Why does she get to review, even when most of the comments ridicule her point of view, bring someone better who has more holistic viewpoint and not just one sided prejudices
The movie is a masterpiece. Leaving my apparent ethical and morality at balance, the movie unapologetically showcased the reality of India and incorporated such sensitive subject of North-East India's political climate with a regular journalist's love life. Although I admit there are some elements of the movie, which may not be appropriate for the current time being, the movie was way ahead of its generation and I don't understand why most critics only want some massive dramatic social messaging outcome in a storyline. The story was subjective to the director and his way of expressing stories might not be your cup of tea, but due respect please do not criticise the content and de-appreciate such complex story telling.
I went back to watch Dil se, specially since I grew up in Assam during the 2000s. Sucharita, I love you but you have completely missed out on how this is maybe the only film that tries to put some limelight on what was happening in the northeast at that time.
I was expecting these comments .. it is true .. after watching her kabir singh's review, i thought of unsubscribing but still continued .. but now i am done here .. she is clueless
@@addyphoenix2655 Let it be a CULT classic, but that doesn't mean that the criticism is not valid. The homopophobic jokes and women characters who in most parts lack agency is an important thing to be addressed. @sucharita may be you should have talked about Assam too instead of making it about Kashmir, we already ROJA.
Srk took up Dil Se while he was typecasted into 'The king of Romance' and did something unique and different that's why even after so many years we all remember him dancing on the rain to 'Chaiyaa Chaiyaa' and his unforgettable eyes in 'Dil Se' to his body in 'Jiya Jale' and 'Satrangi Re' standing out to be my favorite. Not a Srk fan but Dil Se stole my heart ❤
He wasn't a villain or a hero.. just like humans. Everything can't be put in a box and tagged as right and wrong. It's all greys. I stopped seeing after this sentence
That's the point today's reviewers seem to be missing . not every movie should have an ending by which you can say this is the nice guy and this is the bad guy
Dil se is classic the movie has music beautiful story srk nd manisha puled a great role in the movie sometimes we should not judge some movies beacuse we will forget to love them one such kind of film dil se ❤
Dil se is a classic, a movie well before time. It's so subtle in its narrative that people for whom only overly dramatic sequences work just won't get what the movie is about. That kiss scene she made fun off shows PTSD, the trauma that haunts Meghna even in her youth. It's not only brilliantly enacted and beautifully shot, one can only Salute the makers for highlighting this important aspect of mental well being in 1998 and that too in South East Asia. Songs, lyrics & visuals are more explicit and hence they registered well with every single person. I've not come across a person not appreciating these aspects. And that last scene, Meghna just gives in, she surrenders to her human desires, she is drawn to aman and she embraces it. And that's death, the last stage of love. There's not been a much poetic & artistic display of storytelling ever before and ever since.
Other than that she is illiterate about cinema. She only understands black or white character. About The character arch, she is clueless. This movie mimics real life . And she doesn’t understand art at all
I agree! That scene where her PTSD is apparent, gave me chills. It's a very powerful scene in which it also reveals Shahrukhs obsession is what provoked it, assuring the audience that his behaviour is unhinged..
This is almost the first time when I have to agree to disagree with you Sucharita ☹️. How is it possible that a director (along with his team) gave us these amazing songs that you are able to read so much into, in a film that doesn't seem to go well with them? They may have been written by Gulzar sahab and composed by AR Rehman but they were able to do this because they could "see it" in the script. This film uses the trope of a boy meets girl, but it is essentially about the impossible emotion "love" that entails burning desire, painful longing, and destruction of the "self" (fanaa). And the girl was involved from day one. She asks for a cup of tea, she scribbles message for him on sand, she takes a chance when she comes to ask for a room in his house. (I don't think there was a sexual harassment scene, I have read something similar in Fountainhead if I can remember correctly. ) There's a vulnerability that SRK brings to his character, as there should be if he's a seeker. Aman doesn't know shit but he's willing to go the distance and SRK makes sure we see that. ❤❤
And the reviewer doesn’t talk about how the finance enters srk's bathroom. If it was othef way around she wouldn’t have missed that. I am not against feminism but I also support equality for men also
There was a harrassment scene in Laddakh where they start fighting, and he forcefully kisses her, and then she loses her voice remembering the childhood rape trauma. But the point is the character of SRK is flawed and obsessed and is not even rewarded for it. He dies in the end. The fact that that scene is there shows a storyteller's prowess, that he's not afraid to go to that distance with his protagonist. And it serves two things. Tells us how flawed the character of Aman Verma is and a glimpse in Manisha's past.
@@rajatgandharva4 Because he's helplessly in love with her. And more than that, he needed some answers. Because in ladakh she tells the officer in the bus that he's my husband to avoid security check, after having him beaten by his cousins. He knew she loved him too and because she refuses to give any details, acts weird, he gets more n more curious, he becomes more helplessly in love with her as she lets the mystery around her growing. Then finally when he loses her, he decides to move on in his life until she shows up again to use him to fulfill her oath.
@@meraj0107 yes..the more elusive something is the more you want it . She also let him watch when she caught him looking at her while bathing. Nonetheless she refuses to accept the love.
9 out of 10 times, Sucharita is spot on with her reviews. This is that one time she missed the mark by a mile! By the end of the review, I was shocked and had begun to question my sensibilities. Thankfully, the Comments section was reassuring. Dil Se is epic. Period.
I haven't seen the film yet but I'm going to watch it now.... Why? Look at comments... Everyone has a perspective and layers to the film which is not understood by the host...
Honestly speaking, I came here to see appreciation of this master piece called "Dil Se" but I'm shell-shocked after the review! Maybe we're emotional about the movie, maybe you've missed something. I would recommend you to watch it again and this time don't watch it as a film critic, watch it as a movie buff, let yourself sink into the magic. But Wow, songs are beautifully explained 👏
The Time when the Indian Film industry had some guts to talk and comment upon the various insurgencies or the entangling political situations that were going in the nation. Dil Se , a masterpiece that I would say told us about the Insurgency of the North East and also tells about and shows the brutal attacks and assaults of the ruling forces on the people of the north East. The film is not only a love story it is a Serious , intelligent Political Commentary on the scenario India faced back in 1990s plus not to forget the songs , lyrics , locations and the magical Cinematography of the film. A good love story should always uplift the society and i think this film did it so. This film still becomes relevant today as in portions and the areas of the nation those which have been neglected by the ruling authorities and where the people are still fighting for the rights that the govt. be it be the Congress or the now ruling party never thought or considered to provide them. " It is of the utmost importance to be acquainted with the literature of a society and a nation to understand that society and the nation, because in consciousness of the life of the society is reflected in the literature of the times and the films , stories derived and adapted from the literature turns immortal as compared to the pieces made to satisfy the need and demands of the market." DIL SE , stands at the top of its game Sucharita Tyagi ! Never expected this from Film Companion.
What’s the point of this video ? She’s just picking a 20 yr old movie and dissing it..damn I clicked on this video expecting some positive nostalgia and appreciation..meaningless..
Yes exactly! I'm all for wokeness, but it just sounds silly in the context of a classic movie! The movie has to be reviewed for when it was made, and that content has to be made clear
@@ninarmathew The appropriate way to handle things like this is what Warner Brothers did a while back. They left the old cartoons that had racist content alone but added a disclaimer before they ran saying: "Tom & Jerry shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the Warner Bros. view of today's society, these shorts are being presented as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed." This is how every piece of old content should be handled.
Damn true. She speaked through her body language. Her beautiful eyes showcased her story even before she speaks of it. She brilliantly acted. I think, no other heroines of bollywood can be imagined at her place.
This movie was produced by Mani Ratnam , Ram Gopal Varma, Shekhar Kapur. These 3 made significant impact on Indian cinema,otherwise we would be stuck with more Kuch kuch hota type movies
This is the worst type of love lol. Dude is in love with a terrorist and thinks that his love is enough to stop her from committing terrorism. This movie may have been ahead of it's time in 98 but watching it today it's silly. That being said, songs are a hit to this day.
@@YashRamisetty facts! glad someone with a brain in this comment section can see it. everyone is dying to protect their nostalgia not being able to admit that maybe the 90s films were problematic and silly.
@@YashRamisetty Dude did finally stop her from terrorism using his love, saving many Indian lives in the process too - died a hero like his dad ->> which was foreshadowed in many earlier scenes
I don't think that Mani Ratnam faulted with this one. Infact, if anything this probably is his most underrated movies. It had imperfect characters because that is how the world is, even with its WOKE-ness ..so sure enough one may argue that shahrukh's and preity's characters have traits that are problematic but it is also fine to portray them from a story tellers perspective coz people do exist like that.. and btw they aren't even rewarded for their behaviour so one can't object of them being celebrated . But beyond this really off the point observation, this movie stood out for the way it showed a human story. Love stories rarely are ever placed in a political and conflict narrative context in India. They are almost always shown as if they exist in a vaccum . And this one bravely went where nobody else did and not just that the intricacies with which the story unfolds are still believable. A strong mention on Manisha's acting which is a masterclass on how to speak through silences. She speaks volumes through her pain and her anguish and an inability to speak what her heart desires because her character has a larger purpose much bigger than her own desires. I disagree that this one hasnt aged well coz sure enough if we were to dissect each character in isolation and say - 'what they say or do was problematic', then we will never have the sensitivity to understand that you are looking at a character at a specific point of time and growth in their life. Judging a whole story based on just that is a bit unjustified.
