A topic on national integration showcased without bloodshed is such a rarity these days. It's lovely movie of Pakistani speech impaired girl who's stranded in India owing to her curiosity and is reunited with her parents aided by an Indian evoking sentiments beyond religion owing to a YouTube video uploaded by a reporter.
A speech impaired six year olds' journey from Pakistan to India to be unmuted by divinity ends with her being stranded in India's Unchartered territory beyond the border of Pak.
She wails and cries and then finds Hanumans' devotee Sallu and is somehow amused by his affinity to Hanuman and follows him to his abode. He realises she's orphaned by situation and pledges her return to her parents to Bhajarang Bhali. He has to use unconventional methods to bye pass the border as the girl doesn't have a visa . The guy goes about the border crossing being honest to the Paki army, who allow him to enter Pakistan owing to his star power. Pakistan suspects the Indian in their sight and post return of the girl to her parents, jails him. They're almost as slow to react to things as Indian Movie police. The word "Jasoos" is almost as common as Lemon Juice. But when the cute little girls goes about munching the food she likes, smiling, tearing up, cuddling up to your heart. You'd almost believe anything blinded by her presence. Like when Sallubhai takes a bullet from Pak Army one would think Bhajarangi bhaijaan nikalgaya tera jaan. But then Sallu's need to be himself overshadows the requirement of believability and then he comes back alive walking past the border, pardoned by the Pak army, who refuse the orders of their higher up on the grounds of humanity, in response to a YouTube video filmed by the reporter.
Nawazuddin Siddique's spontaneity, his role of a reporter is short and sweet delivered with a heart wrenching dash of emotion.
Salman Khans' role as a innocent gentleman with Lord Ram at his heart and the will of Hanuman as his aide is very believable for a change. For the concept of once forgotten thing called earning a box office hit is rekindled by Sallu Bhai.
But as Sallu Bhai bids Khudafis as a Hindu and the cute little Paki girl chants "Jai Sri Ram" unmuted by her innocent love for her Mama Sallu, even the most rational heart can feel the emotion.
Watch it for the adorable little girl, reporter Nawaz with a heart and believable underplayed Sallu Bhai.
Pic courtesy: indiatoday.in
