Hey there! First of all, I apologize for not being regular with my blogs. Ok, now let me start with my today's write-up. Recently, I read an article by Chetan Bhagat, in which he had expressed his opinion on the prevailing Indian conception about the portrayal of Indian women in this 21st century. Chetan Bhagat on Cocktail has elaborated a few points, with which I do not completely agree.

Chetan Bhagat on Cocktail

                                                                                                                       After watching the movie, Cocktail, he was bit disturbed by the depictions of the movie. Although his intention in his article was praiseworthy, as he had tried to highlight the feminine abilities and that women can now efficiently handle the same responsibilities as that of men, still I found some kind of imparity in his article. He had tried to express his opinion through this movie. Being a movie buff, I had seen this movie on its opening day and I found it to be better as compared to other movies, which were released during the same period. At least this movie had some sense unlike other films, which are only produced in an intention to grab maximum profits, no matter whatever the script is. I disagree to this legendary writer's point of view for the concept of this movie. My apologies for openly putting my viewpoint against such an acclaimed writer in such a rebellious way, but I had to...I completely agree with the later part of his content, as he has highlighted the power of womanhood and that today's woman are capable of handling both house and job, but I still have some queries with his initiation.  

In the first half of this movie, the hero is shown in a Casanova avatar and flows with the charm of a free-spirited and independent girl and slowly when the plot intensifies, he then eventually falls in love with a girl, who has been portrayed in a rather different image - in a traditional Indian woman avatar. The character of Veronica is depicted here as being flamboyant and off the hook, who has always lived life on her own terms, but the moment she realizes her love for the hero, she makes up her mind to win his heart at any cost. On the other hand, the character of Gautam Kapoor is depicted here as being casual and who is always a smoothie among the ladies. He doesn't even mind shifting to Veronica's house, but he falls in love with her roommate instead. The reason is quite simple. Although Meera has a makeover under the influence of Veronica, still she has not forgotten her moral values and is still shown deeply rooted to her tradition. And this is the very thing, which enables Gautam to fall for her instead of Veronica, who doesn't even show the slightest of Indian connection. 

Chetan Bhagat on Cocktail has highlighted on the mind change of Veronica, who was once used to be free-spirited and independent girl, suddenly makes up her mind to become like Meera. She is not trying to find salvation in making rotis; rather she is trying to adopt Indian values from her roommate. In one of the scenes, Gautam's mother is seen suggesting her to dress up in a decent manner rather showing off her assets before elders, which is just unacceptable in our society. Veronica thus tries to dress herself up in the way Meera does, by wearing on a Punjabi salwar kameez rather than only roaming around in a shirt. Her only motive was to get back her boyfriend from her roommate and in this bid, she puts in all sorts of efforts to win his heart.

No matter how successful we become in our professional live, but our behavior and convention are the major factors, which help us earn love and respect in our society.