I agree...the problem is that we are trying to judge the movie with our current standards. Compare it with other movies from 90s and then one will notice a stark difference. Mani Ratnam wanted to show flawed characters among which one of them is almost crazy in love. And when it comes to being crazy in love, there's hardly any rule to show such characters. It has to be from the imagination of the writer. All we can hope for is not to incentivize that craziness, which is what movies like Arjun Reddy/Kabir Singh do. As you said, they were not rewarded for their actions in Dil Se.
I usually like sucharita's reviews but I have a strong feeling that she didn't really watch the movie. Yes, there were some issues with the movie but have you ever heard of female protagonist like meghna/moina during these times or even now. Also, completely discrediting everyone's acting and only talking about the songs, seems amateurish. I am just wondering why did she did the time machine when she didn't even like the movie. I mean why go through such a hassle? At one hand, you are saying films like Kuch kuch hota hai and soldier were being made and on the other hand, ripping apart the movie that was offering something unique and different. Disappointing!
Nope. This movie showcases misogyny in all its glory. How can one even call a movie a treasure where they depict the 'hero' stalking and even assaulting the heroine throughout the movie?
@@shivang4420 when did I force? Just like she gave an opinion of the movie, I gave an opinion of her review... when did I appeal to others to agree to me? Get lost, sensitive!
Such a painful review... Sucharita, really struggled to make "sense" here. On hand hand, minutely finding meanings in frames of songs, while finding absolutely no meaning in anything from the rest of thenarrative. Besides of course she finding it "creepy". Seems like she spend more time reading some fan-boy articles available on the net to decode the frames rather than actually watching the movie and taking an effort to really come up with an honest analysis of things.
Don’t agree at all with your views regarding the film’s acting. It had many more things to say beyond the songs and the fact that SRK in your opinion goes from Dar to KKHH to DTPH shows the range he demonstrated. Obsession and playfulness sort of reflect the love stages as well. Imo it’s a beautiful film that leaves over-the-topness to its songs and the rest of the narrative is refreshingly understated. Both lead characters have wonderful shades of grey and a film doesn’t always need a clear hero and villain. Lastly, it’s not good to reflect views such as stalker,one sidedness without giving context on the feminist views that existed in the 90s. Films are a reflection of the society and I don’t think this movie treated its women characters as naive. They are what they are 🙂
Am I the only one who actually loves and thinks manisha's performance was better than srk performance in this movie? But sadly no-one appreciates her that much. I think her performance and the bgm of this movie are probably the most underappreciated parts of this movie. #Justmyopinion
I agree with her views on the songs which were a masterclass, but disagree with her opinion of the movie which IMO was an underrated gem way ahead of its time.
I lost all my respect for Sucharita. This movie was beyond the expectations, way ahead of it’s time. India is still not ‘Trained’ to understand this movie.
@Rownaz Haque , 1) Sucharita admits that she did not re-watch this movie until now but It seems her views are from when she saw the movie as a kid. That's unfair since the kids loved masala movies back then (Soldier, Dil to pagal hai, Badshah) 2) Why this is way ahead of it's time: Look at the hit (shit) movies during that year: Karan Johar, David Dhawan, Abbas-Mastan were top grossers (98.78% of Indians like those movies). And this movie dealt with the insurgency in North-East India (which 98.78% of Indians don't connect to). The entire feel of the film is appropriately poetic, with a few romantic exchanges standing out quite memorable. The cinematography and music just are top notch. 3) Indian audience not ready for such quality: Though Dil Se received a poor box office response in India, it found success overseas. It was screened at the Era New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. The film went on to win the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards. The film became the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. Even two months after its release in September 1998 the film was still screened on five screens, five times per day with an average of 3000 spectators across all screens in the Cineworld complex in Feltham, West London. 4) Last one: 98.78% Indians sill believe that fairness creams work. They have been testing the 14 days fairness challenge from last 28 years.
After this review, the only thing that comes to my mind is, " she just did not get it"and has used her medium to ridicule it just to instigate a debate! Her analysis was laughable!!
Dude, the movie is a mess.. It did not make sense then and does not make any sense now.. Suchi’s unique take, reading the movie through the songs, is refreshing and gives a new perspective of what the story wanted to be.. I hope you appreciate and encourage this, rather than go into your own corner and crib about a view that you don’t agree with..
@@prat1rithu The movie had only one problem - it was way ahead of it's time. Everything that she ridiculed about the movie, is what was so beautiful about it. The song Dil se, where a love story amidst political unrest is so symbolic of the movie, the performances were brilliant... If Srk was given the due he deserved for this movie, probably he wouldn't have stuck to the stereotype.. And the steer of cinema could have been different. This movie could have been a game changer, however, it was deeply misunderstood. Anyway, it's my perspective... And it doesn't have to conform to her thoughts. I just thought her review was only to instigate a debate...it had no grounding.
This movie is one of the best- the passion of SRK is just pure one of his best performances. The subtext of movie was great highlighting issues of north east, uncompromising love. And the song and the album - unbelievably awesome even now
This is what happened with Stage actors when they try to trying to make change in Indian Cinema. The part of white collar critics used to bully their work with the help of good English so that it sounds convincing as I m trying to do. And people ask why Young Actors give up. This video is a proof that even today outsider pay for their independent choices.
Did you try to understand a single point before you could get mad about "help of good English". Did you even bothered to understand what those words mean ? I did not like Dil Se. And I am no white collar critic. I can explain everything in lengths, why I don't like this film, if you haven't come here with prejudices and looking for confirmation bias. The problem is not these critics, the problem is perhaps people like you, who hail mediocre filmmaking. But yes, the songs and Santosh's work is work of a GENIUS
@@NileshKumar-nr2vj The point is that many such critics just feel superior and diss amazing aspects of certain films which clicks with the local audience. One cannot speak for everyone.. No point is good when exaggerated heavily and criticized ignoring the context... Freedom of speech is great, yet civility is another matter entirely
@@the_number_one I don't think she is been uncivilized in her assessment. Of course when you are writing so many reviews you tend to get a little colourful with your writings otherwise every piece of writing would apper same, if one is counting each technical area and just saying whether it's good or not. I think people should be able to take this much criticism, especially I believe SRK would be the first to be absolutely fine with such reviews over the years.. The logic of what local people like has got nothing to do with work of a critics. Nobody cares what critic say, the worst films of year are generally biggest hit. Since critic have some degree of technical hand in films and they have spent more time reading things around films and it's development and technological development etc etc, so get bring more nuance to the table with their writing. For example in this video she tells many wonderful things about songs which I am sure most people would have never noticed. Critics are majorly taken serious by people in business. Critics of all kind play very important part in world. Everything that we see have changed since stone stage, because someone wasn't happy with something and were striving for betterment. And honestly she gave some persuasive arguments why srk character didn't work. I think that is acceptable when you give a good argument. Even though if you like srk and manisha in this good for you.... Good that you enjoyed it... Although I am very sure srk would cringe on his own performance here. Manisha is so good is most of her films, not in this one for sure
Manisha Koirala’s performance in Dil Se is unarguably some of the best acting in Indian cinema ever. You could have touched upon that instead of gushing only about the songs (which are anyway much lauded and rightfully so).
Totally agree. Koi zikr hi nahi kiya as if Bollywood actresses play these kinds of characters on a daily basis. Even now, I dont see a lot of these kinds of characters and this was in 1998. This review makes me angry and what sucharita said about the songs also, I dont think she actually watched the movie because there are a lot of mistakes in her review.
I respect your opinion but I disagree with your negative comments about the movie. It is meant to be like a poem, one focusing on Amar's character. The movie begins and ends with him. As for Meghna, she is his polar opposite. He’s meant to be drawn to her, like positive is to negative energetically. Therefore it is unnecessary to showcase Preity's character getting closure. Amar dies, so does his voice and his experiences. His poem has ended. Meghna (Moina's) love doesn't have to be showcased, as she keeps EVERYTHING hidden from Amar. Amar mentions this a few times too: 'yeh jo tumhare andhar bohot kuch chupa hua hai', and that's exactly what he loves the most about her. He can romanticise her silence, he can write stories about it in his mind. The only thing he knows of her is what is shown by her, and he adds it all to his love poem about her. But if you look closely, she does love him. She is drawn to him, she doesn't fight his love, she's merely trying to run from it (to no avail). Where Amar shows affection and love, Meghna represses it. Where Amar thinks innocently, Meghna has seen the cruelty and reality. Where Amar smiles and cracks jokes, Meghna is serious and dark. It is a beautiful dichotomy that merges and dissolves, clearing the havoc of life itself in the last scene. No more pushing and pulling, no more running and chasing, just utter surrender.. it's terribly dark, but it makes sense. It is beautifully acted by both. How a poem in the form of a movie should be.
@@ankitgupta8797 uhm nah Ankit, you can’t assume things, that’s a very illogical conclusion to my analysis of the deeper concept of the movie. But thanks for your feedback😂
Wow, the comment section here is really crazy. I just watched the movie and came here to see if my perspective is similar to anyone else. I just want to say I agree with most of the points Sucahrita makes but also I can't deny the fact that this movie came out in 1998, so whole different era and audience. As Suchariita said, "The film aged very weirdly."
