The Fate of the Furious: 10 Reasons why it is a quintessential Hindi film
Sajid Khan recently mentioned in his celebrity column that Hollywood release The Fate of the Furious is a ‘real Hindi film’. He is absolutely correct in his assessment, and here are the 10 reasons why:
(There may be some spoilers ahead)
1. The sheer premise of the film, that of the main lead Vin Diesel going against his family, is like any other Hindi film from the 80s. Good guy turns rogue, betrays his friends and those close to him, and soon it is revealed that all of this was because ‘uski ek majboori thi’. Well, of course that was always going to be the case, and hence just like a ‘desi‘ movie, this entire angle of man going against his family and being on the villain’s side was nothing but a marketing gimmick.
2. Moreover, majboori kya thi? Well, hero ki wife aur bachche ko villain ne kidnap kar liya tha! Really, so that was that one ‘big twist’? Manmohan Desai anyone? Folks at Hollywood, hear us out on this, we have been playing this formula in Bollywood for over four decades now!
3. Then there is this age old formula of hero being always the winner. So what if he is driving …read more
