#RandomMusings

  Actually ... it wouldn't be accurate to call this a review of Gully Boy, because this is not a balanced, ratiocinative critique of the film. This is actually a love letter, straight from the hiwda, from the bottom of my soul, out and out, a shout out, to the insanely talented makers and actors of Gully Boy. Gully boy is what we call “renaissance cinema”, because it will fundamentally change our perspectives on the whole idea of making dreams come true; it will change the way you look at society, class , division and everything in between, it will challenge banal definitions of music and poetry, dreams and reality and all those things we often wonder about while gazing at stars. It does what movies are supposed to do - create a magical, transcending experience through storytelling. To that end, Gully Boy is easily the best film in the last 10-15 years, one that I will probably watch a gazillion times before I die. ==== So let me be clear, I’m not objective, Not subjective, Just re...

... and why condoning seemingly innocuous content of such films could prove to be dangerous. After watching #GeethaGovindam I am convinced that some people working in the Telugu Film Industry need some serious, very serious psycho therapy. I wouldn't mind if they're all admitted into a mental health facility and made to undergo a rigorous bootcamp on what constitutes as basic decency. Because only an indecent morally bankrupt director who is obviously completely out of touch with reality can think it is OK to write and execute a scene where the "hero"(who plays a PHYSICS PROFESSOR in the movie. PHYSICS PROFESSOR ladies and gentlemen) kisses a random girl on a bus, WITHOUT HER CONSENT, AND takes a selfie while doing it AND(double face-palm) AND strongly believes that he's still got a shot at wooing that poor girl after apologising and harassing her to forgive him! You know what? Someone did something like this on a plane in real life, and that person is in a jai...