Wednesday, October 10, 2007

It's the scourge of the century and has affected millions of people around the world with no cure so far. It's the AIDS disease which has become the bane of mankind. In a world where there still exists discrimination in varying degrees, the less said about the people afflicted with HIV, the better.

People infected with HIV or AIDS have every right to live and work as other human beings. Then why do we ostracise them, sack them from work once it's revealed they are infected with the virus. These and many questions came to my mind when I was watching the movie "Phir Milenge" on Zoom channel yesterday night.

It's a touching story of Tamanna (Shilpa shetty) who gets accidentally infected with HIV once she comes in touch with her love Rohit (Salman Khan). Tamanna works for an advertising agency and gives it her all. She helps the firm grow and wins many awards. When her boss comes to know about her HIV status without flinching even for a second overlooking the good work done by her, he sacks her.

Tamanna is down but not out. She fights a legal battle with help of a lawyer(Abhishek Bachchan). Revathi as the movie director has made a beautiful movie without sounding patronising. This is the second time I have watched the movie and the tears just can't stop rolling down my cheeks.

Abhishek, Shilpa, Nazar and other crew members have put their heart and soul into the movie and it shows. The movie looks a genuine and credible attempt with an inspiring message for hundreds of people like Tamanna.