tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10409202.post2077837992583907067..comments2023-07-02T07:40:10.811-07:00Comments on Whiny the Moo: Paan Singh Tomar: My take on the matterMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551541079627465573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10409202.post-90082292764161179472013-01-24T20:07:32.700-08:002013-01-24T20:07:32.700-08:00Many thanks for this blogpost. I am glad you watch...Many thanks for this blogpost. I am glad you watched and liked this film; in my opinion, it is the best that Bollywood has produced thus far this year. You have already pointed out the important issues the film highlights, so I won’t go into that. Instead, allow me to comment upon a few aspects of the film that I found impressive.<br /><br />(i) It is very well-paced, capturing the entire trajectory of a man’s life within a running time of two hours or so, and not allowing the story to drag at any point. This is much easier said than done: to compress years, even decades, into minutes and hours requires a thorough understanding of the principles of storytelling. One has to convey the passing of time without letting too much time pass, and the dramatically interesting portions have to be highlighted while also allowing the quieter, more low-key moments to register. And I think Tigmanshu Dhulia, the director, has achieved this remarkably well. I appreciated how he divided the film into two clear halves, one showing Paan Singh Tomar’s life before he became a dacoit (as well as the factors that compel him to become one), and the other showing his life after he chooses to add his name to the list of ‘baaghis’ in Chambal. Not only does this give us a distinct, chronological understanding of his life, it also helps accentuate the tragedy of a fundamentally decent man being forced to resort to crime to save his family and salvage for himself the respect that the world refused to show him until he demanded it at gunpoint. And while Dhulia has used the drama of Paan Singh’s life as an athlete and as an outlaw to optimum effect, he has also allowed the man behind the legend to shine through, especially in the scenes with Paan Singh and his wife, as well as in his interactions with the members of his gang. These are the quieter moments that I spoke of, the ones that help in fleshing out the protagonist’s character. The moving back-and-forth in time—Paan Singh being interviewed in the present, and him retelling the events of the past—is also skillfully done. To sum up, every minute of the screen time has been used to convey something, either about the character of Paan Singh, or about the milieu that made him who he was. That’s some masterful filmmaking at work.vissal santhhttp://hindisms.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10409202.post-10936734233051751802012-03-11T23:39:26.473-07:002012-03-11T23:39:26.473-07:00Your expectations are from Dhulia and not Vishal B...Your expectations are from Dhulia and not Vishal Bharadwaj. I could have understood the rage then. As we discussed last night, the movie should have ended at the first half itself. It's a true story, so the plot was interesting before it was written for the movie. And that plot/premise is where the first half ends. The second half is where the director wanted to "explore the character" or give his own "interpretation" of what he had read. I'm not taking away credit from the director which he deserves for the initial bit. We can go on and on. Let me just end it with Joker's words which fit for the harvey dent in question here - Dhulia, "You Either Die a Hero, or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become the Villain" He directed long enough to become the villain.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723174095228755257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10409202.post-3466305142629306632012-03-04T07:24:08.049-08:002012-03-04T07:24:08.049-08:00after a long time after shingham we are seeing mea...after a long time after shingham we are seeing meaning ful cinema altogether ajay davgun & ifran are real actors there eyes speaks they are the legends in morden indian cinema .... other khans are for just money business .Aditi Sharmahttp://hindisms.org/sms/good-morning-smsnoreply@blogger.com