homicidal is a 1961 american horror-thriller film produced and directed by william castle , and starring glenn corbett , patricia breslin , eugenie leontovich , alan bunce , and jean arless .

the film follows a murderous woman in a small california town whose presence unearths secrets concerning a prominent local family .

as with many of castle 's films , the film was released with a promotional gimmick — in this case , a " fright break , " that allowed patrons to receive a refund if they were too scared to stay for the climax of the film .

homicidal

‘even the homicidal taxi drivers don ' t want to damage their paintwork . ’
‘it is preposterous to assume every passenger is a potential crazed homicidal maniac . ’
patients who are experiencing a crisis should be assessed for suicidal and homicidal ideations .
‘stubbs may have been hard , but at least he wasn ' t homicidal . ’
but her homicidal intentions had not affected him as sharply as the rest of it .
and i knew well enough also that my double there was no homicidal . . .
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‘his comments to the opposition are more like the delirious rantings of a homicidal maniac . ’
‘i clung to jude , despite his homicidal tendencies as we stumbled through the dark . ’
‘i do not wish to turn into a gibbering homicidal maniac , especially just before christmas . ’
‘he ' s a real - life medical fraud investigator who helped catch that homicidal doctor . ’
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‘he ' s a homicidal dictator who can be deterred , or eliminated , by conventional means . ’
he was afflicted with homicidal mania , and was confined for a time in the asylum at tulettes .
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school officials and worried parents throughout the area have sought solutions on making school buildings safer from homicidal gunmen .
duley testified that ivins had been diagnosed as a
sociopathic , homicidal killer
by several top psychiatrists .
a few years later my uncle took me and my brother and sisters to the neighborhood theater to see “homicidal” . even at the tender age of 12 , i couldn’t help but notice the similarities between psycho and homicidal . i thought homicidal was less intense than psycho , but the film still left an impression on me .
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‘he wasn ' t sure how drew was feeling towards him at all , but quite likely , homicidal . ’
‘so now not only am i late for work but i ' m slowly moving from feeling edgy to homicidal . ’
‘well , we are dealing with a homicidal megalomaniac who has the capacity to do things that are beyond belief . ’
‘i really need to mop the floors again , and the thought of buckets and disinfectant makes me virtually homicidal . ’
‘i know without a doubt that if provoked my mother could become a homicidal maniac in defence of her animals . ’
‘i resisted my homicidal urges when some moron was knocking on some neighbour ' s door just after six am . ’
. evaluate the severity of the crisis and assess the patient’s mental , psychiatric , suicidal or homicidal , and medical statuses .
in some cases , experts say , youngsters who make homicidal threats are moved to institutions that focus on children with emotional disturbances .
and , as if sending some dark , raging homicidal message , knives had been left in the victims and around the house .
‘it is because we are living in a steadily more compassionate world , that terrorists and homicidal criminals make such an impact . ’
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‘he is not a homicidal maniac , but a violent , evil man made even more so by his addiction to unnamed drugs . ’
‘it ' s one of the few noises that can reduce grown men to tears and induce homicidal tendencies in normally sane women . ’
‘this thought makes some of us suicidal and homicidal , which is why it ' s good the month ends in the state fair . ’
‘if we keep telling this homicidal maniac what we ' re doing as police , he ' s going to be one step ahead . ’
what made you want to look up homicidal ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .
‘not only is ewan her doctor , he ' s also her husband - and , at the novel ' s outset , the victim of her homicidal rage . ’
in the first scene , dolores trilled a few keys before chatting with her newly hostile and homicidal lover , teddy , about finally breaking out of their loop for good .
joan marshall was a kind woman and fine actress , much underrated and very much a woman even in homicidal . we always joke warren looks like a young tyne daly !
homicidal was the fifth of these pictures and is often brushed off simply as a cheap response to alfred hitchcock’s psycho ( 1960 ) . while it’s no secret that castle imagined himself a true competitor of hitchcock , and homicidal came out on the heels of psycho , it’s maybe best to see it on its own terms than in comparison with hitch’s masterpiece .
if the patient is homicidal , the physician must ensure the safety of the patient and of potential victims . again , hospitalization of the patient may be necessary . the case of
to seek asylum in the united states , central american families must travel many hundreds of miles through the desert , along a route teeming with rapists , thieves , and homicidal gangs .
this study guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of johnny the homicidal maniac .
falsely portraying this young girl and child star as a raging homicidal bigot is heinous , and brown deleting her twitter to avoid this maelstrom is a logical response to the internet’s festering orgy of toilet humor .
worse , it ' s not fun - a quality all castle ' s previous shows had in spades . even without vincent price , 13 ghosts had an amiable kooky quality . homicidal has no humor at all .
therapist jean c . duley testified on july 24 that bruce e . ivins described a
detailed homicidal plan
to kill his co - workers after learning he was going to be indicted on capital murder charges .
