Ratnam goes by film content, not genre
Subhash K. Jha - 3/26/2007
The reformist zeal as seen in "Rang De Basanti" and "Lage Raho Munnabhai" is subverted in "Guru". Your film says it's okay to bend rules, that idealism isn't the order of the day. Isn't that too cynical a view for mass consumption?
Do you want all films to uphold one particular ideology? Some films offer hope. Some are reflections on life. I like both kinds of cinema. But when you reflect you should be willing to look at reality. "Guru" isn't cynical. It's a reflection on today's reality.
The twins in "Guru" are named Disha and Drishti. That's Amar Singh's twins' names. How did that happen?
I am stumped!