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JISM: Of the Many Applications of Body Postures
" It's not like boy meets girl, innocent love or love at first sight"

          NEW DELHI: There are no traces of the innocent brat in 'Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin' or the frightened little prostitute girl in 'Sadak'. The baby doll looks have long been replaced by firmer, more mature lines and there's no doubt that Pooja Bhatt has grown up over the years, from an actress and a girl to a producer. Today, with more than a couple of good films to her credit, including hits like 'Dushman' and 'Zakhm', among others, one can safely say that Pooja, the producer, has arrived. However, right now what she's most excited about is her much talked about, Bipasha Basu-John Abraham starrer, 'Jism'.

           Pooja said, "Jism is again within the Indian cinema, speaks a language that is completely its own. It speaks the language that represents today. It has issues which are relevant to the people. Needless to say, there's a great deal of 'Jism' on display in Amit Saxena's directorial debut. In the first half, there is little else. From the moment Bipasha Basu walks out of the sea wearing a trendy bead necklace and a body-hugging apology for a dress, she seems to have not just protagonist Kabir Lal (John Abraham), but also director Saxena and cinematographer Fuwad Khan following her voluptuous body with single-minded focus. She's Sonia, the lonely wife of travelling millionaire Rohit Khanna (Gulshan Grover).

           Commenting on the subject of 'Jism,' Bipasha said, "The film like 'Jism' has never been made in India. It's a proper adult mature love story. When I say adult and mature I don't mean because of the aspect of attraction playing into it. It's about the emotional level which is very high in this film. It's not like boy meets girl, innocent love or love at first sight". Post-interval, the pace of the movie accelerates as Kabir tells Sonia he is prepared to kill her husband if that is what he has to do to be with her. The plot is hatched and executed almost perfectly. The enormity of his blunder gradually dawns upon Kabir when his conscience wakes up.

           Director Amit Saxena makes a bold debut with 'Jism' and definitely deserves credit for daring to be different. 'Jism' is a first of its kind theme for Bollywood. Amit says, "It's a relationship between two very very bold young individuals. We have tried to create an absolutely new Indian woman who completely knows what she wants, and whatever she wished to achieve she gets there through whatever means are available to her. So she is completely in control of her sensuality and she knows what effect she has in men and she goes and gets what she wants". Niranjan Iyengar's dialogues have a liberal splash of Jism-heavy sentences. Plus there is this dense philosophy about a good and a bad dog barking in every man's head and directing his actions. There is also an esoteric observation that there are 100 different ways to commit a crime and 101 ways to get caught. Shikha Shah who saw the movie said, "It plays curiosity. It shows the darker side of love that seems to have been in. Lot of mystrey".

          MM Kreem's score and Sayeed Quadri and Neelesh Misra's lyrics are infinitely more alluring than most recent Bollywood scores. Particularly soulful are 'Jaadu hai nasha hai' and 'Aawarapan'. Cinematographer Khan captures the breathtaking Pondicherry shoreline and vast expanses of sky and sea with finesse.

January 17,  2003

 

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