Hugo is a reminder of emotions being traded for petty material gains. How fruitful our life would be if we can appreciate good work and remember them for time beyond calendars. Alas, we seldom do that. We don’t remember our icons. Everyone know Dada Saheb Phalke as a pioneer of Indian cinema. How many of us can actually remember names of some of the films he made? We know him largely because we hear his name every year when an award, instituted in his memory, is declared.
We have so many legends ignored in corners of theatres and film institutes as archives. Works by Wadias. Works from Bombay Talkies. People who gave life to cinema and died anonymous death. We are fortunate that some works by V. Shantaram, Bimal Roy and Guru Dutt are still available. Their work, though outdated and clichéd, are still more relevant than most of the work done nowadays. Do we have a more progressive work done in last 10 years if compared to Bandini? Have we shown a more inspirational tale than Do Aankhien Barah Haath?
Over time we have just developed technically. It has been a reverse cycle for the story tellers.
Wishes
Sujoy Ghosh
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