Sui Dhaaga (Needle and Thread)
‘She Started It’ was the first movie that we discussed on our platform. The reason was evident. Journeys of girls and women, who had much to prove and even more to lose, documented by a fierce (female) Director.
On September 28, 2018, a Bollywood (Indian film industry) movie released worldwide – Sui Dhaaga (Translation: Needle and thread).
Before we dive in to the movie, let us tell you what brought us to it.
The past couple weeks were crazy and there was no time to relax. Collaboration for an exciting project fell through, potential interview opportunities got delayed and two important meetings were pushed back. We decided it was time – time to step back, take a deep breath and remind ourselves of the bigger picture.
Movie time!
It is a small happy win when you watch one within mere days of its release.
There is little information about whether the fictional story was inspired from real events.
We will restrict our commentary to the honesty with which the journey of an entrepreneur has been showcased.
The verdict: It does not take time or effort to fall in love with the characters, the pace at which the story moves and the overall movie itself.
If you have tried to go out on your own and without a safety net in place, for when things could (and they do) go wrong, you will find yourself nodding and chuckling along.
A less than enthusiastic family backing the protagonists, little initial support from the community, being taken advantage of by the higher-ups and an ultimate test-by-fire to bring it all home, the movie encapsulates the story of an entrepreneur without being over dramatic.
The protagonists do not have qualifications from prestigious universities. The daily grind and the need for financial security pushes them to pick odd jobs over being an own boss.
The winning quality about the film is its message - The need to preserve dignity and self-worth. If one is able to accomplish it by sitting in an open market, with no assurance of a decent daily wage, it is still better than working for a boss who leaves no stone unturned to humiliate his employees.
Keep reading. We have taken care to write this post, without giving away too much.
Being your Own- Boss is not easy. While the desire to become one may come relatively easily, you need someone (co-founder, friends and a pragmatic spouse) to keep going. Many movies about entrepreneurs, and may be rightfully so, are one-person-centric. They are an unending narration about how that one person set everything in motion. This is not. There is teamwork involved and the film makes no apologies for it.
As entrepreneurs, once you have figured out where your talent lies, all you need is a lot of gumption and passion to the intensity of madness to begin and eventually succeed. You will never have every resource at hand, free and readily available. That is when it becomes about who you know and what they have that can help all of you.
Be prepared to learn a couple of things in 145 minutes - Win-win proposals, pricing strategies, stretching the last dollar, celebrating each little win, maintaining a positive attitude and the power of the community. No preaching. Zero lecturing.
As we end our piece, here’s a suggestion.
Should there be someone you need to convince of your why - family member, a friend or the spouse, take them along to watch the movie.
While we cannot guarantee their agreement, we can promise, you will have a good time. No arguments.
And just like that, it’s back to business!
P.S. This post is not sponsored, like all the other content on our platform.
