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Khamoshi (1969)
disappointed
watched this one essentially for waheeda rehman. the movie lacks continuity. there is a sense that scenes are not completed, an urgency to finish up telling the story, as if it were a TV series summed up. people use such kinds of words to describe this movie, i got much more guarded in understanding them literally. i agree some part of my disappointment could be cause of the tiresome makeup in 'every' scene, the stereotyped names 'radha', the excessively theatrical acting which becomes so inappropriate in modern cinema cf to stage performances. films demand much more subtlety than other platforms. waheeda rehman was not exactly the problem here. the songs are classic but they are standalones. don't bother to watch unless the period or some part of the movie is nostalgic to you !
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
much more mature than pyaasa
saw pyaasa first which sorta disappointed me but then i watched this one just for the song 'waqt ne kiya'. for a modern day movie goer there is no sanctity attached to this stalwart of yester years, it follows that no offense whatsoever is intended in my casual language. about the movie, it is difficult to realise that so many scenes seem 'old' because these have been excessively used/copied/parodied/improvised/destroyed in the past 50 years in various languages. but there are so many scenes where the intensity of the passion of Guru Dutt as a film maker is unmatched. Waheeda Rehman was blissful in pyaasa and is even more so in this one..one word 'love her' !! if you were to watch this movie as a critic, you will appreciate it well but if you were to watch it as a casual man, it is heart wrenching. yet, i prefer the latter.