Wednesday, September 05, 2007
  Junoon (1978) 

Khusrau rain suhaag ki, jo main jaagi pi ke sang,
Tan mora man piya ka, jo dono ek hi rang.

Thus, with the words of Amir Khusro, starts the 1978 opus of Shyam Benegal. I was so moved by this movie, all the little details in it, the characters, the poetry, the zeitgeist. The film aparently introduces the gorgeous Nafisa Ali. It also has Naseeruddin Shah, vibrant as ever, Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendall ...

The movie captures an angst in visuals and poetry, over the period of 1857 to 1858 - the days of the "Sepoy Mutiny" in a little town in Rohilkhand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junoon_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077783/

 

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:17:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [3]  | 
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 8:30:17 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am glad you watched it...finally.
Pooja
Friday, September 07, 2007 4:35:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
It says in IMDB, that it was written by Ruskin Bond. Did you notice his name in the credits? I've never watched any Benegal movies, should try out this. I liked the exchange between shashi kapoor and naseeruddin shah.
Anoop
Sunday, September 09, 2007 1:55:24 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Maybe his name was there - I didnt notice. Do watch it and let me know what you think.
Roshan
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