Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Indianised Godfather!

First of all I haven't seen Godfather but only read the book n tht too about half. But the director, Ram Gopal Verma (RGV), says tht the English flick has been his inspiration*. I can say tht the movie, which revolves around the underworld mafia, has been made perfectly to blend with the Indian audience. Amitabh Bacchhan plays Subhash Nagre, passionately known as Sarkar (God or Master) by the common ppl. He is above the police n judicial system... not to mention he rears goons to punish the guilty (ha ha). He too like his English counterpart doesn't favour narcotics to increase his vault n tht makes his eldest son (whose short-tempered nature n carnal instincts lead to his death later) his enemy. So the son joins hands with Sarkar's enemies n tries to kill him. This drags the younger brother (he has only two sons... might b due to the current population explosion .. lol) into the mess n he takes over the mantle of being the messiah. He in turn kills all the enemies one by one. Though my narration might seem very boring, the direction is very good**. A must-see movie..
* More than the English version, Balasaheb Thakrey must have been the main source of inspiration. Otherwise why would RGV arrange a special screening for him. Also, the striking similarities like the Rudraksh beads n the dressing style point to tht.
** RGVs' good direction reminds me of his amazingly made suspense movie Ek Hasina Thi n the horror pic Vaastushastra. [I remembered something frm Vaastushastra... watch out for my next post.. if I m right it might turn out scary.. lol]

6 comments:

Parag said...

Check your sources first.Neither Ek hasina Thi nor Vaastushastra were made by RGV they were produced by RGV.

Anonymous said...

yeah... i know it parag...:).. but i can't believe tht RGV not looking after the dirn... otherwise it won't be such a good movie.. atleast EHT.

Anonymous said...

Thnx VB.. :)

harsh said...

Sarkar is too good. None of the characters are exagerated. The bachans have done a great job and Ramu as always was simply at his best.
surely a must watch movie.

Suraj said...

Yes indeed .. this is a wonderful movie which doesn't bore you for a second (with due credit to its bkgnd score).. though many are finding the end of the movie to be too predictable!
Now i'm waiting for RGV's new movie 'JAMES' which has a new heroine .. looks real good in trailers (who played a small part in SARKAR).. and going by past experience.. RGV doesn't do movies just for the sake of launching some new hottie..so better watch out for the movie!

Anonymous said...

Concentrate on ur training Suraj rather than straining ur eyes on Nisha Thakur...lol... the promos are quite titillating though.. ;)