Movie Review: Padosan

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Padosan is a Bollywood comedy movie, which was released theatrically in India in 1968. The movie is directed by Jyoti Swaroop, produced by Mehmood, N.C. Sippy and written by Rajendra Krishan. The lead roles in this film are Sunil Dutt (Bhola) and Saira Banu (Bindu). The movie also stars Mehmood (Masterji), Kishore Kumar (Guru), Mukri (Banarasi), Om Prakash (Mama) and Raj Kishore (Lahori) as the supporting characters. The music composer of this film is Rahul Dev Burman. The film included nine songs that were sung by various playback singers, such as, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, and Asha Bhosle. Overall, the film is renowned for Sunil Dutt’s appearance, Mehmood as the South Asian musician and for its plot.
Padosan is a film based on the characters Bindu and Bhola, played by Sunil Dutt and Saira Banu. Bhola is simple man and is the nephew of Thakur Kuwar Pratap Singh. Bindu is a rich pampered girl who is the only child. Both Bhola and Bhindu are living in India. Bhola is living with his uncle, Kuwar Pratap Singh. He is a twenty six year old humble man who follows principles from the book Shashtras. He believes that a man should remain a bachelor until the age of twenty-five, and afterwards enter the life phase of a married householder at the ages of twenty five to fifty years old. One day as Bhola is reading the Shashtraas near a river, he discovers that he is eligible to get married and coincidentally he meets Bindu the same day and falls in love with her instantly. As Bhola returns home, he is disgusted with his uncle since he plans a second marriage to a young girl. Bhola then decides to live with his aunt instead. Fortuitously, when Bhola moves into his aunt’s house, he is thrilled to find the girl he loves as his ...

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...a collection of talent. The music writer of Padosan, R.D Burman, has composed unique songs for this movie. He has used a combination of Indian and western instruments to enhance his songs. For instance, in the song “Mere Saamne Wali Khidki Mein” he has delightfully used reco-reco. Also, he has used western instruments such as the saxophone very effectively in “Mere Saamne Wali Khidki Mein”. Furthermore, R.D Burman’s is also acknowledged for his creativeness with musical instruments. For instance, he has served a paint box, broom and a paan box as musical instruments. Thus, his use of musical instruments is exclusive because he used such a variety. Consequently, the fame R.D Burman has achieved is from his distinctiveness from other music composers. Therefore, R.D Burman’s achievements has taken Indian music to a next level and made his compositions unforgettable.

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