Using a black-and-white template even though colour had long come to Indian cinema was just one way to make good use of space, light and shadow to create a mood.
What follows is a creatively shot, edited and designed retelling of Anil and Priya’s marriage, from the time they met to his infidelity and abuse. When he goes to make himself a drink, he finds a letter from her at the bar saying that she has left him and taken the kids, because she finds it untenable to continue this marriage (presumably, she left it there knowing that it was one place her heavy-drinking husband would look). His initial panic isn’t unfounded, though. He panics, but then reassures himself that his wife, Priya (Nargis, who appears in silhouette in the last few minutes of the film) must have just taken the kids out for a movie. Anil (Sunil Dutt) comes home in the evening to find the house empty. It’s an interesting choice, given that what follows is not quite as respectful to women.
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But where women are not respected even the good actions of other members become fruitless.” The movie opens with this quote, attributed to the Manu Smriti. “The homes where women are respected are visited by Gods to their delightment. So actually, Sunil Dutt’s 1964 film Yaadein (whose story is, interestingly, credited to Mrs Sunil Dutt, not Nargis as she was professionally known) was not only ahead of its time cinematically, but also oddly prescient.Įasily one of the boldest and most experimental movies in Hindi cinema history, the National Award-winning Yaadein is the movie to watch in the week of Sunil Dutt’s death anniversary.Īlso read: Raat Aur Din, directed by Satyen Bose, was the perfect swansong for NargisĬlever art direction, cinematography & editing
But then again, we never imagined staying alone at home in lockdown for weeks on end with no other human presence, either. It was a risky move for any filmmaker, but especially for someone like Dutt, who had made his name as an actor and even dabbled in production, but had never directed a movie before.Ī movie about a man who doesn’t look for his angry, upset wife, or even send her a message, but stays in his house the entire time and talks to himself and the audience, might seem anachronistic in an age of smartphones and social media. The rest of the film is a soliloquy on marriage, parenting, rage, sadness, remorse that even earned a Guinness World Record for fewest actors in a narrative film - one, himself. Inspired by the loneliness of an empty house, Dutt decided to make a movie about a man who returns home from work one day to find that his wife has walked out on him and taken the children with her. RIP to them all," Dipika captioned the picture.When Sunil Dutt’s wife, Nargis, had to attend a film festival in the Czech Republic as a judge, and took the kids with her, little did they know that it would end up making him a Guinness World Record holder. Only when we look back, do we know what all we have left behind. Sagar saab with his son and below them are the direction team and camera team. "Epic pic of the entire team of Ramayan cast and crew. Ramayan is currently being re-telecast on Doordarshan amid lockdown.Ī couple of days back, Dipika took to Instagram to share an epic photo of the Ramayan cast and crew. Written, produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar, Ramayan also starring Sunil Lahiri, Arvind Trivedi, Dara Singh and Lalita Pawar first aired on Doordarshan in 1987. While the actress is wearing a saree, Arun is in a white kurta. In the picture, both Dipika and Arun can be seen smiling with all their hearts. Along with the photo, Arun Govil wrote, "Ramayan Ki Yaadein". The actor shared a monochrome picture with his co-star Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala, who played the character of Sita in the mythological show, Ramayan. Arun Govil shares photo with co-star Dipika ChikhliaĪrun Govil, our onscreen Ram went back to the memory lane and brought a pure gold for his fans.
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