The collection of classic films on this blog was incomplete without an entry from Satyajit Ray...in the league of extraordinary directors...he is probably the only Indian who stands out...
this film is pure art...a flawless piece of art..and it has achieved what none other form of art could probably have done...a complete description of the Indian aristocracy before the Indian revolt of 1857..
The film opens with a chess board and reminds of Bergman's "The Seventh Seal". this movie too is a treatise...
The movie is based on the annexation of Awadh by the East India Company in 1856...the movie is sure to take u back in time...the sets are flawless...Ray used cartoons to depict parts of the film...I think this was the first time such a concept was used in India....
The acting is engrossing...Amjad Khan speaks with his eyes....the movie is just a poetry translated on celluloid...for all cinema lovers this is a must watch...(beware..the pace of the movie is a bit slwo)
Acting 9/10
Direction 9.5/10
Overall 9/10
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chal dekhoonga kabhi isko phir ;)
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