No simply means no! No is not
just a word, but it is a full sentence! That seems to be the core message the
film Pink attempts to impart. If a
girl – be it girlfriend, wife or even a sex worker – does not wish to be taken
advantage of physically, then the man must respect her decision. When lawyer
Deepak Sehgal (Amitabh Bachchan) argues the case in the court on these lines,
the judge cannot but nod in agreement, and his judgement states that a ‘new
beginning has been made in this case’.
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Film Clip
The film Pink could not have been more relevant for our times. It comes at a
time when women’s security is at an all time low in this country. Our country raises
the womanhood to the pedestals, even as it writes newer moral codes for them to
follow in the public and the private.
The film has been scripted
brilliantly. It narrates how Indian legal system works and how easy it is to
fabricate ‘evidences’ and get justice, provided you have the money power to
employ the best of lawyers who make a killing in such adventures through their
garrulousness. At the same time, it strengthens our confidence in the judiciary
and the justice system especially when we take recourse to lawyers who are
passionate about securing justice to the victims who have been wronged in the legal
quagmire. Amitabh Bachchan’s performance in the court will be etched in the
memories of the audience for long, especially for debunking the Indian psyche
which has caged the woman into perfectly drawn boundaries.
- Melwyn Pinto SJ
