Title Music and Credits Pyaasa 1957 SD Burman Sahir Ludhianvi Guru Dutt

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Listen to vintage music at http://www.vintagesense.com Listen to all songs of Pyaasa (1957) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euL1cDnNdYQ&list;=PLCSlTJQm8sz1d8WDTf4kIG2GA0dgXAnPv Music: Sachin Dev SD Burman Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi Writer: Abrar Alvi Director / Producer: Guru Dutt Starring: Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Rehman Video Source/Courtesy: Tommydan’s channel Pyaasa (Hindi: प्यासा Pyāsā, meaning "Thirsty") is a 1957 Indian film produced by, directed by, and starring Guru Dutt. The film tells the story of Vijay, a struggling poet trying to make his works known in post-independence India, and Gulabo, a prostitute with a heart of gold who eventually helps him get his poems published. The music was composed by S.D. Burman. In 2005, Pyaasa was rated as one of the 100 best films of all time by Time Magazine, which called it "the soulfully romantic of the lot." Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. On the occasion of Valentine's Day 2011 Time magazine has declared it as one of the top 10 romantic movies of all time. Vijay (Guru Dutt) is an unsuccessful poet whose works are not taken seriously by publishers or his brothers (who sell his poems as waste paper). Unable to bear their taunting that he is a good-for-nothing, he stays away from home and is often out on the streets. He encounters a good-hearted prostitute named Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman), who is enamoured with his poetry and falls in love with him. He also encounters his ex-girlfriend Meena (Mala Sinha) from college and finds out that she has married a big publisher Mr. Ghosh (Rehman) for financial security. Ghosh hires him as a servant to find out more about him and Meena. A dead beggar to whom Vijay gave his coat and whom he tries to save unsuccessfully from the path of a running train is mistaken for Vijay. Gulabo goes to Ghosh and gets his poems published. Ghosh does so feeling he can exploit the poems and make a killing. The poems are very successful. However, Vijay is alive and in the hospital after the train mishap. Ghosh and Shyam, Vijay's close friend, refuse to recognise him and he is committed to a mental asylum since he insists he is Vijay and is thought to be mad. Vijay's brothers too are bought off by Ghosh not to recognize him and a memorial is held for the dead poet. Vijay with the help of his friend Abdul Sattar (Johnny Walker) escapes from the mental asylum and reaches the memorial service where he denounces this corrupt and materialistic world. Seeing that Vijay is alive his friend and brothers take side with a rival publisher for more money and declare this is Vijay. At a function to honour him, Vijay becomes sick of all the hypocrisy in the world around him and declares he is not Vijay. He then leaves with Gulabo to start a new life. In the original ending Guru Dutt wanted to show that Vijay left all alone but on the distributors' insistence the ending was changed. The film was originally titled Pyaas (thirst), but Guru Dutt later changed it to Pyaasa to better describe the film. The role of Shyam was originally to be played by Guru Dutt's real life friend, Johny Walker but was then assigned to one of Guru Dutt's assistant directors. Guru Dutt wanted to film red light area scenes on locations in Kolkata (then Calcutta) but the crew was attacked by a group of pimps. Guru Dutt however recreated sets on the basis of photos taken at Kolkata. It is also surmised that the story is based on the life of film's lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi who had failed affair with poet and writer Amrita Pritam. Pyaasa marked the last collaboration of the long-lasting team of composer Burman and lyricist Ludhianvi Guru Dutt wanted Rafi to sing "Jaane Woh Kaise Log". But Burman had decided to record it in Hemant Kumar's voice. A major argument took place between the director, composer, writer Abrar Alvi and Geeta Dutt. Finally Dutt, who remained unconvinced, had to give in to the pressure. In 2004, the soundtrack for Pyaasa was chosen as one of "The Best Music in Film" by Sight & Sound, the British Film Institute magazine. "Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Lagalo" Geeta Dutt "Ham Aapki Aankhon Mein" Geeta Dutt, Mohammad Rafi "Jaane Kya Tune Kahi" Geeta Dutt "Jane Woh Kaise Log" Hemant Kumar "Sar Jo Tera Chakraye" Mohammad Rafi "Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye" Mohammad Rafi "Ye Hanste Huye Phool" Mohammad Rafi "Jinhein Naaz Hai Hind Par" Mohammad Rafi "Tang Aa Chuke Hain Kashm-e-Kashe Zindagi Se" Mohammad Rafi