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Main Meri Patni aur Woh: A common man's tale

A welcome change after a string of glossy and raunchy movies that had plagued the Bollywood film industry this year ... a simple, down to earth storyline with a couple of non-biggies from the industry. But this is such a beautiful movie because it tells the tale of a common man- his day to day life, his insecurities and about the dynamics between him, his family and society.

Rajpal Yadav and Rituparna Sengupta playing the lead roles portray their situations with such make-believe abilities that it is often diffcult to tell that we are watching a ficticious tale.

Although the story is dominated by the sombre mood reflected off the complexities haunting Mithilesh's (Rajpal) life, it is generously sprinkled with humour and wit, achieved mainly due to the boisterous presence of Akash (Kay Kay Menon) and Salim (Varun). The director Chandan Arora has paced the movie so well, that unlike most Hindi movies, you never get a chance to stand up and complain about certain scenes dragging on and on.

What finally does it for the movie are a couple of hummable tunes as well as Mohit Chauhan's (of Silk Route Fame- Dooba Dooba Rahta) ghazal- Guncha which stands out with some awesome lyrics rendered perfectly. Guncha means a flower-bud, a blossom. Here's the complete lyric:

guncha koi, mere naam kar diya -2
saaqi ne phir se mera, jaam bhar diya -2
guncha koi……

tum jaisa koi nahi, is jahan mein -2
subeh ko teri zulf ne, shaam kar diya -2
saaqi ne phir se mera, jaam bhar diya
guncha koi……

mehfil mein baar baar idhar, dekha kiye -2
aankhon ke zazeeron ko mere, naam kar diya -2
saaqi ne phir se mera, jaam bhar diya
guncha koi……

hosh Bekhabar se hue, un ke bagair
hosh Bekhabar se hue, un ke bagair -2
wo jo humse keh na sake, dil ne keh diya -2

saaqi ne phir se mera, jaam bhar diya
guncha koi……

guncha koi, mere naam kar diya
saaqi ne phir se mera, jaam bhar diya -2

(Credits to Google and Nilesh for pointing to the lyrics)

Definitely a movie to add to your Christmas holiday list!

Watch out ...
Coming soon is Rakesh Mehra, Ronnie Screwvala's Rang De Basanti!

Look out for Mohit Chauhan's Khoon Chala for the upcoming movie. Rang de Basanti would itself be a movie to look out for early next year, starring Aamir Khan and music by the seasoned AR Rahman.

Aamir recites the famous lines for a piece in the sound track album:

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai
dekhna hai zor kitna bazuen qatil mein hai...
[I have the zeal of valour in my heart. Let us see how strong the rival is!]

Early previews include ...

Rang De Basanti tells the story of an English girl (Alice Payton), who comes to India to make a documentary based on her late grandfather's diary, based on the sacrifices he and other people made for the Indian independence movement...
(Courtesy - in.movies.yahoo.com)

Aamir sports a clean-shaven look in the film, completely different from the handlebar moustache and cascading tresses that defined his personality in "Mangal Pandey"...
(Courtesy - indiaglitz.com)