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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 hollowness of material success. It is a radical rejection of a capitalist worldview that values wealth over humanity.
Dutt, Guru (Producer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Murthy, V.K. (Cinematographer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Photographic Still
Dutt, Guru (Producer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet
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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...
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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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Murthy, V.K. (Cinematographer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Lobby Card
Murthy, V.K. (Cinematographer), Pyaasa, 1957 | Lobby Card
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