Jan Gan Mana Rann is not a song pro or against RGV

"Jana Gana Mana Rann is not a song pro or against any political party" - RGV

In an age where the media broadcasts and prints countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know. After yesterday's mammoth Press conference in the capital to promote his ambitious film Rann, Ram Gopal Varma was seen in a rare smiling pose while addressing the country's media along with Big B, Riteish Deshmukh, Sudeep and Paresh Rawal. The grand unveiling of his first ever Rann promo created quite a bit of stir among the media present there as the video started off with India's National Anthem weaved into the film's story. As overflowing as an ashtray with details that are so ingrained into the trailer, the video becomes almost invisible yet critical to the mood and tone of today's diminishing journalism.

'Jana Gana Mana Rann' sounded like a passionate and concise civic lesson from the past, arriving with much political and cultural relevance of today. It started off with provocative, principled and richly detailed snap shots of all the characters from the film looking stunned in what seemed to be an upheaval. An eye popper more than an eye opener, it was pretty compelling and invigorating. Revered for his courage, high standards and clear, unaffected way of making films, RGV pulls out a stunner promo which makes you stand in pride and salute. The question is - to whom? Ramu, Mr. Bachchan, Riteish or Sudeep? All masters in their own right and representing all that is best in crusading journalism. With no speech and only the anthem being sung, the promo palette looks heavy on shadows with serious colours on lost faces. It feels like all the images are lit up on screen inside a bunker, after all, Rann promises to be a war...war of words and wisdom...which leads us to the promos most gripping moment - the moment when a hand from the foreground switches off the television. For us, it's the moment of truth because in a world where freedom of speech is killed by fear, 'Jana Gana Mana Rann' restores the combative speech into an anthem trumpeting its greatness.