Recently there has been slew of new movie launches - Like Khiladi 786, Dabang2 and Son of Sardar -one thing is common to all of these movies - The main protagonist of these movies i.e. the hero is less of a common man and more of a "Super Man"...
I do not think that their success in the box office is a success of the movie from an "artistic or creative" perspective. It is a success of how these movies have been able to capture the alter-ego of the "Common Man" of our country -who wants to fight with all the odds that are thrown at his/her way.....right starting from paying bribes to get a work done, fight with the local goons, those irritating rash drivers, those dirty politicians, those schools which focus not on education but on the fees, the mentality which has made India an unsafe place for the ladies and the list goes on and on....
The Common Man wonders that how many efforts like Satyamave Jayate are required ?, How many real life "Nirbhaya" have to lay their lives ?, How many real life "Anna and Arvind kejriwal need to raise their voice?" - before the change happens. He / She feels very weak and wishes that he/she had the power to fight for righteousness and justice like the characters of the above movies.
Alas! there are no answers and there's just a hushed silence and hope that says - " Though the times are dark but the revolution has started.....let's not look for an alter-ego but let's become one."
