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Deewaar (1975)

Deewaar (1975)

Film.Indian Cinema
DirectorYash Chopra
LanguageHindi
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Introduction

The titular "Deewar" (Wall) in Yash Chopra's 1975 classic film refers to the ideological divide between two brothers in post-Nehruvian India. The film marked a continued departure from the light-hearted romances of the 1960s and gave a new expression to Indian masculinity: anger. Deewar signalled a discontented working class in a new India, ready to break away from the post-independence euphoria as poverty and discontent swept through the majority of the country.

Screenwriters Salim-Javed captured this discontent by placing the two brothers on opposite sides of this divide. Ravi, played by Shashi Kapoor, still embodies the Nehruvian hope that encouraged playing by the rules. In contrast, Vijay, portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan, represents the popular anger of blue-collar workers who had lost faith in the system and would do anything to achieve what they believed they were owed. The film helps us understand this unique decade when the push and pull between Nehruvian idealism and post-Nehruvian realism was held together by the traditional relationship with Maa (Mother). This arrested development of the nation, as depicted in the film, preceded the proclamation of Emergency in India less than six months after the film's release.
यश चोपड़ा की 1975 में रिलीज़ हुई क्लासिक फ़िल्म दीवार का शीर्षक नेहरू युग के बाद के भारत में दो भाइयों के बीच खड़ी हुई वैचारिक विभाजन की दीवार का प्रतीक है। इस फ़िल्म के साथ साठ के दशक की फ़िल्मों का हल्का-फ़ुल्का रोमांस हिन्दी सिनेमा में और हाशिये पर चला गया और दीवार ने भारतीय मर्दानगी को अभिव्यक्ति का एक नया चेहरा दिया जो गुस्से से भरा था। इस फ़िल्म की कहानी ने सत्तर के दशक के भारत के असंतुष्ट श्रमिक वर्ग का चित्र खींचा। इस बेकली की वजहें सामाजिक थीं। आज़ादी के बाद का जोश और उत्साह ठंडा पड़ चुका था और देश के अधिकांश हिस्से में गुरबत और असंतोष तारी था।

पटकथा लेखक जोड़ी सलीम-जावेद ने इसी बेकली और असंतोष को केंद्र में रखते हुए इस विभाजन के विपरीत ध्रुवों पर खड़े दो सगे भाइयों की कहानी रची। इनमें छोटा भाई रवि (शशि कपूर) उस नेहरूवियन उम्मीद का प्रतीक है जो नियम कानून पर चलने को आज भी सही रास्ता मानती है। पर इसके उलट बड़े भाई विजय (अमिताभ बच्चन) का किरदार कामकाजी श्रमिकों में पसरे उस व्यापक गुस्से का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है जिसके चलते उन्होंने व्यवस्था में अपना विश्वास खो दिया था और अब अपने हक को हासिल करने के लिए कुछ भी करने को तैयार थे। फ़िल्म में नेहरू के दौर के आदर्शवाद और उत्तर नेहरूवादी दौर के स्याह यथार्थ के बीच खिंची इस संघर्ष की लकीर को जोड़नेवाला अकेला सिरा, भारतीय सिनेमा की परम्परा से चली आई सबसे क्लासिक कथा-युक्ति 'माँ' का किरदार है। फ़िल्म में ठहरे हुए विकास में फंसे, विपरीत दिशाओं में खींचे जा रहे जिस राष्ट्र की तस्वीर मिलती है उसका ज़मीन पर प्रतिफलन छह महीने से भी कम समय बाद भारत में आपातकाल की घोषणा में हुआ।
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Advertisement, Star & Style, 31 January 1975 | CinemaEducation | 00791910
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Body of Work

