Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965) :
Brief Review -
Not just about Kashmir's beauty, but about the beauty of a man's love, our culture, and our traditions. Jab Jab Phool Khile is one of the biggest solo blockbusters for Shashi Kapoor and Nanda, and when you watch the film, you will know why. The film is about a city girl, Rita, who visits Kashmir and stays at a boathouse owned by an innocent Kashmiri man, Raja. He falls in love with her but has no idea what Rita thinks since she is very aggressive and disciplined about her urban life. After learning about her dad's accident, she has to leave immediately and promises Raja that she will be back next season. As promised, she revisits the same place, but this time her dad has sent her could-be husband along. Raja assumes that Rita isn't interested in him, but it turns out that she's in love with him too. That propose scene between Raja and Rita was crazy. The way Raja speaks out of anger and says the most lovable thing for any girl makes it a situational metaphor. However, the film is not just about their love story; it has much more to it. Raja keeps calling her Memsaab, but she demands that he call her by her name. That's your first reference to defying innocent love through urbanisation. Things come to a severe disaster level when Raja finds out that his culture is far different from Rita's culture-I tell you, both are Indians. Between his honesty, culture, and the love of his life, he chooses his culture and ends up winning audiences' hearts. That's what makes this film an instant blockbuster. The moment you see a poor man declining a marriage to a rich girl, you know that this film means more than just a regular love story. The girl has to change her ways since she is the one who is victimised by the urban culture. A masterstroke by the writer and director. An extra special mention to the EVERGREEN album by Kalyanji-Anandji.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
