My Friend Ganesha: Let Gods Rest In Peace! article
It’s the story of a psychologically disturbed child, whose parents instead of seeking psychiatric help leave him at the mercy of their maid Gangutai. Gangutai is just another filmi bai, who talks in an irritating manner interspersing deva re deva between her every second word.
This mentally ill child’s parents seem to be well off. His father worked with perhaps ICICI bank but his cabin also flaunted HDFC bank posters!His mother worked with a fatherly, foul-mouthed boss. An ideal house-cum-office-wife, who worked wonders at the office as well as home.
Our cute looking child got plenty of love from her parents, only they didn’t have time for dropping him at school or attending parents-teacher meeting, so Gangutai had to take care of this hence his classmates teased him “Gangutai ka Beta” (son of Gangutai).
Other than a mother and a father, our cute little child was also blessed with an aunt, his father’s sister. I don’t know what else she did in life but she definitely had an affair (deva re deva!!) with a biker.
However the guiding light of the household was Gangutai, the Maharashtrian maid, a staunch devotee of Lord Ganesha. Her recipe for happiness in life- worship the lord and bring him home in Ganapati festival. But the question is why should a happy family get into such stupid things?
So what happens, the father is accused of a fraud, mother is fired by her boss and the aunt is blackmailed by her boyfriend! Boyfriend wants a loan sanctioned from the aunt’s brother. ( how can a suspended bank manager pass a loan??)
So what happens to them? What a stupid question??? Lord Ganesha fixes them all.
I haven’t read any, but guess, any five rupee book titled Ganpati Vrat Katha would tell a better story. Ganesha My Friend is one of the most disgusting, pathetic, intellectually bankrupt and sickening films, I’ve seen recently. Forget storytelling or filmmaking, the film is even worse than a Ganapati Festival video.
Frankly, the animation bit is not bad. However, giving it a sermonizing tone is the worst treatment anyone can ever think of.
Film has three “villains”, the first one of them is a Muslim called Anwar who wrongly implicates our child’s father in a fraud. Apart from his other villainous acts he also speaks like an Angrez.
The other villain is a stereotypical Bollywood villain that anyone could guess by his dressing. Third one is a poor boyfriend. His folly is falling in love. This is the second film after Gautam Ghosh’s Yatra that’s spreading this public service announcement on how boyfriends could make obscene MMSs and blackmail their girlfriends.
The lord Ganesha’s entry is quite like a hero, he skates in the Himalayas to reach Kailash where his father lord Shiva’s waiting. He also attempts to learn English from his devotee child. A god completely out of touch with not only contemporary India but also the world history. He doesn’t understand what promise (derived from promissum, a Latin verb* ) means but surprisingly understands Wada for it, an Arabic word. Only god knows what languages he knows.
Ganesha is the joke of the year on Gods and Indian mythology that vilifies Muslims and alternative (to mainstream Hindu) Indian religious values and propagates conservatism and anti-rationalism in the name of cultural virtues. Exposing your kids to it could be dangerous!
*Latin belongs to Indo-European family of languages that Sanskrit, presumably the language of (Indian) gods is also a part of.
My rating: stars
Comments( 15 )
My friend Ganesha is trash. It seems no
My friend Ganesha is trash. It seems no thinking has gone into the making of the film. With all due respect to the religious sentiments of people , I think the film has communal undertones. In the film lord Ganesh acts as a moral police who is out in the big bad world to eliminate evil.
Overall a bad film to make and the worst fim to watch...
You people are being harsh to an effort
You people are being harsh to an effort meant for kids. we don't have a tradition of animation films in india, these people are trying to create our very own indian animation heros, and your comments are anything but encouraging. keep you secular shi* to yourself and let kids have the fun.
"An effort meant for kids"- This is a
"An effort meant for kids"- This is a big joke for sure. Yes animation is new to bollywood but that doesn't mean the filmmaker can dole out such despicable films. The audience is smart these days, they will never waste their time, money and energy over such films. And for your kind information there are better bollywood films that kids can watch.
since "audiences smart these days"
since "audiences smart these days" that's why the film is doing excellent at the box office. Speaks volumes about how seriously critics like you are taken. Why don't you look at the trade volumes to have a better idea?
YaaaaY!! daH BesT MoVie EvA!! LuFF u
YaaaaY!! daH BesT MoVie EvA!! LuFF u HueVa PrOduCeD iT!!! YaaaY!! anD sTuF aLL u haTeRz :D:D
It's just a joke on Hindu Mythology,
It's just a joke on Hindu Mythology, they should have used an animated 'jadu' instead...!!! and Mr. Bikas your review was fantastic!!!
Thanks Raj, at least you
Thanks Raj, at least you appreciate!!!!
nah stuf u no1 appreciates ur stupid
nah stuf u no1 appreciates ur stupid review..
sHame..
:P:P
hahahaha
ur trash!!
dah movie is great
foh my lil sis
who is nearly 3 years
old and keeps her busy
);)
(some parts of this comment had to be deleted!)
Don't worry, Bikas, some people are
Don't worry, Bikas, some people are complete idiots and it's safe to just ignore them. Shal, if all you want is too make sure that your kids sleep, why not give em some opium! or any such shit! why disgrace Ganpati Bappa
(some parts of this comment had to be deleted!)
hu seD daT i waS DiSGraCinG GanPatii
hu seD daT i waS DiSGraCinG GanPatii baPPa..
;);)
i DiNT evN MenSioN KiDz..
HuNNii uR LoSsT!!
HaHaHa
(some parts of this comment had to be deleted!)
Thanks Raj and sHaLyn, for responding
Thanks Raj and sHaLyn, for responding to my post! And taking active part in the discussion.
However I feel this discussion is going nowhere and it's rather taken a personal turn. Though I'm for completer freedom of expression, hence everyone has complete freedom to post comments without any censor but sHaLyN you've made me think.
I'm forced to delete "personal attack" part of your comments and request you to comment on the content of the post only.
thanks
bikas
Oh shut up u old man how cum u delted
Oh shut up u old man how cum u delted sum parts off my comments and not of dat raj dudez
ur gay
LmaOoo
sop taken sidez
hahaha
my friend ganesha rockz!!
wOoP wooP!!
hahahaha
I agree with a lot of things that the
I agree with a lot of things that the writer says and I am a believer.
What the writer misses is that the film attempts to instill faith in its target audience(i.e kids).
If a harsh (reality based) movie had to be made on the crux of the Bhagavad Gita focussing on karma and life, kids would get really confused.
IMHO, Ganesha, Rama, Skanda, Shiva, Durga etc are just a non abstract way to explain to the masses about God.
That Gangu Tai character is sooo irritating and actually demeans Marathi maid servants and Maharashtrians on the whole.
WHY the HELL SHOULD THE FREEKING HERO BE FROM uttarpradesh or punjab?
How about a Hero from Sikkim or Meghalaya or Goa.
Let Hinduism and Indianism be all inclusive.
Vijay, I would suggest an Amar Chitra
Vijay,
I would suggest an Amar Chitra Katha to kids for a better understanding of Indian mythology certainly not My Friend Ganesh. :smile:
[...] My Friend Ganesha: Let Gods Rest
[...] My Friend Ganesha: Let Gods Rest In Peace! (14) [...]