One of the best Film Maker of our Country MANIRATNAM . He introduce some of best technicians to Indian cinema.. Dil se may be not his best movie but not a bad movie also ,its a visual treat with emotions and original back ground score.
Just rewatched dil se and was thinking why is this so underrated ... That's why came here but got disappointment only... Dil se ❤️ is a masterpiece by the greatest of great mani Ratnam...
Chayya chayya - notice the lyrics. They establish exactly what his disposition about love is. And how deep his passions go; it's his everything and that's exactly what he puts at stake. Everything.
I was touched by dil se. And watching it in my older life touches me more. I think the complexity you are talking about was the best part of the movie. At a time when heroes and villains were pertinently defined, Mr Ratnam showed you a man who was grey in his subtext. A masterful performance. Am shocked that through this amazing journey you were only amazed by filmy songs.
Its the spirituality that made SRK do Dil Se.. Its the passion that made RGV produce it.. Its the poetry why Shekhar Kapoor co produced it.. Its madness why Mani Ratnam made it.
Dil se wasnt SRK PRETTY MOVIE. It was SRK Manisha movie. Pretty was supporting cast and Dil se is a complete classic movie with so much to reminish. Love can be one side or both side but once someone is in love he has to go through it. Here SRK was in love. Later he got saddened when he thought she is married but later he realised she lied so he wanted answers to lot many questions in his mind. Majorly because earlier in bus she called SRK her husband.
Dil se is the movie which i will go back to millions of times till i die. The story, the acting, the cinematography and the music were so ahead of its time which i guess you will never understand. For me , you are a better reviewer for the Baaghi types of movies which we all can mock and laugh cause that's were your intelligence lies, mockery. What SRK has done in this movie was the best of his career, he portrayed the mad obsessed lover so effortlessly which was just his natural self, no extra effort. Manisha koirala in her mysterious avatar as moina was as effortless as ever. But nothing would have worked if there was not any story to tell, and Dil Se had a story to tell, to show the world how the minorities were treated in assam, and i guess the world was not ready for that truth. People loved Rang De Basanti because it talked about change in the system even taught people how to kill someone for that change and dil se had the same agenda, a change in the system but the killing didn't happen like rang de basanti. Please don't review these classic movies, review soldier, dillagi, jaani dushman, hello brother , jai ho, race 3 these types of movies, do not go near any other mani ratnam movies my dear. They are better off without your difficulty to understand the sentence "way ahead of its time". Also about the music of this movie... Each and every song along with the background score is a GEM. Chaiya chaiya doesn't make sense? Its ok, not all the item number makes sense. But Ae Ajnabee is something else... The story telling of SRK on the radio about his meeting with meghna.. no other actor could do justice, and then when the song is played it takes me to another happy place. The background score... I can listen to all day, pakhi pakhi pordeshi ... Hands down one of the best album of Mr. Rahman. P.S. it is very easy to criticize but if u are asked to dish out even 0.1% of any aspect of the movie, you will fail beautifully because if you had those talents you would have been in the movie, not reviewing them.
Sad, This lady is still not taking her medicines properly. Lady, you need to chill out more. You seem to be depressed since long time. Dil se is one of the iconic films of ever made and appreciated world wide. People now understand its gravity and say its way ahead of its time.
Then you should watch anime not cinema. Everything should be analysed with logic even love stories too usually in real life that can be explained by logic but in bollywood we have to settle for mediocre shit.
I mute her content and start reading comments. There are better reviewer in comments. Basically she start bashing maniratnam's work within 5 mins, it clearly shows you never understood the movie. SRK said his best piece of work and fav film is Dil Se even it didn't run well. I loved him in this movie so much as it shows a different shade of him as Amar. Also he looked the most charming in this movie. ❤️❤️❤️
I watched dil se 3 times the first time more than 10 years ago today in 2021 i watched it again and it is one of my favorites bollywood movies ive been reading the comments but i only see a fandom mad about a honest rewiew yes it is a great movie but it aged very bad srk was a stalker and he forced it sooo much i agree with almost everything she said about the movie but that doesn’t mean that the movie was bad it just aged very bad
When the critic says, Amar forgets about the girl.....while singing Chaiyya Chaiyya......itself is a proof of her incompetence in reading or comprehending films! Sucharita....were you just viewing the song.....weren't you also listening to the lyrics!! "Tu hain yaar hain jo khushboo ki tarah...jiski zubaan Urdu ki tarah" who do you think the male character was thinking of while singing those words????
you have reduced a brave attempt and cinematic excellence to a mere music album with all great songs.(no doubt about that btw ar and gulzar) ...just watch the scene between srk and manisha when they meet in AIR office..not just the taking of it, direction,cinematography, lighting, and acting....thats just one of the many grt scenes .....not happy with the review at all....
Neeraj, this female wasted 12mins of our life, this only shows how cheap and third rated her understanding is about movies !! And how on earth Film companion agreed to air this puke worthy commentary on a legendary movie !!
The opening credits of dil se with the haunting ar Rahman music is better than half a dozen movies which were hits including the abominable kuch kuch hota hai
But dont you think a true classic is that kind of a work which actually stands the test of time through abstraction? I personally feel that these so-called Classics should permanently re-analysed and scrutinized to reject or re-assimilate them in our socio-material discourse.
Yes they should but I felt she only saw with the feminine eyes like srk was stubborn one sided lover and not the whole picture. A person in love whether one sided or not may think he wants to take away the girl he loves from all the negativities of the world. He alone can not change the whole Northern dispute that was shown as the rest of us. But As a true reporter he wanted to showed the what is the real picture by talking to the terrorist. And that is his only job and he was true to that. Later manisha also uses him and gets her job done. If she was so right with her morals she shouldn’t have done that and I'm not judging her either. It's just human nature to chase the things that we love whether it is love (for srk) or freedom (for monisha). About the kissing scene, although I am not in support if this scene but if u look closely u see She refuses saying I can not do this and I dont love u with which srk was not convinced. She could have beaten srk but she doesn’t as there is some sexual Attraction between them. She only overreacts when her past comes in her mind. And she realises the normal love life is not for her.
@@dysplasiaanaplasia4128 I don't know what's soo stereotypical. The last time I checked a movie of dil se's calibre that dealt with 'don't ever dare to speak about it' politics was Bombay, also a MR film.
Dil Se is a masterpiece. And the film has aged like fine wine. It's a cult. I don't know which movie she saw. But, the one I saw had magic in each and every frame. The performances.the music. The story. The direction. The writing. Everything is legendary. Her bad she couldn't see it. 😅
I usually don’t comment on the reviews, but seriously you need to keep your mind open when you watch a movie. I am not a fan of SRK but I must admit that this is one of his best movie. #growup
Agree about SRK's performance. It seemed too much even to my 12 year old self. But the songs never fail once to mesmerize and intoxicate. They are truly an emotion in themselves. We are truly lucky to have been blessed by the genius of so many amazing artists through them!
What is she jabbering about? Movie is crystal clear in NOT sympathising with terrorists but with the oppressed. How much clearer do you need to get??? Amar is the hero since he sacrificed himself to save lives and all terrorists are caught in the end. This act of his was his submission for heroism, till this time yes the movie intended him to be a creepy stalker. And madam, Moina didn’t have a seizure. Her jaw got locked which happens sometimes due to stress or suddenness. It seems you made this video after lazily observing the movie without enough research.
I've watched the Dil Se song so many times and yet, I never noticed the fire at the end of the bridge. The way you explained the theme and put everything in perspective is superb! That's the difference between a generic film audience like myself and a film student like you. We may not agree to a lot of things reviewers say, but that's okay, we still need them. Its one opinion in a million and various opinions of similar content is what makes movies such a splendid form of art to emotionally invest ourselves in.
She didnt even know what the movie is! Such a worse review and also very "painful to watch"! Mani Ratnam shows the problem of the people living nearest to border how government dont count them vote and how they transform into terrorist for your own country how they people thought about the other indians and all what is there is politics! She didnt even watch the film again i bet! She just watch all the songs on youtube and yooo lets do time machine idiot! And yes dil se album was one of the best of AR Rahman
Looks like you only watched the songs and a couple of scenes here on RUclips after already deciding on what you wanted to say about the movie. It was SRK’s best performance and Manisha was outstanding. They no longer make movies with such delicate and understated nuances.
Man, The way you read between the lines, just fell for you. Never ever thought about these songs this way before. I am going to watch those songs again right now.
Dilse was/is a masterpiece. Never did I thought that India could ever create a high quality movie. Dilse was/is a benchmark. Dilse was/is is an inspiration. I don’t see what went wrong with the movie, I see what went right and there were too many rights. Two different worlds colliding and the non violent world wins even though he dies proving it and wins over the violent world.
Dil se ...a movie much ahead of its time but underrated one all because India wasn't prepared since audiences were just hooked to masala flicks like Kuch Kuch .......etc etc .... It really deserved to be the one of the finest film & Manisha koirala did a tremendous job as ulfa terrorist from Assam .
Stalking and acting like a creep is still way ahead of time. We as a society have still not progressed to a level where stalking at a cringe level is justified.
