wha's so special about MNIK...? well... what's so special about any of the other movies like rang de basanti, lagaan, 3 idiots, etc...? 😛😛
the only major difference i find, is that it's one of the few hindi movies to recieve so much appreciation outside of india... of course, MNIK does has a universal theme, and considering the 'muslim' issue, rouses curiosity... fact that a lot of non-desi people saw it and actually liked it, i find interesting...
they have a copy of MNIK at my local library, and mind you, we don't have a lot of desi people in our area... they don't have a copy of 3 idiots even... they do have Lagaan though...! 😊
so i think it's the international recognition that sets it apart from many other movies... of course, the theme is close to many muslim people's heart... just as rang de basanti is special to most of the indians, as it depits patriotism to india... so the theme is rather universal in that sense...!
the movie itself, obviously, isn't perfect... but SRK did well in it, as far as acting goes...
everyone has their own preference... there are those who probably watched it for the 'chemistry', which is usually the last thing on my list... then there are others, who probably hated the movie because of karan, srk or even the theme... yet there are others who liked it just for the theme and probably had little clue as to who srk was... or did not like it... hard to say, what appeals to who... to each their own...! 😛😛😛
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