PK – just another movie , a defamer or simply an Enigma !!

Right from the day of idea bloom , PK has been making news . Be it the perfectionist being roped in to the movie , extraordinarily long shooting schedules ,  to controversy and disruptions arising straight out of the sets , PK has been hogging around the lime light ever since . But these all blew out of proportion with a bold , nude motion poster release that sparkled up the debate if India was ready

for male nudity in Bollywood . Thus , PK had all stage set for a high – voltage release , with enthusiastic parties – audiences and protestors waiting for the earliest possible sneak into the movie .

So , when PK hit screens , it didn’t raise many a eyebrows with the galloping pace it raked in numbers with . It was as if the whole nation had given a thumbs up and Bollywood was amidst a quality release , some thing expected out of the elite team behind the screens . But amongst all the back-pat and engrossing numbers , there were also heart burns . PK , had touched something that has been a taboo for most parts of our right to expression – Religion .
The Aamir khan starrer had a beautiful story line , with an equally meaningful lesson beneath , but , this message had several factions hurting their  vested interest . Also , the artistic presentation made to spread the message was un-acceptable to many for instance , an actor dressed as  the presiding deity of one religion offering a ride to passengers of another religion to escape a burglar wasn’t held on a high note . this saw religious hard liners take a staunch dislike and launch anti-viewership movements across the nations . Thus PK was not only gaining multiple millions of box-office collections , it was also being collared by several factions under different umbrellas for numerous reasons . As speculations spread of the feature getting banned across silver screens , thousands flocked to catch up

with what might be the last show , before another masterpiece is sacrificed to the easiest possible allegation in the nation . The air was finally cleared when the Chief Justice of India delivered the verdict against banning of the movie , and adding a strong observation that “If some one feels that his/her religious believes are hurt by the movie , then the individual had all the rights to decide against viewing the movie ” , at the same time the Apex court refused to put in any limitations on the movie stating that it could restrict “ innovation and creativity ” in Bollywood movies , some things that are a rare indeed .
Thus , While PK runs with tight-packed houses , loading bundles into the box office , we also get in the odd report of another heart burnt faction pelting a show and meting out harsh lines for the makers , thereby it makes difficult to conclude what the movie actually is – a “ Block-buster ” , as charted by Bollywood pundits or a “ Misleading  story , maligning religious feeling ” . We leave it for the readers to decide and take it to one of the two poles and conclude it to be an “ Enigma ” .