E’ confermato. Shahrukh Khan tornerà sugli schermi di Rai Uno il prossimo sabato. La serie “ Bollywood Stars 2010 "will end Saturday, August 28 with" Never say goodbye "(original name," Kabhi Alvida na Kehna , director Karan Johar , the original title is the literal translation of Italian title ). The film released in 2006, had found great success in India for its theme " against Indian traditions" but it was much appreciated by the Indian diaspora living abroad.
After a series of films myeloma, of infinite love and impossible ( Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Kal i na I ), much loved by the public in India, "Never say goodbye " marked the maturity of the director Karan Johar and his entry into the adult world. He was always a Bollywood film with his songs, its dances and its colors, but its subject was a taboo for most Indians - divorce and extra marital love. Perhaps to avoid disputes in India, the film was set in the world of Indian immigrants in America, because it is easier to accept " Indians away from the mother country have forgotten the traditions .
Plot: Dev (Shahrukh Khan ) is a rugby player in New York and has just signed a contract with a big club. E 'married to Rhea (Preity Zinta ), a career woman and the couple has a son, Arjun (pronounced Argiun). Dev meets Maya (Rani Mukherjee ), dressed as a bride and full of doubts, in a park.
Dev recommend Maya to forget the doubts and marry Rishi, " because it is the person who loves ," and leaves. Shortly after leaving Maya, Dev has an accident and breaks his knee. So ends the career of rugby players.
After four years, Rhea and Dev meet Rishi and Maya. In these four years, all have changed.
Rhea has found great success, is the manager of a major American fashion magazine and earn lots of money, while Dev is full of resentment for his fate. He earns little, he feels inferior and incapable. Gets angry with his son, " because it is a girl, not a rugby player, but it is a boy so who loves to read books .
other hand, Maya is tired of her marriage and feels guilty because her husband does not love and can not bear children. Rishi does not know what to do to get some 'love of his wife and is frustrated.
Sam, Rishi's father, is always running around with young girls, wants to show everyone that does the rooster in the chicken coop. Sam has sympathy for Kamaljit (Kiron Kher ), the mother of Dev chatterbox. The two become friends, even if the behavior does not endorse Kamaljit "undignified " Sam with the girls.
Dev realizes that Maya is not happy in his marriage, he confides that he is happy in his marriage. They both know that the problem lies within them because their spouses are good people and wonderful. Dev and Maya meet at other times and was born a sympathy between them. At first try to control themselves, but eventually admitted to being in love. Now they must decide if they want to continue with their marriage or wants to realize their love.
Comments: The movie has a very Western view of love.
In India, my friends could understand the frustration and resentment of Dev (Shahrukh Khan), because it is a failure and the wife earns less , but could not understand the problem of Maya (Rani Mukherjee).
“ Come fa Maya a non amare suo marito Rishi, che è bello e simpatico e che l’ama, e come fa amare uno fallito come il petulante e pieno di rancore, Dev ”, si chiedevano in India. In fatti il sistema dei matrimoni combinati in India, si basa sul amore che deve nascere tra due persone quando si sposano, anche se prima del matrimonio non si conoscono. Questa visione del matrimonio è qualcosa di culturale che pervade la società indiana e da quando sei un bambino o una bambina, senti che sarà così anche per te un giorno. E’ come una profezia che si realizza continuamente anche se ogni tanto questa visione si inceppa, soprattutto quando lo sposo o la sposa sono innamorati di qualcun altro.
Se sei cresciuto con questa logica, che il matrimonio dura per sette vite e il tuo futuro sposo o la tua futura sposa, verrà da te tramite il destino che opera dentro il meccanismo del matrimonio combinato, mentalmente sei preparato a amare la persona che sposi.
Invece, Maya non ragiona come le ragazze in India che sognano di innamorarsi della persona che sposeranno, lei ragiona alla maniera individualista all’occidentale, lei vuole sposare la persona della quale è innamorata.
“ Non la maltratta, non è un ubriacone o uno che va dalle altre donne, anzi l’ama. E’ lei non è anche una donna completa perché non può avere i figli! Come mai lei vuole lasciare il marito who loves her? Maybe it's crazy? I do not understand these modern girls! , "said my aunt after seeing the" Never say goodbye .
In some scenes, Rishi (Abhishekh Bacchan) behaves as a kid and his characterization is not very clear, however Abhishekh Bacchan is good and picks up the sympathy of the public. On the other hand, I think that the character of Rhea (Preity Zinta) is more cold and controlled.
The main pair, Shahrukh and Rani, must interpret riskier roles in this film. It might be easy to feel antipathy for their characters, especially that of Dev (Shahrukh Khan ) that often behaves badly with everyone, especially with his son. Rarely in the world of Bollywood, we have had so little hero and a hero as villain. However, despite everything, the film manages to make you feel and understand the feelings and frustrations of Dev and Maya, and so we can identify with their love story.
For Western viewers, the film may seem like a good story of tormented love and nothing more, but in India, only art films (arthouse) addressed to the bands more educated and aware population, may threaten to cause messages "against " traditions. In this sense, this film gave strong messages, such as the scene where the father (Sam, Amitabh Bacchan), on the hospital bed the daughter says, "Let , you are not happy together, separately .
I liked this movie and I liked Shahrukh Khan in this film, even if it was part of an imperfect man, sometimes weak and selfish in his search for himself.
I liked a song of this film, " Mitwa" (" Companion of the heart, hear what he says the beating of your heart, do not hide from yourself ..). I do not think this song will show on Rai Uno, but you can watch it on Youtube . It 's the song presenta la fase iniziale di innamoramento tra Dev (Shahrukh Khan) e Maya (Rani Mukherjee). Tutte e due si comportano ancora da amici un po’ incerti dei sentimenti dell’altro ma entrambi hanno fantasie di un’intimità che deve ancora arrivare.
