Teesri Kasam

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Teesri Kasam
File:Teesrikasam.jpg
Directed by Basu Bhattacharya
Produced by Shailendra
Screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh
Phanishwar Nath Renu (Dialogue)
Based on Teesri Kasam Urf Maare Gaye Gulfam
by Phanishwar Nath Renu
Starring Raj Kapoor
Waheeda Rehman
Iftekhar
Asit Sen
Dulari
Keshto Mukherjee
C.S. Dubey
Music by Shankar-Jaikishen
Shailendra (Lyrics)
Hasrat Jaipuri (Lyrics)
Cinematography Subrata Mitra
Release dates
 1966
Running time
 159 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Teesri Kasam (The Third Vow) is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. It is based on the short story Mare Gaye Gulfam by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The duo Shankar-Jaikishan composed the film's score. The film's cinematography is by Subrata Mitra. Dialogues are by Phanishwarnath Renu and the screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh. Teesri Kasam is an unconventional film that portrays rural Indian society. It is the story of a naive bullock cart driver who falls in love with a dancer at nautanki, the popular folk theatre of the Bihar region. The film also deals with the issue of exploitation of women in the performing arts, especially in travelling folk theatre.[1] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 14th National Film Awards.

Synopsis

Hiraman (Raj Kapoor) is a rustic villager, a bullock cart driver, from a remote village in Bihar. Hiraman takes two vows based on difficult situations in his life. He then meets and befriends Hirabai, a nautanki dancer. In the end, Hiramen takes a third vow.

Hiraman has traditional and conservative values. While smuggling illegal goods on his bullock cart and narrowly escaping the police, Hiraman takes a vow (the first kasam) to never again carry illegal goods. Subsequently, while transporting bamboo for a timber trader, Hiraman's load upsets the horses of two men. The two men then beat Hiraman. After this, Hiramen takes a second vow (the second kasam) to never again carry bamboo in his cart.

One night, Hiraman is asked to carry Hirabai (Waheeda Rehman), a nautanki dancer, as a passenger to a village fair forty miles away. As they travel together Hiraman sings to pass the time and tells Hirabai the story of the legend of Mahua. As the journey progresses, Hirabai is mesmerized by Hiraman's innocence and his simple philosophy of life. Hiraman sees Hirabai as an angel of purity.

Once they reach the village fair, Hiraman joins his band of bullock cart drivers and Hirabai joins the nautanki company. Hirabai asks Hiraman to stay at village fair for a few days to see her dance. Hirabai arranges free passes for Hiraman and his friends to see the nautanki on every night for the duration of the fair.

As Hiraman attends the nautanki, he becomes aware that other people see Hirabai as a prostitute and this disturbs him. He tries to shield and protect her from society. As the days pass, the bond between Hirabai and Hiraman grows stronger. When Hiraman becomes involved in fights with local people who disparage Hirubai and her profession, Hirabai tries to make him understand that it is the harsh reality of her life. Hiraman asks Hirubai to leave her profession and to start living a respectable life. Hirabai refuses to leave. Feeling depressed, Hiraman leaves the village fair and returns to his village.

Hirubai meets Hiraman and tells him her secret that she had been sold and she was not a virgin beauty and then leaves. Hiraman then takes a third vow (teesri kasam) that he will never again carry a nautanki company dancer in his cart.

Cast

Production

Phanishwarnath Renu who wrote the original short story, Mare Gaye Gulfam, in 1954,[2] also wrote the script. The screenplay was written by Nabendu Ghosh, whose works include Devdas (1955), Sujata (1959) and Bandini (1963). Basu Bhattacharya directed the film with a sense of realism and a natural style. He felt it was important for the film that Raj Kapoor should avoid his usual "simple man" mannerisms.[3]

The film took many years to complete. Most of the film was made at Bina, a town near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. A few scenes were filmed at Powai Lake and at the Mohan Studios in Mumbai. [4][5] Subrata Mitra, the cinematographer on Satyajit Ray's early films, had moved to Mumbai for a brief period to make Merchant Ivory films.[6][7] The theatre actor, A. K. Hangal, knew Shailender from IPTA theatre group days, and agreed to play the small role of Hiraman's elder brother. However eventually much of his role was deleted in the final editing to reduce the length of the film.[5]

Crew

Music

All lyrics written by Shailendra & Hasrat Jaipuri, all music composed by Shankar-Jaikishan.

No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Aa Aa Bhi Jaa"   Shailendra Lata Mangeshkar 5:03
2. "Chalat Musafir"   Shailendra Manna Dey 3:04
3. "Duniya Bananewale"   Hasrat Jaipuri Mukesh 5:03
4. "Haye Ghazab Kahin Tara Toota"   Shailendra Asha Bhosle 4:13
5. "Maare Gaye Gulfaam"   Hasrat Jaipuri Lata Mangeshkar 4:00
6. "Paan Khaye Saiyan Hamaaro"   Shailendra Asha Bhosle 4:08
7. "Sajanwa Bairi Ho Gaye Hamar"   Shailendra Mukesh 3:51
8. "Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo"   Shailendra Mukesh 3:43
9. "Lali Lali Doliya Mein Lali Re"   Shailendra Asha Bhosle 3:11
10. "Kissa Hota Hai Shuru"   Hasrat Jaipuri Shankar-Shambhu 2:57

Reception

The film was received well and took the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, however, commercially, it was a failure. Bhattacharya turned to middle cinema (a meeting of mainstream Bollywood and art house cinema). In time, the film came to be regarded as a classic. [8][9]

Both leads received acclaim for their acting.[citation needed] Critics felt Raj Kapoor delivered one of the most sensitive performances of his career, after Jagte Raho (1956).[10]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Singh 2007, p. 60.
  2. ↑ Chatterjee 2003, p. 335.
  3. ↑ Rehman 2014, p. 94.
  4. ↑ Rehman 2014, p. 95.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hangal 1999, p. 95.
  6. ↑ Srivastava 1988, p. 178.
  7. ↑ Sinha 2005, p. 131-132.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chatterjee 2003, p. 532.
  9. ↑ Chatterjee 2003, p. 330.
  10. ↑ Chatterjee 2003, p. 83.

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