Thirst ( Hindi प्यासा , Pyaasa ) is an Indian black-and-white musical romantic drama directed by Guru Datta . The film collected at the box office 1.5 crores and received the status of "super hit" [1] .
| Thirst | |
|---|---|
| Hindi प्यासा Pyaasa | |
 | |
| Genre | drama / romance |
| Producer | Guru Dutt |
| Producer | Guru Dutt |
| Author script | Abrar Alwi |
| In the main cast | Guru Dutt Vahida Rehman Mala Sinha |
| Operator | V.K. Murthy |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd. |
| Duration | 146 min. |
| Fees | 15 million rupees [1] |
| A country |  India |
| Tongue | Hindi |
| Year | 1957 |
| IMDb | |
In 2002, Sight & Sound magazine included "Thirst" in the list of the best films of all time (160th place) [2] . In 2005, “Thirst” was included in the list of “The 100 Best Films of All Time” according to Time magazine [3] .
Story
The unemployed Vijay is the youngest in the family, which consists of his widowed mother and two brothers. His passion is poetry, but his brothers, who want him to find paid work instead, do not approve of it. Vijay writes quite radical poems in which he describes the fate of poor, destitute peasants and the arrogance of the rich after the British left India. All his efforts to publish poems remain in vain. Vijay begins to drink and renounces his brothers, he has problems with the law. Once in a brothel, Vijay meets a prostitute Gulabo, who treats him with understanding and decides, through her rich clients, to help publish his poems.
Cast
- Guru Dutt - Vijay
- Vahida Rehman - Gulabo
- Rehman - Mr. Ghosh
- - Mina
- - Abdul Sattar
- - Vijay's mother
- - brother Vijay
- - Juhi
- Thun Tun - Pushplata
Soundtrack
| No | Title | Performers | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Lagalo" | Gita Dutt | 04:42 |
| 2 | Ham Aapki Aankhon Me | Gita Dutt, Mohammed Rafi | 05:28 |
| 3 | "Jaane Kya Tune Kahi" | Gita Dutt | 03:53 |
| four. | "Jane Woh Kaise Log" | Hemant Kumar | 04:04 |
| five. | "Sar Jo Tera Chakraye" | Mohammed Rafi | 04:08 |
| 6 | "Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye" | Mohammed Rafi | 04:54 |
| 7 | "Ye Hanste Huye Phool" | Mohammed Rafi | 07:23 |
| eight. | "Jinhen Naaz Hai Hind Par" | Mohammed Rafi | 05:52 |
| 9. | "Tang Aa Chuke Hain Kashm-e-Kashe Zindagi Se" | Mohammed Rafi | 04:13 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Box Office 1950-1959 . BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Archived October 14, 2014.
- ↑ 2002 Sight & Sound Top Films Survey of 253 International Critics & Film Directors (Eng.) . Cinemacom (2002). The date of circulation is September 4, 2011. Archived on May 31, 2012.
- ↑ All-Time 100 Best Movies (English) . Time (Time, Inc.) (2005). The appeal date is August 25, 2011. Archived August 26, 2012.
Links
- Thirst ( Internet ) on the Internet Movie Database
- "Thirst" (eng.) On the site allmovie
- "Thirst" (eng.) On the site Rotten Tomatoes
- Urbain Bizot. Thirst and Mourning (English) (26 October 2009). The date of circulation is January 13, 2012. Archived October 26, 2009.