Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay, Mother’s Day! And yaaaaaaaaaaaay, traditional 70s movie discussion! And yayayayayay, Zoom assembly! I’ll summarize what we claimed on Zoom so y’all can take part via reviews.
Okay, the Significant Critical Things to Explore!!!
First, most essential, do you desire Father Rajesh Khanna or Son Rajesh Khanna?
I desire father, he appears a little bit extra deep and I feel he is handsomer (no mustache). Normal concensus on the Zoom discussion, Same! For good reasons various from the identity based, to the “rat tail mustache” based mostly.
Second, how outdated was Son Rajesh when Sharmila went to prison?
He has no memory of her or, seemingly, of himself murdering his uncle. But she’s only in prison 12 yrs and when she will come out he is absolutely grown. Traumatic amnesia or something? Right after the murder he blocked out the initially 10 yrs of his life? Zoom people today typically agreed with traumatic amnesia, and also maybe he didn’t spend as much time with Sharmila as it appeared prior to she went to jail considering the fact that his Mom did not want “the nanny” to raise him? Or possibly his loved ones experimented with to make him ignore the complete murder thing for the reason that it was also upsetting?
Third, does it seem to be odd to any person that the jail Warden just went in advance and employed Sharmila as his housekeeper?
He calls her “sister”, so I guess I could retcon that the experienced this shut bhai-bhan romantic relationship for 12 years even though she was in prison? And FilmiKudhi pointed out he suggests some thing like “I know your benefit after realizing you for 12 several years.” Naina pointed out, she is also incredibly attractive and according to Indian Movie Values, beauty=virtue.
Fourth, what is the stupidest component of the “secret adoption” story?
Is it that they do not tell Rajesh he is adopted? Or is it that they really do not explain to his adoptive mom that the nanny is his bio-Mother? Or is it that the orphanage just gave the newborn away in hrs? We had a extremely extensive dialogue about this whole point. Landed on that it does make sense for Sharmila to give up her assert because she has no guidance or way of obtaining a occupation or just about anything. And that it is form of sensible for an orphanage to just hand a little one in excess of mainly because a couple appears great.
Fifth, what is the most transgressive motion Sharmila can take? Is it sleeping with an individual prior to being married in front of culture? Or is it battling again and killing her rapist? The film honors her for equally actions, tends to make it aspect of her “virtue” in a way, and that is Truly refreshing. But which is most refreshing? Filmikudhi went deep on this! It is not just people two times, it is that the entire film supports all those times. Younger females are envisioned to date and flirt and slide in love, and to defend themselves as wanted, the whole movie supports that message from the fathers encouraging Sharmila/Farida to go date, to the warden bringing Sharmila into his house.
Sixth, what do we feel about Sharmila’s “reward” in this movie remaining a thriving son? As in, all her sacrifices contributed to Rajesh having an award and consequently ended up truly worth it?
I’m torn about this. I imagine I would be pleased if her “reward” was a Pleased son. The only issue that tends to make me uncomfortable is tying it to his exterior achievements, like you are only a superior Mother for the reason that you want your little one to be socially productive, not joyful. Zoom dialogue landed on, fundamentally, Indias gonna India. You can only go so far, you just can’t toss out the Whole societal idea.
Seventh, what does this movie say about adoption?
It is bewildering, for the reason that surely Rajesh’s adoptive dad and mom really like him and elevate him perfectly and so on, and Sharmila is grateful to them for that. But on the other hand, his adoptive mom allows him cry? We experienced a genuinely fantastic dialogue about this. It displays the trauma of the preliminary adoption moment, Child Rajesh crying and bewildered and his new adoptive mom battling with him. But when subsequent we see him, they are carefully bonded. So the movie was in the long run truthful, the adoptive guardian-boy or girl partnership has price and meaning, but that doesn’t hide the soreness that will come with it.
And at last, which is the much better tune in the film? “Chanda Hai Tu” or “Roop Tera”?
I’m acquiring it both equally approaches! Chanda Hai Tu has the far better lyrics, but Roop Tera has the far better tune. Zoom dialogue team seriously struggled with this. There was one reliable vote for “Roop Tera” and one more for “Chanda Hai Tu” but mainly the vote was “all the tunes in this motion picture is excellent and I wish movies were being as committed to assorted substantial high-quality soundtracks now”. I did not even remember that this is also the “Mere Sapno Ki Rani” movie! So a lot of excellent tracks!
Oh, and for the future dialogue, two solutions! Zanjeer, Amitabh and Jaya, one of my favorites. Or Andaaz, Shammi and Hema Malini and a little little bit of Rajesh Khanna as well. Votes?