Sucharita, your take on DIl Se made me rethink of the movie in a difference sense, which sits together with Mani Ratnam's next war movie, Kannathil Muthamittal(A Peck on the Cheek) based on Tamil insurgency in Sri Lanka. Was the creepiness in Amar Verma deliberate, to symbolise the mainstream Indian political view? Why else, would Mani Ratnam go for Shah Rukh, a man who personifies the 'bollywoodness' of Indian youth during the late 90s, as his lead? Was it his way of stating the general Indian sense of jingosim, using up SRK to romanticise the apparent lack of respect to consensus to what Kashmir?Assam really wants? Was Amar's naivity, or sense of oblivion, India's naivity? And Preeti being a pointless character could be because she represents South India (Preeti, the character is a Malayali, a Keralite), to say that India, centered at Delhi(aka the Delhi boy Amar), is too obsessed about Kashmir/Assam and holding on to it, while overlooking South and it's problems. While Mani Ratnam's other two films is his terrorism trilogy (Roja and Bombay) has its own romantic track, it is in Dil Se where the romance resorts to creepy grounds. I don't believe that Maniratnam was a conditioned misogynist who didn't care about denial. The ending where Amar stops Moina is where the parallel between Kannathil Muthamittal comes into point. In the tamil film Prakash Raj's character Harold Vikramasinhe, a Sinhalese doctor, remarks war to be pointless bloodshed, oblivious to his privilege, oblivious to the struggle of Sri Lankan tamil community, much like Amar. The movie also has Shyama (Nandita Das), a seperatist like Moina, who personifies the said struggle and trauma. In the end Shyama continues to be a separatist but with the baggage of a promise and lot of guilt. Both these movies reflect Mani Ratnam's political view which I believe is that, he understands the struggle, but doesn't agree to the violence. He believes it's better for India (Amar), even with its obsession and lack of understanding, to stop its borders from erupting with violence. All of this is my speculation upon watching the video. I haven't seen both these films in a long time. Di Se isn't a perfect film, but I believe it ages decently. BTW you should checkout Kannathil Muthamittal. It's arguably Mani Ratnam's best after Iruvar.
This is review from an independent and feminist perspective and I love that, but I rank this movie in Shahrukh's top class like swades or kabhi haan kabhi naa. And songs...they are memories of or childhood/adolescence.
This is a great format and way to literally RE-view! I follow several channels and RUclipsrs who do video essays wherein they do cathartic analysis that covers symbolism, the underlying currents and breakdown of the bits and easter eggs on display that are surely interesting to realize later. More power to you lady! As for everyone who's getting butthurt, please try and expand your palate to understand that there are several ways things can be done and if someone is presenting something new, either get out to begin with or broaden your 'comfort zone' as there's a lot that you're missing out on. This is HER perspective. Agreeing or disagreeing is up to you and that's fine but just don't simply say that since it's great, it's automatically flawless and can't be faulted. Peace, Love & Strength to everyone!!! Cheers!
Dil se is a masterpiece its a hard-hitting movie..SRK was too good as usual but I loved Manisha the most her looks act innocence.. loved her totally... Prity did her part well and she went to become even more successful den Manisha, but never looked so beautiful and innocent like Manisha in her entire career. **Special mention to SRK and Manisha's conversation in desert(Ladak) planning future /kids...love and that terrace scene
Oh my god the comment thread! I tried watching it the other day for the first time and I could not get past the first song. SRK is so bad here. And thanks for the review, just do not get bothered by the comments. People cannot accept any different views than theirs.
I was looking for this comment. I think most of the people in the comment section haven't watched the movie in a while. I agree with Sucharita's take on the movie
There was no hero and villain in Dil Se.Dil Se is not about one dimensional characters.There are worst movies than Dil Se but you choose to rip this one apart.
1) Sucharita admits that she did not re-watch this movie until now but It seams like her views are from when she saw the movie as a kid. That's unfair since the kids loved masala movies back then (Soldier, Dil to pagal hai, Dulhe Raja, Badshah, Sajan chale sasural etc) 2) Why Dil Se was way ahead of it's time: Look at the hit (shit) movies during that year: Karan Johar, David Dhawan, Abbas-Mastan were top grossers (98.78% of Indians like those movies). And this movie dealt with the insurgency in North-East India (which 98.78% of Indians don't connect to). The entire feel of the film is appropriately poetic, with a few romantic exchanges standing out quite memorable. The cinematography and music just are top notch. 3) Indian audience not ready for such quality: Though Dil Se received a poor box office response in India, it found success overseas. It was screened at the Era New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. The film went on to win the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards. The film became the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. Even two months after its release in September 1998 the film was still screened on five screens, five times per day with an average of 3000 spectators across all screens in the Cineworld complex in Feltham, West London. 4) Look at the bunch of actors introduced: Raghuvir Yadav, Aditya Srivastava, Sanjay Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Shaad Ali etc.. who all made big now. 5) Last one: 98.78% Indians sill believe that fairness creams work. They have been testing the 14 days fairness challenge from last 28 years.
Mani Ratnam Sir should have written this film by Sucharita Tyagi. Do you even value your own video? Most of the movie review in this channel is of two parts one Miss Anupama will come and rant then the other version of this review will come under Film Companion Local.
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Pleased make a video on yeh jawani h deewani
Lovely review! Please review Akele hum akele tum which i think was amazing but didn't get its due.
Ruhina Mehdi It was based on Kramer vs Kramer
Why does she get to review, even when most of the comments ridicule her point of view, bring someone better who has more holistic viewpoint and not just one sided prejudices
Idiot
The movie is a masterpiece. Leaving my apparent ethical and morality at balance, the movie unapologetically showcased the reality of India and incorporated such sensitive subject of North-East India's political climate with a regular journalist's love life. Although I admit there are some elements of the movie, which may not be appropriate for the current time being, the movie was way ahead of its generation and I don't understand why most critics only want some massive dramatic social messaging outcome in a storyline. The story was subjective to the director and his way of expressing stories might not be your cup of tea, but due respect please do not criticise the content and de-appreciate such complex story telling.
nope dil se exploited the trauma of the ppl of Assam
Movie is badly constructed
@@pthegreat1104 exploited like i didn't understand what u are trying to say
I agree!!!
@@heimdallstatus1376which means don't have a bit knowledge about film making
I went back to watch Dil se, specially since I grew up in Assam during the 2000s. Sucharita, I love you but you have completely missed out on how this is maybe the only film that tries to put some limelight on what was happening in the northeast at that time.
shes clueless and made herself look like a joke. the film is a cult classic.
I was expecting these comments .. it is true .. after watching her kabir singh's review, i thought of unsubscribing but still continued .. but now i am done here .. she is clueless
@@addyphoenix2655 Let it be a CULT classic, but that doesn't mean that the criticism is not valid. The homopophobic jokes and women characters who in most parts lack agency is an important thing to be addressed. @sucharita may be you should have talked about Assam too instead of making it about Kashmir, we already ROJA.
@@srinaths478 which female characters didn't have agency in this movie
Same. Being from Assam, this film is very special to me.
Reading comments has brought my faith back in humanity. Not all have lost!!
Seriously
Srk took up Dil Se while he was typecasted into 'The king of Romance' and did something unique and different that's why even after so many years we all remember him dancing on the rain to 'Chaiyaa Chaiyaa' and his unforgettable eyes in 'Dil Se' to his body in 'Jiya Jale' and 'Satrangi Re' standing out to be my favorite. Not a Srk fan but Dil Se stole my heart ❤
The way Sucharita analysed Chaiyya Chaiyya is the way an English teacher analyses poems in schools
Absolutely correct.
He wasn't a villain or a hero.. just like humans. Everything can't be put in a box and tagged as right and wrong. It's all greys.
I stopped seeing after this sentence
That's the point today's reviewers seem to be missing . not every movie should have an ending by which you can say this is the nice guy and this is the bad guy
he literally stalked, and assaulted the main character.....idc if he was villain or hero i would have smacked him in the first scene.
he was just a creep
Dil se is classic the movie has music beautiful story srk nd manisha puled a great role in the movie sometimes we should not judge some movies beacuse we will forget to love them one such kind of film dil se ❤
Wow really. Dil se is a masterpiece! Can't believe her sensibilities are like this.
Dil se is a classic, a movie well before time. It's so subtle in its narrative that people for whom only overly dramatic sequences work just won't get what the movie is about. That kiss scene she made fun off shows PTSD, the trauma that haunts Meghna even in her youth. It's not only brilliantly enacted and beautifully shot, one can only Salute the makers for highlighting this important aspect of mental well being in 1998 and that too in South East Asia.
Songs, lyrics & visuals are more explicit and hence they registered well with every single person. I've not come across a person not appreciating these aspects.
And that last scene, Meghna just gives in, she surrenders to her human desires, she is drawn to aman and she embraces it. And that's death, the last stage of love.
There's not been a much poetic & artistic display of storytelling ever before and ever since.
Yes she's so insensitive to PTSD.
Other than that she is illiterate about cinema. She only understands black or white character. About The character arch, she is clueless. This movie mimics real life .
And she doesn’t understand art at all
@@DechenA she IS . the most lame & baseless critic i ve have ever seen
I agree! That scene where her PTSD is apparent, gave me chills. It's a very powerful scene in which it also reveals Shahrukhs obsession is what provoked it, assuring the audience that his behaviour is unhinged..