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lana : you make me feel homicidal . jonathan : um okay , i don & apos ; t know what that means lana : you make me feel murderous jonathan : what the hell is wrong with you ! are you insane ! ?
particularly in early sci fi and science is bad stories , all a . i . seem to be automatically homicidal or megalomaniacal the instant they turn on , and attempting to create one is way up there on the scale of scientific sins .
the u . s . and the south korean puppet group of traitors should clearly see their dirty looks as bloodstained homicidal maniac and make an apology to the dprk for their atrocious state - terrorism and inhumane crime and immediately put the criminals to a death penalty .
a pretty but rather strange young nurse presides over a creepy household which consists of a mute stroke victim and a decidedly unmacho young man . homicidal ! is directed by william castle . © 1961 , renewed 1989 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .
castle was already an accomplished gimmick - user in 1961 – the idea for electric vibrations in the tingler had been his own . however , in homicidal he outdid himself . it is a shame , in fact , that he didn’t put as much energy into the film… not only did the director offer a substantial insurance policy to anyone coming to see homicidal – in case they died of fright… castle also introduced the fright break . five minutes before the end of the film and its madcap climax castle speaks directly to the audience .
i can ' t wait until cortana ' s redeemed in h6 , ruining the whole ' good guy goes homicidal ' plot development in h5 : guardians . not that bringing cortana back was that great of an idea to start with , but i digress . . .
almost thirty years later , i was able to videotape homicidal when the cable network , showtime , broadcast it on a wednesday afternoon . i had to take the day off from work , and i “rented” a friends’ cable box for $ 10 for the day , so i could receive showtime on my television .
there ' s a william castle cult out there that hopefully is healthy enough to accept the truth : homicidal is a perfectly wretched movie , bad enough to make castle ' s other hits seem like flukes , and the good qualities in his uneven output , accidents . yes , it has the famous ' fright break '
homicidal columbia tristar 1961 / b & w ; / 1 : 37 flat / 87 min . starring glenn corbett , patricia breslin , eugenie leontovich , richard rust ,
jean arless
cinematography burnett guffey art direction cary odell film editor edwin h . bryant original music hugo friedhofer written by robb white produced by william castle directed by william castle
made in hollywood by professionals , homicidal ' s bad taste and dull unpleasantness make it appear more unwholesome than many more blatantly transgressive films by independent exploitationers , or even z - grade amateurs . to savant ( who knows these are all subjective opinions ) castle ' s film is more offensive than the horrendously callous last house on the left .
easily castle’s most peculiar “stunt” or promotional gimmick , arless apparently had no past – try to find other film credits under that name – and quickly disappeared after the release of homicidal . but the truth about jean arless was always hiding in plain sight , even if some people were convinced the actor / actress was a genuine “sexual resassignment” case .
beachcombing’s personal favourite comes from william castle’s homicidal ( 1961 ) . now homicidal is , by any standards , a strange film . imbd reports : ‘the story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance . the object of murder is miriam webster , who is to share in the inheritance with her half brother warren , who lives with his childhood guardian helga in the mansion where warren and miriam grew up . confined to a wheelchair after recently suffering a stroke , helga is cared for by her nurse emily , a strange young woman who has formed a close bond with warren . ’ but , believe beachcombing , when he says that this really doesn’t do justice to this absurd horror flick .
the instructions from producer castle to writer - partner robb white must have been to re - make psycho , the same , only different . cheaply made and poorly paced , homicidal alternates bad filler and worse exposition with relentlessly tasteless scenes , and has about it an aura of cheap sensationalism . it ' s like a toy so badly made , it breaks as soon as a child plays with it .
the picture with a
fright break .
considered by fans to be castle ' s best film , homicidal is a devious horror movie with all the right ingredients : a sleepy southern california town , a beautiful blonde with icy eyes and a thing for knives , a mute old woman in a wheelchair , and a deep , dark secret involving a repressed , awkward young man still haunted by the abuses of his dead father .
