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This is the amazingly warm
opening song for the film, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag by Pradeep Sarkar, a
fascinating blend of musical, melodrama and feminist fairy tale which
shows Bollywood’s moral universe in transition. The film follows the
fortunes of Badki (Rani Mukherjee) and Chutki (Konkona Sen Sharma),
sisters from a genteel Benares family with money problems and predatory
relatives. The video clip manages to capture the magical timeless
atmosphere of Benares (Varanasi) in such an extraordinary way that it
could have easily been a production of the Indian Tourist Department to
promote Uttar Pradesh abroad as well as at home. Enjoy it. It is really
delightful. |