That's beautifully explained and I agree 100%
This is almost the first time when I have to agree to disagree with you Sucharita ☹️. How is it possible that a director (along with his team) gave us these amazing songs that you are able to read so much into, in a film that doesn't seem to go well with them? They may have been written by Gulzar sahab and composed by AR Rehman but they were able to do this because they could "see it" in the script.
This film uses the trope of a boy meets girl, but it is essentially about the impossible emotion "love" that entails burning desire, painful longing, and destruction of the "self" (fanaa).
And the girl was involved from day one. She asks for a cup of tea, she scribbles message for him on sand, she takes a chance when she comes to ask for a room in his house. (I don't think there was a sexual harassment scene, I have read something similar in Fountainhead if I can remember correctly. )
There's a vulnerability that SRK brings to his character, as there should be if he's a seeker. Aman doesn't know shit but he's willing to go the distance and SRK makes sure we see that. ❤❤
And the reviewer doesn’t talk about how the finance enters srk's bathroom. If it was othef way around she wouldn’t have missed that. I am not against feminism but I also support equality for men also
There was a harrassment scene in Laddakh where they start fighting, and he forcefully kisses her, and then she loses her voice remembering the childhood rape trauma.
But the point is the character of SRK is flawed and obsessed and is not even rewarded for it. He dies in the end.
The fact that that scene is there shows a storyteller's prowess, that he's not afraid to go to that distance with his protagonist. And it serves two things. Tells us how flawed the character of Aman Verma is and a glimpse in Manisha's past.
And what about Manisha's character repeatedly telling him to stop and go away and still he follows her to her house? Even after getting beaten up
@@rajatgandharva4 Because he's helplessly in love with her. And more than that, he needed some answers. Because in ladakh she tells the officer in the bus that he's my husband to avoid security check, after having him beaten by his cousins. He knew she loved him too and because she refuses to give any details, acts weird, he gets more n more curious, he becomes more helplessly in love with her as she lets the mystery around her growing. Then finally when he loses her, he decides to move on in his life until she shows up again to use him to fulfill her oath.
@@meraj0107 yes..the more elusive something is the more you want it . She also let him watch when she caught him looking at her while bathing. Nonetheless she refuses to accept the love.
9 out of 10 times, Sucharita is spot on with her reviews. This is that one time she missed the mark by a mile! By the end of the review, I was shocked and had begun to question my sensibilities. Thankfully, the Comments section was reassuring. Dil Se is epic. Period.
And this comment has made it more reassuring. Thank you.
Correct
Agreed 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I agree
Well, i like the movie even more now. Incredible!
The film aged well and has 100% rewatch value
I haven't seen the film yet but I'm going to watch it now.... Why? Look at comments... Everyone has a perspective and layers to the film which is not understood by the host...
Honestly speaking, I came here to see appreciation of this master piece called "Dil Se" but I'm shell-shocked after the review! Maybe we're emotional about the movie, maybe you've missed something. I would recommend you to watch it again and this time don't watch it as a film critic, watch it as a movie buff, let yourself sink into the magic.
But Wow, songs are beautifully explained 👏
This movie is pure GOLD... Ppl just don't get it... That's about it.... Mani Ratnam's one of the best.
The Time when the Indian Film industry had some guts to talk and comment upon the various insurgencies or the entangling political situations that were going in the nation.
Dil Se , a masterpiece that I would say told us about the Insurgency of the North East and also tells about and shows the brutal attacks and assaults of the ruling forces on the people of the north East. The film is not only a love story it is a Serious , intelligent Political Commentary on the scenario India faced back in 1990s plus not to forget the songs , lyrics , locations and the magical Cinematography of the film.
A good love story should always uplift the society and i think this film did it so.
This film still becomes relevant today as in portions and the areas of the nation those which have been neglected by the ruling authorities and where the people are still fighting for the rights that the govt. be it be the Congress or the now ruling party never thought or considered to provide them.
" It is of the utmost importance to be acquainted with the literature of a society and a nation to understand that society and the nation, because in consciousness of the life of the society is reflected in the literature of the times and the films , stories derived and adapted from the literature turns immortal as compared to the pieces made to satisfy the need and demands of the market."
DIL SE , stands at the top of its game
Sucharita Tyagi ! Never expected this from Film Companion.
Very well said.
Very very apt .
Very good
What’s the point of this video ? She’s just picking a 20 yr old movie and dissing it..damn I clicked on this video expecting some positive nostalgia and appreciation..meaningless..
True..Its a charming romantic way film n if ur thinking is as odd n booring like her no way ur gonna understand it.
True
Nostalgia is not a good parameter for judging a movie
Awww..
True 👍🏻
You can't and should not hold modern wokeness to judge old classics. They were made for a different time altogether.
Yes exactly! I'm all for wokeness, but it just sounds silly in the context of a classic movie! The movie has to be reviewed for when it was made, and that content has to be made clear
@@ninarmathew The appropriate way to handle things like this is what Warner Brothers did a while back. They left the old cartoons that had racist content alone but added a disclaimer before they ran saying:
"Tom & Jerry shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the Warner Bros. view of today's society, these shorts are being presented as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."
This is how every piece of old content should be handled.
I guess she doing this series not to review old classics but to see if old classics still hold up to today's sensibilities...
@@pranayyanarp4118 yes! Finally
surely even in the 90s a guy forcing himself on a girl was considered molestation! was it not?
Dil se is a wonderful film! Why didn't you talk about Manisha Koirala's performance!The best thing in this film!
I was thinking the same thing. She made fun of Manisha's best scene where she suffers an anxiety attack.
Damn true. She speaked through her body language. Her beautiful eyes showcased her story even before she speaks of it. She brilliantly acted. I think, no other heroines of bollywood can be imagined at her place.
This movie was produced by Mani Ratnam
, Ram Gopal Varma, Shekhar Kapur. These 3 made significant impact on Indian cinema,otherwise we would be stuck with more Kuch kuch hota type movies
What the hell did she just review. Dil se is one of the finest films SRK did in his career.
This is the worst type of love lol. Dude is in love with a terrorist and thinks that his love is enough to stop her from committing terrorism. This movie may have been ahead of it's time in 98 but watching it today it's silly. That being said, songs are a hit to this day.
@@YashRamisetty facts! glad someone with a brain in this comment section can see it. everyone is dying to protect their nostalgia not being able to admit that maybe the 90s films were problematic and silly.
nope he was a creep throughout, further the movie just exploited the trauma of the ppl of Assam
@@YashRamisetty his love stops her that's what happens in the climax of the movie 🤦
@@YashRamisetty Dude did finally stop her from terrorism using his love, saving many Indian lives in the process too - died a hero like his dad ->> which was foreshadowed in many earlier scenes
I don't think that Mani Ratnam faulted with this one. Infact, if anything this probably is his most underrated movies. It had imperfect characters because that is how the world is, even with its WOKE-ness ..so sure enough one may argue that shahrukh's and preity's characters have traits that are problematic but it is also fine to portray them from a story tellers perspective coz people do exist like that.. and btw they aren't even rewarded for their behaviour so one can't object of them being celebrated . But beyond this really off the point observation, this movie stood out for the way it showed a human story. Love stories rarely are ever placed in a political and conflict narrative context in India. They are almost always shown as if they exist in a vaccum . And this one bravely went where nobody else did and not just that the intricacies with which the story unfolds are still believable.
A strong mention on Manisha's acting which is a masterclass on how to speak through silences. She speaks volumes through her pain and her anguish and an inability to speak what her heart desires because her character has a larger purpose much bigger than her own desires.
I disagree that this one hasnt aged well coz sure enough if we were to dissect each character in isolation and say - 'what they say or do was problematic', then we will never have the sensitivity to understand that you are looking at a character at a specific point of time and growth in their life. Judging a whole story based on just that is a bit unjustified.
Really well said, totally agree!
This movie is Mani Ratnam’s best work unfortunately millenials like sucharita will never understand
I agree...the problem is that we are trying to judge the movie with our current standards. Compare it with other movies from 90s and then one will notice a stark difference. Mani Ratnam wanted to show flawed characters among which one of them is almost crazy in love. And when it comes to being crazy in love, there's hardly any rule to show such characters. It has to be from the imagination of the writer. All we can hope for is not to incentivize that craziness, which is what movies like Arjun Reddy/Kabir Singh do. As you said, they were not rewarded for their actions in Dil Se.
Na. Not really.
I usually like sucharita's reviews but I have a strong feeling that she didn't really watch the movie. Yes, there were some issues with the movie but have you ever heard of female protagonist like meghna/moina during these times or even now. Also, completely discrediting everyone's acting and only talking about the songs, seems amateurish. I am just wondering why did she did the time machine when she didn't even like the movie. I mean why go through such a hassle? At one hand, you are saying films like Kuch kuch hota hai and soldier were being made and on the other hand, ripping apart the movie that was offering something unique and different. Disappointing!
The review was as bad as her perception of how bad Dil se was 😂... the movie is an underrated Treasure
So true!
Nope. This movie showcases misogyny in all its glory. How can one even call a movie a treasure where they depict the 'hero' stalking and even assaulting the heroine throughout the movie?
@@umami2021 there is a thin line between stalking and attracting.
Movies are subjective!!!
It's ok if she has different opinion than you. Don't force your opinion on anyone. Learn to disagree respectfully.
