tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412012.post113608010599565678..comments2024-02-29T01:15:42.787+08:00Comments on Dream Ink: Mangal Pandey--A wasted effort?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126007565300598871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412012.post-1136288338539610642006-01-03T19:38:00.000+08:002006-01-03T19:38:00.000+08:00Thanks Manzoor for your interesting comments. Aami...Thanks Manzoor for your interesting comments. Aamir with double a. Mea Culpa!<BR/><BR/>The trigger for the 1857 revolt was the kartoos affair but if you remember, the Indian dissatisfaction with the British was already established well before the Kartoos affair. Once the revolt was planned, the idea was to overthrow the whole Company Raj. <BR/><BR/>The directors have acknowledged that they did not have much info about Mangal's life, and hence the ambivalence in establishing the motivations for the character.<BR/><BR/>Agree. Such films make us think about those times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126007565300598871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412012.post-1136189640952383492006-01-02T16:14:00.000+08:002006-01-02T16:14:00.000+08:00Flop or Hit, The Rising, however, led to a debate ...Flop or Hit, The Rising, however, led to a debate of whether MP was an accidental hero, and that was he instrumental for the "Gadar" of 1857, or the other way round. <BR/><BR/>From the movie, what appers to me was that perhaps MP's reaction towards the Company was primarily due to the fact that by using the pig/cow fat greased cartridge, he commited a sin against the Brahmanical principles, and hence feared being ostracised and outcasted. <BR/><BR/>And about the movie: Yes, it was a very, very brief story and more dramatic rather being historical. Being somewhat interested in Indian history, I tried to see the movie very closely. The camp area where MP fires some shots looked anachronous to me - perhaps too modern for 1857. <BR/><BR/>But one good thing about the movies based on history is they - apart from educating you somewhat on history - also tend to make you think and reflect about the those times. <BR/><BR/>BTW, there are two "a" is Aamir -:).Manzoor Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406677505716642493noreply@blogger.com