Truly Yours Roma’s Verdict on Mission Mangal

I am undoubtedly late in penning this one but that cannot stop me from writing on those selective movies I wish to give a place on my blog. Last couple of months have been very taxing with regards to a lot of significant decisions which needed to be made along with the recovery from surgery and both my blog baby and my baby, my son have been totally neglected. In fact signing up for my ‘My Friend Alexa’ was an attempt to give some focus to the former. For the latter, his exams ended last Saturday and I kept my promise of a movie date with him that very evening. We zeroed on Mission Mangal as it is a science non-fiction and is inspired by ISRO’s commendable Mars Mission. In the past too, I have meticulously picked up movies, which would make the kiddo learn something at this impressionable age as well as have some fun with popcorns in the theatre.

Honestly speaking the first few negative reviews of the movie on social media did damp my spirits for some time but then I decided to watch it to judge it. I am glad I did and here is a common woman’s review of the movie straight from the heart. Please not that I am not a person who will judge something by its shortfalls rather I will weigh it on its merits.

First and foremost, in my opinion, every Indian must watch this flick, to feel proud of our motherland and its phenomenal space missions so far. Especially do take the children of your house to watch this one, they have so much to learn, so much to enjoy, so much to observe and absorb here. We enjoyed every bit of it and were left hugely motivated. 

The movie is about India’s maiden mission to Mars called M.O.M.S. originally, under tight resources conditions and by chosen few scientists with impeccable intellect and the desire to make things work no matter how hard they get. The climax of the movie where they eventually succeed after a number of hurdles, made each one of us overwhelmed and ecstatic. It was so involving each moment that we really wanted the mission to succeed at the end. It was a weekend, the theatre was full and everyone rejoiced in the moment clapping hard.

I particularly loved Vidya Balan’s beautiful portrayal of a worthy scientist juggling beautifully between her dreams and family. Akshay was as good as ever, I like his simple-heartedness in most of his roles. All other support cast was good, not overdoing their stuff, and there was enough dramatisation in the movie to get it in the Bollywood Commercial segment. Apart from one scene, where Tapsee Pannu learn’s car driving which only God knows why it was inserted in a mass movie, I liked the movie every bit.

The movie is also a fine example of socially relevant topics like women are at par with men at work, birthing a baby cannot stop a woman from achieving her goals, all religions are equal, a revolutionary task always faces rigorous opposition and several others, all packed well.

Appearance of P.M. Narendra Modi at the end of the movie further accentuated our emotions and we left with proud, content and elated hearts. Eventually India had embraced to make movies on worthy subjects with entertainment and educational value complementing each other wonderfully in suitable promotions.

Truly Yours Roma rates Mission Mangal:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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6 Reasons Why The Movie BHARAT will Appease The Patriot In You

I am a patriot at heart and have had a suppressed patriotic vein in me from a tiny age when my mom narrated to me tales of bravery from our motherland’s past. The impact has been I leave no stone unturned to make my little contribution in my nation’s glorious future and I wish to groom my little one on similar lines like my mom, so I discover avenues to apprise him of our rich and varied history in many interesting ways and BHARAT seemed a perfect entertainer to do so. An Eid holiday further motivated me and I booked the two of us a special BHARAT date and I am glad I did so. 

The beautiful depiction of the life of a seventy year old man (whose dad named him BHARAT without a surname as a mark of respect for his country in post India Pakistan Partition days) from when he was a eight year old child and had to quit his home in Lahore with his mom and siblings leaving behind his dad and one younger sister, touched some deepest chords of my heart. The movie is about the sixty two years wait of this child for his dad at the store where he promised him to meet with his younger sister. Below I enumerate the six lessons the movie BHARAT teaches us:

1. Take Pride in your history and culture: The movie touches upon how tattered and battered Britishers left us while we gained our independence. Partition further broke our backbone. It has taken our forefathers a fortune to aid us reach where we are today. We must value it and further contribute towards our motherland’s glorious present and future and not loose it under any circumstances.
2. A Logical Communication can turn most difficult situations in our favour: Another aspect I loved about the movie is that BHARAT (portrayed by the macho man Salman Khan) tried to tackle the most difficult situations not by demonstrating his physical prowess but his logical intellect and wit stressing upon the fact that a logical communication has the invincible power to turn the tide of the time in our favour.
3. When there is a will, we will discover a million ways: The protagonist of the movie supports his family from the mere age of eight... from doing all sorts of odd jobs to becoming a circus stuntman to fighting the sea pirates, he has exhibited great will power in finding avenues for fulfilling his family’s dreams.True when there's a will, you will surely find a way.
4. The Power of Friendship, True Love and Family can make us move mountains: BHARAT’s mom and his lady love played subtly by the gorgeous Katrina Kaif and whom he choose not to marry to fulfil his family responsibilities better, are his two strong pillars of support who keep him going irrespective of all odds. Another most significant person in Bharat’s life is his childhood bestie played wonderfully by the talented Sunil Grover who never abandons him throughout his life.
5. Don’t trade off your values for money until it is to build a strong nation: Loved the fact that BHARAT abandons his shop where his dad has promised to meet him in favour of the people who will get a mall made there and make a better living. The end of the movie has been kept realistic and I am glad it is this way, it makes it very relatable. 
6. The power of media to unite the world is still the most under-utilised resource: I wish to specially mention the movie for bringing forward the role of such a strong female protagonist who apart from several other strong jobs, leads the mission to unite the families across the border. You must watch this movie to find out how media if used appropriately, is the most potent tool to unite the world. 

If all this appeals to you and this is the genre of your choice do watch the movie with your kids, your family. I personally liked it and choose to ignore the technical glitches and story-line flaws. The roles and beautifully fleshed out and all actors and actresses have done their job appropriately. The music scores are good and the movie has the power to keep you entertained for the entire duration with all ingredients of a commercial flick. Me and the little one loved it and I am glad he learnt something from it!

Our Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and a half stars!

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