Art Director
Desh Mukherjee
Assistant Directors
Dilip Naik, Deepak Sareen, Ramesh Talwar, Anand Bhalla
Banner
Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.
Choreographer
Suresh Bhatt
Cinematographer
Kay Gee
Dialogue Writer
Salim-Javed
Director
Yash Chopra
Editing
Pran Mehra, T.R. Mangeshkar
Lead Cast
Amitabh Bachchan, Nirupa Roy, Neetu Singh, Shashi Kapoor
Lead Cast Rest
Master Alankar, Parveen Babi, Satyan Kapoo, Manmohan Kishan, Raj Kishor, Yunus Parveez, Madan Puri, Jagdish Raj, Master Rajoo, Mohan Sheri, Iftekhar, Rajpal, Sarveshwar, Sudhir
Lyricist
Sahir Ludhianvi
Music Director
Rahul Dev Burman
Producer
Gulshan Rai
Publicity Designer
Studio diwakar
Re recording
Mangesh Desai
Screenplay Writer
Salim-Javed
Special Effects
Prasad productions
Still Photographer
Vijay Hangal
Story Writer
Salim-Javed

Research Centre

Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Song-Synopsis Booklet
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Jubilee Trophy
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. 100 Weeks Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar | Jubilee Trophy
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Jubilee Trophy
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. Silver Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar | Jubilee Trophy
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Glass Slide
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Glass Slide
Kay Gee (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975, Lobby Card
Gee, Kay (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975 | Lobby Card
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Kay Gee (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975, Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Gee, Kay (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet
Khaas Baat, 1975, Column
Khaas Baat. In Sunday. 3(1). 16 March 1975 | Column | 00802351
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Advertisement
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Advertisement
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Record Cover
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Record Cover
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Film Related Bound Album
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Film Related Bound Album
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Working Still
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. Muhurat of Deewaar | Working Still
Khaas Baat, 1976, Column
Khaas Baat. In Sunday. 3(51). 14 March 1976 | Column | 00802384
Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (Editor), Javed Akhtar Reflects on the Portrayal of the Mother Figure in his Films, 2019, In-house Video
Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (Editor). Javed Akhtar Reflects on the Portrayal of the Mother Figure in his Films, 04 February 2019 | In-house Video
Khaas Baat, 1975, Column
Khaas Baat. In Sunday. 3(1). 16 March 1975 | Column | 00802351
Khaas Baat, 1976, Column
Khaas Baat. In Sunday. 3(51). 14 March 1976 | Column | 00802384
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Song-Synopsis Booklet
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Jubilee Trophy
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. 100 Weeks Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar | Jubilee Trophy
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Jubilee Trophy
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. Silver Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar | Jubilee Trophy
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Glass Slide
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Glass Slide
Kay Gee (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975, Lobby Card
Gee, Kay (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975 | Lobby Card
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Full Sheet Poster
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Full Sheet Poster
Kay Gee (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975, Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Gee, Kay (Cinematographer), Deewaar, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Advertisement
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Advertisement
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Record Cover
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Record Cover
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Film Related Bound Album
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Film Related Bound Album
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Working Still
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. Muhurat of Deewaar | Working Still
Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (Editor). Javed Akhtar Reflects on the Portrayal of the Mother Figure in his Films, 04 February 2019 | In-house Video, 2019 · 1 min 32 sec · Reel
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Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (Editor). Javed Akhtar Reflects on the Portrayal of the Mother Figure in his Films, 04 February 2019 | In-house Video
2019 · 1 min 32 sec · Reel
Gulshan Rai (Producer), Deewaar, 1975, Song-Synopsis Booklet
Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

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                          Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. 100 Weeks Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar | Jubilee Trophy | CinemaEducation | 00842249

                          Rai, Gulshan (Producer), Deewaar, 1975. 100 Weeks Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar | Jubilee Trophy

                          ProducerGulshan Rai
                          Document TypeJubilee Trophy
                          100 Weeks Jubilee Trophy for the film Deewar
                          Film TitleDeewaar, 1975, India, Hindi
                          DirectorYash ChopraBannerTrimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.
                          Art DirectorDesh MukherjeeCinematographerKay Gee
                          CastAmitabh Bachchan, Nirupa Roy, Neetu Singh, Shashi Kapoor, Master Alankar, Parveen Babi, Satyan Kapoo, Manmohan Kishan, Raj Kishor, Yunus Parveez, Madan Puri, Jagdish Raj, Master Rajoo, Mohan Sheri, Iftekhar, Rajpal, Sarveshwar, Sudhir
                          EditingPran Mehra, T.R. Mangeshkar
                          LyricistSahir Ludhianvi
                          Music DirectorRahul Dev Burman
                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

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