Guzaarish: Dying to live!
IIPM Excom Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri's Profile
It is said actions speak louder than words. If one were to look at Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s body of 
work, “Khamoshi,” his first film, had a deaf and mute couple among the lead players and in his “Black” he went a step further and made the main protagonist blind. All these characters relied on just actions and never had the benefit of words to express themselves. With “Guzaarish” he does a complete U-turn with the character of Ethan Mascarenhas.
Ethan, once a great magician, is confined to bed for the last 14 years due to a tragic accident that cripples him for life. He continues to remain in public memory through his radio show which talks of positivity and hope. Sophia, his dutiful nurse, takes care of his every need. The story takes off when Ethan expresses his wish to end his life legally. The frustrations and the spirit with which he deals with his condition and the way people dear to him and society react to his strange Guzaarish (request) are what the movie deals with primarily.
Talking of performances, if the only means one had to express himself was just the face and nothing else, chances are one would run out of expressions in a matter of seconds. Imagine doing the same thing over the span of more than two hours and you will see why Hrithik Roshan deserves to win each and every award out there for his performance as the paraplegic character Ethan. In the brief flashback portions of the movie we are also witness to sequences where Ethan the magician performs some extremely graceful, fluid and almost magical moves. Interestingly, the entire flashback episode is devoid of any dialogues. This is where the brilliance of the director emerges; he beautifully juxtaposes these two extreme states of the character between the past and the present, in the process narrating a very sensitive story.
In contrast to the extreme limitations that he binds his characters
with, Bhansali does the opposite where it concerns the world in which his characters reside. There is opulence and grandiosity even if the subjects are living in penury. The world Ethan inhabits is a curious mixture of art and architecture that is hard to be classified into a certain time frame or region. The way the camera, lighting, costumes and music are used, looks as if poetry meets painting, creating a rare art form that seems to be a brilliant departure from the conventional.
While the filmmaker and the lead get to do all the experimenting, the character of the nurse Sophia, played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, essays her character with the right measure of composure, compassion and confidence, providing solidity and weight to the proceedings.
“Guzaarish” only proves once again that there is absolutely no director in this country who can beat Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the art of film making. He makes a painting out of each of his frames. He did that even in the film that went all wrong – “Saawariya”. And trust him to invariably take out the finest performances out of all his actors. From Rani to SRK to Big B, they’ve all given their best performances under this magician’s wand. Thank God that Aishwarya Rai, who never really got a camp of her own – with Yash Raj and Karan Johar both virtually staying away from her – got Sanjay Leela Bhansali to show the world her immense acting potential and timeless beauty. And what Hrithik does – and Bhansali makes him do – has to be seen to be believed. He is not just the best looking man in Bollywood, not just the best dancer and the man who must be James Bond sooner or later, but also the man who is unparalleled in the acting department. For direction and for Hrithik and Aishwarya’s acting, we give this film eleven stars out of ten. The other departments become insignificant in front of these.
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work, “Khamoshi,” his first film, had a deaf and mute couple among the lead players and in his “Black” he went a step further and made the main protagonist blind. All these characters relied on just actions and never had the benefit of words to express themselves. With “Guzaarish” he does a complete U-turn with the character of Ethan Mascarenhas.Ethan, once a great magician, is confined to bed for the last 14 years due to a tragic accident that cripples him for life. He continues to remain in public memory through his radio show which talks of positivity and hope. Sophia, his dutiful nurse, takes care of his every need. The story takes off when Ethan expresses his wish to end his life legally. The frustrations and the spirit with which he deals with his condition and the way people dear to him and society react to his strange Guzaarish (request) are what the movie deals with primarily.
Talking of performances, if the only means one had to express himself was just the face and nothing else, chances are one would run out of expressions in a matter of seconds. Imagine doing the same thing over the span of more than two hours and you will see why Hrithik Roshan deserves to win each and every award out there for his performance as the paraplegic character Ethan. In the brief flashback portions of the movie we are also witness to sequences where Ethan the magician performs some extremely graceful, fluid and almost magical moves. Interestingly, the entire flashback episode is devoid of any dialogues. This is where the brilliance of the director emerges; he beautifully juxtaposes these two extreme states of the character between the past and the present, in the process narrating a very sensitive story.
In contrast to the extreme limitations that he binds his characters
with, Bhansali does the opposite where it concerns the world in which his characters reside. There is opulence and grandiosity even if the subjects are living in penury. The world Ethan inhabits is a curious mixture of art and architecture that is hard to be classified into a certain time frame or region. The way the camera, lighting, costumes and music are used, looks as if poetry meets painting, creating a rare art form that seems to be a brilliant departure from the conventional.While the filmmaker and the lead get to do all the experimenting, the character of the nurse Sophia, played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, essays her character with the right measure of composure, compassion and confidence, providing solidity and weight to the proceedings.
“Guzaarish” only proves once again that there is absolutely no director in this country who can beat Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the art of film making. He makes a painting out of each of his frames. He did that even in the film that went all wrong – “Saawariya”. And trust him to invariably take out the finest performances out of all his actors. From Rani to SRK to Big B, they’ve all given their best performances under this magician’s wand. Thank God that Aishwarya Rai, who never really got a camp of her own – with Yash Raj and Karan Johar both virtually staying away from her – got Sanjay Leela Bhansali to show the world her immense acting potential and timeless beauty. And what Hrithik does – and Bhansali makes him do – has to be seen to be believed. He is not just the best looking man in Bollywood, not just the best dancer and the man who must be James Bond sooner or later, but also the man who is unparalleled in the acting department. For direction and for Hrithik and Aishwarya’s acting, we give this film eleven stars out of ten. The other departments become insignificant in front of these.
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
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Arindam Chaudhuri on his third National Award and his unique business formula for films
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