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Made In Heaven Review Movie Waynes WorldIn the 90s, following the death of Freddie Mercury, there was a brief resurgence of interest in America triggered by the inclusion of Bohemian Rhapsody in the movie Waynes World.But in 1995, when the surviving members got around to releasing the final recordings done with Mercury in the form of Made in Heaven, the status quo had returned.The album topped the charts in Western Europe, with its single, Heaven for Everyone, reaching the Top Ten, while in the U.S.Musically, Made in Heaven harked back to Queen s 1970s heyday with its strong melodies and hard rock guitar playing, topped by Mercury s bravura singing and some of the massed choir effects familiar from Bohemian Rhapsody. Even if one did not know that these songs were sung in the shadow of death, that subject would be obvious. The odd thing about this was that Mercury s over-the-top singing had always contained a hint of camp humor, and it continued to here, even when the sentiments clearly were as heartfelt as they were theatrically overstated. Maybe Mercury was determined to go out the same way he had come in, as a diva. This duality a sense of pride in activism alongside the fear of retribution from family and loved ones has long played out for L.G.B.T. Indians. Even while Made in Heaven breaks barriers for streaming originals, it also occasionally falters. In Bollywood and real-life, the pomp of upper-class ceremonies including the age-old traditions, battling egos and patriarchal powers at play has captivated audiences across the globe. And yet India, on pace to be the youngest nation in the world by population, is also grappling with feminism and freedoms of a new age. Its this paradox that Amazon Prime India has taken on in its newest original series, Made in Heaven. Centered on Karan (Arjun Mathur) and Tara (Sobhita Dhulipala), two friends who run a wedding-planning business, the show takes on a wide array of issues that a burgeoning generation of South Asians is facing, including class, homophobia and sexual harassment. At the helm are three acclaimed Bollywood directors and screenwriters, who also happen to be women: Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara), Reema Kagti (Gold), and Alankrita Shrivastava (Lipstick Under My Burkha). The show, fueled by their acumen for strong storytelling and creating multidimensional characters, wrestles with its matters in a way that is sobering and despite its subjects isnt dressed up with sequins and melodrama. In one episode, a couple in their 60s marry against their childrens wishes; in another, an Indian man based in America holds a pageant to find an Indian wife. The show sets up relatable pairings and attempts to underscore the countrys shifting social awareness. Its this directness that makes Made in Heaven so appealing whereas Bollywood might gloss over these uncomfortable truths, a streaming medium, and its freedoms from a censor board and stifling box office numbers, unshackles the creators. Though aware of the need to stand up for the powerless and voiceless, Tara and Karan also end up becoming complicit in their own silencing. Image Weddings serve as the backdrop, but the show isnt dressed up with sequins and melodrama. Credit. Amazon Prime Video Tara, for instance, regularly advocates for the rights of her employees, as well as her women clients to give them the weddings they desire, even when it goes against their families demands. Through their relationship, the show makes several points about classism such as the social exclusivity among elites and how other classes may perceive their lifestyle. For example, while rumors of being a golddigger trail Tara, her desire for upward mobility is neither about her husbands money nor true love. She grapples with her desire to fit in among the elite, her finishing school education and her traditional values. And in her marriage, she realizes its not as fulfilling as she thought it would be. In Karans journey, the creators of the show finally bring to mainstream Indian media a depiction of a cisgender gay man that isnt a bundle of stereotypes. Karans internalized homophobia is portrayed realistically and with nuance in a flashback, he outs a fellow classmate as a teenager to keep his own truth a secret and is pushed further into the closet by his mother when she catches him getting intimate with another man and beats him. The police harassment he endures while in prison forces him to reckon with his past; it gives him the strength to apologize to the classmate years later and stand up to his family. Tired of being ashamed of his identity for so long, Karan decides to file a public lawsuit against the law. Karan is then hailed as both a hero by power-hungry politicians eager to use him as a pawn and a disgrace by his mother. Armed with acceptance from his father and brother, Karan begins a long-awaited journey toward self-acceptance and fights for others like him. This duality a sense of pride in activism alongside the fear of retribution from family and loved ones has long played out for L.G.B.T. Indians. Even while Made in Heaven breaks barriers for streaming originals, it also occasionally falters.
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