Pyaasa
Synopsis
Unemployed Vijay is the youngest in his family consisting of his widowed mom, and two brothers. His passion is poetry - frowned upon by his brothers - who want him to find gainful employment instead. Vijay's poems are quite radical in which he laments about the poor, the destitute, and the arrogance of the rich after the departure of the British from India. His efforts to get them published are in vain. He takes to drinking, gets in trouble with the law, is disowned by his brothers, ends up at a brothel and befriends a prostitute named Gulabo. Gulabo is sympathetic, listens to him as he pours his heart out, and decides to assist Vijay. Watch what happens when Gulabo approaches some of her affluent clientèle to assist Vijay and try and get his work published, without revealing that they are written by an alcoholic, disheveled, homeless man.
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One of the best musicals I have seen come out of India and and also one of the best musicals from the 50s. It starts like La boheme, with a penniless poet and a prostitute but then it takes a totally different turn with some real depth about human nature. The film is like a strange mixture of Bollywood and Satyajit Ray. A great film with a beautiful message.
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And I thought the publishing industry in America was brutal.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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And I thought the publishing industry in America was brutal.
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very entertaining
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One of the best musicals I have seen come out of India and and also one of the best musicals from the 50s. It starts like La boheme, with a penniless poet and a prostitute but then it takes a totally different turn with some real depth about human nature. The film is like a strange mixture of Bollywood and Satyajit Ray. A great film with a beautiful message.