ARTH - The movie

They say "ARTH" is one of the best hindi movies to be ever made. I had seen this movie a long time back & didn't really remember the story but two dialogs from this movie had stayed on with me.

Let me give a brief overview of the movie. Shabana Azmi & Kulbhushan Kharbanda are married & they are living a "happy" life, at least that's what Shabana Azmi thinks. Enter Smita Patil, and Kulbhushan falls for her head over heels. He leaves his wife to go and live with the other woman. The remaining part of the movie is about how Shabana Azmi comes to term with the circumstances in her life & how this incident makes her strong and ready to take on the world.

Now, for my favorite dialogs.

First dialog:
Smita Patil (the other woman) realizes that a guy, who can leave his first wife for her, can most definitely leave her too for somebody else.
She says this to Kulbhushan, "Jo tumhaari aur Pooja(Shabana) ki 7 saal ki shaadi, Pooja ko koi security nahi de paayi, tho mujhe kya security degi. Tum-ne aaj mere liye apne patni ko chhoda...Kya bharosa hai ki kal kisi aur ke liye mujhe nahi chhodoge!"

Second dialogue:
Kulbhushan returns back to his wife, Shabana after Smita Patil rejects him.
He says, " Mein tummse sirf ek aur mauka chaahtha hu. Naye sire se zindagi jeene ke liye. Maine jo kuchch bhi kiya, usske liye mein sharmindha hu. Maafi maangtha hu. Mujhe apnaa lo"
Shabana replies, "Mere bas ek sawaal ka jawaab do. Jo kuchch bhi tumne mere saath kiya, agar wo hi mein karthi aur tumhaare paas laut aathi tho kya tum mujhe apnaa lethe?
Kulbhushan looks shocked & says, "nahi".
Shabana smiles & says, "Goodbye Inder Malhotra!"(Kulbushan)

Very powerful scenes indeed.

They say your eyes can speak volume. If you want to see a proof of that, watch Shabana Azmi in this movie. Amazing acting. Esp. in the songs, "Jhuki jhuki si nazar" & "Tum ithna jo muskuraa rahe ho", she expresses all her emotions through her eyes.

I hold Smita Patil in high esteem too. Think she is a brilliant actress. Feel sorry for her character in the movie esp. in the face-off between her & Pooja. (Shabana)

Here, is a link to the movie. It If you have already seen it, I would recommend, see it again! :)

http://www.bhejafry.net/movies.php

As for why I am watching all old hindi movies? Well, makes sense to re-watch old but good hindi movies than sitting through some of the newer ones which wants to make you run for cover! ;)
So grab that pack of popcorns & munch on!