When colours became characters in Bollywood films

Rang De Basanti It was titled as a path breaking film, not just script and story wise, but also with respect to the direction. Rang De Basanti told the tale of youth and drew attention to certain national issues that have lain undisturbed for ages. However, Read More">the high point of the film was the multitudeRead More

Rang De Basanti

It was titled as a path breaking film, not just script and story wise, but also with respect to the direction. Rang De Basanti told the tale of youth and drew attention to certain national issues that have lain undisturbed for ages. However, the high point of the film was the multitude of colours that were used. The first of its kind, RDB fused the monotone flashback sequences with the current lively concoction of colour prevalent. Truly a path breaker, RDB set a new standard in story telling with the use of varied shades and hues.

Dev D In stark contrast to the scenario in Bollywood, with film being based on futuristic concepts and unimaginable plots, Dev D stood out. Like most of Anurag Kashyap’s films, Dev D had an undertone of a particular message. However, Read More">we are dealing with the multitude of colour and its brilliant use. We must sayRead More

Dev D

In stark contrast to the scenario in Bollywood, with film being based on futuristic concepts and unimaginable plots, Dev D stood out. Like most of Anurag Kashyap's films, Dev D had an undertone of a particular message. However, we are dealing with the multitude of colour and its brilliant use. We must say that at this point that Anurag seriously outdid himself with the portrayal of the character's minds through colour. Like when the main protagonist Dev thinks about his tumultuous affairs in a drug induced state, the turmoil of various shades just enhances our understanding of what really runs behind the scenes.

Apart from this, the colours also helped to take the story forward, as, at points in the film where there are no dialogues, the melange of bizarre shades step in to help.

Red Need we say anything more? The title of the film itself explains pretty much everything. The film Red based on fear, Read More">seduction and betrayal involves and uses the passionate hues of red to the hilt with the mysterious character of Ria and the lonely yet passionate Anahita seeking to emerge from her self-induced solitude.Read More

Red

Need we say anything more? The title of the film itself explains pretty much everything. The film Red based on fear, seduction and betrayal involves and uses the passionate hues of red to the hilt with the mysterious character of Ria and the lonely yet passionate Anahita seeking to emerge from her self-induced solitude. The entire film revolves around the main theme which signifies Red (fear, seduction and betrayal) that ties up the three lives in one winding story.

Saawariya It is a film that launched two star kids, but failed to click despite all the hype and is termed as one of the biggest flops of 2007. One of the striking traits of the film was the overdose of the colour Blue. Right from the set to the characterisation, Read More">everything was tinged withRead More

Saawariya

It is a film that launched two star kids, but failed to click despite all the hype and is termed as one of the biggest flops of 2007. One of the striking traits of the film was the overdose of the colour Blue. Right from the set to the characterisation, everything was tinged with the touch of blue. It was like watching the film through blue shaded glasses. However, this did work as it set the mood and also the tempo for the story's progression. In fact, the colour enhanced the ease of narrating the story and proved as leaf motif as the film progressed.

Sarkar and Sarkar Raj These two films created a furore in politics during their respective releases. However, all said and done, one thing is for certain that with any RGV film, the close up shots of the characters and the background colours that come into play when sketching them, Read More">are of absolute prominence. Reaffirming thisRead More

Sarkar and Sarkar Raj

These two films created a furore in politics during their respective releases. However, all said and done, one thing is for certain that with any RGV film, the close up shots of the characters and the background colours that come into play when sketching them, are of absolute prominence. Reaffirming this fact is the Red tikka that became synonymous with the character of Sarkar played by Mr. Bachchan along with the Black kurta and dhoti. Also, the tones of Yellow prevailed in the film alongwith black. Most of the shots that comprised of close-ups had a black background. RGV being a pure genius with the usage of colours didn't put them upfront but used them through the story as it unravels to tell us a tale of power.