Dollar dreams is a movie that deals with casual scenarios we as people face everyday. It talks how India changed with industrialization and urbanization. This movie is about seven friends who have different goals and dreams and talks about how middle class deals with emigration. Each friend has a different mindset and will surely leave their own mark in influencing our minds. Let us see why this 2000 movie is a must watch and is relevant even today.
- Relatable characters:
This film revolves around 7 friends who are unique in their own way. Each one of them portrayed certain traits which make the characters closer to our hearts. They become close to our hearts as we correlate these characters with our friends or family. Be it married Archana and Phani or carefree Balu, we connect every character with our dear ones. Each character is so close to the real-life ones that we see our close ones in those roles. Forget others, we even tend to relate ourselves with them. Shekar Kammula has written the characters with such warmth and relatability that we find similarities even after many years. - Realistic story:
The film not only surfaces the situations revolving around emigration of our close ones but also brings middle-class lives into the limelight. The story has a melange of languages. The characters converse not only in Telugu but also uses Hindi and English making the scenes more realistic and natural. The way Ravi’s parents react after he leaves to the USA is very true to life. The common thought people or in general society get when an engineer comes to mind is that they work as Software engineers and go abroad for opportunities. Be it Electrical engineer or Mechanical ones, people generally assume them to learn courses and earn a certificate and leave for abroad. But what they don’t know is what happened beforemath and what comes aftermath. These problems are portrayed in a reasonable way in the film. This is one of the reasons which makes the movie a must-watch. - Beautiful messages:
Each character in the film gives a strong message to the audience. There is a beautiful one-liner which hits people with reality. And that is, “Don’t complain. Do something about it”. All we do is complain and whine about something we don’t like. But very few put efforts into making things better. The audience also learn that it is important to respect themselves and others through the characters. Through the characters, Shekar Kammula gave the most important message that is to appreciate the little things around us. And not to forget that setting priorities is the main key. - Nostalgic ride:
There are scenes in the film which take us through the ’20s. Things like listening to old songs in radio, eating Mirchi Bajji, posters of Chiranjeevi and Madhuri Dixit remind us of our old days. Not just these, the background music while people converse or the way they converse with each other takes us back reminding us of our fond memories. - Deals with the present-day situation:
Most of them nowadays are looking forward to just escape from their motherlands. Accept it or not, this is the fact. One way or the other youngsters these days yearn to leave for abroad. Some might really be passionate but some are just sheep in a flock. Some really do things which they really want for themselves. But some seriously tend to ignore themselves while trying to satisfy society. This is what is depicted in the film and it represents the whole set of youngsters throughout the years. Even after 20 years of its release, this film is still relatable and relevant.
