rana wrote:
Ragz wrote:
Almost 5 minutes of content is missing from the new edition.
On Moser Baer, the scene I can recall is the one directly after Mera Naam Shabnam when Asha Parekh goes to wash her Saree and Bindu comes and mocks her. This little scene is missing.
It is present on the Reliance edition, but not complete. (the dialogue is half cut)
Just to be extra clear:
You mean 'Almost 5 minutes of content is missing IN the new edition' ??
Yes. The moserbaer & Reliance DVDs have a lot of snippets missing from the film.
Along with the Asha Parekh & Bindu conversation, another significant scene that seems missing from MoserBaer and Reliance.
1) Satyen Kapoo's character suggests for Nazir Hussain to get Asha Parekh (his son's widow) remarried.
2) Another few frames worth four or five seconds seem to be abruptly cut in two instances.
EVP DVD, although not complete as per CC; has the most respectable runtime, running longer than all other DVDs of the film.
Surprisingly, the Amazon Prime version is same length as the EVP DVD. Has no missing scenes compared to the EVP DVD! I suspect that the same DVD scan was used to restore this version for an "HD" version for online platforms.
EVP DVD, although is mostly sharp and well-detailed; has some issues in places in which the print seems to have lost structure. Some portions look like they were animated or painted. This problem carries on in the HD version, but is stabilized from shakes and film scratches and debris.
EVP DVD has wonderful and clear sound. In song numbers, the little details of orchestration are audible. The HD version has poor sound, with no punch or fidelity of any kind.
'Na Koi Umang Hai" as per CD/Vinyl versions has three antaras:
1) Aakash Se Giri Main....
2) Lag Ke Gale Se Apne Babul Ke...
3) Sapnon Ke Devta Kya Tujh Ko...
In all versions of the film, stanza 1) & 3) are only available. Stanza 2 was never filmed, which I think is because:
1) Asha Parekh was an orphan who lived with her Mamaji in the film. So, why would she sing about her "Babul"??
2) She was never married off in the film, so the lyric in this stanza saying "Doli Uthi" was also redundant.
Question about Bindu:
Her Wiki page says she was born in 1951, making her 18/19 during Kati Patang. She looks nothing like a teenager in the film, though. Much earlier, Bindu acted in Anpadh as Mala Sinha's daughter, a college graduate. Anpadh was released in 1962, suggesting Bindu was 11 during the filming. She looks nothing like a prepubescent! Wonder what her real DOB is...!