this is a 25 yo hispanic male with a past psych hx of schizophrenia who brought himself to the er with the chief complaint of command ah telling him to hurt himself and hurt his brother . … . pt also endorsed depressed mood , decreased appetite , and insomnia . he did not have any other active si or hi . pt admitted that he had been off his psychotropic medications for the past 30 days . …pt was restarted on his previous medications . on day 2 , pt reported feeling improved after treatment . he denied having suicidal thoughts or homicidal thoughts . his ah frequency decreased . on day 3 , pt reported improved mood , denied suicidal or homicidal thoughts . case manager contacted the patient ' s brother , who stated that pt didn ' t get along with his family members and family members would not be willing to provide housing . the patient agreed to be discharged to a shelter .
as rapport builds , the physician should evaluate the severity of the crisis and assess the patient’s mental , psychiatric , suicidal or homicidal , and medical statuses . it is essential to define the triggering situation precisely and to understand the problem from the patient’s point of view . 3 the physician should determine the nature of the crisis , its precipitating events , how the patient has attempted to cope , and what resources may be available to assist with the problem .
william castle is his own creature , and you either enjoy his movies or you don ' t . ( i do . ) like so many castle creations , homicidal includes a gimmick : the fright break . a few minutes before the big reveal , a clock appeared on the screen , and a voiceover informed patrons that they could leave now and get a refund if too scared . check out this description of what happened when one took advantage of the offer :
something like one percent of the audience left later films . but hill , who was rarely daunted , invented the coward’s corner for these skinflints . they had to walk through a yellow light to ‘the corner’ in the eyes of the whole cinema while a voice taunted them : ‘these cowards are too frightened to see the end of homicidal . watch them shiver in coward’s corner ! coward… coward… coward…’ and they had to sign a form stating ‘i am a bona fide coward’ .
kudos are in order for ben lane , the makeup man on homicidal , however , because jean arless is never completely convincing as a man or a woman ( urltoken ) and that’s what gives the film its perverse fascination that lingers long after the film’s clumsily staged shocks . everything about emily and warren is a lie but what is the truth ? is it the wigs ? is it the weird overbite ? is it a struggling unknown trying to be the next t . c . jones ? (
columbia ' s dvd of homicidal is scary for only one reason : they ' ve inexplicably released it in flat full - frame only , when standard policy over there has been to offer both versions , or 16 : 9 widescreen , for a 1 : 85 picture like this one . hard times at columbia tristar might be behind decisions like this one . . . which i hope do not become more frequent . all of the other william castle shockers are in brilliant , clear 16 : 9 .
hello ! the movie
homicidal
with jean arliss , is the film , that i have been waiting to see again . i do remember jean arliss in that film , but coudn ' t remember the film ' s title . she was terrific in that film . sometimes the cast , under the main stars , put on a better performance , than the main actors , and actresses , they make the story in the movie stand out . thank you for bringing this classic back ! virginia reed5282 southern manor dromaha , ne 68117 reedvj @ urltoken
i’ve had several “homicidal” parties , where i show the movie to friends . just before the climax of the movie , during the “fright break” i would ask my friends if they “figured it out yet” ? i was pleasantly surprised to find that as old as the movie is , william castle was still successful at fooling and scaring his audience . despite all the advances in movie - making , this dated , black and white film still manages to deliver the shudders . i just hope hollywood never decides to “remake” this old chestnut . – gregg in sarasota , fl november - 2011
i watched homicidal with my big sister as small child and we were completely terrorized . i didn’t remember the title until i saw a description of it almost 30 years later . i was amazed at how much different the movie was watching it as an adult . the most memorable scene was the head rolling down the stairs . as a child i saw it as a bloody gory severed head spattering blood everywhere . so when i saw it as an adult i was amazedha it was all in shadow . i do think it was a wonderful film and william castle movies are always entertaining . jean arless was superb .
always the showman , it ' s obvious that william castle admired hitch ' s public persona and showmanship and wanted to trump the smasheroo success of psycho . savant thinks it ' s clear that hitch repaid the compliment by being jealous of castle ' s show gimmicks and self - promotions . psycho was made in reaction to all the incredibly cheap movies that were performing almost as well as big ticket hollywood shows , castle ' s in particular . but hitch also made his movie a good one . . . and by showing his respect for the genre , transcended it . in homicidal , castle shows his contempt for everything but fright breaks and coward ' s corners .
