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NAYADAUR (DVD)
Shemaroo, Rs.349
“Naya Daur has an enduring appeal,” says Dilip Kumar. “Naya Daur is a timeless masterpiece,” proclaims Vijayantimala Bali.
Very true, as one discovers in this special two disc autographed edition brought out by Shemaroo.
The Filmfare Award winning classic by B. R. Chopra can be watched in colour now. With some enchanting music by O. P. Nayyar, and soulful lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, the DVD, with sub-titles in five languages, is a tribute to the times when cinema was clean and meaningful.
The 200-minute DVD contains some bonus features. Like interviews with Yash Chopra, Javed Akhtar, Ramesh Sippy, Ravi Chopra and Karan Johar. The legendary Dilip Kumar and Asha Bhonsle speak about the movie too with some deleted scenes worth watching.
Naya Daur, a moving story about love and social justice, captured the imagination of the cinegoers with its technical excellence when it was released 50 years ago. The climax, a race between the Dilip Kumar-driven tonga and a bus with Jeevan at the steering wheel, was breathtaking indeed.
The DVD gives you the option of watching some of the memorable moments of the movie, the melodious songs, the deleted scenes, apart from the interviews. A booklet provides valuable information on the movie that became a rage in its time. A must buy for lovers of good cinema.
SHRADDHANJALI HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE (VCD)
Shemaroo, Rs.45
An out and out family entertainer, he is best known for his sensitive film, Anand which saw a vintage Rajesh Khanna and a skinny Amitabh Bachchan vying for honours. The film was a bit of a tear-jerker but Hrishida had earlier given
us such wonderful movies like Anari,
Asli Naqli,
Anupama,
Anuradha, to name a few. Now Shemaroo Entertainment has brought out a Shraddanjali VCD album in honour of the man, known and respected for his clean family entertainers. His films were such that all family members could sit and watch in the drawing room without being embarrassed even a wee bit.
The VCD contains a dozen songs selected from his hit films. Aptly it begins with that immortal song of Lata Mangeshkar ‘Woh Chand Khila’ from Anari. Some of the other offerings include Lata’s ‘Dheere Dheere Machal’ from Anupama, Manna Dey’s ‘Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli’ from Anand, ‘Ab Ke Sajan Saawan’ from Chupke Chupke, ‘Bole Re Papihara’ from Guddi (the Vasant Desai composed song that catapulted Vani Jayaram to fame). Shemaroo has done well to include Rafi-Lata duet, ‘Tujhe Jeevan Ki Dor Se’ from Asli Naqli (a runaway hit starring Dev Anand and Sadhna) and Kishoreda’s beautiful song ‘Raat Kali Ek Khwab’ from Buddha Mil Gaya, though this film disappeared without much success. The VCD is a winner all the way; it revives sweet memories of the days gone by. And at Rs.45, it is a steal.
SHOWBIZ
T-Series, Rs. 145 (CD)
The film deals with the reality film scenario, where the hero is a drummer and a singer. So naturally, the music should be an essential part of the film, but this is where the album falters. Music director Latin Pandit of the erstwhile Jatin-Latin du
o has in total scored seven original tracks for the film, two of which are versions. You can also call it a KK album, as the singer has sung five out of the seven songs.
The very first song, “Tu Mujhe Jab Se Mila Hai” refuses to attract you. It is a very rock-like, peppy song but offers nothing new to your ears. “Mere Palak Ka” is a slow piece, where the tempo increases in between. It’s a melodious song, may be the only saving grace of the music. But the unplugged version, with only basic accompaniments is a better listen.
“Kash Ek Din Aisa”, a duet by Shaan and Shreya Ghosal, and “Duniya Ne Dil Toda”, a sad number by KK, doesn’t sustain your attention as well. Shreya comes back with “Meri Ibtada” but the number is just one and half minutes long. It finishes even before you can form an opinion. This ‘showbiz’ is something you needn’t enter into.
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