Guru

Brian Cowlishaw

Kind of like a Bollywood version of Godfather 2. Really interesting, deeply ambiguous main character--ambitious in both good and bad ways; disadvantaged at the beginning but corrupt later, and explaining away his corruption as a kind of nationalism.

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Bridget Roussell Cowlishaw

Very slick production, sophisticated use of image and sound. Not a morality tale, like most movies we see these stars in. There are a lot of conflicted Indian loyalty issues here. I think, in the end, it's an examination of what happens if a poor man works the system hellbent on winning. He's no more corrupt than the system. His personal relationships are kind, his business relationships are calculated--as interestingly shown in his changing relationship with his wife.