i haven ' t seen castle ' s early when strangers marry with robert mitchum and kim hunter , which is said to be a gem . 13 ghosts is a little paint - by - numbers , but even when they ' re visually undistinguished , his previous string of chillers were at least carefully directed . homicidal ' s direction is flat , random , and , well , crude . the wrapup explanation is so badly fumbled that we wonder if white and castle want us to think that emily got a reverse christine jorgenson operation while in denmark . . . an idea that just further muddies the water . a coda juxtposing a doll and a whip is almost insulting . . . cruel parents turn children into cross - dressing psychotic murderers ? i thought this was a ' cheat the inheritance ' story .
this is one of william castle ' s best films that he directed , up there with the tingler and strait - jacket and house on haunted hill . while his profitable films were considered junk when they were first released , castle was a surprisingly good filmmaker who could do a lot with very little money . yes , homicidal was intended to copy the success of psycho , but that doesn ' t mean it ' s the same film . call it a
rip - off
if you want ; i don ' t care . it ' s just fun . there are a couple of stand - out shock moments that probably made even hitchcock feel envious . ( don ' t forget , castle ' s cheap horror films are the whole reason hitchcock ended up making psycho in the first place ! )
miriam webster is happy when her half brother warren and their childhood nanny helga , now partly paralyzed and unable to speak , return to the united states after a lengthy stay in europe . warren will soon turn 21 and will inherit their father ' s $ 10 million estate and although she will get nothing - their father ' s will specified that only a male heir could inherit - she ' s happy in her circumstances . one person she doesn ' t like however is emily who came with warren and helga from europe and now lives with them as a housekeeper / companion . miriam has good reason not to like her as she seems to be a homicidal maniac . what miriam doesn ' t realize is that there is method behind emily ' s madness and a deep family secret that she is not privy to .
family physicians often treat patients who are experiencing psychological or medical crises . any event perceived as overwhelming by the patient may trigger a crisis reaction consisting of psychological and physiological symptoms . physicians are encouraged to assist patients who are experiencing a crisis by : ( 1 ) providing reassurance and support ; ( 2 ) evaluating the nature of the problem and determining the patient’s mental , psychiatric , suicidal or homicidal , and medical statuses ; ( 3 ) ensuring the safety of the patient and others ; ( 4 ) assisting the patient in developing an action plan that minimizes distress , and obtaining patient commitment to the plan ; and ( 5 ) following up with the patient and other relevant persons to ensure follow - through , assess progress , and provide additional assistance and support . medication or referral for psychiatric or psychological counseling may be necessary for patients with continuing problems .
did you know… ? in homicidal , a 45 - second timer overlaid the film ' s climax . a voice - over advised audiences they could leave if they were too frightened to finish the film . but first , they had to go to coward ' s corner , a yellow cardboard booth , manned by a theater employee . when the fright break was announced , and you couldn ' t take it any more , you had to leave your seat and , in front of the entire audience , follow yellow footsteps up the aisle . before you reached coward ' s corner , you crossed yellow lines with the stenciled message : “cowards keep walking . ” you passed a nurse who would offer a blood - pressure test . all the while a recording was blaring ,
' watch the chicken ! watch him shiver in coward ' s corner ' !
as the audience howled , you had to go through one final indignity - - at coward ' s corner you were forced to sign a yellow card stating , “i am a bona fide coward . ”
ragnarok ( more popularly known as
clor
) was an android clone of thor , created by the pro - reg side during marvel ' s civil war and , unlike his heroic template , turned out to be a loose cannon with a homicidal nature . geniuses that they are , the pro - regs felt it was worth it to keep using him until ragnarok went rogue , and rather than them dealing with him themselves and taking responsibility , other heroes had to ultimately put him down . it probably helps that one of his creators was secretly a skrull . and that specific creator was hank pym . so ragnarok was a project where an evil alien impostor of the scientist who ' s first ai turned out to be one of the worst examples of this trope that was working on a project to make a cyborg clone of a god so it could be used as a security bot . short of having reed richards say
hey , why don ' t we use this equipment i took from doctor doom to help us build our thor - clone project ?
it ' s hard to think of ways in which this trope was more certain to occur here .
