Guru

The socialist bug has bitten the Tamil Nadu government.It believes that upliftment of the masses is possible only when there is equal opportunity to watch tributes to the cinematic movement like Vivah,Sauten,C u at 9 etc in the comfort of a multiplex.Hence all cinema houses are supposed to reserve 10% of their tickets at Rs 10.So a ticket in Satyam multiplex which costs upwards of Rs 150 is now available for a pittance.As I consider myself a member of the deprived classes I made a beeline for the multiplex on Thursday night.I half expected a queue of 100,000 at the 10 rupee ticket counter but was surprised to find that there was practically no queue.Either the Satyam guys did a good job of hiding that counter at a nondescript part of the theatre or the movie sucked.I feared the latter.

The first three rows of the hall make up the 10 buck seat quota.I seated myself in a position so that i would not end up doing permanent damage to my neck.Sitting at such proximity to the screen is a completely different experience.Aishwary's ample cleavage which would have been titillating say if i were seated at the last row,now looked like two brown boulders competing to cover the entrance to a cave. Also I couldn't help being distracted by the prop who kept adjusting his fake moustache when Guru throws a party or noticing the vest worn by Abhishek to give the appearance of a thickset man.And I couldn't help wince when Abhishek's paralysed lip fell perfectly into place while talking.

If Guru is supposed to be the defining role in Abhishek's career I have my doubts.There seems no consistent theme to the storyline Is it a battle between two equals ,Madhavan and Abhishek? or is it the story of a man who beat all odds to rise through poverty or is it the story of a gutsy husband and wife couple.Moreover Guru's supposedly emotion inducing speech justifying being corrupt just because he rose through poverty, just makes no sense.

And one more doubt , why didn't they name the movie Dhiru if it is supposed to be based on Dhirubhai Ambani's life?Dhiru sounds uncool?

All in all a good return on investment considering the pittance i shelled out for the ticket,even less than my parking ticket :D