In today's gapshap, I am sharing an interview taken by my Canada-based friend Navin krishna Giri.
This interview deserves to be shared for a number of reasons:
- This is perhaps the first interview by a person of Indian origin with Mr Nabil Gabol who was a member of Pakistani parliament during days when the incidents purported to be depicted in Liyari, Karachi, took place.
- I love Navin for his style of asking questions: he can smile and smile and smile and yet ask tough questions. But what is great about him is that, when Mr. Nabil presented a counter view on the incidents of terror organised by Pakistan in India, Navin parried any unpleasant discussion, although what Nabil said was totally against the facts. He said that the Government of India, instead of putting the blame on Pakistan, should have given evidence of Pakistan's participation to the international community. The fact is that huge dossiers were presented to the international community by India and were accepted. In fact, there have been directions from international institutions for Pakistan to hand over Hafiz Syed and other terrorists to India, but Pakistan has never bothered to respect such commands.
- One of the peak points of Dhurandar One is when the communication between the Pakistani terrorists and their handlers is played out during the 26/11 attack. This was a clever move on the part of the producers of Dharandhar to pull out of the quiet diplomatic forums a conversation that makes it clear that Kasab and his companions were not non-state actors but trainees of the Pakistani army establishment sent to fight war, not with the army, but with the innocent and unarmed people of India and other countries temporarily staying in a hotel. The most poignant part of the conversation is when the handler says: every non-believer is a kafir and deserves to be killed.
- When you invite someone, he becomes a guest --- and in India we believe in Atithi Devo Bhav i.e. the guest should be treated like a god. With that as our fundamental philosophy, it would not be appropriate for Navin to roast his guest. Nor did Navin accept Nabil's position. He dismissed it with "Let those answer you whose job it is to answer such questions." This was a mature way of reacting to what Nabil said.
Yesterday, I saw Dhurandhar Two a second time. I saw part one also twice. It is very rare for me to see a movie more than once in a theatre. But, the background score of Dhurandar and the attention to detail is so good that every viewing of the movie brings something new.
What is it that makes Dhurandar so unique?
- Unlike in most other movies, you are not able to anticipate the turns and twists of the story. When I first went to see Dharandhar, I expected to see the Ranvir Singh equivalent of Dabang. But from the word "Go" the movie kept the audience glued to the seat.
- Dhurandar wins by its choice of actors. Sanjay Dutt looks exactly like SP Aslam and Akshay Khanna like Rehman Baloch. One of the most impressive actors is the one who plays Uzair. He body-language is that of command over things. But the most wonderful finds were actors who acted Atik's role and the one who acted Nawaz Sharif.
Coming back to Navin and his interview, Navin has the knack of getting the most relevant guests for his podcasts. I too had the good fortune of appearing in a couple of his podcasts, and he taught me how to soften my body-language when appearing in the media.
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