@@shivang4420 when did I force? Just like she gave an opinion of the movie, I gave an opinion of her review... when did I appeal to others to agree to me? Get lost, sensitive!
Such a painful review... Sucharita, really struggled to make "sense" here. On hand hand, minutely finding meanings in frames of songs, while finding absolutely no meaning in anything from the rest of thenarrative. Besides of course she finding it "creepy".
Seems like she spend more time reading some fan-boy articles available on the net to decode the frames rather than actually watching the movie and taking an effort to really come up with an honest analysis of things.
Don’t agree at all with your views regarding the film’s acting. It had many more things to say beyond the songs and the fact that SRK in your opinion goes from Dar to KKHH to DTPH shows the range he demonstrated. Obsession and playfulness sort of reflect the love stages as well. Imo it’s a beautiful film that leaves over-the-topness to its songs and the rest of the narrative is refreshingly understated. Both lead characters have wonderful shades of grey and a film doesn’t always need a clear hero and villain. Lastly, it’s not good to reflect views such as stalker,one sidedness without giving context on the feminist views that existed in the 90s. Films are a reflection of the society and I don’t think this movie treated its women characters as naive. They are what they are 🙂
Abhinav Sharma not just SRK, Manisha Koirala gave one of the best acting performances by any female in that decade
Wow, this comment is far better than this "review".
I love you dude!!!!
This movie is an Emotion, it don't need any explaination. We just need to feel it.
absolutely right.
True
Absolutely on point!
Totally! 💙
just say your a stalker like amar and have had a creepy obssesion and move on
Am I the only one who actually loves and thinks manisha's performance was better than srk performance in this movie? But sadly no-one appreciates her that much. I think her performance and the bgm of this movie are probably the most underappreciated parts of this movie.
#Justmyopinion
I think the comment section has more wisdom than the video.
Totally disagree. Its a movie which is way ahead from it's time. A classic one. I think she better deserves BEFIKRE than DIL SE.
She hated befikre. Have you watched the review?
You can not just call a bad movie "way ahead of its time". The original concept of the movie may be ahead of its time but the movie itself is garbage.
@@megharai40 yup that's why it got an honoury award at Berlin film festival ;d
Mani Ratnam is a misogynistic piece of crap, so called great director....Mani Ratnam chutiya hai. There I said it.
@@light_reason3577 bhai Mouna ragam, kannathil muthamittal, Bombay, ok manmani dekh lo
I agree with her views on the songs which were a masterclass, but disagree with her opinion of the movie which IMO was an underrated gem way ahead of its time.
It’s so ahead of it’s time that illiterate(cinema) like her don’t get it in 2020 either
Don't touch a classic if u don't understand .🙏🙏
Exactly
Yes true
Sorry. Can't agree with this 'review'. Dil Se/Uyire is a fine movie.
Mani Ratnam is a misogynistic piece of crap, so called great director....Mani Ratnam chutiya hai. Chutiya is you know chutiya
👏🏼
I still feel this was Shahrukh's one of the best acting performances..
I lost all my respect for Sucharita. This movie was beyond the expectations, way ahead of it’s time. India is still not ‘Trained’ to understand this movie.
Please explain my friend what do you mean? If you have a opinion please share.
@Rownaz Haque , 1) Sucharita admits that she did not re-watch this movie until now but It seems her views are from when she saw the movie as a kid. That's unfair since the kids loved masala movies back then (Soldier, Dil to pagal hai, Badshah)
2) Why this is way ahead of it's time: Look at the hit (shit) movies during that year: Karan Johar, David Dhawan, Abbas-Mastan were top grossers (98.78% of Indians like those movies). And this movie dealt with the insurgency in North-East India (which 98.78% of Indians don't connect to). The entire feel of the film is appropriately poetic, with a few romantic exchanges standing out quite memorable. The cinematography and music just are top notch.
3) Indian audience not ready for such quality: Though Dil Se received a poor box office response in India, it found success overseas. It was screened at the Era New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. The film went on to win the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards.
The film became the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. Even two months after its release in September 1998 the film was still screened on five screens, five times per day with an average of 3000 spectators across all screens in the Cineworld complex in Feltham, West London.
4) Last one: 98.78% Indians sill believe that fairness creams work. They have been testing the 14 days fairness challenge from last 28 years.
you are not the only one
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@@externalexams It was flop overseas too
You are right , I have never been able to complete Dil Se. The songs on the other hand are purely magical.
Dil se is a gem
After this review, the only thing that comes to my mind is, " she just did not get it"and has used her medium to ridicule it just to instigate a debate! Her analysis was laughable!!
Couldn't agree more!
Dude, the movie is a mess.. It did not make sense then and does not make any sense now.. Suchi’s unique take, reading the movie through the songs, is refreshing and gives a new perspective of what the story wanted to be.. I hope you appreciate and encourage this, rather than go into your own corner and crib about a view that you don’t agree with..
@@prat1rithu The movie had only one problem - it was way ahead of it's time. Everything that she ridiculed about the movie, is what was so beautiful about it. The song Dil se, where a love story amidst political unrest is so symbolic of the movie, the performances were brilliant... If Srk was given the due he deserved for this movie, probably he wouldn't have stuck to the stereotype..
And the steer of cinema could have been different. This movie could have been a game changer, however, it was deeply misunderstood. Anyway, it's my perspective... And it doesn't have to conform to her thoughts. I just thought her review was only to instigate a debate...it had no grounding.
Truely laughable!!
When someone thinking that they are a genius but actually they are just making mindless crap....
It will be like this review....
Or maybe like the film, Dil se
@@tathagatsingh6634 Or maybe like your comment XD
@@shubhamshinde2570 hahaha touché
Exactly
@@tathagatsingh6634 wow, you'er so smart
This movie is one of the best- the passion of SRK is just pure one of his best performances. The subtext of movie was great highlighting issues of north east, uncompromising love.
And the song and the album - unbelievably awesome even now
This is what happened with Stage actors when they try to trying to make change in Indian Cinema. The part of white collar critics used to bully their work with the help of good English so that it sounds convincing as I m trying to do. And people ask why Young Actors give up. This video is a proof that even today outsider pay for their independent choices.
Did you try to understand a single point before you could get mad about "help of good English". Did you even bothered to understand what those words mean ? I did not like Dil Se. And I am no white collar critic. I can explain everything in lengths, why I don't like this film, if you haven't come here with prejudices and looking for confirmation bias. The problem is not these critics, the problem is perhaps people like you, who hail mediocre filmmaking.
But yes, the songs and Santosh's work is work of a GENIUS
@@NileshKumar-nr2vj The point is that many such critics just feel superior and diss amazing aspects of certain films which clicks with the local audience. One cannot speak for everyone.. No point is good when exaggerated heavily and criticized ignoring the context... Freedom of speech is great, yet civility is another matter entirely
@@the_number_one I don't think she is been uncivilized in her assessment. Of course when you are writing so many reviews you tend to get a little colourful with your writings otherwise every piece of writing would apper same, if one is counting each technical area and just saying whether it's good or not. I think people should be able to take this much criticism, especially I believe SRK would be the first to be absolutely fine with such reviews over the years..
The logic of what local people like has got nothing to do with work of a critics. Nobody cares what critic say, the worst films of year are generally biggest hit. Since critic have some degree of technical hand in films and they have spent more time reading things around films and it's development and technological development etc etc, so get bring more nuance to the table with their writing. For example in this video she tells many wonderful things about songs which I am sure most people would have never noticed. Critics are majorly taken serious by people in business. Critics of all kind play very important part in world. Everything that we see have changed since stone stage, because someone wasn't happy with something and were striving for betterment. And honestly she gave some persuasive arguments why srk character didn't work. I think that is acceptable when you give a good argument. Even though if you like srk and manisha in this good for you.... Good that you enjoyed it... Although I am very sure srk would cringe on his own performance here. Manisha is so good is most of her films, not in this one for sure
Dil Se is one of the finest film in Indian Cinematic history.
Manisha Koirala’s performance in Dil Se is unarguably some of the best acting in Indian cinema ever. You could have touched upon that instead of gushing only about the songs (which are anyway much lauded and rightfully so).
Totally agree. Koi zikr hi nahi kiya as if Bollywood actresses play these kinds of characters on a daily basis. Even now, I dont see a lot of these kinds of characters and this was in 1998. This review makes me angry and what sucharita said about the songs also, I dont think she actually watched the movie because there are a lot of mistakes in her review.
I respect your opinion but I disagree with your negative comments about the movie. It is meant to be like a poem, one focusing on Amar's character. The movie begins and ends with him. As for Meghna, she is his polar opposite. He’s meant to be drawn to her, like positive is to negative energetically. Therefore it is unnecessary to showcase Preity's character getting closure. Amar dies, so does his voice and his experiences. His poem has ended. Meghna (Moina's) love doesn't have to be showcased, as she keeps EVERYTHING hidden from Amar. Amar mentions this a few times too: 'yeh jo tumhare andhar bohot kuch chupa hua hai', and that's exactly what he loves the most about her. He can romanticise her silence, he can write stories about it in his mind. The only thing he knows of her is what is shown by her, and he adds it all to his love poem about her. But if you look closely, she does love him. She is drawn to him, she doesn't fight his love, she's merely trying to run from it (to no avail). Where Amar shows affection and love, Meghna represses it. Where Amar thinks innocently, Meghna has seen the cruelty and reality. Where Amar smiles and cracks jokes, Meghna is serious and dark. It is a beautiful dichotomy that merges and dissolves, clearing the havoc of life itself in the last scene. No more pushing and pulling, no more running and chasing, just utter surrender.. it's terribly dark, but it makes sense. It is beautifully acted by both. How a poem in the form of a movie should be.
