Showing posts with label hindi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hindi. Show all posts

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Philosophy of Life Made Simple – In Two Songs

I first saw the film HUM DONO in the early 1960s.

At that time I was a small boy and I liked the war scenes.

Later, when I was in college, I saw HUM DONO again.

HUM DONO is one of my favourite movies.

What I love most about HUM DONO are two songs which encapsulate the Philosophy of Life in lyrics which are breathtaking in their simplicity yet so meaningful – Profound Philosophy on the Art of Living in Simple Words. 

The first is an inspiring song – the second is a deeply meaningful song.

Here are the two Songs:

1. Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala Gaya

2. Kabhi Khud Pe Kabhi Halaat Pe Rona Aaya

Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala Gaya




MAIN ZINDAGI KA SAATH NIBHATA CHALA GAYA 
Lyrics with English Translation (Courtesy - Internet)

Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala Gaya
Har Fikar Ko Dhuen Mein Udata Chala Gaya

I moved on keeping abreast with life
Every problem I blew away with rings of smoke

Barbadiyon Ka Shok Manana Fizul Tha
Barbadiyon Ka Jashan Manata Chala Gaya
Har Fikar Ko Dhuen Mein Udaata Chala Gaya

Mourning the failures was a waste of time
So I moved on, celebrating my failures
Every problem I blew away with rings of smoke

Jo Mil Gaya Usi Ko Muqaddar Samajh Liya
Jo Kho Gaya Main Usko Bhulata Chala Gaya
Har Fikar Ko Dhuen Mein Udaata Chala Gaya

What I received I believed it was my destiny
What I lost, I kept trying to forget it
Every problem I blew away with rings of smoke

Gham Aur Khushi Mein Farq Na Mehsoos Ho Jahan
Maein Dil Ko Us Muqaam Pe Laata Chala Gaya
Har Fikar Ko Dhuen Mein Udaata Chala Gaya

Where there is no difference between Happiness and Sorrow
I moved on, trying to bring my heart into that state
Every problem I blew away with rings of smoke


Kabhi Khud Pe Kabhi Halaat Pe Rona Aaya





KABHI KHUD PE KABHI HALAT PE RONA AAYA

Lyrics with English translation (Courtesy - Internet)
Kabhi Khud Pe Khabi Halat Pe Rona Aaya
Baat Nikli To Har Ik Baat Pe Rona Aaya

Sometimes at myself, and sometimes at the circumstances, I cry.
Once the topic comes up, at every topic I cry
Hum To Samjhe The Ke Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Un Ko
Kya Hua Aaj Ye Kis Baat Pe Rona Aaya

I thought I had forgotten her.
But what happened today, that I started crying?
Kis Liye Jeete Hai Hum Kis K Liye Marte Hai
Baar Baar Aise Sawalaat Pe Rona Aaya

Why do I live? For whom do I live?
Asking these questions, I cried.
Kaun Rota Hai Kisi Aur Ki Khatir Ay Dost
Sab Ko Apni Hi Kisi Baat Pe Rona Aaya

Who cries for another in this world, O' friend?
Everyone is so busy crying about their own problems.
Kabhi Khud Pe Khabi Halat Pe Rona Aaya
Baat Nikli To Har Ik Baat Pe Rona Aaya

Sometimes at myself, and sometimes at the circumstances, I cry.
Once the topic comes up, at every topic I cry.

The most profound couplet in this song is: 
कौन रोता है किसी और की खातिर ऐ दोस्त सबको अपनी ही किसी बात पे रोना आया
Kaun Rota Hai Kisi Aur Ki Khatir Ay Dost
Sab Ko Apni Hi Kisi Baat Pe Rona Aaya
(Do you ever cry for someone else...? It is for your own problems that you cry for...)

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

School Song : TAN TAN TAN SUNO GHANTI BAJI - CHALO SCHOOL CHALE - SCHOOL TUMKO PUKARE

TAN TAN TAN SUNO GHANTI BAJI - CHALO SCHOOL CHALE - SCHOOL TUMKO PUKARE
 
I love this Melodious School Song
Click the link below and hear the song - you will feel like going to school again




I think the song is composed by Jatin and sung by Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan

So sing away - Tan Tan Tan ...