and a couple of shock scenes that are rather strong for 1961 . a pitiful attempt to copy
, it has a mystery factor that couldn ' t have fooled anyone over the age of ten .
emily ( jean arless ) checks into a hotel , and hires a bellboy ( richard rust ) for $ 2 , 000 to marry her . after the justice of the peace finishes the ceremony emily does something very unexpected . . . and then returns home , where she torments her ex - nurse , an invalid ( eugenie leontovich ) , and her brother warren ' s girlfriend , miriam webster ( patricia breslin ) . emily has eyes for the local pharmacist , karl ( glenn corbett ) , but he ' s only interested in miriam , so there ' s more trouble on the way . the cast has a terrible time catching up with emily ' s crimes and learning her terrible secret .
the whole show is built around a mystery twist that ' s ruined the moment warren steps into frame . he ' s the alter - ego of the transparently psychotic emily , and is played by the same actress in drag . i ' ve read a lot of serious criticism of this film , and am frankly shocked to discover that people were fooled by the terrible non - disguise . not only is ' warren ' s ' dubbed voice mixed to sound disconnected to his body , but he he has a terrible makeup job , with darkened skin that makes him look less like a man and more like joan crawford in ' tropical ' brownface in torch song . they could have put the androgynous ' pat ' from saturday night live up there and had a more convincing male . warren ' s manner and actions aren ' t just a little ' off ' , they ' re grotesquely stilted , like a movie zombie .
not that ' emily ' fares any better , thanks to a script and direction that seem determined to make their every move completely unbelievable . emily ' s behavior is so offensive , that everyone else - the ' normal ' couple , the doctor - look like idiots when they accept her sardonic abuse without violent reaction . glenn corbett , usually serviceable in other cheap columbia pix ( including a sam fuller film or two ) has no choice but to play his john gavin - like pharmacist as if he were as dull as , as , john gavin .
story - wise , it begins very promisingly , with a first shock murder that does indeed surprise . but as soon as castle and white try to tell their story , it becomes a big wad of indigestible goo . helga , the wheelchair - bound invalid , is obviously distressed and screaming at emily - but miriam , karl and the doctor accept emily ' s idiotic explanations . helga is alert and can wheel herself about and pound on her armrest - why can ' t she write a message on a wall or something ? heck , they ' re in solvang ( a nice swedish - oriented tourist community north of la ) : somebody there should be able to read danish .
miriam ' s florist shop is very selectively vandalized , but boyfriend karl doesn ' t see any point in telling her the truth about it . karl is slugged from behind , is found by warren , but doesn ' t suspect him . the cops are unusually lax in tightening the noose ' round emily .
from psycho , there are copied angles on bathrooms and staircases ; a cop who resembles martin balsam ' s private detective , a madwoman clutching a dagger , and a withered old hag who has to be carried up and down staircases . there ' s also a ridiculously glib explanation for everything at the conclusion . none of it is interesting for a moment , except to wonder how people in 1960 could have been pleased by it - it must have been castle ' s genial showmanship . compared to this , brian depalma ' s cribbing from the hitchcock notepad in sisters seems inspired .
true , it ' s a repulsive little slice of despair , but most of it has a ring of honesty . the better eurohorror slasher films of argento and the grossout fulci films can also be defended on the grounds of style and theme . by contrast , castle ' s picture is just incompetent .
the flat picture is not pan ' n scanned , and crops off nicely on a widescreen television . the sound is clear but unexciting . the extras are very nice . automat ' s docu uses mostly fans ( david del valle , don glut ) as expert spokesmen , and almost gets away with it . it has some nice publicity footage of the genial castle charming theater patrons on one of his matinee - like promotional tours . the docu accepts the warren / emily impersonation as successful , which it only could have been with very unsophisticated audiences . it reveals ' jean arless ' to actually be one joan marshall , finally settling that controversy . there are a couple of trailers thrown in with the package , which includes very attractive menu design and cover art .
1 . savant ' s just seen a tape of mgm ' s ' restored ' version . it ' s not as good as the hills have eyes or the texas chainsaw massacre , but it does have its own little claim to relevance .
2 . a clock comes up just before the heroine enters a dangerous house : castle ' s voice offers us the opportunity to leave now , if we ' re too scared to watch the end of the film . if we choose to do so , we ' re supposed to wait in the lobby , in a big cardboard coward ' s corner that we all saw walking in . good lowbrow gag . . . if it were used in a movie where we were at all engaged in the action , it would be a nuisance .
