Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Article Updated 16 June, 2003 09:04:07 PM IST

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Villages which are only seen through the light of candles - Inhabitants forced to remain subject to the absence of a modern commodity which is considered to be a luxury they can't afford.

In a country where over 500,000 villages are found, 87,000 of them only subsist, and well fit the description above. This movie preview will take you into that world. Please be assured that we are not speaking about the film Lagaan, however similar the details seem. The only resemblance here is that both are films about villages with a rural theme and neither have electricity, yet. Although director Apoorva Lakhia will admit, "If it makes even as much money as it took to make Lagaan, I'll be jumping for joy."

You see, the film we are referring to is Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost. It is the tale of a village in Rajasthan, India. At the outset we find it has just recently been given the "magic" of electricity. A young man by the name of Kanji (Abhishek Bachchan) travels from his city of employment to his home village in order to visit with his grandfather (Snehal Lakhia). He carries along a gift for him; a gift which will remain an unknown piece of the puzzle until you've seen the film for yourself. However, this is where everything goes haywire.

Now you may wonder how this gift causes so much chaos. The fact remains that it does, and a power struggle involving forbidden love ensues, the results of which add up to three hours (more or less) of sidesplitting antics. Surprised? To keep the story line realistic, the comedy is mixed with scenes of undeniable truths which unfortunately still exist today. What will transpire when this modern world evokes it's grip on an ancient and simple lifestyle? Will the villagers be able to adapt to this foreign concept and still keep the values so deeply ingrained in them since childhood?

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost will whisk you away on a journey through the eyes of Kanji and KC (Lara Dutta). They will endeavor to bridge the gaps created, while exposing little known facts about today's cultural India to those who find themselves outside of it.

This film will surely tug at your heart strings. It is one that can claim to have the essence of what Indian ideology is all about. After experiencing it, you will come to understand why India carries the burden of being a rich country inhabited by poor people. The producers of Rubberband Films promise to "stretch" the viewers' imagination with their latest creation. Look for its release at the end of this month or early July.

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