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Where Reel blends with the Real!
Were
we
waiting
for
a
Rang
De
Basanti
to
awaken
our
national
conscience?
It
seems
so,
as
our
myopic
society
sprang
into
instant
attention
after
this.
The
mass-hysteria
that
this
movie
generated
got
channelized
into
showcasing
the
country's
power
play.
As Bhagat Singh once told, "Bomb hi soye hue logon ko jaga sakta hain". Rang De Basanti portrayed a nation of sleeping idealists, a nation of undetected Bhagat-Singhs-in-waiting. The impact was electric. Particularly, the youth resented the stereo-type.
Jessica Lal murder case was re-opened thanks to the hype of the media. The 'sms jessica' campaign payed off against anyone's wildest dreams. Of the two lakh messages, a significant number belonged to 20-35 age group. Each and every commoner gathered around to show support by the candle-lit march, online petitions. India as ONE came together to fight against what they thought was gross injustice. Years of silent subjugation to corrupt politics finally ended. There was a silent determination, seek for revolution and a spark of youth gathered that day at the India Gate.
Manu
Sharma
was
awarded
a
lifer,
the
country
rejoiced!
A
hope
rekindled.
The
fact
that
a
common
man
can
defeat
the
system
was
celebrated.
Nation
realized
the
power
of
public-opinion
and
the
critical
role
of
media.
And,
it
was
not
a
one-day
affair.
Next,
the
country
focused
on
another
high-profile
murder
of
Priyadarshini
Mattoo.
What
followed
was
history!
Santhosh
Sharma,
a
son
of
IPS
officer
was
found
guilty
and
sentenced
to
death.
Pub
lic
outrage
achieved
what
a
father
for
10
long
years
could
not.
India is no longer comfortable in sitting pretty and pointing fingers. The protective cocoon in which the majority have been, has broken with the strange fact that 'it may happen to us'.
The urge to fight has renewed us. The march against Govt's un-holy 27 pc OBC reservation, protest through Narmada Bachao Andolan, and the protest against Manjunath's murder all have been inspired from this heroic film.
As
the
thin
line
between
reel
and
real
is
breached,
there
is
no
stopping
us.
Winning
has
empowered
us!
It
has
slipped
into
our
bloodstream.
India
at
last
has
emerged!>
