I am intrigued by the underworld!!!!

Yes I am!!...Right from the time I knew what the word underworld meant..I am intrigued!! What's wrong with that?? Its not that I am in awe of them or I support them. I am just plain curious.

My friends, my parents always thought that I had lost it completely since I always wanted to watch only those movies which dealt with this subject. I graced the theatre as many times for movies like Satya, Company and even the forgettable "D". I watched all these movies right on the first day and I remember being amongst the very few girls in the theatre for Satya where I eventually became the centre of attraction.

I was desperately waiting for " Shootout at Lokhandwala". I finally watched it on the first day and i was totally impressed with the same. It dealt with almost all the nuances of the underworld and they rightly showed that they are also humans at the end of the day and that they also fear death like everyone of us. I don't know whether they enter this gritty world on their own or they are merely pushed into it by circumstances. Whatever might be the case, they live a sorry life if i must say. Sorry because they know how they are going to see death in the end. They cannot just escape with blood on their hands.

One of the subjects that the movie deals with is "Encounters". Now this is a debatable and sensitive subject. Some feel that encounters are a must since the Indian judiciary always assists the crime world. The men in green take all the trouble and risk their lives to get these men behind bars and these men walk away scot-free the next day with greater determination and vengeance. This not only demoralises police but they also think twice the next time they want to risk their lives. So many people feel that the best way to kill crime is to kill criminals. Statistics tell that since the time the Mumbai police have started having "Encounter Specialists " in their team, crime rate in Mumbai has gone down considerably in the last 10 years. On the other side the human rights commission feels that this is definitely not the way to deal with criminals as they also human beings in the end. They need to be plain arrested and put behind bars. They also in favour of reforming these men and try to bring them back to the confines of normal life. Personally I still don't know where my heart lies. I am definitely touched by the the human inside them but my mind tells me that the judiciary wont do any good to bring these people to book.

Anyways, at the end of the day, I am still intrigued by them!!!!!!!!