage is not a license for sex. Sex can be a choice even then too. Being married, does not mean you SHOULD have sex with your husband whether you like it or not. Not having sex with one's husband or having sex/losing virginity outside marriage; either of them doesn't define a woman's character. All the rules that were made in courtroom, all of those have been part of my arguments,(see my blog http://saritahere.blogspot.com/2016/03/but-that-doesnt-mean.html ) but this one was the only one that had not been delivered in public forum in such a simple yet bold manner, so I chose this dialogue as my favorite.)

These boys must realize that No ka matlab No hota hai. Use bolne wali ladki koi parichit ho, friend ho, girlfriend ho, koi sex worker ho ya aapki apni biwi hi kyu na ho. ‘No’ means no and when someone says No, you stop.

Again, for all those knuckle heads who might think that this is just another movie about Feminism; No, it's not about Feminism. It's about common sense. It's not about equality, it's about humanity. 

-Sarita
Dated - 23rd Sep 2016

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