Fine, but what about the cinemas of the '70s? Well, Kamal shut shop many summers ago, Chanderlok a few years back. With all these little buds, little twigs, "Gharaonda" remains a wonderful treat for lonely afternoons, silent nights. Incidentally, Gulzar's words "jeene ki wajah to koi nahin, marne ka bahana dhoondta hai.ek akela iss shaher mein" found a reflection in spirit with Shehryaar's "Seene mein jalan aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai, is shaher mein har shakhs pareshan sa kyun hai" a little later in "Gaman". Then there was the Jaidev-Gulzar duo in sparkling form. Hardly surprising, that post "Gharaonda" Bhupinder went on to have a successful innings as the voice of an urban middle class hero with hits like "Masoom", "Ahista-Ahista" and "Aitbaar", etc. "Ek akeyal iss shaher mein" and "Do Deewana shaher main" are two gems. His slipped into the character of Amol in two of the best songs of his well dotted career. But it was as much as Bhimsain as the lead trio - Zarina, Lagoo and Amol, in that order, invest their roles with an easy identifiability and refrain from overstatements with ease.' So "Gharaonda" was all about middle class dreams made personably by the director and lead artists? No, There was more. Once ready, "Gharaonda" gleams as afresh little apartment Bhimsain can own up with pride. The story proceeds ever so slowly, just like you build a house, slowly, brick by brick. Amol, meanwhile, is a picture of restraint as he alternates between simmering anger and plain hurt as the man waiting for his beloved to walk out of the nuptial match he himself suggested. She holds her own as old man Lagoo's wife, nursing him back to life and health. A little contrived but this is where Zarina's speaking eyes come into play. Shreeram LagooSong:- Do Deewane Shehar MeinSinger(s):- Bhupinder Singh, Runa LailaLyricist. It is at this point that the film takes an unexpected turn with the still single hero suggesting to the heroine to get married to a rich old man, and wait for his innings to end shortly before the two of them get married. Movie:- Gharaonda (1977)Starcast:- Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Dr.
Not a place to call their own, nothing in the bank, not a penny in their pocket. The builder dupes them of their money leaving them stranded. The problem is, and this is where modern day couples will find an echo, the flat never comes up. So, like the proverbial middle class couple they save every penny and put it all for a flat which is coming up. They need a place of their own before getting married and soon realise that urban dwellings do not come easy. The usage of the word "aboodaana" meaning water and grain, is an apt choice for a young couple looking for home and hearth. There is that little question of a nest though giving Gulzar a wonderful opportunity to pen lines like "Do deewane shaher mein aboodana dhoondte hain". A scathing take on the problems of urbanisation, Bhimsain's film starts off as a sweet love story where romance blooms between an affable man and a fetching young woman working together. Review By Kamal K Honestly, "Gharaonda" was anything but a dream.