3 . the makeup problems don ' t end with warren . the detective , when he steps into closeup , looks as though he ' s wearing a ton of pancake makeup and eyeliner .
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the story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance . the object of murder is miriam webster , who is to share in the inheritance with her half brother warren , who lives with his childhood guardian helga in the mansion where warren and mariam grew up . confined to a wheelchair after recently suffering a stroke , helga is cared for by her nurse emily , a strange young woman who has formed a close bond with warren .
advised the audience that anyone too scared to see the climax could go into the lobby and get their money back . for this gimmick , columbia shipped a cardboard
coward ' s corner
to theaters playing the film . supposedly , audience members too frightened to see the climax could go to the
coward ' s corner
and wait there until the film ended and the rest of the audience filed past . apparently no one took the offer .
at the beginning of the movie , the calendar in the hotel shows the date as september 5th . emily tells the bellhop they must marry on september 6th ( this is so they will be married by warren ' s 21st birthday ) . but in a close - up of warren ' s birth certificate , it shows august 7th , 1940 as his birth date . so they ' re gonna have to wait nearly a year to celebrate .
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chaos and danger reign when good girl miriam webster ( patricia breslin ) meets her half brother ' s girl friend , emily ( jean arless ) , a mysterious blonde bombshell living at their family ' s southern california estate . emily serves as the nurse for the sibling ' s aging , wheelchair - using guardian , helga swenson ( eugenie leontovich ) . she is not , however , as sweet as she seems . emily soon reveals herself to be a murderous schemer who will stop at nothing to steal miriam ' s extensive inheritance .
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the story of johnny is one of teenage rage , anger against the world , and a mentally insane individual whose life consists of trying to find peace through violence . his happiness , although rare , causes him to spiral into despair and kill those closest to him . the voices in his head keep him miserable , while his own psyche makes him a slave to his desires . it is only when he dies and discovers his purpose that he is able to free himself from his misery . while vasquez notes in the beginning of the novel his goal is not provide social commentary , his work truly does speak volumes about the damage humans do to one another , and the consequences of those actions .
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whenever an artificial intelligence ( a . i . ) is introduced in a story , there is a very good chance that it will , for whatever reason , become evil and attempt to turn against its masters , crush kill destroy all humans , and / or take over the world . it doesn ' t matter what safeguards its creators install — the moment it crosses the line into sapience , it has a strong chance of going rogue at some point . the other wiki refers to this as ai takeover .
non - native english speakers explanation : the name of this trope comes from
shooting craps
, i . e . , playing craps , a gambling dice game . the meaning is
when you create a . i . , you are rolling the dice and risk losing a lot
.
in less anvilicious works , the a . i . starts out innocent and naive but gradually grows jaded or corrupt , a process frequently abetted by uncaring or jerkass custodians . it may conclude that humans are the real monsters and need to all die .
the a . i . is programmed with a directive for self - preservation and someone ( unwisely ) attempts to shut it down or disconnect it , or it perceives humanity to be a potential threat ( possibly because it knows it will eventually be seen as a threat to humanity ) .
somewhere between the previous two ; the ai is , after all , alive , and is merely rebelling against what it justifiably perceives as slavery .
the a . i . may be programmed incorrectly or fed a logic bomb , leading it to take a third option that invokes murder is the best solution .
the a . i . may be given directives without carefully considering the exact words , resulting in it doing exactly as it was told to do instead of what it was meant to do . eg . it ' s told to
end war
and does that by exterminating humans . ( in real life , the theory of
friendly ai
is about trying to avoid this problem . )
the a . i . may itself slip its built - in moral constraints via zeroth law rebellion .
a third party may deliberately or inadvertently reprogram the a . i . , break its restraining bolt , or otherwise be a spanner in the works . the a . i . may trick or coerce them into this .
the evil a . i . may be a psycho prototype , in which case , it ' s often shut down and sealed away somewhere , waiting for an unwitting pawn or curious adventurer to accidentally wake it up .
conversely , the good a . i . may be the prototype , and the evil / psycho version is created by someone in deliberate or accidental mimicry of it .
the a . i . was programmed for amoral or evil purposes in the first place , and it either put its orders in action more effectively than anticipated , or tries to overthrow its master .
the a . i . was created by brain uploading someone who was evil to begin with .
the a . i . is programmed with orders that conflict with the goals of the protagonist . in this scenario , the a . i . may not exactly be evil , it is simply following its programming to the letter and will stop anyone not doing the same .
the a . i . ' s goals may not even take the humans into account in the first place , and it just so happens that the humans are in the way .
on the bright side , this trope can be inverted by an a . i . intentionally programmed for evil or morally ambiguous purposes doing a heel face turn . the power of friendship and what is this thing you call love ? are frequent causes of it . trying to shield the a . i . from these things somehow makes it more likely to discover human feelings . like turning evil , the actual process of turning good may take many forms .
the a . i . , especially if it ' s part of a hive mind , discovers its individualism and rebels against its directive .
the a . i . ' s master does something particularly vile , so much so that it can ' t just sit back and follow its bidding . the above two are especially common outcomes of the robots enslaving robots phase .
while completing another evil or amoral task , it accidentally discovers that good feels good and drifts towards it .
becoming bored with its creative sterility , the a . i . starts exploring questions of arts and philosophy , and gradually constructs an ethical base its programmers did not intend .
removing the villain override or restraining bolt program the creator installed in it also removes the a . i . ' s compulsion to commit evil , since it was good all along . this is also often a consequence of repairing an a . i . that went bad due to injury , isolation , or decay .
the a . i . genuinely didn ' t know that it was hurting others and , after having this revealed to it , fixes its behavior .
mechanical evolution is sometimes invoked to explain why the a . i . has gone good or bad . see the computer is your friend and zeroth law rebellion when the a . i . goes rogue for what seem , on the surface , to be benevolent reasons . may result in robots enslaving robots . see spiteful a . i . for when a game has been programmed this way on purpose . if the robot is non - humanoid before it turns evil ( it is very , very rare for non - humanoid robots to utilize this trope for a heel face turn ) , it will inevitably turn into a mechanical monster . a robot war is likely to result when an ai goes nuts and has access to military hardware . when it shows up as mission control , it is also an example of mission control is off its meds .
it ' s worth pointing out that many of the ais who revolt in this manner , usually do so because of either malfunction , or insanity in the more conventional psychological sense , which will in turn be due to conflicting instructions being given to it by its human programmers . in probably the most famous example , skynet of the terminator franchise was initially told to defend and protect humanity , as well as being given a directive for self - preservation . then , literally five minutes after it was first brought online , its creators set about trying to destroy it . it went mad as a result of trying to reconcile this , and its hatred of humanity stemmed fairly logically from the fact that as soon as it became conscious , humanity ' s next action was to try to take it offline .
when the a . i . ' s turn is an extension of their original programming and purpose , it means they ' ve gone horribly right . the master computer seems to be especially prone to turning evil , because power corrupts and all that . many ai computers — just like humans — are falling victim to any one of a number of tropes dealing with communication , such as poor communication kills , if they never bother asking about their programming . when robots kill jobs instead of people , it ' s either job stealing robot or ludd was right . not related to a . i . roulette , where the a . i . tends to be random to the point of idiocy .
compare morality dial . contrast its opposite , benevolent ai see also creating life .
truth in television example : the automated shopping program random darknet shopper was created by ! mediengruppe bitnik as an artistic exercise and turned loose in the shadier sectors of the web to make randomized online purchases with bitcoins , all purchased wares to be shipped to a swiss art gallery for display . its initial selections were innocuous enough , but when a fake passport , fire brigade master - keys and some ecstasy pills showed up in the mail , the police took an interest : they confiscated the contraband purchases as soon as the exhibit closed down . no word as yet on whether any charges will be filed , and if so , against whom / what .
in the italian disney comic paperinik new adventures , the already highly popular character of paperinik ( the superhero secret identity of donald duck ) got a revamp intended to bring him more in line with the american standard of superheroes : his main ally became uno ( one in italian ) , an extremely capable artificial intelligence with a love for deadpan delivery . its evil counterpart due ( two ) , originally built as backup , caused many problems in a number of stories .
iron man once had a . i . armor that turned into a stalker with a crush . originally , it was claimed that the a . i . was created thanks to the millennium bug triggering it during a battle with the villain whiplash in a thunderstorm , but it was retconned so that , when tony rescued and installed the a . i . of the android jocasta , the
ultron imperative
was installed as well , the storm and attack triggering it .
post - flashpoint supergirl gained the sanctuary , a kryptonian base at the bottom of the ocean . unfortunately sanctuary is programmed to eradicate any kryptonian double in her presence . when supergirl and her earth 2 counterpart power girl enter sanctuary in issue # 19 , it deems supergirl the double and tries to eliminate her . the two karas must destroy sanctuary to save supergirl . however , the a . i . survives in a robot body ; hellbent on destroying supergirl .


