Starring: Juhi Chawla and Madhuri Dixit
Director: Soumik Sen
Rating: 3 and a half
IMDB Rating :- 7.0/10
Rahul Gandhi must be very happy right now. Finally, a film on his favourite subject - Women's Empowerment!
Somewhere in the film, Rajjo (Madhuri-don’t-mistake-this-for-Kangana-Ranaut’s-Rajjo-Dixit) says, “Jaise til mein tel hai aur paththar mein aag, tera Sai tujh mein hain tu jaag sake toh jag.” (Like sesame seeds have oil and stones have fire, the power in women lies within them)
This encapsulates the essence of the film - that women are already empowered; they just need to realise and exercise it.
Rajjo runs an aashram that not only educates women but gives them a means of livelihood and fights for justice for one and all, irrespective of gender. She is the pink version of Chulbul Pandey, who first tries to resolve issues at hand peacefully, failing which violence is the next resort. She then comes face to face with the matriarch politician Sumitra Devi (Juhi-jyoti-bani-jwala-Chawla).
The first half of the film is pretty slick and fast-paced, with a collage of events that establishes the Gulaab Gang and their motives. The second half gets a tad sluggish as it turns into a bitter battle between Didiji and Madamji!
Madhuri Dixit has played almost similar characters earlier (Ketki in Mrityudand and Janki in Lajja), but Rajjo in Gulaab Gang unlike those earlier characters is not a victim. She is not an avenger; she is a crusader, fighting for justice. Madhuri is conviction personified in the role, especially her fight sequences. The action in the film is very Rohit-Shetty-Dabangg-R-Rajkumar-types with bullets being fired lavishly, fountains of blood springing all around, men flung in the air caught on multiple-matrix-like-cameras. The only difference is that it’s sari-clad women kicking some serious butt! Madhuri’s taekwondo lessons with the family in the US must have come in pretty handy! Wah! Kya family hai, a family that (b)eats together stays together!
Madhuri and Juhi are a dream casting coup. Juhi plays an unforgiving, evil politician who sends policemen on sick leave when they refuse to touch her feet. She mock weeps through a political speech as she talks about her dead husband and in the next scene curses the insurance for not giving her the due money!! She smiles consistently and spurts expletives when least expected. She is pure evil and pure genius in a particular scene where she disregards a rape survivor and turns it into a political joke.
The supporting cast: Divya Jagdale (as Mahi) and Priyanka Bose (as Sandhya) deserve a mention here. Gulaab Gang wouldn’t have been as feisty without them.
Cinematographer Alphonse Roy (of Aamir fame) moves his camera slowly at prime moments in the film, building tension that is further heightened by the menacing background score by John Stewart.
The music of the film may not be chart-bursting but a couple of songs stand out. Rangi sari gulabi, a famous Dadra by Shobha Gurtu, is effectively used. Both Madhuri and her mum lend their voices to this tune and do a fine job too.
Director Soumik Sen has chosen a rather interesting subject for his first film and shows immense promise. I recommend the movie mainly for Juhi Chawla as she shifts gears from that sweet smiling girl to that evil and heartless yet smiling politician!
INFO: GULAAB GANG IS PLAYING AT CINEMAS INCLUDING GRAND CINEMAS IN DUBAI (WAFI, FESTIVAL CITY, IBN BATTUTA MALL AND AL GHURAIR CENTRE), ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI MALL), SHARJAH (MEGAMALL AND SAHARA CENTRE), AL AIN (ROTANA) AND RAS AL KHAIMAH (MANAR MALL) www.grandcinemas.com; VOX CINEMAS IN DUBAI (MIRDIF CITY CENTRE, DEIRA CITY CENTRE, MALL OF THE EMIRATES, MERCATO MALL), AJMAN (AJMAN CITY CENTRE), FUJAIRAH (FUJAIRAH CITY CENTRE) AND RAS AL KHAIMAH (AL HAMRA MALL), www.voxcinemas.com and MEYDAAN IMAX, www.imax.com/theatres/t/meydan-imax/.
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Director: Soumik Sen
Rating: 3 and a half
IMDB Rating :- 7.0/10
Rahul Gandhi must be very happy right now. Finally, a film on his favourite subject - Women's Empowerment!
Somewhere in the film, Rajjo (Madhuri-don’t-mistake-this-for-Kangana-Ranaut’s-Rajjo-Dixit) says, “Jaise til mein tel hai aur paththar mein aag, tera Sai tujh mein hain tu jaag sake toh jag.” (Like sesame seeds have oil and stones have fire, the power in women lies within them)
This encapsulates the essence of the film - that women are already empowered; they just need to realise and exercise it.
Rajjo runs an aashram that not only educates women but gives them a means of livelihood and fights for justice for one and all, irrespective of gender. She is the pink version of Chulbul Pandey, who first tries to resolve issues at hand peacefully, failing which violence is the next resort. She then comes face to face with the matriarch politician Sumitra Devi (Juhi-jyoti-bani-jwala-Chawla).
The first half of the film is pretty slick and fast-paced, with a collage of events that establishes the Gulaab Gang and their motives. The second half gets a tad sluggish as it turns into a bitter battle between Didiji and Madamji!
