We should also provide some creative story telling freedom to the film maker. It is after all not a documentary.
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: 03 February 2017 11:55 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Its 25th Jan today: Kaabil movie review: Hrithik Roshan is out for revenge Hrithik defends: “This is the story of a simple, sweet girl who goes through so much, not once, but twice -- and she unfortunately succumbs to it. On the other hand, it is also the story of a man who fights for justice, love, life, truth, and that is the brightness. After something bad, the good happens, and this is what the film is all about. http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kaabil-is-a-depiction-of-human-reality-hrithik-roshan-defends-rape-and-suicide-scenes/story-Z9uSJmGfhoi4F4JTAXEQyK.html On 2/3/17, mitesh gagnani <mitesh.g...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good morning to all > > On 3 Feb 2017 11:27 a.m., "Asudani, Rajesh" <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> > wrote: > >> Significance of sound and smell has been highlighted time and again, often >> unrealistically, in society as a sixth sense. >> It is also subjective and individual differences prevail. >> We have to rely exclusively on non-visual stimuli, but capacities do >> differ here also, and let them not assume that we all are super sharp in >> this. >> However, it is a tragedy, for sighted that they care a damn about >> non-visual stimuli. >> Maybe, vision is too much dynamic for them to make them realize importance >> of non-visual world. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of avinash shahi >> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 10:49 AM >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning >> the disabled. >> Subject: Re: [AI] Its 25th Jan today: Kaabil movie review: Hrithik Roshan >> is out for revenge >> >> Kaabil's contribution: Just think for a minute: from Samosa to chicken >> smell differs and we can easily identify the items. and from cycle to >> aeroplane the sound varries and totally blind can easily identify the >> vehicle. Its a different thing that sighted people don't give dam >> about it. The significance of smell and sound is as powerful as sight >> for sighted people. And movie shows it well. >> >> On 2/2/17, Sruti disAbility Rights Centre <sruti.d...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Avinash, >> > >> > There had been quite a few Hindi movies where they showed marriage or >> love >> > life of blind people. >> > >> > I am not talking about Sparsh which was an extraordinary movie but >> > mainstream movies like Anuraag or Barsat Ki Ek Raat. Kaabil is not the >> > first one to show this. There was also a film called Dusmaan where >> > Sanjay >> > Dutt played role of a blind person who took revenge. >> > >> > And as far as blind women are concerned, they are anyway thought as >> > vulnerable and therefore abuse happens more. In our country police >> > refuse >> > to take FIR for most of the rape cases, disabled or not. I am talking >> from >> > experience of working for womens rights issues for last 30 yrs. There >> > are >> > hundreds of instances of same. >> > >> > I really do not know in what way Kaabil is showing something new. I >> > would >> > be happy to learn more from others in this list. >> > >> > Regards >> > Shampa Sengupta >> > >> > On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 6:06 PM, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> I feel that the movie ‘kaabil’ has not received a fair review which it >> >> deserves. The routine film-reviewers are perhaps not in tune to >> >> disability studies and its varying lenses to judging a movie. In a >> >> country such as ours where a blind couple is a myth to many who >> >> connect disability as akin to asexuality; ‘kaabil’ offers them a >> >> shock. Then you have myth about disabled people are not eligible >> >> marriage candidates; the movie rebuffs such misconception by reall >> >> portrayal of Rohan and Supriya as confident and independent couple who >> >> are working and are good at household chores. Then there is another >> >> myth that its impossible that a disabled woman could ever be raped. >> >> The movie challenges this false belief and makes it clear that >> >> disabled woman are at greater risk of being harassed not only by >> >> people but by those who are supposed to protect them from brutal rape >> >> incedents and harassment. The lacuna which exists in the legal system >> >> which favours powerful criminals disproportionately is a stark >> >> reminder of how police discriminates against the most vulnerable such >> >> as disabled woman when she goes to register an FIR in rape case. Then >> >> many of my friends have opined that the movie doesn’t talk of >> >> assistive technology which is the lifeline of blind people of late. I >> >> feel that we shouldn’t expect too much from a movie which is dubbed >> >> from American film ‘blind fury’. The acting of Hrithik and Yami is >> >> superb. the sense of smell and hearing have been shown as excellent >> >> solutions to challenges which lack of eyesight mandates. Many other >> >> friends maintain that the movie lacks gender sensitivity where Rohan >> >> imposes his will on Su. I guess this is not unique to ‘kaabil’. Be it >> >> Shah Rukh, Salman or Aamir or any other famous Bollywood actor the >> >> films revolve around them and the opposite female actress conform to >> >> the norm. The Bollywood is changing though. The movie ‘kaabil’ is a >> >> break from the past which provokes thought-process in the conservative >> >> Indian society and gives a sense of pride to blind people who yearn to >> >> be treated with dignity in the publick life. Leave aside the >> >> box-office performance which is fairly good, I am sure the ‘kaabil’ >> >> will mark its imprint in the psychy of Indian viewers. 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