Spoiler alert!
So now that the film is streaming on Netflix i finally had a chance to watch it and man what is wrong with the super talented man, Mr Hirani! While watching you cant help but feel bad as his brilliant film making skills are still so visibly present when he narrates a tale. But the movie is so haphazard it has no idea what message it is trying to convey.
Illegal immigration is a serious topic. And it’s not ok to brush serious issues with some lame comedy. In the entire film Hirani tries hard to generate sympathy for people who illegally cross borders and tries to force it as something that is morally correct which clearly it is not! Even if we leave the legal perspective, even logically it isn’t. In one scene Tapsee Pannu is shown lying in the British court that she has threat from her country to seek asylum and then when she comes back to india after 25 years, a patriotic song plays in the background. Lol! The other side characters do the same and later when they are returning to India, they spit at their British bosses. At that point they all seem like a bunch of super selfish people who have no sense of loyalty towards anyone they are just loyal to some money. And the funnier part is none of them apart from Tapsee pannu has any serious reason to go to London. Even when they see their friend living in pathetic condition in London they refuse ro come back.
While the issue of illegal immigration is serious and huge, in no way you can have a justification for it. Yes there can be discussion about how immigrants must be treated but not about if it’s correct or not.
The movie again and again tries to convey that getting opportunities abroad is only for the rich but is that true? When it itself shows that one way to go abroad is the IELTS for which none of them seriously studies. Also Vicky Kaushal’s character is denied visa even though he just wants to go for a day.. Umm anyone heard about tourist visa?
All the characters in the film do lame ass shit and then try to justify it in the name of ‘we are trying to earn money for our family’ while none of their family members are ever shown in dire need of money lol
Wonder what raju hirani was thinking while making this film! There have been other films that revolved around illegal immigration like Bajrangi bhaijan or Shiddat but it seemed so much justified there because of the way the circumstances of the protagonists were shown. But here it made no sense.
There is a reason migration laws are in place and one emotionally charged non sensical film cant question it. Of course migrating to rich countries like the US or UK is more for the well to do folks but so many countries with equally good opportunities offer easier visas.
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