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Release date: 28 January 1997
Music by: Shaarang Dev; Lyrics: Gulzar
Written by: Basu Bhattacharya
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| Directed by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Produced by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Written by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Starring | Rekha Om Puri Dinesh Thakur Navin Nischol Daisy Irani |
| Music by | Shaarang Dev Lyrics: Gulzar |
| Cinematography | Khokon Bhaduri Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay (also director of photography) |
| Edited by | Shailesh Shetye |
| Distributed by | Aarohi Film Makers |
Release date
| 28 January 1997 |
Running time
| 132 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring is a 1997 Bollywood film, produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Rekha, Om Puri, Navin Nischol and Daisy Irani in the main roles. The film went on to receive both critical acclaim and commercial success, the latter of which had eluded Basu in his last few films. Subsequently, spurred on by this success, Basu was even planning to remake the film in English, though he died in June 1997, at the age 62.[2] The film's success was described as blurring the gap between Indian art and commercial cinema, where art film makers, dealing with serious issues, used a musical format to make the film more commercially appealing, thus reaching a wider audience.[3] Rekha received a nomination of 1997 Star Screen Award for Best Actress.[4]
In the movie, Rekha had the controversial role of a married woman who turns into a prostitute, which was severely criticized by the audience.[5] About her role in the movie, Rekha said, "After 'Aastha: In the Prison of Spring' people had a lot to say about my role of a wife who moonlights as a prostitute. I don't have problems playing anything. I've reached a stage where I could do justice to any role that came my way. It could be role of a mother, a sister-in-law; negative, positive, sensational or anything."[6]
The movie is remarkable for its explicit love scenes.[7]
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Mansi (Rekha) and Amar (Om Puri) have been married for years, and have a daughter by this marriage. Amar is employed full-time, while Mansi looks after the household chores and their daughter. Amar earns a steady income, which enables the family to live comfortably, but they cannot afford to be extravagant at all. One day while buying shoes for her daughter, Mansi realizes that shoes are really expensive, and wants to leave the store without purchasing them. Another woman customer named Reena (Daisy Irani) offers to pay for the shoes, as she feels sorry for Mansi. Mansi reluctantly accepts Reena's offer to pay for the shoes, not realizing that Reena has paid for these shoes with a secret agenda that will open a new door in Mansi's life dragging her to prostitution to satisfy materialistic needs.[8]
Themes[edit]
The film was seen as follow up of the noted trilogy Basu Bhattacharya made around marital discord in the 1970s, with Anubhav (1971), Avishkaar (1973) and Griha Pravesh (1979). Aastha turned out to be Basu's last movie, and is set again in the institution of marriage, although here Basu illustrates his response to the growing materialism in the 1990s and explores its impact on modern, urban marriage, as well as moral values.[9][10] A bored and restless housewife, who has a young school-going daughter, awakens to her sexuality post mid-life, and in the process falls into the trap of prostitution. She wants material comforts (consumerism) and finds her professor husband's (Om Puri) income inadequate for it. She agrees to have a liaison with another man (Navin Nischol), in exchange for gifts and money, in the absence of her husband, who is shown as being highly principled. Though later, she is unable to reconcile with the new reality, as guilt and remorse regarding her choices, soon overshadow the joys of her few found comforts and sexual escapades.[2][9][11]
It remains one of few films in Bollywood, which explore a woman's sexuality outside marriage,[12][13]
Cast[edit]
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Rekha | mansi |
| Om Puri | Amar |
| Dinesh Thakur | Dinesh |
| Anwesha Bhattacharya | Amita |
| Daisy Irani | Reena |
| Navin Nischol | Mr. Dutt |
| Shruti Patel | Neeti |
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack is composed by Shaarang Dev with the lyrics penned by Gulzar.
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jai Jai Naath" | K. Ravi Shankar | |
| 2. | "Labon Se Chumlo" | Sriradha Banerjee | |
| 3. | "Recitation" | Gulzar | |
| 4. | "Tum Tanana Tere Na" | Sadhana Sargam, Vinod Rathod | |
| 5. | "Ye Raat Kunwari Hai" | Vinod Rathod | |
| 6. | "Tan Pe Lagti Kaanch Ki Boondein" | Sriradha Bannerjee |
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Mansi and Amar have been married for years, and have a daughter by this
marriage. Amar is employed full-time, while Mansi looks after the
household chores and their daughter. Amar earns a steady income, which
enables the family to live comfortably, but they cannot afford to be
extravagant at all. One day while buying shoes for her daughter, Mansi
realizes that shoes are really expensive, and wants to leave the store
without purchasing them. Another woman customer named Reena offers to
pay for the shoes, as she feels sorry for Mansi. Mansi reluctantly
accepts Reena's offer to pay for the shoes, not realizing that Reena has
paid for these shoes with a secret agenda that will take Mansi to a
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I didn't quite understand the intention of the director Basu Bhattacharya for making this film.
The film neither glorifies nor condemns the heroine for what she did. Aastha just shows Mansi (Rekha) as being helpless in front of her desires and materialistic needs. She could have lived a content life with just what her husband earns and there's not enough justification for why she strays.
When she has her first sexual encounter with a rich client, she's not shown to be reluctant to do it neither does she attempt to let go of her desire for materialism.
The ending is deeply unsatisfying as the principal question remains unanswered: whether the husband forgives Mansi or not. I know it was meant to be that way in order to make the audience think, however, it would have been even more thoughtful to give the movie a proper ending.
I clearly doubt Bhattacharya's intentions here, however if you are a huge Rekha fan and want to watch her ooze her sex appeal with just her expressions rather than exposing her body, then give it a try!
The film neither glorifies nor condemns the heroine for what she did. Aastha just shows Mansi (Rekha) as being helpless in front of her desires and materialistic needs. She could have lived a content life with just what her husband earns and there's not enough justification for why she strays.
When she has her first sexual encounter with a rich client, she's not shown to be reluctant to do it neither does she attempt to let go of her desire for materialism.
The ending is deeply unsatisfying as the principal question remains unanswered: whether the husband forgives Mansi or not. I know it was meant to be that way in order to make the audience think, however, it would have been even more thoughtful to give the movie a proper ending.
I clearly doubt Bhattacharya's intentions here, however if you are a huge Rekha fan and want to watch her ooze her sex appeal with just her expressions rather than exposing her body, then give it a try!
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