As an ordinary cine-goer who watched the film “Baahubali 2”, I think that apart from the graphics or spectacular visuals that the film offers, the main thing that made the film a grand success is its story which is set away from the harsh realistic world that we live in. It is an escape from the challenges, insecurities and fears that we face in day-to-day life and of being part of a complex and corrupt society. It is one film where you don’t have to explain to your children about the bad things in life. The director has even upheld respecting women by including a scene where Baahubali chops off the head of a security guard who misbehaves with women. We have not had an Indian superhero for a long time, even after the Shaktimaan era. “Baahubali” has given us one. When we laud Hollywood films such as “Gladiator” or “Troy”, even calling them “classic”, why not appreciate it when Indian cinema makes a similar attempt (“The Bali of Cinema” and “Very Worst Graphics”, The Hindu Magazine, May 14 and May 21, respectively)?
Neethu S. Nair,
Palakkad
