I have always wondered, whether a movie has the power to change you…………
Today I had gone with my friends to see another of aamir khans genius, “Raang they Basanti”…….the theme was pretty good and so was the acting, worth the money.
But it was the discussion and soul-searching we had later which was the best……..there is something inside me which was again ignited today after seeing the movie, and I am not writing this because I am too senti. after the movie nor is it a movie hang-over……….its something which I have always discussed with my close friends earlier, a fire which was always there, but had gone a little cold because of all the tensions and competition I was handling……… possibly its an excuse to hide from the truth, my passion, something which I want to pursue, but when and how its rather difficult to say right now…….
I have always wanted to do something which can bring a change, something which can make this country better, I especially liked a particular dialogue in the movie, it said that “no country is perfect, rather we have to make it better by our contribution to the society”………
But then we get so lost in our own selfish lives we forget about things………I have always wished I were born in a pre-independent India so that this life of mine could be put to use in a much better way, the life I have right now is so useless……..my mba will finish off soon, will join office in march, then I will marry a guy decided by my parents, by the time I get to know him I will have my kids, and by the time I get to know them I will die and will be forgotten like the so, so, so, many people in this world………
I have stood in the busy streets of kolkata and wondered, who am i? what is my place in this world? How am I different from others? what have I done by which people will remember me……what will I leave in this world by which at least some people can better their lives……..
why are we forced to live such selfish lives……….why does the society teach us to turn a blind eye to everything which is wrong, why are we forced to adjust all the time, why are the bad people never punished, why do the poor keep dying and the rich keep getting richer, why is the society dominated by all the bad people, why are the good people killed in broad daylight in front of everyone, why is everyone so selfish, why cant people be happy on others success, why do we live in a world where a person is judged by the brands he/she wears, how cool he/she is, which disco thec’s he/she visits why? why? why????
There are so, so, so, many question and no answers…….
Now again, does a movie has the power to change the society, have I woken up again, will the people finally wake-up, will we be a better world………or will this movie again be passed off as a good movie with good acting and probably which will be sent to the Oscars and then forgotten about………will we learn from it, WILL WE??
We can't change the world alone. If we want to do something the society will not allow us. we need to come together and put our voice to change the world.
If we won't change it, it will change us.
yes yaar a group is strength, but you know i sometimes have this wild thought that what if a big comet comes and hits earth and only all the bad people get killed, then we can have a good world left behind..........of course dreams are like wild horses!
Dear Nidhi!!
Well first of all congrats on writing such good stuff in ur blog.
After that particular movie RDB, I saw many people retrospecting and interrospecting to change the system just like you and jena are thinking. My humble submission to you both is before changing the system try and change the sub-systems. before changing and making a mark in the world make a mark on your small system which is our college. college is a mini world. People are same in the outside world, only difference you will have 10 Anils, 10 jenas....
So wanna change the system change the subsystem.
I always carry this quotation closer to my heart...
I always cried for a pair of shoes until I saw a person who had no legs.
Let us be happy and spread this infection of love and joy!!!
Anil
hi anil
welcome to my blog!!!
well these thoughts which you read are qiute old and i keep working on them on my own within my means, its just that i have voiced them now in this blog :))