meharitha’s blog

Well, before you guys jump on to anything, I just came back watching ‘My name is Khan’. It’s not kaan, it’s khan – from the epiglottis. Karan and Khan have done it again – one of the few meaningful films made in recent times. There are no lavish parties, none of the actors roam around in Manish Malhotra’s designer attire. The movie is simple – about a simple man, who believes in simple things like – the world is made of good people and bad people; there are no other differences.  He convinces his lady love, a single parent, to marry him for he won’t take too much place because he is thin!!! Khan’s innocence and cuteness makes you smile at times and then move you to tears too. Guys – go watch it and bring back all that we learnt in school age about secularism (not the one which is being publicised these days by politicians)

I am not a Sharukh Khan fan and I am not a Karan Johar fan either, but I did enjoy their movies earlier – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham etc. But I think, this movie had Sharukh, Karan and Kajol move to a different level. The story, direction, music, performances are all worth mentioning. I just wished a little more effort was put into Georgia cyclone episode – it was not up to mark technically.

There are so many simple things in the movie, which make one think about the world today. As Khan says – we know about the world divided into BC, AD. But now we have a new divide – 9/11. We have so many differences – religion, caste, race, language and what not!!! Why did we make our world so complex? Why can’t we think in very simple terms – good & bad? Are we – with all our education, awareness, wisdom etc - lacking from being just human? Are we so incapable to handle petty politicians who just want to divide and rule? We know – who is what? Whose intentions are good and who is for the people – but still, why do we elect the wrong people to rule us? Why do we keep quiet and turn blind to all things that are not personal to us? Any answers???