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Another possible interpretation


First i have to say that this movie is really good and i liked each and every part of it except the part involving Ravi Kishan and Sonali Kulkarni ...Having said that I would like to add that Shyam Benegal has very cleverly made the movie in a format which makes it possible to interpret the entire movie in another light.
The story is told in flashbacks which Armaan Ali tells his boss when asked why he was late in returning from his village ... i think there is a clever twist in this which allows us to interpret the film in another way, that is that the story which Armaan ali tells is a complete lie which he tells to his boss to save his job, we have no evidence that the events actually happens as it is just his words..... the last comment that his boss makes also strengthens this theory when he says that he has seen nothing about Armaan's story in the news channel as he claimed the news channel was covering this issue extensively during elections, to which Armaan Ali very cleverly replies that his boss is always too busy to watch television

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Although I would doubt Indian writers cleverness for your interpretation...you do have a good point. That last scene when Armaan Ali's boss says he never saw any of it on television, clearly implying he does somewhat watches television. Armaan Ali laughs it off. He could just have been trying to save his job. It would create an irony, meaning Rehman Ali is actually the chauffeur, since he was the clever of the two from Armaan Ali's story. What do you think???

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If it was Rehman Ali instead of Armaan Ali telling all the lies to his boss, then i would say it would be a pretty nasty twist to the story, the we would ask so where is Armaan Ali? maybe he did not wish to return to his old job of chauffeur so Rehman Ali took this opportunity and took his place instead, maybe Armaan even approved of this ....seeing that he does nothing and just lives off his brother... but i wonder if Rehman Ali knew how to drive a mercedes

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Wow.. mind blown!!

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