KANK is a product of Karan Johar's astute, discerning, and penetrating observation of the human psyche. The movie subtly, and amazingly, points towards the most basic, the most powerful, the core desire of every being - TO BE WHAT HE OR SHE REALLY IS. Far from being a perspective, it shows how things are - matter-of-factly. The movie does not extol or eulogize Maya (Rani Mukherjee) and Dev (SRK), nor does it paint these characters in dark colors. It shows how unnatural, how "misshapen" one appears when a situation does not allow you TO BE.
Take Maya's disinclination for parties, and Rishi's (Abhishek Bachchan) appetite for them. Audiences would have cheered for Maya had she faked experiencing orgasmic pleasure in his parties, would they have not? They would've gone home in utter bliss, convinced that not only do they have to make up for every disagreeable situation imposed on them, but that life for everyone was hell.
Was Rhea (Preity Zinta) ever able to empathize with Dev's larger-than-life passion for football, his latter embitterment with life's circumstances leading him to failures, or with his sad eyes craving for someone just to walk with him? Were the two ever able to connect? No. Nobody's fault, mind you.
Countless couples throughout the world are punishing themselves. JUST FACE IT: THERE IS NO LOVE! Why have we chosen to be so tightly wrapped up in our abstractions, our stereotyped thinking, our concepts, our own monumental walls of indoctrinations? Where did they come from? Outer space?
KANK breaks barriers. Spouses finding resonance outside their formal relationships is not new to cinema. However, the craft with which KJo presents the story, the failure of our own "systems", and the propensity to be one's own self in everyone, deserves more than accolades. Beautifully illustrative is the first meeting of Dev and Maya. Dev's waywardness or lack of chivalry were turn-offs only for a while. They immediately connect. When they meet 5 years later in a hospital, Dev instantly relates to the "emptiness" that he sees in her eyes - something Rishi had probably not noticed in years.
KANK DOES NOT BRING INFEDILITY "IN VOGUE". It teaches that you should correct a mistake when you realize it. Simple. The message is exactly that! Better still, do not make the mistake in the first place. (Hope you are getting the message.)
The soul seeks to reflect upon itself. It seeks situations and people with whom it could be that which it has chosen to be.
2 comments:
Fantastic JS!Its a matter of fact that u said. U really seemed to be in the movie though I never actually saw u in the movie!But don't let KJ know abt this else he wud make another one like this.
I like your take on this....loads makes sense to me....I absolutely believe in doing all you can to help not tormenting yourself with what people unfortunately call 'sacrifice'...a term which makes neither any sense and is glorified for wrong reasons!
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