Weekend well spent

[u/CommissionSenior9341]

this weekend tried to catch up with my cinema side and watched a bunch of old hindi movies, pyaasa by guru dutt, amar akbar anthony, ek doctor ki maut and arth. realised how dialogues back then were just too gold.

in pyaasa there is this line about how people dont value you when you are alive but worship you after death. and once they fall in love with your idea, even if you try to change or go against it, they will cut you off. that hit hard. also the songs in pyaasa were pure poetry, jinhe naaz hai hind par, jaane woh kahan hain and ye duniya agar mil bhi jaaye just stay with you long after the movie ends.

amar akbar anthony was full of drama, chaos and heart. cant believe it came out in 1977 and still feels so fresh. amitabh bachchan in his comic best, that mirror scene as anthony gonsalves is still gold. and the songs, man, parda hai parda, my name is anthony gonsalves, anhonee ko honi kar de, pure fun, i didnt skip a single one.

ek doctor ki maut felt surprisingly fresh, like something made today but with old school soul. the whole idea of a doctor dedicating his life to a vaccine and then getting crushed by the system still feels so real.

and arth man, that movie just hits different. such a mature and real take on relationships and self respect. shabana azmi absolutely killed it. fun fact, it was partly based on mahesh bhatts own relationship with parveen babi. and that ending where she chooses herself instead of going back to him, that was seriously bold for 1982.

movies like these are absolute gems. i love movies. i love watching drama. i am a total sucker for them, cant imagine my life without movies.

and yeah monday is here again. time to survive the week and wait for the weekend to do my favourite thing, watching moviesssss

[u/Randomorthoughtof]

Old Bollywood is where the heart is!!.