Swami : Movie Review
11 June 2007 | Movies, Movie Reviews | No Comments
Stories told from the heart always make a point. Movies made with honest intentions always stand out. SWAMI is one such movie.
SWAMI is everybody's story – your story, my story, our parents' story. Moving from the village to the city of dreams. That's what Swami (Manoj Bajpai) and Radha (Juhi Chawla) do. SWAMI is also the story of how a son respects and honours his father. SWAMI also tells a story of how our aged parents should be taken care of. SWAMI is also a story of how some parents even in their old age, without selfish motives, make way for their child to soar higher. SWAMI is a lesson for today's youngsters on how to treat parents. It's also a lesson for parents on how not to play the 'emotional blackmail' card.
Manoj Bajpai is moulded into the character with precision and the actor follows the director's cue to the 'T'. As the loving husband, doting father and proud grandfather, Manoj passes the test of time. He does not let the simple values of the village life corrupt his mind in the city, nor does he let his son, played by debutant Maninder, lose his focus and principles. His desire to own a rocking chair, Juhi's gesture of buying the same from the money saved for her operation, and his daughter-in-law selling the worn-out piece of furniture tells its own story. The telling point is when the chair lands in his room in the Ashram he has chosen to stay in order to let his son and his family go off to the US. His Radha is there by his side in the twilight of his life. To put it plainly, Manoj Bajpai should get a standing ovation for his portrayal of SWAMI. ….read more
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