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo - Meaningful Philosophical Song

Here is a song with meaningful lyrics:

Song: Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo
Movie: Teesri Kasam
Singer: Mukesh
Music: Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics: Shailendra
Actor: Raj Kapoor

Click and enjoy the song and then read the lyrics below:





Sajan re jhoot mat bolo
Khudaa ke paas jaana hai
Na haathi hai na ghoda hai
Wahan paidal hi jaana hai
Sajan re jhoot mat bolo...
Sweetheart, don't tell lies
Because eventually, you'll have to show your face before God
There are no elephant or horse carriages up there
You can only walk there
Don't tell lies sweetheart....

Tumhaare mahal chaubaare
Yahin reh jaayenge saare
Akad kis baat ki pyaare
Yeh sar phir bhi jhukaana hai
Sajan re jhoot mat bolo, khuda ke paas jaana hai
You may have big palaces now,
But you will have to leave those here
Why do you bother to hold up your ego in pride
When you eventually will have to bow your head
Sweetheart, don't tell lies; you will eventually have to face God.

Bhalaa kije bhalaa hoga
Buraa kije buraa hoga
Wahi likh-likh ke kya hoga
Yahin sab kuch chukaana hai
Sajan re jhoot mat bolo, khudaa ke paas jaana hai
If you are good, then you will be rewarded.
If you are bad, then bad will come back to you.
What's the point in keeping track of these matters now
When you have to eventually pay your dues
Sweetheart, don't tell lies; you will be facing God someday

Ladakpan khel mein khoya
Jawaani neend bhar soya
Budhaapa dekhar roya
Wohi kissa puraana hai
Sajan re jhoot mat bolo khuda ke paas jaana hai
I spent my childhood playing
My youth was spent sleeping
And old age saw this and cried
That this is the same old story
Sweetheart, don't tell lies; you will have to come before God some day.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Good Bye 2012 - Welcome 2013 - BASH ON REGARDLESS

GOOD BYE 2012

WELCOME 2013

Let us start the New Year full of high spirits buoyed by this Inspirational Song

Click Below and let this song motivate you to BASH ON REGARDLESS with fresh enthusiasm in the New Year 2013





Wish You a Very Happy and Fulfilling New Year 2013



Chhodo Kal Ki Batein Kal Ki Baat Puraani

Song Title     Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein Kal Ki Baat Puraani
Movie           Hum Hindustani (1960)
Singer           Mukesh
Composer     Usha Khanna
Lyricist         Bharat Vyas

Song Lyrics 

chhodo kal ki baaten, kal ki baat puraani
naye daur mein likhenge, mil kar nayi kahaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
chhodo kal ki baaten, kal ki baat puraani
naye daur mein likhenge, mil kar nayi kahaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani

aaj puraani zanjeeron ko tod chuke hain
kyaa dekhen us manzil ko jo chhod chuke hain
chaand ke dar pe jaa pahunchaa hai aaj zamaanaa
naye jagat se ham bhi naataa jod chuke hain
nayaa khoon hai nayi umangen, ab hai nayi jawaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
chhodo kal ki baaten, kal ki baat puraani
naye daur mein likhenge, mil kar nayi kahaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani

ham ko kitne taajmahal hain aur banaane
kitne hain ajantaa ham ko aur sajaane
abhi palatnaa hai rukh kitne dariyaaon kaa
kitne parvat raahon se hain aaj hataane
nayaa khoon hai nayi umangen, ab hai nayi jawaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
chhodo kal ki baaten, kal ki baat puraani
naye daur mein likhenge, mil kar nayi kahaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani

aao mehnat ko apnaa imaan banaayen
apne haathon ko apnaa bhagwaan banaayen
Raam ki is dharti ko Gautam ki bhoomi ko
sapnon se bhi pyaaraa hindustaan banaayen
nayaa khoon hai nayi umangen, ab hai nayi jawaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
chhodo kal ki baaten, kal ki baat puraani
naye daur mein likhenge, mil kar nayi kahaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani

har zarraa hai moti aankh uthaakar dekho
maati mein sonaa hai haath badhaakar dekho
sone ki ye gangaa hai chaandi ki yamunaa
chaaho to patthar pe dhaan ugaakar dekho
nayaa khoon hai nayi umangen, ab hai nayi jawaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
chhodo kal ki baaten, kal ki baat puraani
naye daur mein likhenge, mil kar nayi kahaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani
ham hindustaani, ham hindustaani

