Kya Dilli Kya Lahore

Hi KDKL

I Love You. Before I say anything else to you, I will say this, and repeat it. I Love You. You are much more than just a film to me.

I rewind back to 3 years back, same month, during my summer internship. Lakeerein was the first play of a theater festival (dedicated to Gulzar) that I saw back then. I smile at my excitement of those days, as I had booked tickets for each of the 4 days of the fest. I remember how I had borrowed money from my HR for doing so as the first month stipend was delayed by few days :D

I can't vividly recall, but as far as I remember, one of the parts of the play had a plot similar to the one in this movie. The Gulzar poem used in the film, was one of the many gems of poetry that this play had (the play has Gulzar at even his poetic best). It was also the day I first saw Gulzar in person,and later met him as well.

Today I saw you, and obviously you were so much more than just a film to me. As a film, you are pretty amazing. The whole idea to present this concept as a film is extremely challenging, as most of the movie is about two people talking to each other, while they are hiding from each other. It is a brave effort and two excellent actors have done excellent jobs.

You are really entertaining in first half. Second half demands more patience as it gets more sensitive. You have a beautiful soul, excellent ideas, and amazing moments. You are the kind of cinema we need. We had a brilliant anti war film last year, and we have had another one this time. A very good friend of mine says an interesting thing,  that we have a weapon against Pakistan, the kind which no country possibly had against any enemy. A weapon which can make us reach every household of the neighboring nation. It is our cinema. We need to speak this language more and more often through our films. It is possibly the most beautiful way we can win over our neighbor country :)

I hope you do not get neglected. Do not complain if you do. It will only be symbolic of a hyper hypocrite audience which finds it fashionable to criticize masala films, but just does not show enough eagerness to real real good cinema.

Hoping there will be more like you in future. I love you. Thanks.

I have poured my heart out. This is what the legend himself said about you:
Gulzar Speaks about Kya Dilli Kya Lahore