Revolution 2020 My take

Revolution 2020 cover page

Chetan Bhagat is back after one year hiatus with his new book titled Revolution 2020. I read all of Chetan Bhagat's books and admire him for getting the average Indian to read. He started a mini writing revolution and many wannabes started writing there own novels following the success of 'Five point Someone(FPS)'. I remember reading reading FPS during my college days, I bunked the classes to read the book and became an instant fan of the book as well as the writer. Then came his other books but nothing excited me as FPS. The plots felt repetitive and the characters had a sense of Deja vu. The books that followed FPS did not carry the X-factor that FPS had. Still his novels were successful, thousands of copies were sold and he is undoubtedly the best among the Indian writers. His new Novel Revolution 2020 comes nearly 2 years after his previous book 2 States and thanks to Flipkart I got it on the day it released, there delivery system is really very good.
This book deals with story of three Friends Gopal, Raghav, and Aarti set in the backdrop of Varanasi and narrated by Gopal. Gopal belongs to a lower middle class family and stays with his father, his father's ancestral property is in a legal tangle and they have to manage all there monetary needs with little pension his father gets. Raghav is bright student(an JEE ranker) who wants to be journalist. Aarti a beautiful daughter of the District Magistrate and a wannabe Air Hostess. The story Deals with there Friendship, Love, Ambition. It mainly showcases the corruption that is prevalent in the Indian Education System and how the politicians are using it for there profits. Gopal is the ambitious guy who wants to make money and be rich, Raghav wants to become a journalist and he even sacrifices his engineering career for it. Aarti symbolizes a girl from small time who wants be something but due to restrictions from has to settle for a much smaller thing. There friendship, love,ego,hatred and deceit through various stages of life is depicted.
This book lacks the usual sense of humor that is generally present in a Chetan Bhagat's book. The book starts on a very interesting note but as it moves the story gets predictable. The way the story starts by a character narrating it to the writer and ends reminds you of his earlier book 3 mistakes of my life. Though it takes up issue of corruption in education, it fails to give any solution to the problem. Overall it is not as great a FPS but still I felt it to be better than One night@call center and 2 States.

SHOR IN THE CITY- MY TAKE

Cast- Tushaar Kapoor, Radhika Apte, Sendhil Ramammurthy, Sudeep Kishan, Nikhil Dwivedi, Pitabash Tripaty.

Story, Screenplay- Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K, Sita Menon

Directed by- Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K

The movie Shor In The City is a Story about three different set of people and there life's during the 9 day Ganesh puja in the city of Mumbai and how there life's get intertwined.

Sendhil ramammurthy returns from america to mumbai to start up a small business, facing trouble from local goons. Sudeep kishan is a aspiring under 22 cricketer, who has to achieve success soon if he wants to marry his girl friend. Tushaar kapoor, pitabash and nikhil dwivedi own a small pirated books print house and one day stumble upon bag containing a bag full of guns and a bomb.

The screenplay of the film is very taut and keeps you engaged throughout. It has a dark comedy running throughout and the city of Mumbai completely incorporated in it. The Background score is apt and the song Saiboo is intoxicating.

Pitabash is the crackpot of the film, he just steals the show with his comedy timing. Some of his funny lines are- "ye bank hijack ho chukka hain", " Do you think we are NOT fools". The scene in the toilet and the scene where they play with bomb were ultimate. Tushaar kapoor gives a fine performance and slowly truns philosophical as the  movie progresses. Sudeep kishan as a young star with difficulties in both professional front and personal front give a normal performance( He was great as antagonist in telugu movie Prasthanam).

The movie does have it's dull moments, it gets slower post interval, but that aside it is an awesome movie that can sure bring a smile on your face and you can walk out of the theaters happily. I liked the director duo's previous film 99 and now with this film became admirer of them. More such kind of cinema is needed. 

Here is the theatrical trailer of the film