{"id":316972,"date":"2023-09-26T04:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T04:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=316972"},"modified":"2023-09-26T04:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T04:26:04","slug":"10-reasons-why-you-must-watch-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/tv-movies\/10-reasons-why-you-must-watch-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Why You Must Watch Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than ever, for generations to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some films are a product of its time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some telling of man&#8217;s reluctance for change and making the same mistakes over and over again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some films grow glorious with every passing viewing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some are overlooked gems in search of an appreciative audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continuing our series designed to acquaint our young, enthusiastic cinephile to the wonders of Indian film-making, we revisit and recommend some of our most beloved, undiscovered or under-rated favourites that should be seen and savoured.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First in the Series: Movie to Watch: <em>Party<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Syed Firdaus Ashraf<\/strong> lists 10 reasons to watch Vijay Anand&#8217;s 1965 film, <em>Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide2.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Narendra Modi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may sound silly, but <em>Guide<\/em> is the one of movies that has inspired Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n<p>The future prime minister was only 15 when the movie was released and it left an everlasting impact on his life.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his interviews (<em>external link<\/em>), Modi has said, &#8216;<em>Guide<\/em>&#8216;s basic theme was that in the end, everyone gets guidance from their conscience.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The teenage Narendra also realised the reality of drought and lack of water in India&#8217;s villages, which was one of the highlights of <em>Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a fan of Modi or not, <em>Guide<\/em> is a must watch because the film was way ahead of its times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Unconditional Love<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the 1960s, if a woman was trapped in a bad marriage, she had only two options &#8212; bear it or commit suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Waheeda Rehman&#8217;s Rosie chooses the latter option, but fails.<\/p>\n<p>Dev Anand&#8217;s Raju Guide then tells her, &#8216;<em>Jo aadmi apne naseeb ko kosta hai, uske naseeb bhi usko koste rehte hain<\/em>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Enter the rebellious <em>naari,<\/em> who decides to find her own path, leaving behind her husband, and not caring about what society says.<\/p>\n<p>Rosie, the housewife, turns out be a superstar dancer, who finds a lover in Raju Guide.<\/p>\n<p>Hats off to Dev Anand, who envisioned that a married woman could chalk her own path in a man&#8217;s world.<\/p>\n<p>The future is uncertain for Raju Guide and Rosie, but they have only unconditional love for each other that will weather all storms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide4.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Aspiration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We talk about aspirational India now, but it was <em>Guide<\/em>, which first spoke about the aspirations of a married woman of becoming the greatest dancer in India.<\/p>\n<p>Raju Guide encourages Rosie to pursue her dreams.<\/p>\n<p>He quotes Iqbal and says, &#8216;<em>Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pehle, khuda bande se khud poonchey bataa teri raza kya hai<\/em>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Caste<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rosie is the daughter of a Devdasi.<\/p>\n<p>Rosie&#8217;s mother does not want her to continue in her profession, so she sets up her marriage with an archaeologist named Marco (Kishore Sahu).<\/p>\n<p>Marco&#8217;s only condition is that Rosie must never dance again.<\/p>\n<p>When Rosie tells Raju that she is a Devdasi and society will not give her acceptance, Raju talks of the modern Nehruvian India, where people are seen above caste and religion.<\/p>\n<p>He gives her the example of the legendary dancer Uday Shankar and shows her the dream.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Waheeda Rehman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A little known fact about the film is that Dev Anand&#8217;s older brother Chetan Anand wanted to cast Priya Rajvansh instead of Waheeda Rehman.<\/p>\n<p>Dev Anand put his foot down.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, it was Dev Anand&#8217;s vision that made Waheeda Rehman what she went on to become.<\/p>\n<p>She will always be remembered for her work in <em>Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide6.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Shailender<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lyricist Shailender did not get enough credit for his work.<\/p>\n<p>He is known to create the lyrics of songs like <em>Awara Hoon<\/em> for Raj Kapoor and he reserved his best for Dev Anand&#8217;s <em>Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Every song &#8212; from <em>Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai<\/em> to <em>Kya Se Kya Hogaya Bewafa Tere Pyar Mein<\/em> is picturized beautifully.<\/p>\n<p>A lesser known song of the movie, <em>Wahan Kaun Hai Tera Musafir Jayega Kahan<\/em>, sung by music director S D Burman, is apt to the film&#8217;s script.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Shailender was not the first choice and Dev Anand wanted Hasrat Jaipuri to write the songs.<\/p>\n<p>But when he heard the lyrics of <em>Gaata Rahe Mera Dil<\/em>, Dev Anand opted for Shailendra.<\/p>\n<p>Shailender died a year later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Romance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arguably, no other Hindi film depicts romance the way <em>Guide<\/em> does.<\/p>\n<p>When Raju Guide first meets Rosie, she is holidaying with her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Little does one know that these two people, coming from different economic and social strata, will fall in love.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the film was made is 1965, so there was no kissing (the English version did have some intimate scenes).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide5.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Misunderstanding and Separation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A love story has to have some misunderstandings, which lead to separation.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Guide<\/em>, money plays a big part.<\/p>\n<p>When Rosie becomes successful, it changes Raju Guide&#8217;s character and he plunges into gambling and other vices.<\/p>\n<p>He goes on to forge Rosie&#8217;s signature on a cheque in order to stop her from going back to her husband.<\/p>\n<p>But she does, and his parting dialogue is: &#8216;<em>Main samajtha tha, koi samjhe na samjhe, Rosie zaroor samajh jayegi, samajh bhi dekho kitni nasamaj nikli<\/em>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The film depicts the insecurity of a man in a live-in relationship with a married woman and how his imaginary fears leads to separation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Vijay Anand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vijay Anand was only 31 years old when he directed <em>Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Before <em>Guide<\/em>, he had directed two other romantic films <em>Kala Bazar<\/em> (1960) <em> and Tere Ghar Ke Samne<\/em> (1963). <em>Guide<\/em> pushed him in the list of Bollywood&#8217;s top directors.<\/p>\n<p>His screenplay and dialogue are so engaging, you will never feel bored.<\/p>\n<p>The next year, Vijay Anand went on to direct <em>Tesri Manzil<\/em>, another blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the last two decades of his life saw a slump, and he remained forgotten until he made a television show, <em>Tehkikaat<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At Vijay Anand&#8217;s funeral in 2004, when reporters asked Dev Anand if he felt Vijay Anand never got his due as a director, Dev Anand replied, &#8216;I don&#8217;t think there is any point in sulking and saying that he has not got his due in life in terms of awards. This is a credit to him that all of you are here to mourn for him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide3.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Dev Anand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was Dev Anand&#8217;s dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought <em>Guide<\/em> was the perfect film for it.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the English version of the film bombed.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, the Hindi version went on to become a classic.<\/p>\n<p>The last scene of <em>Guide<\/em>, where Raju Guide speaks of <em>moksha<\/em> (salvation) and the after life alone is worth a watch, 55 years later.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2020\/dec\/18guide-lead1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rediff.com\/movies\/special\/10-reasons-why-you-must-watch-guide\/20201221.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. 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