Not so tall, in fact what can be called a dwarf! no charm of good looks, normal, very normal, all around.. minor body; Ordinary, very ordinary, a man whom no one knew till yesterday goes to the pinnacle of fame in one day, not only in the country but also abroad, earns respect for his natural acting; People get recognition, The movie Macy Saheb, which released in 1985, gave this glory to Raghuveer Yadav.
This is Raghuveer Yadav's first film. When he got the role, he was worried about how we would face the camera. He played the role of "Francis Massey" so well that it was as if the role was meant for him. This is the first film directed by Pradip Krishna. The music was composed by Vanraj Bhatia. Raghuveer Yadav won two acting awards. He was honoured with the President's Silver Lotus Award.
The film is based on Joyce Cary's novel "Mr. Johnson" The film is shot at Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh (my favourite tourist destination). The plot takes place during the British colonial period. Massey, Very clever, smart, stubbornly getting what you want! Overcoming all the lame sides of your personality, with your erratic nature! He had the ability to get what he wanted, but he was not aware of his limitations.
A tribal girl he loves, how he gets as a wife, how he tries to teach her to live like the upper castes, is all worth watching. His on screen wife was an artist and novelist. She did not get an acting award in this movie but in 1997 she got the Booker Prize for "The God of Small Things" yes she is "Arundhati Roy".
Raghuveer aka massey is a Christian, he learned English, he is a clerk in the Deputy Commissioner's Office. With that much capital, he considered himself different from his peers, the equivalent of white officers! Mr. Massey, "Babu"! In any case, his aim was to keep his white superiors happy, to take care of their wishes, to do whatever he wanted, in one shot he said "Mughals and Indian king built tombs & palaces which is worthless but Britishers building hospital, roads which is more benificial to commons. His boss "Mr. Adam", who was left Road project due to insufficient money, massey works hard to complete that road construction work, to benefit us too, to get money, to get greatness, to take attention of white man. He get involved in to illegal practices like changing the heads of expences, maintaining its record on Rough book, he did this for completion of roadwork but for this he was fired and humiliated by the British government, which values written evidence. Mr. Adam, For whom he did all this, on whom he relied, did not help him. He stands by the british law and the evidence. His sentiments are nowhere to be found in this black netiquette! Due to all this, his wife and young child are also forcibly taken back by his inlaws. Massey, who is in the throes of the situation, tries his best to get out of this situation. Extreme anger, helplessness, because of this an irrational.. thoughtless action taken by him. One day he quarrelled his friend who refuses to help him, and someone killed him, blame goes to massey and get punished to death sentence. The journey begins with a helpless, compassionate end of a diverse personality full of enthusiasm, full of hope and aspirations.
The multi-faceted personality of man is beautifully expressed here. Multi-colored man, selfish, arrogant. Living in your own attitude, a lover, loving father, flattering, winning, losing, desperate .. Really, man, how many colors are yours! Movies keep you engaged. movie is full of colors. It inspires thinking. The reality of the British era unfolds before us
