Here's one comedy really worth watching for...Although this wasn't the first time I was watching this movie, doing so after about six years was really worth it..At once it made me realize how much my perception has changed through time and how great a few of the classics have been....
The movie is from 1975, so the entire movie is in the Bombay of the '70s- a truly beautiful place to have lived in..
The movie revolves around a truly hopeless character, Arun(Amol Palekar), a great beauty, Prabha(Vidya Sinha), Arun's brash, pompous rival, Nagesh(Asrani) and Col. JNW Singh (Ashok Kumar). Right from the beginning, the movie displays a level of comedy that is mature and sensible; in simple words, far above the crap that is churned out of bollywood these days..
Arun is in deep love with prabha, from the first time he sees her at the bus stop. In an attempt to make his moves, he follows her everyday till her workplace, keeps a good eye for her on almost everything she does. Prabha is one smart woman who has the perfect idea of what arun is doing. But she just enjoys watching him do his antics and waits for his first move...
One fine day, they do get to talking and develop an acquaintance. So the first step having moved to, Arun seems happy, but then enters Nagesh, who makes it difficult for Arun to even get Prabha's attention to him. In need of help, Arun turns to Col. Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh who helps the helpless ones in love. His interaction with JNW favours Arun very much and now a new, confident arun returns to woo Prabha.
The movie has some of the most pleasant songs of the '70s. The comic scenes are some of the best. Notable ones are Arun's daily routine, his day dreams and his lessons with JNW. Prabha demonstrates a brilliant example of how beauty is timeless. The '70s Bombay is a true marvel; BEST buses, the areas around V.T. and Mantralaya..It proves to be the Kohinoor for the nostalgic.
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