Delhi – 6 : Kaalaa Bandhar story
Delhi – 6 Was an accident. Wait.. not the movie, but our seeing it was definitely one. Sunday morning I woke up with ma phone ringing at as early as 9:30 am( ya it is for someone who has to wake up by 6:30 everyday) n e ways….we headed to Imax to watch “koncham Istam Koncham Kastam” as Mallik was suppaaa excited about coming back to India from Sing-a-pore 
but it was a Sunday so obviously we didn’t manage to get the tix. so we headed to “saptagiri” after a lot of drama. It’s so much fun to watch movie in these small theaters. Oh wait you’ve come to read the review… alrite hear it goes…
Title: It is one of those titles where it has got nothing to do with the story line but just that it happened on that day or in that place and can happen to anyone, anytime and anywhere. Like “A Wednesday”. But there was something to it. I saw a poster which actually said “Dilli -6″. I even heard Abhi telling out in a press release that it is “dilli” and not “delhi” I wonder what is the differene but I like it as “Dilli” than “Delhi”. Check the picture below you will know what I mean.
Story line: A thought provoking story line and will make you think. Its the same old sensitive “ramalayam” -”Babri Masjid” issue, but the way it was shown will make you think rather than create ore controversies. I’d still say there won’t be any change in the way people think. Its like built into their system. If you planning to bring in the change then go teach the younger generation that GOD is one and religion is just a system that we build for ourselves for a way to communicate to GOD. I wonder if I will see this change at all !!
Movie: I felt that there were some parts, specially towards the ending after Abhi was shot, which can be done without. I still don’t think Amitabh Bachan was needed in the movie other than to just cheer his son. There were a lot of people who told me that the movie was a lil boring before I watched it and I felt the reason was that these scenes a lil unrealistic. When you are trying to make a movie which is on sucha sensitive topic and you want it to do some good to the people around, I’d say stick to keep it realistic. Remember “Mumbai” which actually did impact a lil bit here and there.
Abhishek: After “Dhrona” and “Dostana” , it was a refreshing performance. Altho I felt he couldn’t do a very NRIsh performance he looked more like apna Desi boy than pardesi. Did just about what was needed and thankfully there was no over acting 
. Oh and he did a fair enough advertising of his “motorola” phone and his dance moves were really (moto)rocking
Sonam: I feel sorry for her that she has to get away with another normal performance. I felt her role was little and anyone could have done the same. But yes she is pretty and will definitely make all the guys go…” I want a gf like that” (this is for Yashu). About her acting, yes this girl can act but didn’t see anything new from her previous performance in “Saawariya”. I want to see this girl take up better performance oriented roles and lets see how will she do it.
Music: A.R Rehman….Well don’t have anywords My fav was Rehna tu… even the rest are very moving…You can feel the music and makes u feel that you are a part of the movie. It was only the music that mad me feel that I was a prt of the movie.. This guy truly deserves the Oscar Award First Indian to be there on that stage !!! .. Wooooooo Rehman rawks
White Pigeon/Sparrow/Dove(watever it was ): It was super cute and had an entire song dedicated to it Matak kali matak kali
Bacha Party: The kids did a good job, and added a little bit of fun element to the movie.
Wahida Rehman, Rish kapoor n the rest: Typically Indian or Delhi I’d say, It was nice to see them and won’t get bored
Last but not the least the Kaala Bandhar: There is ths kaala bandhar that everyone is scared of and actually becomes the hero by getting on to the Tshirts, kites n masks etc. This is later used as a symbolic impression of the “bad” within each of us and will make you think.
To all the folks who came by ..was a fun watch lets finish that “Koncham Istam Koncham Kastam” also.
12 Responses to “Delhi – 6 : Kaalaa Bandhar story”
Comment from maxdavinci
Time February 22, 2009 at 9:21 am
It was a dove! And yea, little symbolism too many…
Comment from Lildisnie
Time February 22, 2009 at 9:34 am
Alrite I learnt the difference
Sparrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow
Pigeon/Dove : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon
Comment from Ram
Time February 23, 2009 at 12:05 am
it was a Fantail pigeon…Nice review..I think you forgot to mentioned about the real hero of the movie “GOBAR”.
Comment from Ram
Time February 23, 2009 at 12:11 am
and Divya dutta as “Jilebi”, the way she potrayed her character was just superb…evenATul kulkarni did a awesome job.
Comment from Lildisnie
Time February 23, 2009 at 12:21 am
Here is what I think about the chars I missed
Gobar(Atul) : I’d not want to call him the Hero, but the one person who had the brain and guts to be the “Kaalaa bandhar” will be the Hero. I felt he was wasted in the movie, he has those looks which will make you think/change immediately. Rem the Rang de basanti role he did .. I supa liked it. I wish he had a powerful role than what he did.
Jilebi(Divya Dutta) : I agree I missed a mention about her. Yes she did a gr8 act and was one of the few for whom you will feel for in the movie.
Comment from gosay
Time February 24, 2009 at 2:51 pm
This was a very disappointing movie i saw recently. glad i watched it on a pirated copy.
Comment from Lildisnie
Time February 25, 2009 at 2:57 am
@Goday: There is ain’t a thing you liked about the movie ?? :O reallyy???
Comment from gosay
Time February 25, 2009 at 3:46 am
the mata kali song dance with the dove on her, as seen in the trailer, and the only song i come back to listen again. apart from that…. this is a wasted movie with a big cast.
Comment from Lildisnie
Time February 25, 2009 at 3:59 am
Damn me !!!
sorry for the typo in the last comment
and yaa I agree about songs.. but I liked most of the songs !!!
I wonder what you’d say about the “concept” of the movie ? :O
Comment from gosay
Time February 25, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I really was patient trying to wait and hope the story would build up, or there will be some kind of connection to the so called “Delhi 6″ aspect kind of ….. what i thouhgt was a silly thing in the start about the kala banadar turned out to my nightmare that its the backbone of the movie…. i was expecting something sensible but not a silly movie from that director who contributed a cult movie like rang de….. when it comes to “concpet” i have no idea what you are talking about, i just couldnt find a point in it.
Post Delhi 6: i saw “Guna” Kamals old movie, and “Muthal Mariyathai” and “Apoorva Raagangal”…. im speachless, because right now im high, because of these three movies, this movie sucks in always…. illayraja movie superseeds rehmans too… i felt that we are going to much googoo gaga about him, when i saw the muthal mariyathe, i was slowly trying to understand why illayraja is called as legend. wah! pls watch these movies at any cost, dont bother if you dont understand tamil, if u have some friends help translate these movies, then you are lucky….. love stories like these are not for all…
Comment from Lildisnie
Time February 26, 2009 at 12:19 am
heheh Yaa I got the links you sent.. Will surely watch and get back to you .. I heard about “guna” but not the other two.
I actually like the “priyathama neevachata kushalamaa nenichata kushalameee” song
Comment from Mallik
Time February 22, 2009 at 9:07 am
Omg! And I thought that was a pigeon ignorant me
White sparrow indeed 
~M~