Director
Mani Ratnam
Leading Actors/Actresses
Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Supporting Actors/Actresses
R. Madhavan, Mithun Chakraborty, Vidya Balan
Genre
Drama
Language
Hindi
Awards
Won 5 Filmfare Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Background Score, Best Music, Best Choreography, Best Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal
Date of Release
2007
Producer
Mani Ratnam, G. Srinvasan
Setting and Context
Village of Idar in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, and Bombay, India and Turkey and 1951-1980s
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of Gurukant
Tone and Mood
Serious, Dramatic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonists are Guru and Manik. Antagonists are Manik, Contractor, and Guru's Father
Major Conflict
Guru becomes one of the wealthiest businessmen in India, but Manik and his reporter come after him for being corrupt with their newspaper
Climax
Guru suffers a stroke and has 29 charges leveled against him for corruption. Only 2 are upheld and he is allowed to go back into business.
Foreshadowing
The opening shot of Guru in the stadium foreshadows how his dreams will come true.
Understatement
It is understated that Guru is smuggling and essentially operating in a corrupt manner until halfway through the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
n/a
Allusions
The film is an allusion to the price of power one pays for playing the political games setup by the rich, ruling class.
Paradox
Guru marries Sujata for the dowry from her father. Paradoxically, he falls deeply in love with her.
Parallelism
The corporate meeting in the downpour of rain where the employees are angry with Guru parallels the company meeting where it is sunny and everyone is happy as they are making profits.
