Shree 420

This semester I am talking a visual arts class (India on Film), we had our first film viewing today and I found it meshed almost perfectly with the Urban Life class, and one of the things I wrote for my film critique was:
"Various forms of artistic expression, such as film, are used to contextualize aspects within a culture, and Indian film is no exception. By studying the "culture matrix", we acquire a deeper understanding of the customs, behaviour patterns, values, arts and crafts, and the practices of everyday life for the people inhabiting that culture." Our next film is Mother India, I have seen a few scenes from it and its set in a more rural back drop where as Shree 420 focuses on Raj's (main character) attempt to leave the rural to enter the urban. There are many other key ideas within this film , and I am hoping, if Mother India assists me in comparing and contrasting that of the urban and the rural. I wonder do we have that in western films as well, maybe I shall hunt about....
ahhh I am so excited by this film, so many idea's...
Globalization (yes even in the 1950's): one of the songs
Mera joota hai Japani
Ye pataloon hai inglistani
Sar pe lal topi roosi
Par bhi dil hai hindustani

My shoes are Japanese
And the trousers are English
The cap on my head is Russian
But my heart is Hindustani [Indian]
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Culture:
The fact that those who live in the city and Raj himself, are able to have a sub culture on the sidewalk and still retain they are Indian (reminds me of panhandlers in cites)
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There are so many thoughts I have for this film, too many to even write down, but I suggest you watch it, rent it, buy it and then you can see where I am coming from.

I shall leave you with a song from Shree 420