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Pyaasa (1957) - (Movies To See Before You Die - Love Theme) |
According to my understanding of films, Guru Dutt is indisputably the most sensitive & emotional film makers of our industry, who could capture the tender feelings of a human heart in the most impressive and expressive manner. Not only this, but he was also technically sound and innovative as he introduced new camera angles and techniques for shooting his well written scenes. His films which flopped at the time of their release are now unanimously treated as masterpieces of Indian Cinema. Talking about his last films which in my opinion were also his best, he portrayed his characters so realistically, as if he knew that his end was very near. And he left the world giving many immortal gems to cherish.
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20 Apr 2009 /
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raunak
Indeed Pyaasa is a masterpiece..But not many people know that Pyaasa was based on two novels of the great indian writer Saratchandra Chatterjee i.e. Devdas and mainly Srikanta..Guru dutt created this classic on the basis of these two novels, borrowing a lot from the pathbreaking novel \'Srikanta\'.. Guru Dutt himself always mentioned his inspiration and rightfully so but official credits could not be given as it was not permitted to mix two novels to make one film!!
Bobby Sing
Hi Raunak, Cheers!
raunak
Thanks Bobby Sir for replying. The net is itself full of references of similarities between Pyaasa and Sarat novels Srikanta and Devdas. Moreover, I heard Guru Dutt saying so in an old radio interview of his. Also you can read the translated version of Srikanta, which by the way is is regarded as one of the greatest Indian novel ever. The similarities between the two Srikanta & Pyaasa is huge.
Bobby Sing
Yes Raunak I am well familiar with both Devda and Srikant which do have the same features as in PYAASA. |
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