Probashi- Cover Story
Probashi- Cover Story
girls, decides to give company to husband during his drinking sessions. Drinking for her is a test not a fun, a duty not a diversion and she slowly ends up as an alcoholic taking care of a now paralytic husband.
Director Guru Dutt was known as India’ s Orson Wells. His other top notches are Pyaasa and Kagaz Ke Phool. Unfortunately in 1964 then aged 39, Guru Dutt committed suicide.
Guide( 1965): In 1965 came a movie which immortalised
Dev Anand as Raju guide and gave Waheeda Rehman one of the most memorable role in her career. A film considered far ahead of its time, made by film maker Vijay Anand based on RK
Narayanan’ s novel was the first movie to be simultaneously shot in Hindi and English. The plot is of Raju, a tourist guide, who falls in love with Rosy a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who to save her marriage had sacrificed her dancing career. Encouraged by Raju, Rosy walks out of her husband and becomes a big name in the arena of dance. Raju wastes himself in liquor and gambling and in a twist of fate dies as a reformed man trying to save a village from drought. The highlight of the movie is its music by SD Burman. The censor board was reluctant to pass the movie, because of its bold theme of extra marital affair. Indira Gandhi then Information and Broadcasting Minister saw the film herself at a special screening at Rashtrapati Bhawan and cleared the movie. When the movie ended Mrs Gandhi had only one comment, turning to Dev Anand she said“ Mr
Dev Anand you speak so fast”, the film was cleared by the Minister
. Both Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman were discouragedd to take up the film because of its unconventional theme of extra marital affair. First choice for heroine was Vyajantimala
“ Gata Rahey Guide
Picture Abi Baaki Hai Mere Dost
Mera Dil, Tu Hi Meri Manzil” ‐ Waheeda Rehman and Dev Anand in
but was considered too fat for the international audience and so the |
the story revolved around Anand
Sehgal( Rajesh
Khanna), a cancer
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film |
was |
offered |
to |
Waheeda |
patient who believes in living his life |
Rehman. RK Narayan |
was not |
to the fullest. In contrastt Anand’ s |
pleased with the changes made to |
friend |
Dr. |
Bhaskar |
Banerjee |
the original story. At the premier no one came up to congratulate |
(
Amitabh
Bachchan) is upset with life and gloomy with the dark reality
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the director
Vijay Anand. But the
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of |
the |
country. |
Bhaskar ' s |
film |
proved |
to |
be |
a |
huge |
conversation with Anand makes him |
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commercial success.
Anand
(
1971):
Written and directed by Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
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notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity of life. After spreading happiness everywhere around him and changing the lives |
“ Baatein karo mujhsey” ‐ Climax scene of Anand, Amitabh cannot accept the death of Rajesh Khanna