The Three Wise Monkeys: Review from a candid pen!

Language is my gateway to literature! As a linguist, before I get to understand the literature of the text, I like to see how much the text welcomes me through its language.

The single most driving force in this Jeet Gian’s text was its ‘present wit’. The language unfolds the academic debacle of Amar, Akbar and Anthony in a perennially humourous way.

The main characters are not just easy to remember but they seamlessly leave an indelible impression on the reader’s mind through the contextual nature of their names—the innate Bollywood connection.

The text does not refer but alludes to various moments of smiles—sometimes to Amitabh Bachchan (for promoting Kutch) and sometimes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi (for making the world believe in it as a peaceable region).

The story plot does not just roam around these three grappling-to-be chartered accountants, it also lends itself to the day-to-day trauma of a surviving middle-class individual. The story does not unveil the monetary turmoil in their life but it also explores the fear that can be a human condition.

The free-wheeling nature of the three protagonists is roped with the underlying theme of their friendship. The mention of Leopold Café, Mumbai, post the terror attack vaguely but certainly hints at the indomitable spirit of Mumbaikars.

My recommendation to the novel is not merely on the point that it has the verve, vigour and vitality to grip you as a reader, but I suggest you to read this to have a laugh in between the witty metaphors that begin at page 1 and end at page 400.  

Rustom (2016) - Movie Review

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Rustom Pavri. A decorated naval commander is taken to trial, or in better expression, was taken to trial for shooting three bullets into the chest of his wife’s lover. Or, is it? Is the plot this obvious? So, a man’s ego is upset over wife’s deception but was there a greater game afoot? Rustom answers it all. The plot is seemingly loose towards the first half when the scenes grapple to clinch a maturing. 

The seeds of a murder, a trial and a confession are sown towards the beginning. Director Tinu Suresh perhaps has loosened the characters to unfold on their own until the second half of the script where the action begins to gain momentum and people begin to suspect multiple issues. Was it a premeditated murder of a shady businessman or a crime of passion committed in the spur of the moment?

With this thought wreaking havoc in audience, Akshay Kumar playing the lead role of the naval commander and interestingly who projects a slight shade of a spurned lover in the first half begins to appear cool, calm and collected during his own trial. This transition baffles the viewers.

Rustom is a man who shows that honour of a lady conquers all animalistic emotions of could-be violence on spouse. The movie is not merely an entertainer for box office collections but a flick with a moral message for men in the contemporary era. Even when, Akshay Kumar gets to know of his wife’s indiscretion, he stands before her with pain in his gaunt but refuses to lift a finger on her character.

He repeats his gentleman-like gesture when he refuses to hire a lawyer for himself because he could not smear his wife’s character to defend his own. In a nutshell, the movie is not just about the intent of a gallant naval officer but about the undaunted values inherent in the Indian Navy.