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

Monday, September 24, 2012

A MAHENDRA KAPOOR CLASSIC - Dil Lagaa Kar Hum Ye Samjhe - Film: Zindagi Aur Maut (1965)

An Evergreen Classic Hindi Movie Song
DIL LAGAKAR HUM YEH SAMJHE ZINDAGI KYA CHEEZ HAI

My Favorite Mahendra Kapoor Song - a smooth rendition by Mahendra Kapoor, simple lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni and beautifully composed by C Ramachandra

Click below, hum along and enjoy the melodious song




Movie : Zindagi aur Maut
Singer : Mahendra Kapoor
Music : C. Ramchandra
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Actors: Pradeep Kumar and Faryal

Hum along …

Dil laga kar hum ye samjey zindagi kya cheez hai
ishq kahetey hai kisey aur ashiqui kya cheez hai

Haye ye ruksar ke sholey yeh bahen marmari
aapse milke yeh do baaten samaj main aah gai
dhoop kiska naam hai aur chandni kya cheez hai

Aap ki shouki ne kya kya roop diklaye hamey
aapki aankhon ne kya kya jaam pilvaye hamey
Hosh koh baithe toh jaana bekhudi kya cheez hai

Dil lagakar hum yeh samjhey …

Saturday, September 8, 2012

A MEANINGFUL GHAZAL - Seene Me Jalan - Gaman

Click below and hear one of my favorite ghazals  from the movie Gaman sung by Suresh Wadkar and music composed by Jaidev (of Hum Dono fame).

Please hear the ghazal and read the meaningful lyrics too.

I never tire of hearing this ghazal whenever I am tired ...




Movie : Gaman  (1979)
Music Director :

Jaidev

Singer : 

Suresh Wadkar
Lyricists :

Shahryar

seene mein jalan aankhon mein toofaan saa kyon hain ?
is shahar mein har shaksh pareshaan saa kyon hain ?

dil hain to, dhadakane kaa bahaanaa koi dhoondhe
patthar ki tarah beheesa-o-bejaan saa kyon hain ?

tanahaee ki ye kaunasee, manzil hain rafeekon
taa-hadd-ye-najar yek bayaabaan saa kyon hain ?

kyaa koi nayee baat najar aati hain hum me
aaeenaa hamein dekh ke hairaan saa kyon hain ?


Tuesday, June 26, 2012

PUNE NOSTALGIC MEMORIES - Movie Town Pune

Some time ago I wrote a series of articles on yesteryear Pune - A Punekar Walks Down Memory Lane.


Here is a piece on the CINEMATIC HERITAGE OF PUNE  titled MOVIE TOWN PUNE


I hope you will enjoy these reminiscences, and maybe this will tempt you to  hark back to your good old days too. Please do let me know if you liked this article and comment – I look forward to your feedback.  

A PUNEKAR WALKS DOWN MEMORY LANE
Movie Town Pune
CINEMATIC HERITAGE OF PUNE
By
VIKRAM KARVE

In the 1960s and 1970s, Pune was a lovely place to live in. Pune is known as The Queen of the Deccan and was truly a beautiful city with a salubrious climate and a laid-back relaxed lifestyle and that is why it was considered a “pensioners’ paradise”.

Pune was the birthplace of the Indian Film Industry at Prabhat Studio (where The Film and Television Institute or FTII are located now), and it is probably due to Pune’s Cinematic Heritage that The National Film Archives of India or NFAI is located here) and maybe that is why Pune had a large number of cinema theatres to cater to the finer appetites of Punekars who loved theatre and cinema and the fine arts.

