In the world of boldness and empowerment, Meghna Gulzar has brought back morals and emotions!
Alia Bhatt's latest film Raazi is the new topic of discussion in the country.
Talking about the plot, it is a film revolving around 20-year-old Sehmat, a Kashmiri undercover agent who agrees to her father's will of playing a spy for India. Going by his will, she marries a Pakistani Army officer, Iqbal Syed, so that she can get access to all the plans that Pakistan is making against India.
But the movie is about much more than this. It is a story of a girl, who gives up everything she has, her innocence, love, and is ready to sacrifice her life for the sake of her country and her father.
An Alia Bhatt would have definitely watched the film or is planning to watch it, but if you are not a fan, I being a girl myself, have five reasons why you should:
This story is a sums up a woman's life
Alia's character, Sehmat, takes you back in the time when you were a charming little girl. But then, as the story moves ahead, so do you. When the apocalypse hits her, she learns how to combat, drive and use morse code.
In the course of becoming what she is expected to, she loses her grace, her love but still stands up straight even if that means being a widowed Indian mother to a kid whose father is a Pakistani military officer.
How much a 20-year-old can love her father: This is what Raazi is all about!
As per her father's wish, Sehmat marries a Pakistani officer and goes to the neighbouring country.
Even though she is immensely patriotic, she lives with in-laws who live by the motto 'Crush India'.
For someone who had never killed a mosquito in her life, she kills a man under her truck.
Why because "Watan ke aage kuch nahi, khud bhi nahi...?"
BUT when she was strangled repeatedly during the training or when she feared being caught, she could have called it quits. But she didn't because for her, it was her father's death wish.
Soo, umm, I think, it was more like, "Mere abbu ke sapne ke aage kuch nahi, khud bhi nahi."
You will learn the biggest lesson of your life: "Ek bhool, ek chook hui aur tumhari laash zameen par padi hogi."
Among the star cast of the film is Khalid Mir who teaches Sehmat to be courageous and accept sacrifices and ruthlessness that life brings with it. Sehmat being a wonderful student learns it impressively.
And it is not just about Alia, director Meghna Gulzar has also done an admirable job. She noticed and worked on every small detail in the plot and character of the film.
So, to all those who say, "A girl cannot...", Raazi is nothing short of a slap on their faces.
You wouldn't have seen a love story this real.
Though Sehmat and Iqbal Syed were forced to be together, they could have been soulmates if the circumstances were different.
Both of them didn't rush their relationship, but at the same time expressed their love through small gestures.
"Hindustan me pali badhi ho, to vahi ki chize pasand karogi na," Iqbal's words that showed they understood each other's love for their respective nation. And this is why they accepted the sad demise of their affection.
And in the end, the story proves that a noble heart will never be happy by hurting anyone.
The reason I think Raazi stands out among other patriotic Bollywood films is that, yes, Sehmat is successful in her mission but she was never pleased with what she did. She cried boisterously under the shower after she killed a man. This shows that Sehmat refused to wear the ugly side of the mask called patriotism. Sehmat also questions if the war and her (or any other spy's) participation in it is worth it? Worth the lives lost? Worth losing her own self?
These days, where women-centric films are all about boldness, influence, and empowerment, Raazi is a reminder of morals, sensitiveness and emotions of a woman.
I hope you liked the story.
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If you have an interesting story to share, do write to me at shrutibhagwat321@gmail.com
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