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New Delhi: in one Interview She gave in 1997, Lata Mangeshkar said of Salil Chowdhury, “During my life I have worked with over a hundred music directors. Of these, perhaps only ten understood both music and cinema. And these ten Of these, Salil was at the fore.”
Choudhary’s music spoke to the audience, bringing a film to life. A poet, lyricist, playwright and composer, Choudhary was a man of many talents, but music was his first love. Describing his relationship with music, Chowdhary once said, “Music was never a glimmer of light for me. Everything I have learned since childhood is because of serious study, practice, listening and analysis.”
Films for which he composed music, including classics Two bighas of land, Madhumati, pleasure and Small matter, He is known as much for his melodies as he is for his cinematic brilliance. Another such gem of the 1970s is Basu Chatterjee’s Tuberose, In which there were only two songs, but both remain in the mind of the audience even after almost 50 years.
On the 26th death anniversary of Salil Choudhary, ThePrint revisits this slice of life on love and relationships starring Amol Palekar and Vidya Sinha.
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Chronicle of Controversial Love
released in 1974, tuberose Based on the story of Hindi writer Mannu Bhandari It is true.
The film begins with Deepa (Vidya Sinha) embarking on a train journey alone. She misses her landing station, and in desperation, decides to get off at the next one. As the train starts leaving the station, however, she wants to board the train again, but is unable to. Frantic, Deepa wakes up and finds herself in her room in the house.
Deepa’s dream symbolizes her inner struggle. A young, educated and independent woman, she is in two minds about her partner’s choice.
Deepa is a PhD student living in Delhi, and is in a relationship with Sanjay (Amol Palekar), a middle-class private sector employee. The two are almost ready to tie the knot, but Sanjay’s often reckless behavior and lack of punctuality create doubts in Deepa’s mind about their relationship. However, Sanjay cares a lot for Deepa in his own way.
Meanwhile, Deepa is called for a job interview in Bombay, where she is reunited with her old boyfriend Naveen (Dinesh Thakur). Even though Naveen once broke her heart, she finds herself attracted to him again. Naveen, to her surprise, seems to pay more attention to her than to Sanjay: he always meets her on time, and praises her.
After a week-long stay in Mumbai, Deepa returns to Delhi, but finds herself frequently thinking of Naveen, and questions her decision to stay with Sanjay. The rest of the film is about how Deepa reconciles her conflicting feelings and makes her own choices.
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a musical challenge
It was Vidya Sinha’s first and Amol Palekar’s first film in Hindi. The two appear very comfortable in front of the camera and blend perfectly into the realistic, middle-class world of Basu Chatterjee. Through its portrayal of the protagonist’s conflicting and confused feelings, the film makes the audience think about the nature and essence of love. Is it just about romance, or stability; is it driven by passion, or rooted in commitment; Is it a sugar-coated compliment or a tacit understanding?
only two songs in the movie, Have you ever seen And tuberose flower for you, They also play an important role in moving the story forward.
The title song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar, about whom Chowdhary said said, “If I had known that Lata would sing my composition, I would have made it as complicated as possible. It was like a challenge, a game between us, but she never failed. small talk, tuberose, Pleasure, Annadata, my own, Spell, Shadow, connoisseur… listen to his songs… no one can sing my complex compositions like him.”
Choudhury used melodies in different languages for many of his later songs, to which he said, “… music is a universal language. That’s it. tuberose Song Have you ever seen… I used it in the voice of Yesudas in a Malayalam film. I used it in Bengali as well, and they were a hit.”
(Edited by Polomi Banerjee)
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