Very good point 🙂
I love how you put it!
You have no idea about film making
@@ankitgupta8797 uhm nah Ankit, you can’t assume things, that’s a very illogical conclusion to my analysis of the deeper concept of the movie. But thanks for your feedback😂
Wow, the comment section here is really crazy. I just watched the movie and came here to see if my perspective is similar to anyone else. I just want to say I agree with most of the points Sucahrita makes but also I can't deny the fact that this movie came out in 1998, so whole different era and audience. As Suchariita said, "The film aged very weirdly."
One of the best Film Maker of our Country MANIRATNAM . He introduce some of best technicians to Indian cinema.. Dil se may be not his best movie but not a bad movie also ,its a visual treat with emotions and original back ground score.
Just rewatched dil se and was thinking why is this so underrated ... That's why came here but got disappointment only... Dil se ❤️ is a masterpiece by the greatest of great mani Ratnam...
Chayya chayya - notice the lyrics. They establish exactly what his disposition about love is. And how deep his passions go; it's his everything and that's exactly what he puts at stake. Everything.
This is Mani Ratnam. Please have mercy on him. In 1998, a generation was introduced to Passionate Love, and Music of another kind.
I was touched by dil se. And watching it in my older life touches me more. I think the complexity you are talking about was the best part of the movie. At a time when heroes and villains were pertinently defined, Mr Ratnam showed you a man who was grey in his subtext. A masterful performance. Am shocked that through this amazing journey you were only amazed by filmy songs.
Lol, you completely looked at this movie from a wrong point of view. Glad that I had seen the film before watching this video
everyone has good days and bad days at work. No shame in admitting this was one of the bad days for Sucharita.
Its the spirituality that made SRK do Dil Se..
Its the passion that made RGV produce it..
Its the poetry why Shekhar Kapoor co produced it..
Its madness why Mani Ratnam made it.
XD what made Manisha Koirala do it?
Abey srk ka baap performance tha isme, u r entitled to ur views but ur review is crap.
Dil se wasnt SRK PRETTY MOVIE.
It was SRK Manisha movie. Pretty was supporting cast and Dil se is a complete classic movie with so much to reminish. Love can be one side or both side but once someone is in love he has to go through it. Here SRK was in love. Later he got saddened when he thought she is married but later he realised she lied so he wanted answers to lot many questions in his mind. Majorly because earlier in bus she called SRK her husband.
Dil se is the movie which i will go back to millions of times till i die. The story, the acting, the cinematography and the music were so ahead of its time which i guess you will never understand. For me , you are a better reviewer for the Baaghi types of movies which we all can mock and laugh cause that's were your intelligence lies, mockery. What SRK has done in this movie was the best of his career, he portrayed the mad obsessed lover so effortlessly which was just his natural self, no extra effort. Manisha koirala in her mysterious avatar as moina was as effortless as ever. But nothing would have worked if there was not any story to tell, and Dil Se had a story to tell, to show the world how the minorities were treated in assam, and i guess the world was not ready for that truth. People loved Rang De Basanti because it talked about change in the system even taught people how to kill someone for that change and dil se had the same agenda, a change in the system but the killing didn't happen like rang de basanti.
Please don't review these classic movies, review soldier, dillagi, jaani dushman, hello brother , jai ho, race 3 these types of movies, do not go near any other mani ratnam movies my dear. They are better off without your difficulty to understand the sentence "way ahead of its time".
Also about the music of this movie... Each and every song along with the background score is a GEM. Chaiya chaiya doesn't make sense? Its ok, not all the item number makes sense. But Ae Ajnabee is something else... The story telling of SRK on the radio about his meeting with meghna.. no other actor could do justice, and then when the song is played it takes me to another happy place. The background score... I can listen to all day, pakhi pakhi pordeshi ...
Hands down one of the best album of Mr. Rahman.
P.S. it is very easy to criticize but if u are asked to dish out even 0.1% of any aspect of the movie, you will fail beautifully because if you had those talents you would have been in the movie, not reviewing them.
Absolutely! She's totally lost it.
*It's still Relevant with Manipur Incident❤*
Sad, This lady is still not taking her medicines properly. Lady, you need to chill out more. You seem to be depressed since long time. Dil se is one of the iconic films of ever made and appreciated world wide. People now understand its gravity and say its way ahead of its time.
I have loved this movie and it's songs ever since I was young. It takes u somewhere..
Over analysis of anything will ruin the simple sense of satisfaction. It's happening here.
Most often the 'simple sense of satisfaction' is based and reproduced on detrimental ignorance.
Then you should watch anime not cinema. Everything should be analysed with logic even love stories too usually in real life that can be explained by logic but in bollywood we have to settle for mediocre shit.
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Lovely comment bro. TOTALLY AGREE.
I mute her content and start reading comments. There are better reviewer in comments. Basically she start bashing maniratnam's work within 5 mins, it clearly shows you never understood the movie. SRK said his best piece of work and fav film is Dil Se even it didn't run well. I loved him in this movie so much as it shows a different shade of him as Amar. Also he looked the most charming in this movie. ❤️❤️❤️
I watched dil se 3 times the first time more than 10 years ago today in 2021 i watched it again and it is one of my favorites bollywood movies
ive been reading the comments but i only see a fandom mad about a honest rewiew yes it is a great movie but it aged very bad srk was a stalker and he forced it sooo much i agree with almost everything she said about the movie but that doesn’t mean that the movie was bad it just aged very bad
When the critic says, Amar forgets about the girl.....while singing Chaiyya Chaiyya......itself is a proof of her incompetence in reading or comprehending films! Sucharita....were you just viewing the song.....weren't you also listening to the lyrics!! "Tu hain yaar hain jo khushboo ki tarah...jiski zubaan Urdu ki tarah" who do you think the male character was thinking of while singing those words????
you have reduced a brave attempt and cinematic excellence to a mere music album with all great songs.(no doubt about that btw ar and gulzar) ...just watch the scene between srk and manisha when they meet in AIR office..not just the taking of it, direction,cinematography, lighting, and acting....thats just one of the many grt scenes .....not happy with the review at all....
AGREED
Neeraj, this female wasted 12mins of our life, this only shows how cheap and third rated her understanding is about movies !! And how on earth Film companion agreed to air this puke worthy commentary on a legendary movie !!
@@Srivatsachetan we may disagree with her..but lets be civil and respectful...thank you.
Ya that scene was magical... How can she not mention that? ... Manisha & srk acting in that particular scene was splendid
She never did say it wasn't a brave attempt or pure cinematic excellence.. in fact she emphasized on that.
The opening credits of dil se with the haunting ar Rahman music is better than half a dozen movies which were hits including the abominable kuch kuch hota hai
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You’ve asked for recommendations but I'd say please don’t ruin anymore classics.
But dont you think a true classic is that kind of a work which actually stands the test of time through abstraction? I personally feel that these so-called Classics should permanently re-analysed and scrutinized to reject or re-assimilate them in our socio-material discourse.
Yes they should but I felt she only saw with the feminine eyes like srk was stubborn one sided lover and not the whole picture. A person in love whether one sided or not may think he wants to take away the girl he loves from all the negativities of the world. He alone can not change the whole Northern dispute that was shown as the rest of us. But As a true reporter he wanted to showed the what is the real picture by talking to the terrorist. And that is his only job and he was true to that. Later manisha also uses him and gets her job done. If she was so right with her morals she shouldn’t have done that and I'm not judging her either. It's just human nature to chase the things that we love whether it is love (for srk) or freedom (for monisha). About the kissing scene, although I am not in support if this scene but if u look closely u see She refuses saying I can not do this and I dont love u with which srk was not convinced. She could have beaten srk but she doesn’t as there is some sexual Attraction between them. She only overreacts when her past comes in her mind. And she realises the normal love life is not for her.
She reviews like everything is crap, and she knows everything
Yes I have felt this from the beginning I have seen her reviews
Well, it's not true. There are plenty of good movies that deserved to praise which she indeed has praised.
If you only expect praises then go watch krk reviews
@@ashishit4134 lol true
If anyone asks, which is your most favourite movie in whole world, I will say Dil Se without blinking even an eye.
Pathetic review.
Just because you love a film and a reviewer doesn't, it doesn't mean that the review is pathetic.
Oh you like hence everyone should like?
Dil se is overhyped bro. Srk was a stalker again in this film. Hahaha such a stereotypical movie
@@dysplasiaanaplasia4128 True!
@@dysplasiaanaplasia4128 I don't know what's soo stereotypical. The last time I checked a movie of dil se's calibre that dealt with 'don't ever dare to speak about it' politics was Bombay, also a MR film.
Dil Se is a masterpiece. And the film has aged like fine wine. It's a cult. I don't know which movie she saw. But, the one I saw had magic in each and every frame. The performances.the music. The story. The direction. The writing. Everything is legendary. Her bad she couldn't see it. 😅
I love your comment, I don't know which movie she saw. 😂😂😂
Dilse is a masterpiece...
