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Gunda (1998)
Movie of a lifetime
Like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, Gunda is a symbol of Indian culture. Like them, it appeals to all people - from the age of nine to ninety, from the intellectual to the rustic. The movie combines the old Indian tradition of poetic narrative with social satire of Dr. Strangeglove, the drama of ordinary life as portrayed by Satyajit Ray , the spiritual realism of Abbas Kiriastami and the high entertainment quotient of films like Sholay. This movie describes the revenge story of Shankar. It deals with age-old issues of good vs evil. The epic movie takes into its span all issues like cause of woman oppression, heredity vs upbringing etc. This movie talks very subtly about the issues confronting the modern India.The film is full of personifications - Bulla of Khulla fame standing for laissez fare robber capitalism, Kale standing for the dark relationship between police and criminals.Pote standing for the lack of concern for one's parents, chutiya standing for the emasculating forces . Lambu Atta stands for the compulsive lying and boasting . Ibu Hatela stands for the inordinate sexual desires. Mithun Chakravarty , acts as Shankar , the very personification of Lord Shiva, the destroyer, who destroys the evil forces. The last dialog of the film- Tera naam he Bulla , marte marte tera muha raha jaayega khula indicates the fact that when the so-called free economy will collapse, people will know its reality, its shady non-free nature ( the open mouth indicates a peep into its inside as well as transmission of actual news about self).