Now this a consecutive post centred around a flick.But it is most certainly not a movie review. Had friends all across,from Delhi to Mumbai buzzing the whole weekend about how awesome’New York’,the next YRF flick is…so on Mon I went expecting a lavish bollywood platter after months ,that seemed like eons( thanks to the months long Multiplex ban owing to the multiplex owners-bollywood producers tuff),and was more than happy with the movie. It was indeed a refreshing change from the colourful riot of song dance sequences. Kabir Khan takes on a new genre of direction which can greatly be alikened to Hollywood. Apart from the cast delivering justice to their share of characters,be it John as a traumatized detainee,Katrina’s transition from a red streaked carefree college babe to the agonized wife or Neil torn between conscience and the dire consequences of the hour. And as far as Irfaan Khan is concerned am too meager to make a comment simply hats-off.
What goes beyond all this regular celluloid buzz is the portrayal of the consequences and the barbaric treatment that was dealt in the name of’ Guantanamo Bay’. Its sends a cold down the spine to learn that about 1200 civilians were held detainees post 9/11 and such barbaric treatment was meated out to them for months in the mere name of ‘suspicion’,most of them being released later for lack of evidence. But in the bargain left them with a tarnished image and a traumatized soul to live with.The nightmares that they lived are sure to make even the butcher’s skin crawl.The new smart catch-phrase in post-Obama America is post-racial. This momentarily does show a ray of hope to those who witnessed slurs & ostracism in the name of race. The 9/11 was indeed an act of terrorism beyond any predecessor of its magnum,an event that not only changed the skyline of New York but lives were changed overnight….the world saw a sudden surge of polarization,a constant sense of fear and suspicion lurked in the hearts of billions across the globe. This most certainly called for an action to contain such acts of terrors & the governments of various nations joined hands and US in specific did give a serious fightback,all this required a through investigation,interrogation & millitart plannings…but circling up detainees and then subjecting them to such immense degree of torture on mere ground of suspicion can never be justified under this sun. On the same lines, U.S. President Obama’s talk of closing down of Guantanamo Bay is a great gesture,and opens the gates to a new arena of humanity and benevolence, but it will take years before the world forgets why that penitentiary was stuffed with suspected terrorists…
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