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Song : Ishq ne todi sar pe qayamat..
jore-e-qayamat kya kahiye....
Film : Junoon,1978,
Singer : Mohammed Rafi,
Lyricist : Jigar Moradabadi,
Music Director : Vanraj Bhatia,
Screenplay writer/Director: Shyam Benegal,
Story : Based on Ruskin Bond's novella,an adaption of Ruskin Bond’s A Flight of Pigeons.
Cast: Shashi Kapoor,Nafisa Ali,Jennifer Kendal,Naseeruddin Shah,Shabana Azmi,Ismat Chugtai,Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Benjamin Gilani,Sushma Seth,Tom Alter,Deepti Naval,
Producer : Shashi Kapoor,
Lyrics :-
ishq ne todi sar pe qayamat
jore-e-qayamat kya kahiye
sunne wala koi nahi
rudad-e-mohabbat kya kahiye
rudad-e-mohabbat kya kahiye
dil hai kisi ka raaz-e-haqiqat
raaz-e-haqiqat kya kahiye
F
hairat-e-jalwa mohar-b-lab hai
jalwa-e-hairat kya kahiye
us pe kisi ke teer-e-sitam ki
mashk-e-siyasat kya kahiye
mashk-e-siyasat kya kahiye..
Junoon [aka "The Obsession"] is a 1978 Hindi feature film directed by renowned Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal. Junoon, produced by Shashi Kapoor, is a lost gem that deserves more attention than it has received over the last three decades. Based on a novella named A Flight of Pigeons by the one and only Ruskin Bond, Junoon presents the haunting tale of love, obsession, jingoism and death set around the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The movie underlines the atrocities of war while simultaneously trying to grapple with various social, moral and political issues that are as relevant today as they were in pre-independence India. This National Award-winning film has an ensemble star cast that includes Jennifer Kendal, Shabana Azmi, Nafisa Ali, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, and Shashi Kapoor. The movie's prologue and epilogue is narrated by Amrish Puri in his trademark baritone voice.
Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan in Junoon, Directed by Shyam Benegal
Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan in Shyam Benegal's Junoon
Shyam Benegal and team need to be applauded for bringing Ruskin Bond's poignant tale to life. The movie's attention to period detail is immaculate. Benegal also succeeds in eliciting strong performances from all his actors. While the movie's real highlight is Shashi Kapoor's breathtaking performance, it would be unjust to overlook the other performances, especially those of Jennifer Kendal, Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Nafisa Ali, who as the young Ruth Labadoor is a sight for the sore eyes. Vanraj Bhatia's music immensely adds value to the movie's poignant, sombre tone. Govind Nihalani's cinematography speaks for itself: the vivid and powerful images enrich the movie with an element of realism which woos the viewers into believing as if they are a part of the history. The history unfolds with a subtle element of drama that keeps monotony at bay but at the same time ensures that it doesn't become melodramatic.
Nafisa Ali as Ruth Labador in Shyam Benegal's Junoon
Nafisa Ali as Ruth Labador in Shyam Benegal's Junoon
Benegal, by the virtue of his groundbreaking cinematic works in the '70s and the '80s, rightfully established himself as the undisputed heir to the legacy of great Indian auteurs, like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Tapan Sinha, Chetan Anand, Mrinal Sen, V. Shantaram, and Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, whose avant garde works paved the way for a new movement in Indian cinema during the late '40s to the '60s, popularly known as Indian New Wave or Parallel Cinema. Benegal's first four films viz. Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977) created a strong buzz among the Indian film aficionados and that's what brought him in contact with Shashi Kapoor who went on to back his next two projects (Junoon happened to be the first with the 1981 classic Kalyug being the second).
Jennifer Kendal as Mariam Labadoor in Junoon, Directed by Shyam Benegal
Jennifer Kendal as Mariam (Ruth's mother) in Junoon
Shashi Kapoor is breathtaking to watch in the lead role of a love-struck feudal chieftain, Javed Khan, who falls for a young British girl. This, in the opinion of this crtitc, also happens to be Kapoor's best performance ever. What makes the portrayal special is its deceptive simplicity. It may be a cinch to play a madman but it's exceedingly challenging to play a role that lies mid-way between sanity and madness. An actor is required to muster all his talent to bring such a complex caricature to life and that's exactly where Kapoor triumphs. During the course of his portrayal, Kapoor effortlessly goes through a gamut of emotions, thereby making it quite convincing for the viewer.
Shabana Azmi as Firdaus (Javed Khan's wife) in Junoon, Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan, Directed by Shyam Benegal
Shabana Azmi as Firdaus (Javed Khan's wife) in Junoon d35T2O-VMP0 |