Gulzar's Ijaazat [electronic resource] : Insights into the Film
Hashmi, Mira2019
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By the time Gulzar made Ijaazat (1987), action-packed potboilers had replaced the genteel romanticism of yore, leaving few takers for a film about lost love and a broken marriage. And yet, three decades later, Ijaazat is a film that has endured. Gulzar's interpretation of a love triangle in Ijaazat - an evocative exploration of the strength and fragility of human relationships - was years ahead of its time. This book examines that interpretation to show how, thematically, the film was possibly Gulzar's most daring. It highlights how his skill as a storyteller - at once romantic and realistic - is exemplified by his complex characters. Contributing to that understanding is how the film's power also derived hugely from its sublime musical score by R.D. Burman. Drawing on Gulzar's recollections of the making of the film, Mira Hashmi''s book embraces the memory of the 'love' that for the poet wasn't always the answer, but a part of the question.
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Hashmi, Mira, Author
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[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins India, 2019
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Mira Hashmi is an assistant professor teaching film studies at the Lahore School of Economics. A graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in Montreal, Mira has also been writing about film for various publications for over 25 years.
ISBN:
9789353025113
Language:
English
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BRN:
820503
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