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Monday, June 27, 2005
Black Friday, the movie
What a hard-hitting movie! Certainly, the most "non-movie-ish" movie in recent times..enough sting to give you a rude jolt and wake you up from your comfort zone..Powerful and realistic dialogues to transport you back into the trying times...the movie truly lands a sucker punch, whilst telling you the story of the Bombay blasts of 1993...it describes the plot-making behind the blasts, the strategising - both in Dubai and in Bombay - and the way this ghastly deed was enacted on Bombay's lifeline *shocking*. The characters we meet are compelling: the terrorists, the corrupt law enforcement agents who abetted the plot, the investigators who would stop at nothing, and above all, the people of Bombay of whose resilient spirit this movie is a celebration. Today, as terrorist attacks on Indian cities become more frequent, this heroism is something we might all be called upon to emulate.
You can read a synopsis of the story here.
For those who cannot wait for the movie's release - the movie is based on the book by S Hussain Zaidi, "Black Friday: The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts"
It is sad - and a telling commentary on India's Judicial system - that even after 12 years, conviction (and justice) is nowhere in sight. The movie release has been held up on the basis of a complaint from one of the accused.
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