This Sunday I had decided to give a try at waking up Sid and went to the nearest Movie hall(cineplex for some). Whether it was a result of Sunday rush, or the limited capacity of the hall or some other reason I am not sure, but I had to try waking up Sid for around 2 hours ( 4:30 PM- 6: 25 PM) from the most uncomfortable place in the hall: in the centre of the frontmost row.
For the 2 odd hours I was trying to wake up Sid I kept on switching between one posture to the other posture to get in somewhat comfortable position. But blame it on the distance between the frontmost row and the screen or the fact that I had gone at the wrong time to book a ticket for waking up Sid, I was not successful in my endeavour to get comfortable.
In some ways the movie depicted everything which was missing in my life.
A life in a metro.
College in a Honda CR-V.
Wardrobe with as many clothes as one would find in a small shop.
No worries about what lies ahead, coupled with the chance to own a Porsche by working for 30 days.
Heir of a super rich Business Czar
and much more obvious things...
I am not sure if Sids like these really need to be waken up !!
They will continue to get their bread and butter(and much more than that) without much of an effort, especially when many more non-Sids toil out day in day out.
For them life is indeed a bed of roses, made possible by the hard work of their previous generation.
They don't need to think about their studies, particularly in a country like ours where even 95 % in some exams are not sufficient to get a seat in a college of your choice.
They don't need to get a job because something is already reserved for them.
This is something which we often encounter in Politics. Son of ex- MLA, ex- MP getting election tickets and then getting elected because of not what they are, but because of what their someone else is!!
Son/ Daughter of a mega star getting the perfect launching pad, and then the stories that " acting is in my blood"," I had always wanted to be an actor/actress".
Oligarchy vs meritocracy??
Overall the film was a smooth cruise, not many songs, not many emotional dramas, somehing which was easy to watch, may be not so easy to digest.
This oversimplification of life on the celluloid often shrouds reality, the brutal truth.
I liked the movie because it showed a mother fighting against her shortcoming/handicap to win over her son.
I liked the movie because it gave a glimpse of the confusion in the minds of youth today.
I like the movie because it showed relationship between a boy/man and a girl/woman from a somewhat new/refreshing angle.
But I can't stop wondering if Sid really needs to be waken up...............
