L iberals in the sub-continent feel compelled to take certain political positions more in order to define themselves than because the positions are defensible. There is a deliberate propagation of half-truths and untruths in the service of the ‘correct’, the understanding being that the ‘morally correct’ and the ‘true’ are not synonymous.
Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, although partly set in Lahore, was not shot in Pakistan but in Delhi, many of the roles are played by Indian actors – Om Puri, Shabana Azmi. It is a film made largely by Indians but it is still a useful document through which to understand the state of affairs in Pakistan. The screenplay of the film is by Mohsin Hamid, a Pakistani writer who based it upon his own celebrated novel and Mira Nair simply brings it to the screen. Making the film a valuable document is not what Mohsin Hamid says...
Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, although partly set in Lahore, was not shot in Pakistan but in Delhi, many of the roles are played by Indian actors – Om Puri, Shabana Azmi. It is a film made largely by Indians but it is still a useful document through which to understand the state of affairs in Pakistan. The screenplay of the film is by Mohsin Hamid, a Pakistani writer who based it upon his own celebrated novel and Mira Nair simply brings it to the screen. Making the film a valuable document is not what Mohsin Hamid says...
- 6/2/2013
- by MK Raghavendra
- DearCinema.com
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