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June 01, 2007

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maajhi

FG, Waqt ne kiya is available on YouTube. Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSB0dYCy45U

maajhi

And another with better sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiXeDqpz1s

carla

Thanks Maajhi. The lanscape of YouTube does change - those videos were added after I wrote this review - so I appreciate the update.

maxqnz

Secret shame confession time - I've owned this movie for nearly TWO YEARS and still haven't watched it. Now that I've read this:

"I feel I need to see the film again, perhaps on a day when I am better prepared to be battered by a story that starts out bleak and gets bleaker, in order to fully appreciate its art."

I'm going to watch it within the next couple of hours. It's a dreary grey Saturday here, and with nothing to do I can watch Kaagaz in the morning, then cheer myself up with something fun like Chashme Buddoor or Brahmachari afterwards. This is obviously a true "must see" film, even for the candy floss junkies like me, so thanks for prodding me, carla.

maajhi

maxqnz, not sure if you understand hindi but lines like these (from waqt ne kiya) sung in such a delicate and painful voice (check the clip) by Geeta Dutt that you can feel the pain yourself should give you a taste of what's in store:

jayenge kahaan soojhta nahi, chal pade magar raasta nahin
kya talaash hai kuchh pata nahi, bun rahe hain dil khwaab dam-b-dam.

another:
beqaraar dil iss tarah milen, jiss tarah kabhi hum juda na the
tum bhi kho gaye, hum bhi kho gaye, aik raah par chal ke do qadam

lyrics are fine, but the heartbreaking rendering is what's breathtaking (for me). It's pure honey dripping from Geeta Dutt. you'll probably enjoy too, provided you know hindi of course :).


maajhi

also agree with FG about the "majestic and unutterably lovely picturization" of the song. that was the era of light and shadow magic, and I believe Western movies fired Guru Dutt's imagination of what ws possible with it.

maxqnz

"It's pure honey dripping from Geeta Dutt. you'll probably enjoy too, provided you know hindi of course :)."

My comprehension is not too bad, although it has suffered through disuse of late. It's not good enough for all the fine nuances, but one of the reasons I prefer older movies is that I find the diction better, and hence the dialogues easier to follow. Gems like this are powerful incentives to improve. Plus I think Geeta's own story is tragic and gut-wrenching enough for a great film.

bawa

I thought it was a lovely film.
Fuzon gave a beautiful homage to this film in their song "Mora Saiyaan" although the ending was a bit more upbeat...but not many people seem to have commented on this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7br52GPJ-qk

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