Recently I watched the movie Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities. Brilliant narrative and innovative story-telling. But, what appealed the most was a riot of vibrant, bold colours. It seemed as if M.F.Hussain's Canvas has been re-incarnated accompanied with words and melodies...
The gold ochre landscapes of Rajasthan with paintings in black etched on them.And then comes the splash of colours- Azure Blue, Carnation Pink, Vermilion and Scarlet Red, Bright Aureolin Yellow and Emerald Green....as if rose in rebellion against the scorching Sun and carvings in Sandstone. The story returns to Hyderabad where the Colours get saturated...Azure becomes Prussian, Carnation turns Cerise and a dash of Burgundy added to Vermilion. As the story moves to Prague, the colours become polished, a layer of gloss gets added and the canvas turns Satin.
We can definitely talk about a woman's assertion of individuality, trying to break free from the story and breathe her own tune. We can also talk about a writer's dilemma of knowingly mutating his own creation and watching helplessly as the story revolts within him.We can lament over the fact that the movie was withdrawn from the theatres in the same week as its launch after some Muslim Ulemas protested against it.
But, let's leave all that for some other discussion...let us just celebrate colours this time...
The gold ochre landscapes of Rajasthan with paintings in black etched on them.And then comes the splash of colours- Azure Blue, Carnation Pink, Vermilion and Scarlet Red, Bright Aureolin Yellow and Emerald Green....as if rose in rebellion against the scorching Sun and carvings in Sandstone. The story returns to Hyderabad where the Colours get saturated...Azure becomes Prussian, Carnation turns Cerise and a dash of Burgundy added to Vermilion. As the story moves to Prague, the colours become polished, a layer of gloss gets added and the canvas turns Satin.
We can definitely talk about a woman's assertion of individuality, trying to break free from the story and breathe her own tune. We can also talk about a writer's dilemma of knowingly mutating his own creation and watching helplessly as the story revolts within him.We can lament over the fact that the movie was withdrawn from the theatres in the same week as its launch after some Muslim Ulemas protested against it.
But, let's leave all that for some other discussion...let us just celebrate colours this time...
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