Secret Superstar: The Power of Manifestation!
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Debutante director Advait Chandan’s Secret Superstar is all about the power to manifest your desires with the power of thought into reality clubbed with appropriate actions to support your dreams. We have heard and read a lot about the power of manifesting our desires. Many of us may have experienced the same too.
The main protagonist in Secret Superstar is Insia Malik (Zaira Wasim), a school girl who has a strong emotional desire to be a superstar and become a singing sensation in the world. And this desire germinates from a gift – a guitar given to her at the age of six by her little read mother Najma Malik (Meher Vij). The silent admirer and supporter of these two are Insia’s little brother who has an unusual presence of mind to save his sister from his tyrant father played by Raj Arjun.
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There are beautiful instances in the film of visualizing self as a successful superstar by Insia – like, when she finds South superstar Dhanush’s Kolaveri song going viral with a 100 crore views on YouTube, she imagines about her YouTube video and in another scene when the best singer for Glamour Awards is announced she finds herself climbing the steps onto the dais to receive the award in the place of Monali Thakur from the super cool singer Shaan.
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The film, Secret Superstar is inspiring because it helps many to rekindle the lost hope and confidence in pursuing their dreams. This movie reminds me of one of the paragraphs what Pao Chang the author of the book ‘Staradigm’ has written: “In order for energy to manifest into matter, there must first exist something to draw energy into focus. That something is thought. However, thought alone does not effectively bring forth true manifestation. Thought needs certain energy forces to help transform it into expressions. One of these energy forces is emotion. Having strong emotional desires along with focused thought is the key to manifesting your desires at the energy level. This process draws in energy, and as the energy coagulates, manifestation begins. Physical manifestation is nothing more than an end result of focused thought.”
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Aamir Khan has become the King Midas of Bollywood. With every touch of his presence, the movie becomes a hit and an inspiration - be it Peepli Live, Taare Zameen Par, The Ship of Theseus, Dangal and now Secret Superstar. Aamir Khan as Shakti Kumar, the music director is repulsive and at the same time terribly funny with a golden heart. It is amazing to find this man slip into the character convincingly and transform himself into real on reel. Zaira Wasim as Insia is terrific and real. She makes you empathize and feel the desire to break the shackle and liberate yourself. Her outing on screen after Dangal and her first as a lead in Secret Superstar is making the news. It seems she is going to stay here for long.
What is worth mentioning about, is the role of Najma Malik played by the super talented Meher Vij. She moves you by her act as a tormented wife and a loving mother. She symbolizes many in our country. Her revolt against her husband’s tyranny is not against one man but against a sick mind-set that women are puppets of men. Her rebellion reminds me about one of the Tata tea advertisement “Desh Ubal Raha hi, aayenga dum, rang, mittas, badlenga desh ka rang … Chai peeye, soch badle’!!!
Raj Arjun as Malik, the father of Insia and wife beater is devilish. A perfect mirror to many in this world – who belittle girl child, treats her as a liability, treats women as a weakling and as a housemaid and an object of pleasure nothing more and nothing less. Raj Arjun has given his best. Tirth Sharma as Chintan is a surprise performer. He is a true friend who is madly in love. He is a friend in need who recognizes what his friend can achieve even in the midst of chaos.
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Music by Amit Trivedi and all the songs are too good and leaves a lingering impact on you, especially the two songs – ‘Main Koun Hun’ and ‘Meri Pyaari Ammi’. Kushal Choksi, Mika Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Meghna Mishra have a rendered their voice to the lyrics by Kausar Munir in the film.
In short, Go and watch Secret Superstar to find the one in you. It will help you to discard your self-doubt and build the required confidence to pursue what you want in life.
Life Connoisseur Movie Rating: 4 /5
Cast: Zaira Wasim (Insia Malik), Meher Vij (Najma Malik), Raj Arjun (Farookh Malik), Aamir Khan (Shakti Kumar), Kabir Sajid Shaikh (Guddu), Tirth Sharma (Chintan), Farrukh Jaffer (Badi Appa), Mona Anbegaonkar (Sheena Sabawala), Shaan (Cameo), Monal Thakur (Cameo)
Genre: Drama
Director: Advait Chandan
Producers: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Akash Chawla, Sujay Kutty, B.Shrinivas Rao
Written by: Adair Chandan
Music by: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Kausar Munir
Cinematography: Anil Mehta
Edited by: Hemanti Sarkar
Production Company: Aamir Khan Productions
Distributor: Zee Studios
Release Date: 19 October, 2017
Language: Hindi
Duration: 150 Minutes
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