CHAPTER 19: INTO THE FUTURE
Cut to the present. The video becomes full fledged colour, suggesting that all that has been hidden is now revealed. The walls are decorated with the photographs that were taken during the entire journey of Saket’s madness. Saket Ram describes the photographs to Tushar. Tushar then asks if he could take back his great grandfather’s sandals and spectacles back. Saket says that it indeed belongs to him and returns it. What Saket Ram Sr. took from Gandhi Sr., Saket Ram Jr. returns to Gandhi Jr. As he returns the grasses, Saket Ram tries to look through it, as if trying to look at the world through the eyes of Gandhi. Tushar follows suit and tries to look through the glasses too.
The song that is being played in the back ground is “Ram Ram, Hey Ram” – A very vibrant and majestic tune that talks about non-violence, cultural tolerance, the future and need for resurrecting humanity. Ironically, without playing a somber tune on the death of Gandhi and Saket, a more motivating tune is being played hinting that past is past. We have to learn from it and move forward carefully. It is up to the new Gandhi and the new Saket, the youth of India, to lead the nation on a non-violent path. As the end credits roll on, Saket and Tushar open up the windowed wall that has a huge sketch of Gandhi, allowing sunlight to pierce the room for the first time metaphorically opening up Gandhiji’s mind to the world and appealing to the nation’s youth to expose themselves to the history of the nation and also gain an insight of Gandhiji. The song attains its crescendo at this point. The screen fades to black, the song continuing, as the future of India stand near the open door discussing the nations past, present and future.
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June 21, 2008 at 5:12 pm
good write up!
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June 24, 2008 at 10:26 am
After watching this movie for the 3rd time, I had tears on my eyes at the end. I don’t know the reason for those tears. Maybe I felt sorry for the protagonist who paid a heavy price in getting reformed, whose sense of guilt sent him to complete isolation from all. I also would have cried realising that we still have not buried the ghosts of our past. We still fight in the name of religion.
I have no words to praise this write-up. It took me an interrupted 5 sessions of reading to go through all what you have decoded of ‘Hey Ram’ through this. Will give a better response later. Thanx for this article :-)
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June 24, 2008 at 11:59 am
Thanks for your immense patience…
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August 5, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I have never seen a detailed analysis of Hey Ram like this. To me it was a great movie and I loved some scenes in the movie. I always thought our society is not matured enough to understand this movie but the way the elephant linkage is shot I really like. Do we need any more proof that Kamal is the best dialogue writer? Again this movie is too good in terms of home work, execution……..You have done a great job mate
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August 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Thanks mate, I see u have just entered the blogging world… Welcome aboard…
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August 24, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Nice analysis…wonderful work
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August 24, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Thank You…
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April 26, 2009 at 4:11 am
Dear Srikanth
Great review about one of the best movies ever.
Tell us more about yourselves Srikanth.
I watched this movie 12 times in the theatre when it was released and i was literally campaigining and taking my friends to this movie ,It secured 60 marks form vikatan and lots of acclaim but sadly indians and tamilans dont recognize greatness when it is alive.
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April 26, 2009 at 8:18 am
Hi Pradeep. Thanks for reading.
Man, are you lucky? I never got the opportunity to see it in theatre or read the vikatan review. Great to hear that you urged everyone to see. That is the only way to sustain the importance of Hey Ram…
About me? how about this?
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October 9, 2014 at 10:21 am
Brilliant analysis… I watched it many times… I think I can watch it many more times and still uncover lots of stuffs hidden inside it…
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April 17, 2015 at 12:18 am
Thanks for reviewing the article scene by scene.You have not included the scene including the riot at December 6.I would like to know the reason behind asking the policeman’s(Naser) name during the riot.It seemed totally out of context to me.Can you please explain it.Thanks
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December 7, 2015 at 3:48 am
I had a different take on the last scene . The movie is more like opening up Gandhi. A man who was anti-gandhian became a gandhian. That’s one of the main subjects of the film and it is very relevant in today’s India where majority of the Indians seem to be anti-Gandhi for no valid reason.
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July 13, 2017 at 2:28 am
That was a wonderful analysis. After watching (and living) the movie for n number of times, I still had doubts on few of the metaphors and this helped me understand things better. Well done. I don’t think there could be a better period film than Heyram.
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