Pyaasa

This movie was WAY ahead of its time, in a society where mental health and men being emotional was ignored or judged and that’s what makes it so powerful today. A man in a world of greed, struggling to stay true to himself and slowly realizing no one really sees him for himself is just so raw and real. It also made me think about that men didn’t see art because they thought it was “women’s” thing and men who did see art were judged. Guru Dutt shows the struggle of an artist so realistically like at one point I started crashing out because I felt so bad for Vijay. I love how Guru Dutt captured women in this movie, Gulab being a sex worker would’ve be seen as shameful or disgraceful but Guru Dutt captures her so beautifully. Gulab is kind and gentle, she understands Vijay without expecting anything back, she accepts him as he is which is something so beautiful. Even Meena, even though she chose stability over love maybe because she felt like that was a “safe” option, she did care about Vijay deeply but she cared more about stability. I don’t see her as a bad person, she was just confused and pressured in her way. Guru Dutt didn’t make her look bad, he shows her as someone who’s so influenced by society.  I love this movie SO much and I’m so so so so glad that I watched it!!😁😁