Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi

Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi is exceptional cinema. It truly is. There are not many movies that offer a glimpse of the historical context of this huge and complex beast called India. You don't often come across a movie in India that tries to capture the ethos of a time, a place or a people. Not in the modern times anyway, when cinema is by and large unambitious.

The 60's and 70's were important periods of time world over. It is that period that the movie sets out to talk about eventually reaching the mega event called Indian Emergency. In a sense, the movie is a tribute to the ideologies, lifestyle, dreams, successes and failures, of that period. And, of course, the inevitabilities of India.

I had heard about it a few times, but saw it only a few days ago. More power to Sudhir Mishra and his ilk. More power to the artists, especially Shiney Ahuja and Chitrangada Singh. If you haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it.