Delhi 6 – A Refreshing Taste of the Real World
~ Reetu Bajaj ’12
Starring Abhishek Bachan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri, Atul Kulkarni, and Divya Dutta, and directed by the same brilliant man who gave you ‘Rang De Basanti’, ‘Delhi 6’ has been reviewed to be not your average Bollywood love story. Taken place in the crowded streets of Chandni Chowk , New Delhi, Roshan (Abhishek) is of Indian descent but living in the modern world of America. Roshan ends up taking his ailing grandmother back to India where she wishes to spend her last days. While she spends her days at home, retying past bonds, Roshan seems to be caught up in his own world with a bubbly yet confused Delhi girl (Sonam). Not only is his love life challenged, but issues such as the caste system, untouchability, and Hindu-Muslim tensions weave into his story. He tries falling in love with the breathless scenes of Delhi but upon witnessing riots and violence throughout the streets, Roshan would like nothing more than to leave. But then again, audiences do not really know much about this guy. Where did he live in America? Did he leave behind a past love or currently in a relationship? Find out for yourself in this Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directed film which has been noted to be funny, beautiful to look at and to listen to (music director A.R. Rahman), and morally and philosophically strong, bringing up religious issues and yet really going for it.