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Shaymchi Aai (1953) (Marathi) - The First Film in India to be awarded with THE NATIONAL AWARD for The BEST FILM in 1954. (Movies To See Before You Die - Drama) (Did You Know - 22) |
I was recently introduced to this great piece of art proudly representing the Marathi Cinema wave in the country. Directed by Prahlad Keshav Atre, “Shaymchi Aai” (meaning Shyam’s mother) was released in 1953 and was widely acclaimed by both young and old at the time of its release. Based on a book with the same title written by Sane Guruji in Marathi, the film revolves around the innocent and divine relationship between a child Shyam and his mother ‘Aai’, who teaches him the essential lessons of life with her true love and affection.
The movie has numerous scenes teaching the right values of life to the viewer and the sequences also posses the power to transform. For instance, there is one particular scene in the film, where the family is facing their tough days of poverty, but still having a decent dinner together. Now the mother, who has cooked the food, has forgotten to put salt in the dish. But everyone in the family goes on eating the food calmly with no complaints of any sort. Even the child Shyam is having his food, though he refuses to eat that dish, but still is saying nothing about the salt. The moment the mother herself eats the dish, she comes to know that there is no salt and then she asks her husband that why nobody said anything about it. And then the husband answers, “You have made this food with so much love and affection and have taken great pain to give us this lovely dinner in our days of poverty. Then how can we complain of anything to you about your cooking. Instead we are grateful that you are here with us to take care of our hunger and provide us this tasty food.” Now if that cannot teach us anything then nothing can.Directed By Prahlad Keshav Atre
Music : Vasant Desai
(The DVD of "Shaymchi Aai" is available at Induna.com.)
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08 Apr 2010 /
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Subhash Chheda
Well written review. By comparing Shyamchi Aai (1953) with Mother India (1957), you have put it on National map. Its a childhood autobiography of Sane Guruji (Pandurang Sadashiv Sane 1899-1950). The Book Shyamchi Aai was written in 1933 by Sane Guruji in five nights in Nasik Jail. It was first published by Amalner Yuvak Mandal and was instant hit. In the same year Shyamchi Aai was translated into Bengali. Later it published in almost all Indian Languages.
Amit Joshi
Noted stage artiste Madhav Vaze, the child hero of the Acharya Atre-directed Marathi film Shyamchi Aai, has played the role of father of Joy Lobo in 3 Idiots. I read in screenplay book of 3 Idiots that Director Rajkumar Hirani asked his assistant director Rajesh Mapuskar to bring a face who should have that much of innocense in his personality that after seeing him crying (after his son\'s death) people should also feel the same.... Raju Hirani took 500 screen test for this particular role.
Bobby Sing
Great Info Amit, Thanks for sharing it here.... Keep Visiting and writing in. Cheers!
manohar j choure
I saw this movie my younger days such type of move does not made hereaftee thanks to P.K. Atre sir,
Bobby Sing
Thanks Manohar J. for visiting and writing in.
Sushma
I have watched this movie several times,and every time it has the same impact on me .Most of the scenes in this movie sends u a message of life.
Bobby Sing
Thanks for your kind comment Sushma and the movie surely does have many valuable lessons of life in its various scenes. Keep Visiting,
Chanchal
wonderful movie! seen it much before... would have been nice if you cover many such nice Marathi (some of it I have seen ) or other Indian regional movies...
Bobby Sing
Hi Chanchal, |
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