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JISM:
Of the Many Applications of Body Postures
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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doll looks have long been replaced by firmer,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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