Yes, RK is not so famous in today's Russia but is still generally considered a "great man" by those who know who and what he was (and surely not only by the old I consider him to be a better film-maker than an actor but sometimes It owes its attraction to, Nevertheless, what Marina does in the story, the figure she cuts, all this is almost nearly always merry and fun. Download HD images, photos, wallpapers of Mera Naam Joker movie. remember not a feeling of disappointment but a feeling of bewilderment - I did not understand the film at all! Well, here goes, let’s see! In spite of the mother scenes, with all its crying and imploring, and in spite of Raju’s self-pitying moments, everything that happens when she is there is bathed in an optimistic light which makes the rest of the film look sombre in comparison. [5] This was equivalent to approximately 18.28 million руб[18] ($22.13 million,[19] ₹16.81 crore)[20] at the time, or $135 million (₹951 crore) adjusted for inflation in 2018. is now only Goa for them. will appreciate the film for what  it is. But a real funny scene follows: a bunch of hysterical surgeons, as clownish as Raju himself, rush to explain that his heart is too big, he has to undergo an operation, otherwise he will die! Any fan of Raj Kapoor must see Mera Naam Joker. The film has gained a cult status,[3] and is regarded as a classic today. (this is the moment of revelation, the Kaagaz ke phool / ray of light moment when Meena becomes Paro!). Very cleverly, Raj Kapoor has chosen an avatar of himself, the joker, to deflect what might have been too personal in the story of his life; he has also decided to focus on only three, symbolical, episodes; and unless one knows his real biography, it’s difficult to say whether these episodes even refer to real relationships. Hello Vineet Kumar, The first part drew 29 million box office admissions, the second part drew 22.6 million admissions, and the final part 21.5 million admissions, adding up to a total of 73.1 million admissions at the Soviet box office. Ironically, his most well-known film was also the biggest flop during its time. 8. industry has made him do. (I'm not sure whether this will publish twice, the other one disappeared into ether, so feel free to delete the duplicate one. Three women who shaped his life view his final performance. these are what that i read in a famous film article.in the article itis given that mera naam joker is his biographical film.raj considerd nargis as his teacher .he studied lot from her .this is When Mary comes back, Raju is startled to discover that she has a male companion named David (Manoj Kumar) with her. of course it didn't! I use to think of RK as of an underrated or better to say unrecognised artiste, philosopher and poet whose destiny was to end up as a "great showman" which was and is an insult. Manna Dey-Wikipedia. The film ends with the words "Positively Not The End". "innocence" - something which Raj Kapoor was precisely making it do, in a way. After a song Raju announces an intermission of indeterminate length, but then reassures the audience that the "joker" still has more to perform to keep his audience laughing. Only Raju discovering Meena was in fact a woman… Why does he disappear like that? especially when raj kapoor fights with padmini over selling off moti (the dog) reveals the widest spectrum of RK's humanism. Yves, merci pour Votre response. She is the visiting angel which each of us, perhaps, has been lucky to meet once, even if only fleetingly, she is the twinkling star which we can always look up and watch and who can inspire us to be better human beings. Of course we have to respect women themselves, their intimacy, their feelings, their own desires. Cinéma indien, littérature indienne, Indian cinema and literature, Bollywood, Nutan, Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor and more. Hello Anu, woman of the hearth, beautiful and talented (she was a great dancer). be it his caressing and comparing his vagabond life with the dog in AAWARA, or feeding the dog so kindly in JAGTE RAHO, and yet again in MERA NAAM JOKER. No wonder he is so nostalgic (it is during this episode that we are shown extracts of. Raju and Marina meet again, and Marina realizes that his mother sees her as his future wife. Raju's mother realizes through the poster that wrapped the toy that he is a clown once again, and rushes to the circus on the day of the Russians' last performance. raju's heart is so big (like the big heart shown in the beginning of the movie), that even animals come into it's ambit. This is a re-release Bollywood poster of the 1970 film that was produced and directed by the showman of Indian cinema, Raj Kapoor. raj kapoor was one director who potrayed animals The film stars Kapoor as the eponymous character, with Simi Garewal, Kseniya Ryabinkina and Padmini in supporting roles, and it was also the debut of Raj Kapoor's son Rishi Kapoor. The film then transitions back to his last show. I think one of the problems was the build-up. It was taking someone beautiful and perfect and somehow Mukesh. Mera Naam Joker (transl. 20/10/2012 20:58, I completely disagree with anuradha warriar,I dont know why she is against padmini. But I believe Marina’s more a construction, an idealization which Raj Kapoor has used in order to represent one aspect of love, and of his loving soul. Of course the difficulty of passing on this message about himself doesn’t quite merge with the actual entertainment. Abonnez-vous pour être averti des nouveaux articles publiés. to act in his next film jis desh mein ganga behti hai,from a hotel in russia.and thus in second chapter kshiena ( a russian artist ) represents padmini. Of course the difficulty of passing on this message about himself doesn’t quite merge with the actual entertainment. thanks for visiting. Yves, thank you very much for this deep analysis of RK' s greatest work. Besides, which man, even if happily married all along to one single wife, has loved only one woman in his life? Most people Such an interpretation of Meena’s attitude is perhaps too strong, but RK’s pessimistic attitude makes me say this nevertheless. Both see themselves as the victim. He is easily one of the biggest superstars of India of all time. Padmini was too old and too well-endowed to play the role of a young girl disguised as a boy. They don't resemble in the story and plot but they do resemble in their interpretations by their directors. Any true hero would have been faithful to one only. And that Fellini connection. There is in some women (in men too, arguably, but in women it seems more catastrophic perhaps) a desire to use the beauty and power they have been given from above for their own personal use, and because they have so long and so constantly been deprived of the possibility, they somehow get their revenge on men this way. The second part is for me the brightest, where Raju is made to contemplate love at its purest. Perhaps one of the most ‘remarkable’ of flop movies in Bollywood, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag was a stupendous failure. Three women who shaped his life view his final performance. He has his joker doll which he passes on to each of the feminine figures he meets in his life, but they all reject it. 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On a school trip to the forest, Mary accidentally falls into the river . I see you decern a maximum mark to Shree 420, and I totally concur: it is a classic! So thanks for the opportunity to exchange with such savvy people as you, I'm very pleased I am not the only one to be unabashedly fan of the "Great Showman". And even in its present length of 3 hours 44 minutes, it has two intermissions. Looking at the movie you can see where that money went,MNJ has cameos from Bollywood's leading actors:Dharmendra, Simi Garewal, Manoj Kumar,Rajendra Kumar,Dhara Singh and many more. Kapoor was both the director and actor in the film. The fatso will grow to become the best student in the class because nobody else has ever paid attention to him, and this beautiful teacher will become his guru: simple, isn’t it? The fact that RK has built his film around these three women also reveals both his strength and his weakness. I know how you feel - about others who slam him. At least for young Raju, if not for Mary herself (whoever she is hiding). The stories of these three women and their relationships with Raju are told through a series of flashbacks during his performance. The movie had a running time 369 minutes with two intervals. Yves, then you might be interested in this. once you had seen the clowns and the trapeze artists! Afterwards, he decides to resign, citing his mother death. At least for young Raju, if not for Mary herself (whoever she is hiding). We were taken to the see the film too (along the same lines) and I think the parenst found it an embarrassment whereas we were just too young to pick up anything other than it was quite boring Mera Naam Joker (transl. So Raju meets a boy, called Minoo, and they enter a kind of contract: s/he has a dog, they could train it and start up a travelling circus sort of business. After she leaves, Raju and Ustad are observing the departing plane, and Raju, visibly aged and reminded at that moment of the famous song “Awaara hoon” (“my heart is filled with pain, but I wear a smile on my face”), looks straight at the camera and at us, perhaps to ask for forgiveness and compassion: After Marina’s departure, Raju has left the circus, or at least that’s what we guess because he’s wandering alone aimlessly. When he tries to sleep that night, Raju imagines her nude. I had never thought of Raj Kapoor as a friend and portrayer of animals, but now that you mention it, I'd say you're right. Rishi Kapoor is one of the leading stars and actors of Indian Cinema of all time. First icon in the gallery: Mary (Simi Garewal, who cannot act, but this won’t be held against her), the perfect teacher of love. Hello Zarina, Initially derided for its extremely long running-time, the film later on became a cult classic and is regarded as one of Raj Kapoor's best films and among the best Bollywood films of the 20th century. Their singing gets noticed and the duo start performing at a qawwali venue. Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan - With Dialogue. u have indeed analyzed the film with a remarkable insight. film's last part, I thought it was RK's most personal. Her attitude shocks Raju and he figures that she only uses love as a tool to use others. The story talked about many things from a joker’s life, class difference in society and constantly … The third part is hard to swallow, because of the point you mention. Although Raju accompanies Meena to the screen tests, Kumar tells him that in order for her to become a great actress, Raju must leave. On Imdb somebody comes up with this explanation: “This supposedly autobiographical epic tale from Raj Kapoor broke all film-making conventions of '70s India. Anu Warrier Here are some big films which “flopped” at the box office which came with high expectations: Bombay Velvet- This mega budget film was “bombed” at the box office. Look for instance at this picture of her wedding: Isn’t this almost panicky glance, half-hidden behind the white veil, the sign of a secret which young Raju cannot fathom (or openly admit to)? (We have to accept Raju’s delusion, because for us spectators, We are left, at the end of this long review, with the question: What’s a joker? of films and actors. Raju explains that he needed a job to take care of his mother, and that he had to resort to this drama to get into the circus. It’s difficult to say whether RK wants us to accept this as his destiny, or whether it’s a result of his unlucky starlit life. No wonder: the first version was more than 5 hours long! disturbingly innocented in the process! Padmini in this respect is a perfect character who is presented in a very moral light - we witness her rise and fall as a punishment of her ambition - but Raju is The Raj Kapoor- Manna Dey combination produced superhits (both music and film, the only exception being Mera Naam Joker where the songs were chartbusters but the film was a flop) and was a pair to reckon with. The three parts of the film collectively sold 73.1 million tickets at the Soviet box office.[5]. No wonder Raju is so desperate when she leaves. Sorry fo my long speech. Hm, thanks for that interesting comment: indeed, MNJ isn't a child's fim, but very much an adut's one, because RK is expecting his audience to understand and forgive him for what he is, what the I loved the He shot the third chapter first as Padmini and Rajendra Kumar were available at the time. 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