They say, that at one time, in India, only Mumbai had more cinema theatres than Pune. Cinema Theatres added the word “Talkies” after their names and most of these “single-screen” movie halls (as they are derisively called now) have disappeared, or are in quite a dilapidated condition, struggling to make ends meet, and some are on the verge of shutting down.

Now, with the proliferation of multiplexes, Pune is like any other faceless metropolis, and, probably, most of today’s young and restless avid moviegoers, who throng the multiplexes for a movie and a good time, hardly know anything about the cinematic heritage of Pune. By the way, I too love the multiplex experience but I also cherish nostalgic memories of those “good old days” so let me walk you down memory lane and tell you about it.

The first film I probably saw was The Guns of Navarone (1961) and I think I saw it at ALAKA which exhibited English Movies. WEST END in Pune Camp, famous for its Soda Fountain and reclining chairs in the balcony, also exclusively showed English Movies, and so did the nearby NEW EMPIRE and HINDVIJAY at Deccan Gymkhana, and in Alaka, West End, New Empire and Hindvijay we saw a lot of those ageless action-packed Westerns like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966), Mackenna's Gold (1969) and numerous John Wayne movies, of which Hatari (1962) is my all time favourite and, of course, classics like MY FAIR LADY (1964) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965).

Later, ALAKA would screen the inimitable Dada Kondke Marathi blockbusters which celebrated golden jubilees and HINDVIJAY would have a 70 MM screen showing the latest Hollywood blockbusters. But, I remember seeing Pakeezah (1972) there too. Opposite the Bus Depot, next to Poona Coffee House, where KFC is now, was DECCAN where I saw many films, including Jewel Thief (1967) wearing a “jewel thief cap” which was a rage then.

Another film I clearly remember seeing was Dosti (1964) at MINERVA near Mandai. I was in the 4th standard, and there was a special show for our school, then I saw it again with my grandmother. Dosti ran for 25 weeks in Pune (maybe a Golden jubilee of 50 weeks in Mumbai) and the silver jubilee was celebrated with a band playing the film’s popular songs outside Minerva Theatre.

Near Minerva was ARYAN. Aryan was the oldest cinema in Pune (maybe in India too) and I remember seeing morning shows of Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy comedies, though Aryan exhibited Marathi films in its regular shows. Also near Mandai towards Budhwar Peth was GLOBE (later renovated, air-conditioned and renamed SHREENATH) and further down was VIJAYANAND which showed English movies at the 1 o’clock afternoon matinee show and Marathi films in regular shows.

Most of the cinemas were located either on (or slightly off) Laxmi Road. If you walked down from Alaka Chowk towards camp, you first had VIJAY on your left, then BHANUVILAS in the next lane to your left, some more distance ahead if you turned towards Appa Balwant Chowk side you had PRABHAT, PARAMOUNT (RATAN) and VASANT. I remember seeing many great Marathi films like PaathlagJaga Chya Pathivar and Amhi Jato Amucha Gavi in the 1060s with my grandparents in these cinemas.

Though PRABHAT used to screen Marathi films, I remember seeing Aradhana (1969), since I had to run all the way to our place on Tilak Road to get my granny’s specs which she had forgotten (Yes, as a young boy I was physically fit. And, by the way, we cycled all over Pune, including for movies, and all the cinema theatres had robust cycle stands where we would park our cycles safely).

Ahead, opposite City Post Office, there was SRIKRISHNA, and behind at the end of the lane called Dane Ali opposite GLOBE, was  VIJAYANAND, which was “out of bounds” as it was in the red light area or bakaal vasti, as my grandmother put it. 

On the other side of Laxmi Road, quite far away, on the way to the railway station, towards KEM Hospital in Rasta Peth, there was APOLLO (the first air-conditioned cinema in Pune) which had no balcony.

And as you walked on Laxmi Road towards Quarter Gate, to the right was ALPANA Talkies.

In Pune Camp there were CAPITOL (now called VICTORY), NISHAT and LIBERTY. There was JAIHIND at Khadki (then called Kirkee) and across the Bund Garden bridge towards Yerawada, famous for its Jail, was GUNJAN, but then we never ventured that far, as hardly anyone lived across the river on Nagar Road.

