Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Guru Dutt produced classic features Meena Kumari as a lonely zamindar's wife in Abrar Alvi's haunting critique of feudal Bengal's decline
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Preface — Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), produced by Guru Dutt and directed by Abrar Alvi, stands as a seminal work in Indian cinema. Based on the Bengali novel Sahib Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra, the film offers a poignant critique of the decline of the zamindari system and feudalism in Bengal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, under British colonial rule. The screenplay is credited to Alvi but believed to have been written by the director in close collaboration with Mitra, whose role in translating the original text from Bengali to Hindi was especially crucial. The film centres on the tragic lives of Bengal's aristocratic class, particularly focusing on the complex relationship between a lonely wife (Bibi) of a zamindar (Sahib) and her servant (Ghulam). The story is narrated by Bhootnath, the servant, who becomes deeply involved in the...
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साहिब बीबी और गुलाम (1962) के निर्माता गुरु दत्त और निर्देशक अबरार अल्वी थे। यह भारतीय सिनेमा की नायाब मौलिक कृतियों में से एक मानी जाती है। बांग्ला उपन्यासकार बिमल मित्र के इसी शीर्षक से लिखे उपन्यास पर आधारित यह फ़िल्म ब्रिटिश औपनिवेशिक शासन के दौर में बीसवीं सदी की दहलीज़ पर खड़े बंगाल में ज़मींदारी व्यवस्था और सामंतवाद के पतन की एक मार्मिक तस्वीर प्रस्तुत करती है। फ़िल्म की पटकथा का श्रेय हालांकि अल्वी को दिया गया है लेकिन माना जाता है कि उन्होंने इसे मूल उपन्यास के लेखक बिमल मित्र के सक्रिय सहयोग से तैयार किया था। मित्र यहाँ मूल बांग्ला संदर्भों को हिन्दी भाषा और समाज के अनुकूल बनाने में बड़ी भूमिका निभा रहे थे। यह फ़िल्म आधुनिकता के आगमन के साथ बंगाल के सामंती कुलीन वर्ग के पतन की कहानी है। कथा के केंद्र में एक ज़मींदार 'साहिब' (रहमान) की नितांत अकेली पत्नी 'बीबी' (मीना कुमारी) और उनके नौकर 'गुलाम' (गुरु दत्त) के बीच के जटिल संबंध हैं। कहानी का कथावाचक नौकर का किरदार भूतनाथ है, जो बहुत नज़दीक से अपने साहिब की ब्याहता स्त्री को अन्दरूनी तौर पर बिखरते हुए देख रहा है। उनके नज़रिये से देखने पर फ़िल्म की कथा एक ध्वस्त होते सामंती समाज के विकृत चित्र की तरह सामने आती है, जिसमें पीछे...
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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Synopsis Taken from a classic, eponymous Bengali novel, the story is set in the household of the Chowdharys who are 19th century landed proprietors or zamindars. Seen through the eyes of Bhoothnath, a simple but educated villager, who comes to Calcutta looking for work, the film captures unforgettable and often nostalgic of an era long gone. Bhoothnath soon finds himself drawn to the zamindar's pretty young wife, known as Chhoti Bahu, who leads a remarkably lonely life, spending her long days waiting for her husband to return. Her husband spends his time steeped in alcohol and woman. So desperate is Chhoti Bahu to get him that she even takes to drinking to attune herself to his life style. The film has a tragic undercurrent throughout, where the downfall of the Chowdhary household is symbolic of an era on its last legs.
Art Director
Biren Naug
Banner
Guru Dutt Films Combine
Choreographer
B. Sohanlal,
Sudarshan Kumar
Cinematographer
V.K. Murthy
Dialogue Writer
Abrar Alvi
Director
Abrar Alvi
Editing
Y.G. Chawhan
Lead Cast
Guru Dutt,
Meena Kumari,
Waheeda Rehman,
Rehman
Lead Cast Rest
S.N. Banerjee,
Harindranath Chatopadhayaya,
Nazir Husain,
Minoo Mumtaz,
Dhumal,
Sapru
Lyricist
Shakeel Badayuni
Music Director
Hemanta Mukherjee
Producer
Guru Dutt
Screenplay Writer
Abrar Alvi,
Bimal Mitra
Still Photographer
Kamat foto
Story Writer
Bimal Mitra
Meri Baat Rahi Meri Man Men
Asha Bhosle
Chale Aao Chale Aao
Geeta Dutt
Piya Aiso Jiya Men Samaya Gao
Geeta Dutt
Na Jao Saiyan Chhuda Ke Baiyan
Geeta Dutt
Bhanwara Bada Nadan
Asha Bhosle
Sakhiya Aaj Mujhe Neend Nahi
Asha Bhosle
Meri Jaan O Meri Jaan
Asha Bhosle
Meri Baat Rahi Meri Man Men
Asha Bhosle
04:10
Chale Aao Chale Aao
Geeta Dutt
01:43
Piya Aiso Jiya Men Samaya Gao
Geeta Dutt
04:15
Na Jao Saiyan Chhuda Ke Baiyan
Geeta Dutt
04:07
Bhanwara Bada Nadan
Asha Bhosle
04:29
Sakhiya Aaj Mujhe Neend Nahi
Asha Bhosle
05:46
Meri Jaan O Meri Jaan
Asha Bhosle
03:38
Meri Baat Rahi Meri Man Men
Asha Bhosle
Meri Baat Rahi Meri Man Men
Asha Bhosle
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