This is a question asked by some one much senior ....any takers????
" Like you, i liked Hazaaron Khwaishein aisi so much....But i am curious to know about something..i guess you must be much younger than me...i was a school going boy during emergency and i can obviously associate myself with the film esepcially since i was also brought up in the surrounding which was politically charged with left ideology. But how does the younger generation of today associate itself with the film? why the film has clicked so well with this generation in their twenties?"
A POSSIBLE REPLY:
It is more than relating......
Actually,this movie is a question raised by Sudhir Mishra.In this world wherein everything is fast-paced,every decision taken has to be a quick one,its here that sudhir tries to test our patience for justice.
The solution to the naxal problems isnt a simple one and Kay Kay by wasting his life(coz thats what he feels in the end) proved it to us.The reality prevails-We as youngsters(and for that matter every1 else) are quiet impatient when it comes to acheiving anything in life;eventhough someone has rightly said,Patience is the virtue.It is this longanimity that made Chitrangada love Kay Kay more than her own life.It is this patience that kept Shiney coming back again and again and again for a Chitrangada(who dint love him except for,as a friend),even though he could have had anyother girl.
The main reason why this flick clicked isnt because it portrayed the naxalite problems,but because it was the youths who took up the initiative to solve it,although it wasnt expected from them.It is this determination that everyone would prefer relating to more than anything else...
Hazaaron Khwaahishein Aisi as the name suggests doesnt tell you that the dreams have been fulfilled.No,it sort of badgers you that these are the ambitions,and if you have it in you,try fulfilling Atleast one.
This movie teases you to try and change the environment you live in.No,not the "Rang de basanti" style.This one has a bigger goal.Now,am not taking anything away from RDB,but given a choice i would say RDB was more commercially bound,and had a short term effect(again,short term not short scale).
Well this leads us to another tough question,difference between both of them:
I would define Rang de basanti as "Dying For a Cause".But there is something far more difficult than that.Its STAYING ALIVE AND SEEING TO IT THAT YOUR CAUSE IS MET...I said "staying" alive.In the process of staying alive,some breakdown(kaykay),some loose there Love yet regain there Life(chitrangada),while some are Blessed with Love(shiney).Sudhir Mishra in Hazaaron Khwaahishein Aisi has tried to warn us that life isnt a bed of roses.He has shown us,that the path to justice isnt a short and a sweet one;but it is lined with sacrifices,with tortures which have managed to conk out even the best.And if we choose to lead such a path,then we better be ready for anything and everything.....
For all those unfortunate ones who havent seen this masterpiece yet...a humble request....go watch it..
Just a preview...This by far is the best dialogue i've ever heard...Kaykay is addressing his group:
"To all you fans of Jimmy Hendricks & Bob Dylan,who fought against injustice in their own country,we want you to think,question,dont just listen not even to us."..."But what would Daddy say"."Tell Daddy life is not just fun,there is a famine in Bihar,people are dying in the countryside,and tell Daddy that he is responsible for it.For he is the Collaborator in a state which is a state of Big Landlords and Bourgeois Capitalist,and tell Daddy life is not just about getting a fat Salary and loving one's parenst,there are countries in this world in which people have established a new order,China,Vietnam,Telengana."
