tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post3489870176964810348..comments2024-03-23T16:19:36.154+05:30Comments on A Potpourri of Vestiges: NH10 (2015): Navdeep Singh's social commentary on the plight of women in a male dominated societyMurtaza Ali Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-25208314170851756302015-03-16T20:55:10.006+05:302015-03-16T20:55:10.006+05:30Well, I couldn't have agreed more... my only c...Well, I couldn't have agreed more... my only concern is that the censor board ought to be balanced in its scrutiny. Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-15340944873982726142015-03-16T20:53:04.286+05:302015-03-16T20:53:04.286+05:30Thanks for sharing your thoughts :-)Thanks for sharing your thoughts :-)Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-49663474273543113122015-03-16T09:08:02.910+05:302015-03-16T09:08:02.910+05:30NH10 is pretty violent but this does have an A cer...NH10 is pretty violent but this does have an A certificate. Some violent scenes in the film are hard to watch, but it needs to be shown to show how bad things really are. Real violence like this does happen, and by "hiding" it or cutting out the scenes, we'll never get any social momentum.Amodinihttp://film.fridaynirvana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-88292981669638931922015-03-15T00:28:19.566+05:302015-03-15T00:28:19.566+05:30Violent movies are a big no for me. They add up my...Violent movies are a big no for me. They add up my stress. Thanks for the review. Shall avoid it, due to violence quotient.Swati Batrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511542439077039805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-21573692766798352612015-03-14T16:46:56.382+05:302015-03-14T16:46:56.382+05:30While I don't see such violent subjects gettin...While I don't see such violent subjects getting developed into a commercially viable sub-genre, I can tell you that the social commentary in NH10 is what makes it look different and authentic. Honor killings are more common in areas like Rohtak but as such it cannot be ruled out in elsewhere in Haryana. <br /><br />If you ask me then I can tell you that Gurgaon's unplanned and unprecedented growth during the last decade or so is quite alarming and although the law and order is good in the posh areas during the day, the same cannot be guaranteed (and expected) at all times and all places. So, at the end of the day, our safety is our own guarantee! Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-18120126664102100822015-03-14T13:50:44.237+05:302015-03-14T13:50:44.237+05:30Personally, I had visited Gurgaon only one time, a...Personally, I had visited Gurgaon only one time, and my experience was restricted within the plush world of malls. But, the dialogue, where the police officer says something like "the government or democracy has no place here beyond those malls" is the milieu I could connect it with any rapid developing Indian city, where the unsophisticated, old-school thinkers live side by side with the sophisticated people, who aren't obsessed about patriarchal society. The same story could be set in Tamil Nadu or Bihar. I didn't think about the Cormac McCarthy connection when watching it, but after reading your review I could find a relevance. Our Indian film-makers should also be careful that these portrayals of countryside doesn't masquerade into a stereotype. <br /><br />A decade back, Tamil films started to vividly portray some of the caste-based or politics-based violence in our city, Madurai. Now this has become a separate genre, and eventually a stereotype. Even some of our Tamil media gives prominent attention to the violent act happened in & around Madurai.<br /><br />But, these violent movies showcasing dark truths about the countryside or developing cities (even the stereotypical ones) have mostly been commercial hits in Tamil cinema (even Anurag Kashyap cited the 'Tamil triumvirates' as his inspiration for 'Gangs of Wasseypur'). Do you think such violent sagas guarantee box office collections in Hindi cinema?Arun Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638646338604761587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-69299667078568180802015-03-14T12:23:57.581+05:302015-03-14T12:23:57.581+05:30Thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts... Navde...Thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts... Navdeep is a very talented filmmaker and Indian cinema is in a need of such creative talent... let's hope he doesn't have to wait for so long for his next assignment. The comparisons to films like Deliverance and Wolf Creek are quite apt. As to Eden Lake, I am afraid I haven't seen it yet. Btw, I would love to hear your thoughts on the dystopian depiction of the city of Gurgaon. Also, how relevant did you find the comparison between NH10 and the Mexico-US border? Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-53132587292014467412015-03-14T12:18:22.275+05:302015-03-14T12:18:22.275+05:30Glad you liked it, Bindu! :-)Glad you liked it, Bindu! :-)Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-53688446424139167962015-03-14T09:54:23.383+05:302015-03-14T09:54:23.383+05:30Very well written...Very well written...Bindu Cherungathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253906693410703302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-48711317244556136182015-03-14T09:52:27.463+05:302015-03-14T09:52:27.463+05:30While 'NH 10' posters pretty much replicat...While 'NH 10' posters pretty much replicated the poster work of "Eden Lake", I could guess that director Navdeep Singh has conveyed his own social commentary on the backwoods movie type ("Deliverance", "Wolf Creek" etc). His previous film paid a good tribute to Polanski's masterpiece, and its good to see Anushka Sharma taking on such roles. You are right about Censor Board's different attitude towards cuss words compared to the on-screen violence. Arun Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638646338604761587noreply@blogger.com