Pyaasa
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| Directed by | Guru Dutt |
| Produced by | Guru Dutt |
| Written by | Abrar Alvi |
| Starring | Mala Sinha Guru Dutt Waheeda Rehman |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Editing by | Y. G. Chawhan |
| Release date(s) | February 19, 1957 |
| Running time | 146 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Pyaasa (Hindi: प्यासा, Urdu: پیاسا; Eternal Thirst in English) is a 1957 Hindi film directed by Guru Dutt. The film tells the story of struggling poet, Vijay, trying to make his works known in post-independence India. Gulabo, a prostitute with a heart of gold, eventually helps him get his poems published.
This film is rated as one of the best 100 films of all time by the Time magazine.[1]
This film is rated as one of the best works of Guru Dutt alongside Kagaz ke phool and Sahib Biwi aur Ghulaam. The music was compsed by S.D. Burman.
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[edit] Extened synopsis
Pyaasa tells the story of a poet name Vijay. Vijay’s poems go unrecognized by various publishers and he is deemed a failure by his brothers. Much to Vijay’s surprise, one of his brothers sold his poems as scrap paper. Vijay is unable to recover them until he hears his poetry being sung by a young prostitute named Gulabo. After a miscommunication, Vijay is thrown out of Gulabo’s house because he was just interested in the poems more than her. As Vijay exits he drops more of his work and Gulabo realizes that she has shunned the poet that she loves. Meanwhile after a reunion Vijay is struck by the sight of his former girlfriend Meena. Meena lead Vijay to believe she is unmarried until it is revealed that Mr. Gosh, a publisher that Vijay works for is married to Meena. Vijay soon learns that the reason she did not want to continue in her relationship with Vijay was because of his financial insecurity. Shortly, after Vijay learns of his mother’s death and is driven to alcohol addiction. Angry with life and the way things are going he goes to the train yard were he finds a homeless man shivering in cold, to whom he donates his coat. When the beggar proceeds to follow Vijay in an act of gratitude, he is caught in the train tracks and thus is hit by a train. Vijay is sent to a hospital in shock of what happened to the beggar, meanwhile, everyone thinks Vijay to be dead because of his jacket being on the dead body which was badly mutilated and not recognisable. In grief Gulabo gets Vijay’s poems published by Mr. Gosh in a book entitled Shadows. At this time Vijay is an instant success and becomes a famous poet. Vijay realizes the mistake and tries to tell the Doctors that he is the poet “Vijay”, the doctor thinks he is crazy and admits him in the mental ward. Vijay escapes with the help of his friend Abdul Sattar (Johnny Walker), and goes home to reclaim his livelihood. At a ceremony honoring Vijay’s memory, Vijay emerges from the crowd and states that he is Vijay. His brothers were paid to deny that he was alive. Ultimately, Vijay is verified to be himself; however, he is disgusted at the corruptions of people around him, so he denies himself as being the real Vijay at a second ceremony honoring his return. A riot erupts and Vijay goes to Gulabo’s house and asks her to go away with him and without hesitation she joins him.
[edit] Cast
- Mala Sinha - Meena
- Guru Dutt - Vijay
- Waheeda Rehman - Gulabo
- Rehman - Mr. Ghosh
- Johnny Walker - Abdul Sattar
[edit] References
- ^ "The Complete List." All-Time 100 Movies Time Magazine. 2005
