HORRRN PUKARE

Yesterday Anil, Stuti, Yours truly and Director of AASRA saw the movie HORRN PUKARE, made by the noted film maker SAI PARANJPE.
The movie was about HIV-AIDS Awareness and Prevention.As the title suggests, the the story is about truck drivers and their tough lives.Now,I dont know about the others but I thought that the film was quite satisfactory. It is fit to be shown to truck drivers and all those connected with them. It is also a movie that can be part of a sex education program in schools and colleges.(though it deals only with one method of prevention . ie condoms.)
The actors were average( some below average)having said that, I should mention that the principal protogonist really looks and acts the part.Most shots were shot on location( highways and sidey dhabas).The dialogues were quite well written without being too preachy( and minus the mothers and sisters abuses which is part of the truckdrivers lingo, as SAI jokingly said) . The street play at the end could have been omitted(it was like a recap of all that was taught ! Silly, I thought!)
Acccording to me, the film could have explored the mental state of the protogonist when he is diagonised with being HIV+.( one does not become happy and accepting of a life altering situation so easily!)that part in the movie was too abrupt, I felt.
Most people living with HIV+ with their family go through a lot of stress and despair. They dont know how to handle the excommunication by society.
AASRA being a helpline for suicide prevention, has recieved numerous calls from people suffering form HIV/AIDS.We, I think dont look at the situation so clinically but with a lot of empathy and commpassion, that was what was missing in the movie I felt.

Later, all of us sat down for a bit at the marine drive and the best thing was that we all took a VICTORIA ride..wow! that was so fabo!
Thanks to our BOSS...! Saalam, sir!;-0