Then came the advent of 70 MM and we had ALANKAR (near Pune Railway Station), RAHUL (in Shivajinagar), NATRAJ (in place of HINDVIJAY), SONMARG (Timber Market), APSARA (Gultekdi) , MANGALA (opposite PMC), NILAYAM (behind Peshwe Park) and LAXMINARAYAN (near Swargate). I remember seeing PATTON (1970) with my grandfather in glorious 70 MM at Rahul, where I now go to eat seafood at the restaurant rather than see a movie.

Now the multiplexes culture has taken over and you forget a movie the moment you finish seeing it. In fact, “multiplex movies” are designed to make their money over the weekend – it seems that the sole aim is to make money and not to produce memorable films which create a lasting impression in the viewers’ minds. But let me tell you, I too love the multiplex experience – the atmosphere, the food, the everything. One has to change with times.

I don’t like to live in the past and brood over “the good old days” – but there is no harm in harking back to the past once in a while to evoke delightful memories of the “good old days”. That is why I have written this. I enjoyed writing this – I hope you enjoyed reading it too. Do let me know and I will tell some more about my “good old days” in Pune.

Here are links to some more of my articles in the same series on the Heritage of Pune

Dear Reader, before you click the links to the posts above, please comment on MOVIE TOWN PUNE and share your memories of Pune and your hometown. I look forward to your feedback.

VIKRAM KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2012
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A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories, creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional research papers in journals and edited in-house journals for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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Friday, June 22, 2012

FILM SONGS and PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE - Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala Gaya - Hum Dono



My All Time Favourite Song - Philosophy of Life
I love the lyrics which are breathtaking in their simplicity yet so meaningful.
Profound Philosophy on the Art of Living in Simple Words.  

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Movie Town Pune - The Cinematic Heritage of Pune (Poona) - A PUNEKAR WALKS DOWN MEMORY LANE


Dear Reader: 
Sometime back I wrote a few articles for my column " A Punekar Walks down Memory Lane" in The Punekar Magazine . Here is one of them - a piece on the Cinematic Heritage of Pune. Do comment and give me your feedback, especially if you are a Punekar.

A PUNEKAR WALKS DOWN MEMORY LANE
Movie Town Pune
CINEMATIC HERITAGE OF PUNE
By
VIKRAM KARVE

In the 1960s and 1970s, Pune was a lovely place to live in. Pune is known as The Queen of the Deccan and was truly a beautiful city with a salubrious climate and a laid-back relaxed lifestyle and that is why it was considered a “pensioners’ paradise”.

Pune was the birthplace of the Indian Film Industry at Prabhat Studio (where The Film and Television Institute or FTII are located now), and it is probably due to Pune’s Cinematic Heritage that The National Film Archives of India or NFAI is located here) and maybe that is why Pune had a large number of cinema theatres to cater to the finer appetites of Punekars who loved theatre and cinema and the fine arts.

They say, that at one time, in India, only Mumbai had more cinema theatres than Pune. Cinema Theatres added the word “Talkies” after their names and most of these “single-screen” movie halls (as they are derisively called now) have disappeared, or are in quite a dilapidated condition, struggling to make ends meet, and some are on the verge of shutting down.

Now, with the proliferation of multiplexes, Pune is like any other faceless metropolis, and, probably, most of today’s young and restless avid moviegoers, who throng the multiplexes for a movie and a good time, hardly know anything about the cinematic heritage of Pune. By the way, I too love the multiplex experience but I also cherish nostalgic memories of those “good old days” so let me walk you down memory lane and tell you about it.

The first film I probably saw was The Guns of Navarone (1961) and I think I saw it at ALAKA which exhibited English Movies. WEST END in Pune Camp, famous for its Soda Fountain and reclining chairs in the balcony, also exclusively showed English Movies, and so did the nearby NEW EMPIRE and HINDVIJAY at Deccan Gymkhana, and in Alaka, West End, New Empire and Hindvijay we saw a lot of those ageless action-packed Westerns like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966), Mackenna's Gold (1969) and numerous John Wayne movies, of which Hatari (1962) is my all time favourite and, of course, classics like MY FAIR LADY (1964) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965).

