Two Indias | Bodyguard Vs TGIYB | Under Lens

In last two weeks, different social network forums have been boiling over how Bodyguard worked while TGIYB barely survived. Many people critically discussed the artistic value of latter and absence of the same in former. Some people analyzed the BO collections which tilted the weight in favor of the obvious one. Some involved Bol in the discussion and added more fuel to an already agitated potent mix of gunpowder and rdx.

Agreed that That Girl In Yellow Boots is a victory of Cinema. It deserves a watch by everyone with even a half eye for quality cinema. Though it’s not in the league of Dev D., its not trailing by a big margin. Its good cinema. Though quite a cliché now, the word is Respect. On the other hand, Bodyguard is watched and to some extent loved by people who want to have some good time watching a movie which can blow Sheldon Cooper into flares. Some brainless action. Some cheesy and some funny dialogues. Lot of overacting that can move your 17 muscles. Something you can watch with your girlfriend, sharing a popcorn and... you don't miss a thing if you get busy.

TGIYB is a perfect piece of art which would attract people who follow Shyam Benegal, Indie Cinema, Argentinean movies, Danny Boyle etc. This is the India which has access to Broadband, use torrents and avidly follow the movies in languages one might not be able to spell properly. Bodyguard is the other kind of cinema where people follow stars religiously. They respect the 'class' of parallel cinema but are seriously not interested in hooking up their brain in something cerebral. For them, purpose of cinema is just entertainment.

I have generalized a lot, apologies for that. There is a sizeable chunk of population which is part of both Indias. While some of them genuinely panned Bodyguard for being mindless some panned because they wanted to be part of a class... you see, 'Pretending' is such a show-business.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh