Saath Saath (1982)

Watched Saath Saath for the second time, and it's this viewing that has cemented its place in my heart as one of my favourite romances of all time. Since I already knew what was going to happen, it allowed me to experience Avinash's trajectory in a less emotional way (last time I was swept away by the communism and the shattering of dreams to be objective at all), and I must say that he is written very cleverly. He is a very typical man, right from his idealism to his final redemption. Farooq Shaikh does a brilliant job in bringing the character to life, in all his righteous and not-so righteous shades. What a performer, and what a performance.

As for Deepti Naval and her character Geeta- how does one not fall in love with them after watching this movie?? Geeta is everything I want to be in life, no kidding. I too want to be that dignified yet assertive, making sure that I live according to my own terms and not society's. Honestly, it's a little sad that we still wish for such things, here in 2021, but well. Geeta is the feminist icon we all NEED, and thank you to Raman Kumar and Deepti Naval for making her possible. 

Oh, and the album? Slaps. Easily one of the best soundtracks Hindi cinema has ever produced. Everyone should be grateful to Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh for blessing us with this gem.

In conclusion, I don't have much to say because I am still overwhelmed by what this movie means to me. Zindagi dhoop, tum ghana saaya indeed. 

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