i've been watching gunda scenes up and down for last couple of hours to understand the exact psyche of the director "Kanti lal Shah",film makers as a rule have to tread a very fine line between the aesthetic and the downright blasphemous, when trying to accurately profile the darker sides of human nature. Every once in a while, there comes a defining moment in cinematic history
a forgettable guy once said about "Gunda"
“There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who have seen “Gunda”. And those who shall see it.” ——Roger Abhert
(sorry i don't know who is Roger Abhert)
The movie 'Gunda' Actually opens with few real 'Bad Goons' introducing themselves
Lambu Atta – “Deta hoon maut ka chaanta”
Bulla – “Sab karta hoon khullam khulla”
Chutiya – (just so that you know… chutiya as in tuft of hair; also, this character is probably the most evil hermaphrodite portrayed in Bollywood. Ever.) – “Acche acchon ki khadi karta hoon khatiya”
Pote – “Jo apne baap ke bhi nahi hote”
Ibu Hatela – “Maa meri chudail ki beti, Baap shaitan ka chela, Kyon? Khaayega Kela?”
Lambu Atta starts a bloody gang war by murdering one of Bulla’s henchmen. This triggers a wave of fraternal and sisterly retaliation by either party, which culminates in Lambu’s tragic demise.
Next, Bulla’s Brother, Kala Shetty kills a minister, and it’s time for God to make his entry. Prabhuji plays a coolie, and is seen in an airport in the movie, which is a revelation in itself. Weird as this may seem, this scene makes a very powerful case for class empowerment, and is a prophetic indication of how cheap airfares would be in 21st century India. It takes amazing vision, and a deep understanding of aviation economics to be able to portray something that would have been totally ridiculous back then (really… what’s a coolie doing at an airport? This movie came out in the late 90s.) and makes perfect sense now.
The final showdown is strongly reminiscent of the big battle scenes in the the Lord Of the Rings epics, with Bulla looking really malevolent as he gets his army to the arena in auto rickshaws. It reminded me of the charge of the dark forces of Sauron, it is every bit as chilling.
Prabhuji restores some semblance of sanity to this world (and thereby to you), by killing Bulla. His parting shot?
“Tera naam hai Bulla. Maut ke baad bhi reh jaayega tera mooh khulla. Yaaeeeessh.”
True. True.
The actual connection of this movie with political scenario and crime in india
interpreting this word by word as per "Kanti Lal Shah's" psyche
when "Kanti lal shah" was asked that this movie is one of the worst movie ever made as said by crictics "Kanti Lal Shah" in his brilliant manner replies
Kanti Lal Shah:- These critics are unfortunately literalists. And while they applaud the surreal appeal of Fellini’s La Strada, they are unwilling to put away their neorealist sensibilities while evaluating Gunda. My movie, intentionally confined by the grammar of popular cinema so as to make the message accessible to the hoi polloi, is actually an allegory where each villain represents something larger than just himself. More specifically, each villain here is a metaphor for the challenges facing India in the 90s.
First there is Bulla, the main evil man. His motto is “Mera naam hain Bulla, rakhta hoon main khullaaaaaa“. While the literalists interpret this as a declaration that this man does not wear underwear,most right-thinking viewers will immediately realize that Bulla represents the “open” economy—that instrument of the capitalist West to suck out the life blood from the unwashed masses.Yes Bulla’s malignancy represents the depredations wrought by the “khullam-khulla capitalist system” with its removal of protection for farmers and small industries: in short the principal villain of the 90s.
More on the question to Kanti Lal Shah will be coming soon hook to "humbaiji chi"
a forgettable guy once said about "Gunda"
“There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who have seen “Gunda”. And those who shall see it.” ——Roger Abhert
(sorry i don't know who is Roger Abhert)
The movie 'Gunda' Actually opens with few real 'Bad Goons' introducing themselves
Lambu Atta – “Deta hoon maut ka chaanta”
Bulla – “Sab karta hoon khullam khulla”
Chutiya – (just so that you know… chutiya as in tuft of hair; also, this character is probably the most evil hermaphrodite portrayed in Bollywood. Ever.) – “Acche acchon ki khadi karta hoon khatiya”
Pote – “Jo apne baap ke bhi nahi hote”
Ibu Hatela – “Maa meri chudail ki beti, Baap shaitan ka chela, Kyon? Khaayega Kela?”
Lambu Atta starts a bloody gang war by murdering one of Bulla’s henchmen. This triggers a wave of fraternal and sisterly retaliation by either party, which culminates in Lambu’s tragic demise.
Next, Bulla’s Brother, Kala Shetty kills a minister, and it’s time for God to make his entry. Prabhuji plays a coolie, and is seen in an airport in the movie, which is a revelation in itself. Weird as this may seem, this scene makes a very powerful case for class empowerment, and is a prophetic indication of how cheap airfares would be in 21st century India. It takes amazing vision, and a deep understanding of aviation economics to be able to portray something that would have been totally ridiculous back then (really… what’s a coolie doing at an airport? This movie came out in the late 90s.) and makes perfect sense now.
The final showdown is strongly reminiscent of the big battle scenes in the the Lord Of the Rings epics, with Bulla looking really malevolent as he gets his army to the arena in auto rickshaws. It reminded me of the charge of the dark forces of Sauron, it is every bit as chilling.
Prabhuji restores some semblance of sanity to this world (and thereby to you), by killing Bulla. His parting shot?
“Tera naam hai Bulla. Maut ke baad bhi reh jaayega tera mooh khulla. Yaaeeeessh.”
True. True.
The actual connection of this movie with political scenario and crime in india
interpreting this word by word as per "Kanti Lal Shah's" psyche
when "Kanti lal shah" was asked that this movie is one of the worst movie ever made as said by crictics "Kanti Lal Shah" in his brilliant manner replies
Kanti Lal Shah:- These critics are unfortunately literalists. And while they applaud the surreal appeal of Fellini’s La Strada, they are unwilling to put away their neorealist sensibilities while evaluating Gunda. My movie, intentionally confined by the grammar of popular cinema so as to make the message accessible to the hoi polloi, is actually an allegory where each villain represents something larger than just himself. More specifically, each villain here is a metaphor for the challenges facing India in the 90s.
First there is Bulla, the main evil man. His motto is “Mera naam hain Bulla, rakhta hoon main khullaaaaaa“. While the literalists interpret this as a declaration that this man does not wear underwear,most right-thinking viewers will immediately realize that Bulla represents the “open” economy—that instrument of the capitalist West to suck out the life blood from the unwashed masses.Yes Bulla’s malignancy represents the depredations wrought by the “khullam-khulla capitalist system” with its removal of protection for farmers and small industries: in short the principal villain of the 90s.
More on the question to Kanti Lal Shah will be coming soon hook to "humbaiji chi"
ha ha ha funny
ReplyDeletethis was good, witty writing with some nice humor in it, enjoyed reading and looking forward to read some more .... :)
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed reading...nicely expressed!
ReplyDeleteepic!!!! :D
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice read, more like a sitcom (better than a generic Bollywood film anyways)
ReplyDeleteThough there were maybe some points where I felt it was reading too much into the plot (what if the kooli was there just because Bollywood back then didn't gave a shit about making sense (see south movies for example) or just for pure comedy)
Though one wise saint said "if you haven't seen gunda, you haven't seen anything", so I guess I'm still naïve ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also, did you meant Roger Ebert?