I’m a huge fan of movies from India (Maa and the Wazir Khan notwithstanding). So it is no surprise that my favorite movies are from India! From the classic Hindi films of the last two decades, to the latest releases, to the latest releases from Hindi films – I absolutely love it all.
So I have been following the latest releases from India from the likes of Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and so forth. Now, I am sure you are thinking, what is the point of that list? I mean I could go on and on about the best films from these different countries but I think this will be the last of those posts.
So, my top two picks of all time are The Names of the Rose and Manmohan Desai’s last film for me to watch. And in terms of what a movie from India, I like Manmohan’s last film because it is a political film with a particular point of view.
A political movie is one in which a politician has a particular viewpoint. In Manmohan Desais last film, a man who had no political views decided to go into politics and he is seen as an effective leader. The film, however, is very much about the politics of Indian politics in general and the point of view of the woman in the film, Murali Krishna, about the life of a politician.
This is a movie that we could not have gotten without the fact that it was made in India. The fact that it is released in the first few days of the new year also helps to make it more relevant. The fact that it is narrated by a woman is also very refreshing. The fact that the film is a political film with a particular point of view is a plus as well.
We have to make India the country we want. The fact that it is the country we want is a big plus. The fact that India is a country in which politicians are considered more important than people is a strong positive.
When we think about the world outside of India, what we see is not what we imagine. It’s not what is behind the curtain of our life. We see the world as just a place, an illusion – an illusion that is not always visible.
Like the idea of a self-aware person who isn’t stuck in a time loop. India could be the country where we find the best self-aware person, and the best self-aware person could be the country we find the worst self-aware person. The fact that we are aware of this is another plus. The worst self-aware person in India would be the one who tries to run away from their own self-awareness.
India is known for its people, but it’s not known for its sense of self. The best part of being self aware is being aware of the fact that you are aware of yourself. In India we tend to be the people who can’t get their head out of the sand.
I was talking to a friend the other day about the lack of self-awareness in Indian movies. I asked her if she could name a few movies she’d seen that were the best self-aware movies you can watch. Her answer was, “I can’t tell you.” I asked her what she meant, and she said that she has seen many very good movies, but she has never seen one that was self-aware.