Review of PK (2014) by Sagar P — 16 Nov 2018

PK is a fantastic film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a Bollywood film filled with rich substance. Firstly, Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma give an outstanding performance in this film. Aamir Khan plays the role of PK, an alien from a distance planet who's on a quest to find the remote control for his spaceship, so he can go back home. Anushka Sharma, who plays an ambitious reporter, Jaggu, befriends PK and helps him on his journey.

Similar to the famous Bollywood love story Veer Zaara, PK promotes secularism, but takes it to a larger level. Like Veer Zaara the main love interest in PK is between a Pakistani boy, Sarfaraz, and Jaggu, a Hindustani. Kavita Daiya in her article "Violent Belongings" talks about how Veer Zaara focuses on people who identify as either Muslim or Hindu and manage to set aside their differences. PK does this on a larger scale. Through PK's quest on finding his remote we get a crash course of the various religions practiced in India. This is unique to PK because viewers are introduced to religions other than Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism which are classically portrayed in Bollywood. PK has all aspects of a Bollywood film, the music, the dance sequences, a heartfelt love story, cheesy humor but it goes the extra mile because teaches its viewers about religious tolerance in a respectful manner and promotes loving others no matter what their identity is, which is why this film is easily one of my favorites. If you like sci-fi, humor, meaningful messages and Aamir Khan, this film is for you.