Simetime back I saw this Hindi movie "DIL DHADAKNE DO" (Let the heart beat). The story veers around a rich but dysfunctional family going through a financial mess and trying to cope with the changing reality. An ordinary movie, with some extraordinary anecdotes carrying subtle underlying messages.
A group of business families are on a Cruise Ship, armed by - "ADHARE HASA, ANTARE BISA" (Smile on lips, Venom filled Inside). Fakeness at its best is displayed by women in the group, who make the perfect use of their kitty party to indulge in classic "PARA NINDA, PARA CHUGULI" (Character Assassination and B**ching about others).Men, if not dragged into avoidable squables on their wives behest were seen mixing business with pleasure. Apart from bragging about their wealth and amorous conquests, they were busy drinking, fixing deals and smartly trying to outmaneuver each other by manipulating using devious ways to proliferate their business through marital bond amongst their kids.
Loved this monologue delivered by Anil Kapoor in that movie - "Humans are basically pretentious. If others do it we call it hypocrisy, if we do it we call it worldly wise." How true !!! So also goes another narration in the movie. When the boy goes out on date, he is considered to have come to age by their parents who feel proud of his maturity. But if a girl does the same, she brings shame to their family. How shamelessly hypocrite !
All these traits acted out nicely by a group of performer who have one thing in common. Being from the tinsel town of Bollywood which reeks of hollowness and hypocrisy, playing these roles on screen came naturally to them, as a walk in the park.
Though the milieu shown in this movie is distinctly upper class, this venom of plastic runs fast and furious in the vain of the middle class, something we engage on daily basis. ADHARE HASA, ANTARE BISA (Smile on lips, Venom Inside) never seemed more apt. We see it all the time - smile on your face, stab on yout back.
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