Pyaasa (1957)
Guru Dutt's searing masterpiece critiques materialism in post-independence India through a struggling poet's story elevated by Sahir Ludhianvi's celebrated…
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Preface — Pyaasa (1957)
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Dutt, Guru (Producer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet
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Dutt, Guru (Producer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Guru Dutt's Pyaasa is a searing look into the societal indifference and materialism in post-independence India through the eyes of Vijay, a struggling poet, whose idealism is crushed by a world driven by greed, exploitation and superficiality. The film offers a critique of Indian society through its popular lyrics penned by Sahir Ludhianvi, who elevates the soundtrack into a celebrated masterpiece of Indian film music. “Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Pe”, a song that is performed in the red light area of Calcutta in the film, confronts the duality of the mind-set that glorifies the independence and progress of the nation while keeping the underclass at the margins of the society. Similarly, “Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye” transcends the personal sorrow of the ill-fated protagonist played by Guru Dutt himself and becomes an existential cry against the...
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गुरुदत्त की प्यासा का नायक विजय रीढ़ की हड्डी सीधी रखनेवाला एक ऐसा संवेदनशील कवि है जिसके आदर्शवाद को इस दुनिया के लालच, शोषण और सतहीपन ने कुचल दिया है। इसी कवि की नज़र से फ़िल्म उत्तर औपनिवेशिक भारत के समाज में बढ़ते उपभोक्तावाद, इंसानियत के खोते चले जाने और रिश्तों में आये बेगानेपन पर मारक टिप्पणी करती है। यह फ़िल्म शायर और गीतकार साहिर लुधियानवी के लिखे यादगार गीतों के माध्यम से भारतीय समाज की तीखी आलोचना प्रस्तुत करती है। साहिर के लिखे गीत इस फ़िल्म की ही नहीं, भारतीय सिनेमाई संगीत की सबसे यादगार धरोहर हैं। कलकत्ता के रेड लाइट एरिया में खड़े नायक का आकर्षण के पीछे की कुरूपता देखकर गाया गीत “जिन्हें नाज़ है हिंद पर वो कहाँ हैं” देश के उन रहनुमाओं पर तीखी टिप्पणी करता है जो देश की आज़ादी और प्रगति का उत्सव मनाते हुए समाज के हाशिये पर खड़े शोषित लोगों को भूल गए हैं। इसी तरह “ये दुनिया अगर मिल भी जाए तो क्या है” जैसा गीत धोखा खाये नायक के निजी दुख से कहीं आगे जाता है और संसार की नज़र में बड़ी भौतिक कामयाबी के पीछे के छद्म को उधेड़कर रख देता है। यह ऐसी पूँजीवादी विश्वदृष्टि का तीखा नकार है जो पैसे को इंसानियत के ऊपर तरजीह देती है।
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Pyaasa (1957)
Synopsis One of Guru Dutt's masterpieces, this film tells the story of a poet struggling to find recognition in a materialistic world in which only social outcasts are his true friends. Vijay is an unsuccessful poet whose writings are sold by his brothers as waste paper. Unable to bear the philistinism, he chooses to live on the streets where he meets a young prostitute, Gulab. She falls in love with him and his poetry while Vijay's former girlfriend marries an arrogant publisher for comfort and security. When a dead beggar to whom Vijay has given his coat is mistaken for Vijay, Gulab has his poetry published in a book, which becomes a bestseller. Everyone who had previously rejected Vijay now gathers to pay tribute to the 'dead' poet. Vijay disrupts the celebration with his appearance and calls for the violent destruction of a corrupt world.
Art Director
Biren Naug
Assistant Directors
Niranjan,
Shyam
Banner
Guru Dutt Films Combine
Choreographer
Surya Kumar (ii)
Cinematographer
V.K. Murthy
Dialogue Writer
Abrar Alvi
Director
Guru Dutt
Editing
Y.G. Chawhan
Lead Cast
Guru Dutt,
Waheeda Rehman,
Mala Sinha,
Johnny Walker
Lead Cast Rest
Kum Kum,
Mehmood,
Rehman
Lyricist
Sahir Ludhianvi
Music Director
Sachin Dev Burman
Producer
Guru Dutt
Screenplay Writer
Abrar Alvi
Still Photographer
Kamat foto
Jinen Naaz Hai Hind Par
Mohammed Rafi
Ye Duniya Agar Mile Be Jaye
Mohammed Rafi
Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Lagalo
Geeta Dutt
Ham Aapki Aankhon Me
Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
Jaane Kya Tune Kahi
Geeta Dutt
Jaane Woh Kaise Log
Hemant Kumar
Sar Jo Tera Chakraye
Mohammed Rafi
Ye Hanste Huye Phool
Mohammed Rafi
Tang Aa Chuke Hain Kashm-e-Kashe Zindagi Se
Mohammed Rafi
Ho Lakh Musibat Raste Mein
Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
Jinen Naaz Hai Hind Par
Mohammed Rafi
04:48
Ye Duniya Agar Mile Be Jaye
Mohammed Rafi
04:50
Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Lagalo
Geeta Dutt
03:59
Ham Aapki Aankhon Me
Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
03:57
Jaane Kya Tune Kahi
Geeta Dutt
04:08
Jaane Woh Kaise Log
Hemant Kumar
04:48
Sar Jo Tera Chakraye
Mohammed Rafi
04:53
Ye Hanste Huye Phool
Mohammed Rafi
01:36
Tang Aa Chuke Hain Kashm-e-Kashe Zindagi Se
Mohammed Rafi
02:23
Ho Lakh Musibat Raste Mein
Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
01:45
Jinen Naaz Hai Hind Par
Mohammed Rafi
Jinen Naaz Hai Hind Par
Mohammed Rafi
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