Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
December 8 marks the birthdays of two of my favourite actors – Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore. They made a gorgeous couple. To celebrate their joint birthdays, I decided to review one of my favourite films of all time.
Music: Hemant Kumar
Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi
Starring: Sharmila Tagore, Tarun Bose,
Dharmendra, Deven Varma,
Shashikala, David,
Brahm Bhardwaj,
Durga Khote, Dulari,
Naina
The story of a young girl who breaks off not only from the shackles of her own personal trauma, but learns how to make her own choices, free from coercion – benign or otherwise.
The story of a young man, who loving the girl, cannot, will not, take decisions for her, because he doesn’t want her to trade a father who rules her for a husband who will.
The story of a man, who torn apart by personal tragedy, cannot love his daughter except through an alcoholic haze. And who feels guilty because he cannot accept her when he’s sober.
As always, there aren’t ‘bad’ people in Hrishida’s universe. Painfully flawed, perhaps, but human in their flaws. That doesn’t lessen the hurt they inflict on the ones they love dearly, however.
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