In the acutely thought-provoking Aligarh, which is about a homosexual man’s right to privacy, Manoj Bajpayee, playing the disgraced professor Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, sits alone in his dingy one-bedroom professor’s quarter, with a drink in hand and a Lata Mangeshkar song by his side.
In the semi-darkness, in a room lit by dim hope, Srinivas listens to the Melody Queen’s ‘Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha Pyaar Ke Qaabil Mujhe’, that timeless Madan Mohan composition from the film Anpadh. The song plays on a rickety portable sound machine. But its sound resonates across the professor’s silent universe, like a melodic meteor cutting through a sky of solitude.
It’s a life-defining moment. Director Hansal Mehta holds the unflinchingly intimate camera (Satya Nagpaul’s lensing is lucid, leisurely and lingering) with ruthless resilience on his protagonist Manoj Bajpai’s face. For a good 5-7 minutes we see Bajpai...
In the semi-darkness, in a room lit by dim hope, Srinivas listens to the Melody Queen’s ‘Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha Pyaar Ke Qaabil Mujhe’, that timeless Madan Mohan composition from the film Anpadh. The song plays on a rickety portable sound machine. But its sound resonates across the professor’s silent universe, like a melodic meteor cutting through a sky of solitude.
It’s a life-defining moment. Director Hansal Mehta holds the unflinchingly intimate camera (Satya Nagpaul’s lensing is lucid, leisurely and lingering) with ruthless resilience on his protagonist Manoj Bajpai’s face. For a good 5-7 minutes we see Bajpai...
- 2/25/2016
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
However, Madan Mohan never regretted as he was never in the race for awards and focused only on quality music. But there was someone very close to Madan Mohan, who felt the pinch whenever Madan Mohan was declined the Award.
Well, she was Lata Mangeshkar, who shared a warm relation with Madan Mohan and also revered him as his brother.
Lata Mangeshkar was first hurt in the years 1963 when Madan Mohan was declined award for his musical masterpiece Anpadh. Remember the hit songs 'Hai Isi Me Pyar Ki Aabru'.., ' Jiya Le Gayo Ji Mora Sanwariya'..., 'Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha...' However, she kept mum.
The second time when Madan Mohan was declined the award for his movie Woh Kaun Thi in 1965 she was not only depressed but quite annoyed and rightly so as each song from the film was a rare gem. Remember the hit parade 'Lag Jaa...
Well, she was Lata Mangeshkar, who shared a warm relation with Madan Mohan and also revered him as his brother.
Lata Mangeshkar was first hurt in the years 1963 when Madan Mohan was declined award for his musical masterpiece Anpadh. Remember the hit songs 'Hai Isi Me Pyar Ki Aabru'.., ' Jiya Le Gayo Ji Mora Sanwariya'..., 'Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha...' However, she kept mum.
The second time when Madan Mohan was declined the award for his movie Woh Kaun Thi in 1965 she was not only depressed but quite annoyed and rightly so as each song from the film was a rare gem. Remember the hit parade 'Lag Jaa...
- 5/28/2015
- GlamSham
The Dirty Picture is due to set screens alight on Dec 2nd, when audiences can be transported back to the 80s when item girls stole the hearts of the nation. In the Balaji production, Vidya Balan plays the role of Silk, an up and coming item girl of southern cinema and follows her rise to fame. Although current actresses like Katrina Kaif and Mallika Sherawat have lit up screens in item songs in recent years, Ekta Kapoor looks to the 80s for her next film production where item girls were considered ahead of their time. Lets take a look at some of those item girls of indian cinema who inspired the rising 80s stars and and those who inspired the makers of The Dirty Picture.
Helen (Richardson Khan), of Anglo-Burmese origin, was both October 21st 1939 and is best remember as the Bollywood item dancer of the 60s and 70s. During...
Helen (Richardson Khan), of Anglo-Burmese origin, was both October 21st 1939 and is best remember as the Bollywood item dancer of the 60s and 70s. During...
- 12/1/2011
- by Janine Gall
- Bollyspice
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