I have often wondered about the very curdled natures of our opinions so much so that the perch of imagination simply becomes a bystanding abstraction and real thoughts of genuine merit slip between the fingers. That is a human tendency, to beat arou...
Over the course of my essays in the last three years and counting, I have made my love for the great Smita Patil's unparalleled artistry evident.
From ARTH to UMBARTHA, AKALER SANDHANEY to BHUMIKA, ALBERT PINTO KO GUSSA KYU AATA HAI? and TARANG, from GAMAN to AAKROSH, ARDH SATYA to CHIDAMBARAM and DEBSHISHU, even her swan song in the form of WAARIS among others, I feel blessed to have watched her repertoire cover languages, social backgrounds and experiences. Even the variety of genres and narrative styles are diverse.
A carrier of multiple worlds in a remarkable decade old journey, her contributions to Indian cinema remain emboldening for someone like me.
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So in recognition of her other performances, I choose to once again use the verse form to delineate her journey in several of her iconic avatars.
Here, they are.
*** SARVASAKSHI(1978)
NOTE : first up, there are hardly any Google images or uploads of this underrated Marathi gem on YouTube but it's available in perfect HD on DISNEY+HOTSTAR(for Indian viewers) so please make a point to watch it there.
Now, the poem commences.
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SARVASAKSHI
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