SRK + Maniratnam + Santosh Sivan + A R Rahman + Gulzaar
+ Farah Khan.
Dil se is my most favourite film till now.
Dil se is a timeless masterpiece, you don't need a time machine to understand it.
Dil se was and is a masterpiece..
I usually don’t comment on the reviews, but seriously you need to keep your mind open when you watch a movie. I am not a fan of SRK but I must admit that this is one of his best movie. #growup
yeah, feminazi territory here... I'm all for feminism, yet this review misses a lot of things just for being woke
Agree about SRK's performance. It seemed too much even to my 12 year old self.
But the songs never fail once to mesmerize and intoxicate. They are truly an emotion in themselves. We are truly lucky to have been blessed by the genius of so many amazing artists through them!
What is she jabbering about? Movie is crystal clear in NOT sympathising with terrorists but with the oppressed. How much clearer do you need to get??? Amar is the hero since he sacrificed himself to save lives and all terrorists are caught in the end. This act of his was his submission for heroism, till this time yes the movie intended him to be a creepy stalker. And madam, Moina didn’t have a seizure. Her jaw got locked which happens sometimes due to stress or suddenness. It seems you made this video after lazily observing the movie without enough research.
I've watched the Dil Se song so many times and yet, I never noticed the fire at the end of the bridge. The way you explained the theme and put everything in perspective is superb! That's the difference between a generic film audience like myself and a film student like you. We may not agree to a lot of things reviewers say, but that's okay, we still need them. Its one opinion in a million and various opinions of similar content is what makes movies such a splendid form of art to emotionally invest ourselves in.
She didnt even know what the movie is! Such a worse review and also very "painful to watch"! Mani Ratnam shows the problem of the people living nearest to border how government dont count them vote and how they transform into terrorist for your own country how they people thought about the other indians and all what is there is politics! She didnt even watch the film again i bet! She just watch all the songs on youtube and yooo lets do time machine idiot! And yes dil se album was one of the best of AR Rahman
Looks like you only watched the songs and a couple of scenes here on RUclips after already deciding on what you wanted to say about the movie. It was SRK’s best performance and Manisha was outstanding. They no longer make movies with such delicate and understated nuances.
The scenes you mentioned above had acting class apart, you have a weird sense of judging an acting performance.
Exactly. Her acting standards are so off!
The thought process behind the songs is mind blowing. And your perspective gave me a fresh look at this movie. Damn you too good♥
Man,
The way you read between the lines, just fell for you.
Never ever thought about these songs this way before.
I am going to watch those songs again right now.
Barring the creepy, stalking Amar.. I found the movie amazing! That headphone scene! It was shot beautifully!!
Mani Ratnams best movies according to me we’re his 2 most underrated ones. Dil Se and Kannathil Mutthamittal
Whatever.. Dilse will always remain as one of the fvrt movie❤
Dilse was/is a masterpiece. Never did I thought that India could ever create a high quality movie. Dilse was/is a benchmark. Dilse was/is is an inspiration. I don’t see what went wrong with the movie, I see what went right and there were too many rights. Two different worlds colliding and the non violent world wins even though he dies proving it and wins over the violent world.
Dil se ...a movie much ahead of its time but underrated one all because India wasn't prepared since audiences were just hooked to masala flicks like Kuch Kuch .......etc etc .... It really deserved to be the one of the finest film & Manisha koirala did a tremendous job as ulfa terrorist from Assam .
Stalking and acting like a creep is still way ahead of time. We as a society have still not progressed to a level where stalking at a cringe level is justified.
Sucharita, your take on DIl Se made me rethink of the movie in a difference sense, which sits together with Mani Ratnam's next war movie, Kannathil Muthamittal(A Peck on the Cheek) based on Tamil insurgency in Sri Lanka. Was the creepiness in Amar Verma deliberate, to symbolise the mainstream Indian political view? Why else, would Mani Ratnam go for Shah Rukh, a man who personifies the 'bollywoodness' of Indian youth during the late 90s, as his lead? Was it his way of stating the general Indian sense of jingosim, using up SRK to romanticise the apparent lack of respect to consensus to what Kashmir?Assam really wants? Was Amar's naivity, or sense of oblivion, India's naivity? And Preeti being a pointless character could be because she represents South India (Preeti, the character is a Malayali, a Keralite), to say that India, centered at Delhi(aka the Delhi boy Amar), is too obsessed about Kashmir/Assam and holding on to it, while overlooking South and it's problems. While Mani Ratnam's other two films is his terrorism trilogy (Roja and Bombay) has its own romantic track, it is in Dil Se where the romance resorts to creepy grounds. I don't believe that Maniratnam was a conditioned misogynist who didn't care about denial. The ending where Amar stops Moina is where the parallel between Kannathil Muthamittal comes into point. In the tamil film Prakash Raj's character Harold Vikramasinhe, a Sinhalese doctor, remarks war to be pointless bloodshed, oblivious to his privilege, oblivious to the struggle of Sri Lankan tamil community, much like Amar. The movie also has Shyama (Nandita Das), a seperatist like Moina, who personifies the said struggle and trauma. In the end Shyama continues to be a separatist but with the baggage of a promise and lot of guilt. Both these movies reflect Mani Ratnam's political view which I believe is that, he understands the struggle, but doesn't agree to the violence. He believes it's better for India (Amar), even with its obsession and lack of understanding, to stop its borders from erupting with violence. All of this is my speculation upon watching the video. I haven't seen both these films in a long time. Di Se isn't a perfect film, but I believe it ages decently. BTW you should checkout Kannathil Muthamittal. It's arguably Mani Ratnam's best after Iruvar.
This is review from an independent and feminist perspective and I love that, but I rank this movie in Shahrukh's top class like swades or kabhi haan kabhi naa. And songs...they are memories of or childhood/adolescence.
Mam u watch Dil se again because according to me it's a very Beautiful Cinematic adventure
This is a great format and way to literally RE-view!
I follow several channels and RUclipsrs who do video essays wherein they do cathartic analysis that covers symbolism, the underlying currents and breakdown of the bits and easter eggs on display that are surely interesting to realize later. More power to you lady!
As for everyone who's getting butthurt, please try and expand your palate to understand that there are several ways things can be done and if someone is presenting something new, either get out to begin with or broaden your 'comfort zone' as there's a lot that you're missing out on.
This is HER perspective. Agreeing or disagreeing is up to you and that's fine but just don't simply say that since it's great, it's automatically flawless and can't be faulted.
Peace, Love & Strength to everyone!!!
Cheers!
Dil se is a masterpiece its a hard-hitting movie..SRK was too good as usual but I loved Manisha the most her looks act innocence.. loved her totally... Prity did her part well and she went to become even more successful den Manisha, but never looked so beautiful and innocent like Manisha in her entire career.
**Special mention to SRK and Manisha's conversation in desert(Ladak) planning future /kids...love and that terrace scene
Oh my god the comment thread! I tried watching it the other day for the first time and I could not get past the first song. SRK is so bad here. And thanks for the review, just do not get bothered by the comments. People cannot accept any different views than theirs.
I was looking for this comment. I think most of the people in the comment section haven't watched the movie in a while. I agree with Sucharita's take on the movie
There was no hero and villain in Dil Se.Dil Se is not about one dimensional characters.There are worst movies than Dil Se but you choose to rip this one apart.
Hands down, agreed!
A very dumb review. Trying to be over smart, trying to intellectualise it.
I disagree, I think she did a good job.
1) Sucharita admits that she did not re-watch this movie until now but It seams like her views are from when she saw the movie as a kid. That's unfair since the kids loved masala movies back then (Soldier, Dil to pagal hai, Dulhe Raja, Badshah, Sajan chale sasural etc)
2) Why Dil Se was way ahead of it's time: Look at the hit (shit) movies during that year: Karan Johar, David Dhawan, Abbas-Mastan were top grossers (98.78% of Indians like those movies). And this movie dealt with the insurgency in North-East India (which 98.78% of Indians don't connect to). The entire feel of the film is appropriately poetic, with a few romantic exchanges standing out quite memorable. The cinematography and music just are top notch.
3) Indian audience not ready for such quality: Though Dil Se received a poor box office response in India, it found success overseas. It was screened at the Era New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. The film went on to win the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards.
The film became the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. Even two months after its release in September 1998 the film was still screened on five screens, five times per day with an average of 3000 spectators across all screens in the Cineworld complex in Feltham, West London.
4) Look at the bunch of actors introduced: Raghuvir Yadav, Aditya Srivastava, Sanjay Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Shaad Ali etc.. who all made big now.
5) Last one: 98.78% Indians sill believe that fairness creams work. They have been testing the 14 days fairness challenge from last 28 years.
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Dil Se stood out because its ethereal Music composed by the Lengend Himself AR Rahman.
It will take another birth to understand the purpose of Mani ratnam making Dil se in the 50th year of Independence.
Itna DIRECTOR ne bhi movie ka bare mein nai socha hoga🤣😅✌🏻
Mani Ratnam Sir should have written this film by Sucharita Tyagi.
Do you even value your own video?
Most of the movie review in this channel is of two parts one Miss Anupama will come and rant then the other version of this review will come under Film Companion Local.