Dabangg Hue Hum

The honest truth is that at heart we are all completely crass. As i write that i am a bit hesitant and would reduce the gamut to only me. I am a true ghaati at heart - the very core of my being rests this hoot calling, tapori dancing, abuse spewing, paan chewing Ghaati. The pleasure of dancing to Tapori drums also known as dhol (though i seriously feel that it is not the right word) is unparalleled. Nothing can actually give me the same joy as a Remo's flute song can.

For all these reasons and more Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg appeals to me. From the very moment that i learnt of the movie i knew that i would love it. It was Salman Khan at his unpretentious best. The most genuine of movies as you can get. If Dabangg was a guy - he would be the dude at a party that stuck out like a sore thumb, yet would be most comfortable and the whole crowd would gravitate towards him. That dude is Salman Khan....

There are no promises of being an intelligent movie, of being an artfully made masterpiece that would blow our mind, one with a social message or even sensitive to a certain section. This movie just doesn't care....and in that it is very genuine. The movie goes so far as to say - i have no plot - i am Dabangg- i am going to have some mindless fight scenes and you are going to enjoy it. There are some scenes with romance - UP style - and you as a woman will not object to it. I am a corrupt police official, i want to be successful, but i am also a nice guy so....love me...or don't i give a fuck!

But you love the protagonist, not because he is Salman Khan, but because that is why you have gone to the movie, to love him. You are not there to judge him, you are not there to critique him, you are there to chill out with the dude. You don't care what he does, or how he does it, if it makes sense or is completely ludicrous - you like the dude....before the movie starts.

A lot of people would want to draw parallels with this kind of a movie and Rajani movies. It is possible that we have that perception, but we have to fight it big time. Here is why:

1. A Rajani is a God - what he does on screen is true, and he and only he can do it - the crowd watches in awe.....

1. B Salman is a Dude - what he does is obviously not possible, him and only him will we watch doing it - the crowd watches in OHHHHHHHHHH (full chutiyapatti)

2.A Rajani is an idol - people want to be like him - want to follow his moves and be HIM

2. B Salman is our hero - we look up to him but know that we can't do what he does and we will not try and insult him

3. A Rajani = Revered

3. B Salman = Loved

I spent 80 bucks watching this movie in Aurora Kings Circle Matunga. The movie was worth the money 4 times over - at the least. The most fun i have had in a movie theater in a long time. The whole atmosphere was electric, we had the mindset of ejoying the movie and we were not dissappointed. If the critics want to do a good job of critiquing this movie, they will have to shred it to pieces, because from a Critical stand point it is SHIT. But it is our Shit - we LOOOUVE IT.

Dabangg Hain....pichure Dabangg....hamein aur chahiye...aur....bahut aur.

Peace OUT