Saturday, October 4, 2014

'Films like 'Haider' is attempt to redraw lines' | ummid.com

'Films like 'Haider' is attempt to redraw lines' | ummid.com

'Haider' consciously tries to show what fits the broad narrative of Indian psyche: Ok a few glitches have happened in the form of human rights abuses but they are pardonable

Thus Haider becomes a revenge tale so becomes Kashmir. On one side is Haider whose father is pro-militant and on his opposite side is Khurram—a pro-India Kashmiri politician and an Ikhwani. He is power hungry. He looks at his sister-in-law with lustful eyes. He kills people for money.