Anindita deconstructs Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.
To begin with, the entire film is fraught with strong messages on women’s sexuality and morality. The importance of “purity� is evoked repeatedly. The primary issue with prostitution is not, according to Sarkar, health, safety, legality, exploitation or violence — but that it destroys a woman’s “purity�. It is symbolic that the film starts in Banaras, next to the Ganges and moves to Mumbai (that den of vice which devours innocent girls). There are many references to “ganga maiyya� as a source of purity. And if you thought words like “pavitrata� had finally been eased out of Bollywood vocabulary, think again. It is the fulcrum of this film.
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Sam
Oct 17th, 2007 at 4:29 pm | #
link to the blog is missing.
Ash
Oct 17th, 2007 at 4:42 pm | #
Sam, thanks. Its fixed now.
Shashwat
Oct 18th, 2007 at 7:45 am | #
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag to tension kya hai.. Surf Excel hai naaa?
Vivek
Oct 22nd, 2007 at 1:44 pm | #
I fully agree with the post. In the era where people are encourage not to see virginity as a sign of purity, this film seems to be going overboard. I am disappointed that Pradeep who gave us “parineeta” has gone to Yash den who kind of roll out meaningless movies, one after the other.