Been meaning to press this one (actually blabbering about this one to many a friend) for quiet some time -an observation on the trend of using colour to convey the mood of a movie.In the age of black and white, they did use greys, halo effects to give the same; enhancing the softness of the skin, glow in the eyes, grim prospect of impending doom, mystery et al. Of course the “bytes and pixels” pheneomenon has relatively eased the use of this supplement to the art of movie-making!

Dil Chahta Hai (2001) was the first movie that struck me with its use of the Blue tint - the colour of water - cool, smooth, slick, sophisticated - personifying the 3 protagonists. Green in The Matrix (1999) and Don (2006) - high technology, greed, speed; Sepia in Guru (2007) - vintage, the hey days of the license Raj; Reds, Oranges, Yellows in Eklavya (2007) - simmering anger, hatred, murder. Will keep eyes open for more!