Editor's Pen: Good Morning…

Good morning is a brilliant way to start a conversation because it always gives you a new beginning.

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There must be queries, I guess. We welcome you all to write for us. Just contact us at the.reel.admin@gmail.com. The only thing we want is passion for cinema… in the true sense.

Final words… We, the whole team here, dedicate this issue to Late Feroz Khan Sahab. God bless his soul…

Warm Regards

Sujoy Ghosh

The Eyes Read It: Latest

With a silence in the multiplexes, and IPL on the run… its hard time for cine-lovers.

Sanjay Dutt and Nafisa Ali are working hard to grab the Lucknow seat. Similarly, many stars are trying their luck this time. Good Luck to them.

Shilpa and Priety are having some good fun at IPL and SRK; I guess there is no fun for him atleast. With KKR doing bad and poison blog doing well, SRK is really messed up.

Rumors are there that Soha and Kunal Khemu are together! Good for them. Finally, both brother and sister are settled.

After unbuttoned controversy, the ads minus a button are sparkling on the pages of various news papers on daily basis. Akshay Kumar knows how to grab the maximum attention and benefit… even if it means a few hours of Police Station for his Madame…

There is a bad news too. Style icon of Indian Cinema- Feroz Khan expired after prolonged suffering. God bless his soul. He will be remembered as a great artist.

Critique: Awara

In the history of cinema, some movies are called landmarks- Awara, leads the league by leagues.

A perfectionist in his own realm, Raj Kapoor directed and produced this wonderful movie that tells a strong story of the irony of life in land of Sita, who was forced to leave country due to a petty washer man.
Pritviraj Kapoor as Judge Raghunath doubts the loyalty of his wife due to misadventure courtesy Jagga, portrayed by K.N.Singh. He throws her out of his house. Raj Kapoor (as Raj), thus, lives a life of poverty.

As a child, he finds a companion in a girl named Rita but they are separated by Judge Raghunath who becomes the guardian of the girl after her parents’ death. Later, as young people, they fall in love. When Raj grows up, he starts working for Jagga but when he comes to know about his mother’s misfortune, he kills Jagga and tries to kill his father. Consequently, he appears in court of his father.

In the end of the movie, he is awarded punishment of three years behind the bars. This highlights the fact that, only law has the right to take actions. For no reason, anybody gets the right to punish anyone. It was a top grosser of its time. It earned applauds not only in India but also in Russia, Middle East and China.

The high points of the movie were the characterization of Raj that was loosely built on Charlie Chaplin and strong romance between Raj and Rita, beautifully played by Nargis. Both of these were resonant in many movies that followed Awaara. By all means, it was a phenomenal movie... A must watch for every cine-lover.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh

Statesmen: Balraj Sahni

Waqt is a legend in cine-folklore and the man who immortalised the song Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen by his prominent screen presence was none other than Balraj Sahni; the Kabuliwallah.

He was born in Rawalpindi on May 01, 1913 and studied in Lahore. After his Masters he returned to Rawalpindi to join his family business. However, that was not enough to feed the actor in him. In ’30s he went to Shantiniketan to join as a teacher for Hindi and English. There he met Mahatma Gandhi and that rendezvous led him to BBC-London where he worked as a radio announcer for Hindi. He returned back in 1943. He was yet to make his debut as an actor.

He stormed into the arena of Indian cinema with stunning performance in Dharti Ke Laal (1946) followed with brilliant performances. However, it was his exceptionally brilliant performances as Shambhu in Do Beegha Zameen and Abdul in Kabuliwallah that established him in the league of Motilal and Gurudutt. His performance in Haqeeqat and Garam Hawa also won accolades in media. Exceptional acting skills and charming voice were two qualities that made his persona unforgettable.

He was a gifted writer and contributed to literature with his works. He was deeply inspired by Russian Revolution and was a proclaimed socialist. He was a highly learned and well-informed person. This trait can be realised by reading his works published across the globe, specially the works on politics. He was one of the founders of IPTA.

He always stood for the poor and what a destiny, he was born on May Day (International Labour’s Day).
He expired in ’73 at age of 60. People remember him as a stylish sophisticated person but when you watch him in Bimal Roy’s Do Beegha Zameen, you will be astonished by the level of method acting.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh

Hammers High: Brokeback Does A Titanic; Almost A Controversy

Two movies, different stories, same genre but still opposite categories.
Brokeback Mountain and Titanic, both are considered to be great love stories. While the former highlights unconventional homosexual love, the latter depicts love beyond social classes. But something was common in both...

Brokeback Mountain received mixed responses from different sectors of Hollywood. It was a love story that suffered due to the fear of brickbats from society. The lovers had a painful thorn in their chest and were forced to live a complex life. Gay Rights’ forums consider it to be a groundbreaking movie and some rate it as one of the most adorable romantic movies of all time.

Titanic on the other hand, received applauds for everything in the movie. It was clearly the greatest movie of its decade. The love between the rich girl and the poor boy was never so nerve wrecking. Literally, on the edge of life and death. The scene in which the boy dies in his efforts to save the girl in chilling water is convincing enough to make you cry.

But what’s the controversy.... In Hammer High we discuss known and unknown controversies? Don’t we?
Looking at the poster of Brokeback Mountain, the intention is clear. It’s a love story to match the ecstasy of Titanic. May be when the poster-maker drafted the poster he/she had no idea that it resembles the famous Titanic poster, but some where it was definitely there that comes out so lively in the image.

Makers of Titanic never pursued the case, but some where deep; every viewer noticed the resemblance that was so co-incidental. Fortunately, the makers of Brokeback Mountain did justice to the co-incidence.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh