Black Friday - review
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Very good movie. Its based on the serial (12 of them) blasts that rocked Bombay in March 1993. A horrific friday that everyone would want to forget, a black friday that everyone wished never came.
The story is based on a book by the same name by S. Hussein Zaidi. He took 6 years to write the book, during which time he faced a lot of personal tribulations (because of the subject). I havent read the book; but the movie was really good. It starts from the day the blasts were planned by Tiger Memon. He was the mastermind behind the blasts, gave adequate training to young men he lured. He lured them with words like jihad, holy war, and protection of Muslim community. The movie doesnt point fingers, but it makes you see how the blasts were planned, carried out and the aftermath lives of the people responsible for it (Tiger Memon and his boys).
An interesting thing is that a man caught in connection with Bombay riots (as aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition) had warned the police about the blasts which were to take place in the city in April 1993. Police did not take him seriously, and somehow tiger Memon got a whiff of this man's confession to the Police. Subsequently, he decided to prepone the blasts to March '93.
The 12 blasts rocked the city one after another, and a day before, Tiger Memon fled the country. He promised his associates of rewards after the task was completed, which of course he never gave even a thought to. As the inspector rightly says to one of the blast accused, "dharam ke naam pe chu**** ban raha hai woh [tiger memon]". The movie is then about how the accused are caught and made to confess. Kay Kay Menon plays Rakesh Maria and some Sikh actor plays A S Samra, who was the commisioner of Police then. The main hero of the movie is the guy Badshah Khan (dont know the actor's name) - he realises his mistake and that Tiger Memon only used him and other boys, so eventually turns approver for the case. Its a great, great movie. The way they show how blasts occured in the city really shook me. So many innocent lives gone, so many lives shattered.
How sad that a few religious fanatics think such acts are justified! And what gruesome methods to make their point! Some Hindu fundamentalists thought a Masjid cannot stand next to (and be in place where) Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was and so brought it down in a mad, uncontrolled frenzy. This angered the Muslim community who did the same to Ram Mandir. Clashes happened and riots spilled to various parts of the country. Bombay was one of them - Dec 92, Jan 93 - Mar 93 were riot time. Women, children, elders - of both communities - being killed mercilessly by each other. This triggered Tiger Memon for the blasts, and also that his own shop/business in Mahim was burnt down during the riots. Very, very unforgivable. Groups like VHP, Bajrang Dal should be banned. This is where democracy fails. The government did nothing to stop such groups. No religion is meant for clashes; its for one's own peace, faith and belief. If you cant find it, then stop believing in it. Dharm ke naam pe chu**** mat bano.
Consider this - Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, riots in the country in 92-93, blasts in Bombay in 1993, burning of trains in 2002, burning minorities alive, killing each other in cold blood, blasts in March 2002 in Bombay again, bombing the local trains in Mumbai - its like one after another counter actions taking place. Wont lead anyone anywhere. You cant buy peace and respect for your community (or religion) like this. Like Gandhiji said, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." True. Very true.
The story is based on a book by the same name by S. Hussein Zaidi. He took 6 years to write the book, during which time he faced a lot of personal tribulations (because of the subject). I havent read the book; but the movie was really good. It starts from the day the blasts were planned by Tiger Memon. He was the mastermind behind the blasts, gave adequate training to young men he lured. He lured them with words like jihad, holy war, and protection of Muslim community. The movie doesnt point fingers, but it makes you see how the blasts were planned, carried out and the aftermath lives of the people responsible for it (Tiger Memon and his boys).
An interesting thing is that a man caught in connection with Bombay riots (as aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition) had warned the police about the blasts which were to take place in the city in April 1993. Police did not take him seriously, and somehow tiger Memon got a whiff of this man's confession to the Police. Subsequently, he decided to prepone the blasts to March '93.
The 12 blasts rocked the city one after another, and a day before, Tiger Memon fled the country. He promised his associates of rewards after the task was completed, which of course he never gave even a thought to. As the inspector rightly says to one of the blast accused, "dharam ke naam pe chu**** ban raha hai woh [tiger memon]". The movie is then about how the accused are caught and made to confess. Kay Kay Menon plays Rakesh Maria and some Sikh actor plays A S Samra, who was the commisioner of Police then. The main hero of the movie is the guy Badshah Khan (dont know the actor's name) - he realises his mistake and that Tiger Memon only used him and other boys, so eventually turns approver for the case. Its a great, great movie. The way they show how blasts occured in the city really shook me. So many innocent lives gone, so many lives shattered.
How sad that a few religious fanatics think such acts are justified! And what gruesome methods to make their point! Some Hindu fundamentalists thought a Masjid cannot stand next to (and be in place where) Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was and so brought it down in a mad, uncontrolled frenzy. This angered the Muslim community who did the same to Ram Mandir. Clashes happened and riots spilled to various parts of the country. Bombay was one of them - Dec 92, Jan 93 - Mar 93 were riot time. Women, children, elders - of both communities - being killed mercilessly by each other. This triggered Tiger Memon for the blasts, and also that his own shop/business in Mahim was burnt down during the riots. Very, very unforgivable. Groups like VHP, Bajrang Dal should be banned. This is where democracy fails. The government did nothing to stop such groups. No religion is meant for clashes; its for one's own peace, faith and belief. If you cant find it, then stop believing in it. Dharm ke naam pe chu**** mat bano.
Consider this - Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, riots in the country in 92-93, blasts in Bombay in 1993, burning of trains in 2002, burning minorities alive, killing each other in cold blood, blasts in March 2002 in Bombay again, bombing the local trains in Mumbai - its like one after another counter actions taking place. Wont lead anyone anywhere. You cant buy peace and respect for your community (or religion) like this. Like Gandhiji said, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." True. Very true.
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