Gaman, a 1978 film based on the issue of Urban migration, was the
directorial debut of Umrao Jaan fame director Muzaffar Ali. Though the
film shows the story of Ghulam Hasan, a peasant from Kotwara village of
Khiri District in central Utter Pradesh, but most of its scenes were
filmed in Mahmudabad. I remeber the scene when I first saw it during my
stay in Lucknow, somebody pointed out someone from Sitapur during the
frame of Moharram procession that sets out from the Palace of Raja
Mahmudabad. The film starts with the melodious voice of Girija Devi
singing "Ras ke bharey torey nain", a thumri in Raag Bhairavi. The
camera reaches the old indian style kitchen showing Khairun ( Smita
Patil ) making tea for his man Ghulam (Farookh Sheikh) The most adorable
thing I find whenever I watch this film is the dilect of awdhi that I
used to overhear duing childhood days in Sitapur. Mother of Ghulam
enters the room and shouts "Utho ke sowahe kariho. Sab apne kam dhandha
ka gaye aur tumhri khatiya naye chhooti." The film includes more such
scenes that will help you to relate to the language and culture of east
UP. It was a outstanding piece of sound and brilliant acting by Smita
Patil plyaing khairun, Farookh Sheikh as Ghulam Hasan and Jalal Agha
playing Lallulal Tiwari . Apart from the story, film was enriched with
high class Music winning the National Award in 1979 for best music
direction to Jaidev. Shaheryar. who wrote songs for the Umrao Jaan also
arrogated his mastery over pen in this picture writing the song "Aap ki
yaad ati rahi" that help Chhaya Ganguli winning the National Award for
outclass playback singing.Gaman, a 1978 film based on the issue of Urban migration, was the
directorial debut of Umrao Jaan fame director Muzaffar Ali. Though the
film shows the story of Ghulam Hasan, a peasant from Kotwara village of
Khiri District in central Utter Pradesh, but most of its scenes were
filmed in Mahmudabad. I remeber the scene when I first saw it during my
stay in Lucknow, somebody pointed out someone from Sitapur during the
frame of Moharram procession that sets out from the Palace of Raja
Mahmudabad. The film starts with the melodious voice of Girija Devi
singing "Ras ke bharey torey nain", a thumri in Raag Bhairavi. The
camera reaches the old indian style kitchen showing Khairun ( Smita
Patil ) making tea for his man Ghulam (Farookh Sheikh) The most adorable
thing I find whenever I watch this film is the dilect of awdhi that I
used to overhear duing childhood days in Sitapur. Mother of Ghulam
enters the room and shouts "Utho ke sowahe kariho. Sab apne kam dhandha
ka gaye aur tumhri khatiya naye chhooti." The film includes more such
scenes that will help you to relate to the language and culture of east
UP. It was a outstanding piece of sound and brilliant acting by Smita
Patil plyaing khairun, Farookh Sheikh as Ghulam Hasan and Jalal Agha
playing Lallulal Tiwari . Apart from the story, film was enriched with
high class Music winning the National Award in 1979 for best music
direction to Jaidev. Shaheryar. who wrote songs for the Umrao Jaan also
arrogated his mastery over pen in this picture writing the song "Aap ki
yaad ati rahi" that help Chhaya Ganguli winning the National Award for
outclass playback singing.
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