Madhuri Dixit has played almost similar characters earlier (Ketki in Mrityudand and Janki in Lajja), but Rajjo in Gulaab Gang unlike those earlier characters is not a victim. She is not an avenger; she is a crusader, fighting for justice. Madhuri is conviction personified in the role, especially her fight sequences. The action in the film is very Rohit-Shetty-Dabangg-R-Rajkumar-types with bullets being fired lavishly, fountains of blood springing all around, men flung in the air caught on multiple-matrix-like-cameras. The only difference is that it’s sari-clad women kicking some serious butt! Madhuri’s taekwondo lessons with the family in the US must have come in pretty handy! Wah! Kya family hai, a family that (b)eats together stays together!
Madhuri and Juhi are a dream casting coup. Juhi plays an unforgiving, evil politician who sends policemen on sick leave when they refuse to touch her feet. She mock weeps through a political speech as she talks about her dead husband and in the next scene curses the insurance for not giving her the due money!! She smiles consistently and spurts expletives when least expected. She is pure evil and pure genius in a particular scene where she disregards a rape survivor and turns it into a political joke.
The supporting cast: Divya Jagdale (as Mahi) and Priyanka Bose (as Sandhya) deserve a mention here. Gulaab Gang wouldn’t have been as feisty without them.
Cinematographer Alphonse Roy (of Aamir fame) moves his camera slowly at prime moments in the film, building tension that is further heightened by the menacing background score by John Stewart.
The music of the film may not be chart-bursting but a couple of songs stand out. Rangi sari gulabi, a famous Dadra by Shobha Gurtu, is effectively used. Both Madhuri and her mum lend their voices to this tune and do a fine job too.
Director Soumik Sen has chosen a rather interesting subject for his first film and shows immense promise. I recommend the movie mainly for Juhi Chawla as she shifts gears from that sweet smiling girl to that evil and heartless yet smiling politician!
Full story of Gulaab Gang Read Here:
India for a very long time played a hub to those egoistic saints who believed women were born to raise children, being beaten, disrespected and live no life of their own.
With changing times, women have been empowered by laws, education and other helpful aspects that not only gave them the confidence to live life on their own terms but also cemented their foothold in a men-driven country.
Through 'Gulab Gang' director Anubhav Sinha beautifully showcased an insight on the lives the women of today's times and their struggle to stand up to those who are ready waiting to crush them beneath the age old mind-set.
Two contemporaries of their times Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla have come together for 'Gulab Gang', a story about two women played by Madhuri (Gulab Gang leader) and Juhi (politician), while the former believes the depraving condition of women could be changed with women empowerment, the latter thinks that a woman in power holds the key to up-liftment.
The film shows the atrocities thrown upon women which are opposed by a gang of Indian women dressed in pink coloured saris. The gang popularly known as 'Gulab Gang' works towards fighting the social injustice prevailing in and around Bundelkhand (UP&MP).
Madhuri play the role of the Gulab Gang leader who believes in empowering the women. She along with other gang members resides in a village in Bundelkhand and works towards admonishing social injustice towards women within community. Together they stand up and fight for women who are victim of domestic abuse and are often mishandled by their husbands & other male members of the community.
Madhuri portrays the role of a fierce woman who regardless of her identity defies the devious customs of the society. She not only fights for women empowerment but also initiates education to make women self-depended.
Leading them, Madhuri and her group make laathis (bamboo sticks) their weapon to punish those abusive husbands until they stop abusing their spouses.
The journey towards the second half shows the entrance of Juhi Chawla who plays the role of shrewd politician. She believes that a woman in power holds the key to control the society. Only power satisfies her quest to winning, hence she ruthlessly tries to have control over the society.
On the other hand, the state people start living under the fear of facing dire consequences from the women gang leaders.
And as it goes two swords cannot be fit in one sheath. Therefore seeing the growing popularity of Madhuri and Gulab Gang as menace to herself and her political career, Juhi senses this as a golden opportunity and tries to get a coalition with Madhuri; asking her to step down as the gang leader in return of favours.
But her refusal ensues a battle of powers. The story unfolds as to how women following two different principles come at loggerheads.
Director Anubhav Sinha has come a long way since his 'Tum Bin' days. His last work with Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One may not have worked too well for his directorial profile, but his hopes are high for Gulab Gang.
Anubhav successfully got together two biggest leading divas (of their times) Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla to work together for the first time. For the first ever time Juhi Chawla is working in a negative role. Let's see what a deadly combination like this creates on screen.
INFO: GULAAB GANG IS PLAYING AT CINEMAS INCLUDING GRAND CINEMAS IN DUBAI (WAFI, FESTIVAL CITY, IBN BATTUTA MALL AND AL GHURAIR CENTRE), ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI MALL), SHARJAH (MEGAMALL AND SAHARA CENTRE), AL AIN (ROTANA) AND RAS AL KHAIMAH (MANAR MALL) www.grandcinemas.com; VOX CINEMAS IN DUBAI (MIRDIF CITY CENTRE, DEIRA CITY CENTRE, MALL OF THE EMIRATES, MERCATO MALL), AJMAN (AJMAN CITY CENTRE), FUJAIRAH (FUJAIRAH CITY CENTRE) AND RAS AL KHAIMAH (AL HAMRA MALL), www.voxcinemas.com and MEYDAAN IMAX, www.imax.com/theatres/t/meydan-imax/.
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