The Anguish of the Nation in Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hain
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Pyaasa, released in 1957, hurled a question at a then newly independent India, "Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Wo Kahan Hai," and it still hasn't found an answer. This reel is a window into a conversation on Guru Dutt's cinema and the poetry of Sahir Ludhianvi, the lyricist whose words gave the song its unflinching social conscience, set to S.D. Burman's music and sung by Mohammed Rafi.
Featuring Madan Gopal Singh, Antara Mondal, Ravikant, Juhi Saklani, and Neville Tuli, the discussion moves between close readings of the song, the emotional architecture built by Guru Dutt through fusing the image and lyrics together, and what it takes to make a song outlast its film.
This session was part of the series 'Deconstructing the Film Song: A Musical Glue for Nation-Building,' presented by the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) as part of the 7th Self-Discovery via Rediscovering India Festival.
Featuring Madan Gopal Singh, Antara Mondal, Ravikant, Juhi Saklani, and Neville Tuli, the discussion moves between close readings of the song, the emotional architecture built by Guru Dutt through fusing the image and lyrics together, and what it takes to make a song outlast its film.
This session was part of the series 'Deconstructing the Film Song: A Musical Glue for Nation-Building,' presented by the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) as part of the 7th Self-Discovery via Rediscovering India Festival.
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The Anguish of the Nation in Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hain
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Published13 Aug 2026
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