Two types of movies are produced in India. One which are based on nonsense and fiction. Others which are based on reality. The Masala loving Junta generally prefer the former ones and may appreciate the later if some entertainment is attached to them anyhow.But today I discovered a third genre. These movies show the reality and the bitter truth of society which we can't see or don't want to see. Such movies are appreciated by critics and win awards but the common people even don't come to know about them. These movies are screened in various International Film Festivals but I doubt whether they are telecasted even once on a television channel.
So the movie which made me write this stuff is "Thanks Maa". Before playing the movie I decided to watch it in four parts, but after it started ,it was difficult to stop . In the first ten minutes there was a scene showing bodies of abotioned babies lying on a roof top in a slum area. Next followed a smooth attempt of child abuse by an official at children's jail. The story continued with scenes showing open child and women trafficking in hospitals and red light areas. The whole movie showed how helplessly children are spending their life in utter risk in the slums. The movie had a scene showing molestation of a young girl by her own father. It was basically based on Child Abandonment issue in India. There are hundreds of cases of new borns being killed or left on the road or in dustbins daily. I don't know whom to blame- the women who do such henious activity or the society which forces them to do so.
This movie gave me many shocks. After watching the movie,when I searched about some of the issues, I was even more shocked to know about the well behaved civilization. But this movie is a MUST WATCH!! Thanks Akanksha.