Later, ALAKA would screen the inimitable Dada Kondke blockbusters which celebrated golden jubilees and HINDVIJAY would have a 70 MM screen showing the latest Hollywood blockbusters. But, I remember seeing Pakeezah (1972) there too. Opposite the Bus Depot, next to Poona Coffee House, where KFC is now, was DECCAN where I saw many films, including Jewel Thief (1967) wearing a “jewel thief cap” which was a rage then.

Another film I clearly remember seeing was Dosti (1964) at MINERVA near Mandai. I was in the 4th standard, and there was a special show for our school, then I saw it again with my grandmother. Dosti ran for 25 weeks in Pune (maybe a Golden jubilee of 50 weeks in Mumbai) and the silver jubilee was celebrated with a band playing the film’s popular songs outside Minerva Theatre.

Near Minerva was ARYAN. Aryan was the oldest cinema in Pune (maybe in India too) and I remember seeing morning shows of Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy comedies, though Aryan exhibited Marathi films in its regular shows. Also near Mandai towards Budhwar Peth was GLOBE (later renovated, air-conditioned and renamed SHREENATH) and further down was VIJAYANAND which showed English movies at the 1 o’clock afternoon matinee show and Marathi films in regular shows.

Most of the cinemas were located either on (or slightly off) Laxmi Road. If you walked down from Alaka Chowk towards camp, you first had VIJAY on your left, then BHANUVILAS in the next lane to your left, some more distance ahead if you turned towards Appa Balwant Chowk side you had PRABHAT, PARAMOUNT (RATAN) and VASANT. I remember seeing many great Marathi films like PaathlagJaga Chya Pathivarand Amhi Jato Amucha Gavi in the 1060s with my grandparents in these cinemas.

Though PRABHAT used to screen Marathi films, I remember seeing Aradhana (1969), since I had to run all the way to our place on Tilak Road to get my granny’s specs which she had forgotten (Yes, as a young boy I was physically fit. And, by the way, we cycled all over Pune, including for movies, and all the cinema theatres had robust cycle stands where we would park our cycles safely).

Ahead, opposite City Post Office, there was SRIKRISHNA, and behind at the end of the lane called Dane Ali opposite GLOBE, was  VIJAYANAND, which was “out of bounds” as it was in the red light area or bakaal vasti, as my grandmother put it. 

On the other side of Laxmi Road, quite far away, on the way to the railway station, towards KEM Hospital in Rasta Peth, there was APOLLO (the first air-conditioned cinema in Pune) which had no balcony.

And as you walked on Laxmi Road towards Quarter Gate, to the right was ALPANA Talkies.

In Pune Camp there were CAPITOL (now called VICTORY), NISHAT and LIBERTY. There was JAIHIND at Khadki (then called Kirkee) and across the Bund Garden bridge towards Yerawada, famous for its Jail, was GUNJAN, but then we never ventured that far, as hardly anyone lived across the river on Nagar Road.

Then came the advent of 70 MM and we had ALANKAR (near Pune Railway Station), RAHUL (in Shivajinagar), NATRAJ (in place of HINDVIJAY), SONMARG (Timber Market), APSARA (Gultekdi) , MANGALA (opposite PMC), NILAYAM (behind Peshwe Park) and LAXMINARAYAN (near Swargate). I remember seeing PATTON (1970) with my grandfather in glorious 70 MM at Rahul, where I now go to eat seafood at the restaurant rather than see a movie.

Now the multiplexes culture has taken over and you forget a movie the moment you finish seeing it. In fact, “multiplex movies” are designed to make their money over the weekend – it seems that the sole aim is to make money and not to produce memorable films which create a lasting impression in the viewers’ minds. But let me tell you, I too love the multiplex experience – the atmosphere, the food, the everything. One has to change with times.

I don’t like to live in the past and brood over “the good old days” – but there is no harm in harking back to the past once in a while to evoke delightful memories of the “good old days”. That is why I have written this. I enjoyed writing this – I hope you enjoyed reading it too. Do let me know and I will tell some more about my “good old days” in Pune.

VIKRAM KARVE
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About Vikram Karve

A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories, creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional research papers in journals and edited in-house journals for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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