A lot has been said about Rizwan Khan. Some loved him, some adored, some were sympathetic and some simply couldn’t stand him. Some have complained that Karan Johar (KJ) has lost touch ever since he has digressed from Candy love stories or Happy Rich family stories; he hasn’t been able to captivate the audiences enough.
However, I beg to differ a bit. KJ, through MNIK, has vindicated his fans’ belief in him and his work. Though I have never been a great fan of KJ but I have enjoyed his work nevertheless.
MNIK is an honest and sincere attempt. Honest because it touches a very sensitive issue and sincere because it delivers the message with a punch. MNIK is a story of a person who has understood the world through three simple yet very relevant facts:
- There are only two types of people; Good and Bad. No religion, caste, color or creed defines a human being as good or bad. It’s the thought they have which categories them into good or bad.
- There is nothing bigger than love. Love will show the way all your life and help you achieve anything. Order of the commitment doesn’t make any difference.
- World is full of knowledge and you can learn anything and everything; all you need a will to know.
That KJ chose a Muslim protagonist and 9/11 as the tipping point, doesn’t come as surprise to me. I think Islam is the most hated religion and this, to my sensibility, is not justified. I think it is the conception created due to some of the most violent terrorist attacks conducted by a handful of Muslim extremists. But at the end of the day, there are still a major chunk of people, who look forward to acceptance from the world as whole and not just by neighboring countries.
Coming back to the movie, KJ has ventured into a different genre of movies through MNIK; Movies which have universal message and commercial sense too. MNIK has a consistent story-line and captivates the audience all along. It helps in developing a strong bond between audience and characters, primarily with Khan. It, however, flounders towards the end when KJ goes overboard in establishing the credential of Khan, never realizing that it wasn’t required.
Movie is full of beautiful and confident performances and re-establishes the fact that Kajol and SRK are and would be for a long-long time the best on-screen couples. Mandira, played by Kajol, is full of energy and extremely lovable. Through Mandira, Kajol proves again why she is such big star and hugely respected. But the movie truly belongs to SRK. To me, this has been the best performance by SRK ever. I hope he continues to challenge himself and entertains us with brilliant performances like this one. I was so impressed by the performance that I can say that though Aamir Khan is current god of Bollywood (in terms of acting); even he couldn’t have enacted Rizwan more convincingly then SRK.
It’s movie where all the fans of Kajol and SRK would fall in love with their favorite stars all over again.
So go watch it guys… not because it was opposed by some fanatics like shiv sainiks. Watch it since the movie is a decent watch, has wonderful messages; is supported by brilliance of KJ, SRK and Kajol.
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