The Crust of Life

आज शमा खुश है क्यूंकि शम्श ने उसे सराहा है अपनी काबिलियत पर कर यक़ीन ऐ दोस्त की एक ज़र्रे ने भी समंदर को मोती से नवाज़ा है क़दर करना सीख हर इंसान की तू की मुर्दो ने भी कई इंसान में जान डाली है - Musten Jiruwala (26th October, 2014) Aaj shama khush hai, kyunki shamsh ne usey saraha hai apni qabiliyat par kar yaqeen ae dost ki ek zarre ne bhi samandar ko moti se nawaza hai qadar karna seekh har insaan ki tu ki murdo ne bhi kai insaan me jaan dali hai Today, flame is happy because sun has appreciated its light Believe in your ability, my friend because, one grain of sand has given a gift of pearl to the ocean Appreciate every human being because, even dead body has given life to many people

  Only a master narrator like Vishal Bharadwaj can do justice to this Shakespearean masterpiece in contemporary setting and that too with a new twist! Haider, which is based on the Kashmir conflict where I could relate Tabu's character of Hamlet's Gertrude with current state of Kashmir, which is married to India but flirting with Pakistan. She has brought out the trials and tribulations of a "half-widow" state. KayKay has done an amazing job of portraying Pakistan's character through Claudious who uses "terrorist" (Mukhberins) under his control to kill people who are in his way. And, of course, Shahid has done a wonderful job of portraying the current generation of Kashmir through the character of Hamlet. Shraddha has done a good job with Ophelia's character. I loved the twist in the tail (If you have not seen Haider, please stop reading from here). As Gandhiji had said, an eye for an eye will make the whole nation blind - this message is d...