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She is back….. Harish Shah’s tribute to the Dhak Dhak Queen |
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You thought she was gone. We thought it was the end of days when thespians earned their doh off talent rather than two piece swimsuits and eroticism. Who had thought we’d see her dance again after marryin an NRI doctor and mothering two little ones. And yet with bang, look people, she is back. The queen is back. The living wonder is back. Yes, Madhuri Dixit is back.
No more the Ek-Do-Teen girl, she is all grown and mature. She has been away for a while, but instead of returning with rust, she has come back sharper and refined. And with Aaja Nachle, she is proving in style to the world, that talent only grows with age, it does not fade.
No bikinis or scanity clothing. No erotic dance numbers. No bedroom scenes. No cheap thrills. Only pure artistic literature, old school style and raw talent, Aaja Nachle is a refreshing change from the endless onslaught of…well, nevermind. If this writer speaks his mind here in, the editor will be too scared to publish it. Either way, it’s a rocking film that makes you want to get out of your cinema seat and join Dia (Madhuri Dixit) as she sings, Aaja Nachle.
Controversy or no controversy, we’ll leave politics, particularly casteist politics to the vultures. Artistes do not need politicians. They do not need the support of segregationists. Artistes need their talent, and team of Aaja Nachle lacks none of it. And if there is a Goddess of talent, than that is Devi Madhuri Dixit. I’ll say it even if it means yet another controversy. And rest assured, like the producers of the film, this writer will not be apologetic for what he says ever.
And as the audience spoke at Jade cinema in Singapore during intermission, this movie, this story and this role is one that only one Madhuri Dixit could have carried. And as it seems, perhaps it is only Madhuri Dixit in the present age, that does not have to disrobe, to draw an audience to a film. Again, to drive the point clear, her talent suffices.
Her spontaneous emotions and effortless expressions. Cutting across genres in dance, it is a wonder alone how a mother of two moves the way she does. From start to end, Aaja Nachle is a fitting tribute to the great dancer that Madhuri is, apart from being the actress.
Her sense of humour, delivered with a straight face, back from the days of films like Raja and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun is yet intact. And comedy that is tasteful is yet another refreshing change. Otherwise, it seems that such entertainment is but a memory from the decade gone by.
And she does not just act. She brings a story to life, not just a character. And past Charlie Chaplin, it is a tall order indeed for one to think of an artiste that can tell a story through the eyes. Madhuri Dixit does just that. One word: Respect.
Unlike the stars of yesteryears such as Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman, Madhuri Dixit is no Diva. She is the genuine mark of an Indian woman, a worthy ambassador of the proud, ancient and immortal Bharatiya culture.
The best way to express one’s appreciation of an artiste like Madhuri Dixit is probably such in the eyes of this writer: Shilpa Shetty has a great booty, Bipasha Basu has the bust, Kareena Kapoor makes you think of sex and Madhuri Dixit is an incomparably great actress. And if you need affirmation of that conclusion, then go watch Aaja Nachle. |