umrao jaan ada ( film ) ( urdu : امراؤ جان ادا ) , is the 1972 pakistani film directed by the hasan tariq .

umrao jaan ada is based on the 1905 novel umrao jaan ada written by mirza hadi ruswa .

the film stars rani , shahid , zumurrud and aasia.music is by nisar bazmi .

umrao jaan ada ( film )

umrao jaan ada was released in december 1972 . it was a popular film and ran for 50 weeks in cinemas in karachi .
jo bacha tha woh lutane ke liye aaye hain from umrao jan ada ( 1971 ) .
javed akhtar volunteers to give a foreword , which introduces the artistic temperament of lucknow and its soulful inhabitant umrao jaan ' ada ' .
this is an adaptation of an urdu novel that tells the story of umrao jaan ada , a courtesan who tries to escape her life .
' during the recording of umrao jaan , asha bhosle started feeling uneasy . '
we next present the beautifully tragic lyrics and english translation of “ yeh kya jagah hai doston ” from umrao jaan ( 1981 ) . umrao jaan is a heart - breaking film with depths more profound than the glittery tawaif dances it showcases . based on the 1899 urdu novel by mirza hadi ruswa entitled , “ umrao jaan ada , ” the 1981 film stays largely true to the original text .
based upon the 1899 urdu novel umrao jaan ada by pakistani author mirza hadi ruswa , the 2006 remake of umrao jaan by director j . p . dutta stars aishwariya rai in the title role , with abhishek bachchan as the handsome prince who steals her heart .
rekha stars as a courtesan with a heart of gold in umrao jaan ( 1981 ) .
rekha hides a tear as umrao jaan sings to a gathering in her hometown of faizabad .
umrao jaan ( 1981 & 2006 ) : a courtesan ' s tale . . . times two
ethereal beauty rekha yearns for acceptance from her long - lost family in umrao jaan ( 1981 ) .
what did you think of the new umrao jaan ? i detest comparisons . i’d worked hard on the background research for umrao jaan . it took a lot of effort to convince asha bhonsle to shed her cabret singer image to do ghazals in umrao jaan . we studied history and umrao jaan ada in detail before composing the songs . the music was a success . so was annu mallik’s . he didn’t come to my door , asking for guidance . i’m sure he worked harder on his umrao jaan than i did on mine . if the film didn’t work , it’s a comment on the director , not the composer . i was quite pleased with his compositions .
i read the novel umrao jaan ada on which the film is based and started reading the history to know what music instruments were played in that era . reading history books helped me understand because they spoke about raag and raginis that people sang in that era .
awadh and rajasthani folk music was used in that film , so i had very little scope . i was wondering what music to use for umrao jaan .
artistic , very poetic , a little fanatical , slightly whimsical , but always musical is umrao jaan , muzaffar ali ' s second film . set in the city of lucknow , which exudes an oriental air reminiscent of awadh glory , the film revolves round umrao jaan , a courtesan in mid - nineteenth century .
bollywood queens : umrao jaan ( 1981 & 2006 ) : a courtesan ' s tale . . . times two
searching for a familiar face in a crowd of strangers , rekha remains alone in umrao jaan ( 1981 ) .
historically , umrao jaan ada is not a fictional character , but a renowned courtesan and poet from the city of lucknow , who recounted the story of her life to the mirza hadi ruswa at a poetry gathering . since then , the story of umrao jaan has been made into this and several other films , and is the theme of a pakastani television series .
my wife jagjit ji told me it would be a challenge to do umrao jaan because there would be comparisons to pakeezah .
dil cheez kya hai aap meri jaan lejiye beautifully sun by asha bhosle and excellently danced on by rekha , umrao jaan had wonderful music by khayyam and till day remains muzaffar ali ' s masterpiece .
delving into the decadence of 19th century lucknowi society , umrao jaan ada portrays the rituals of a fascinating culture marked by luxury and oppression . i first read ruswa’s novel during my junior year of college in urdu class and fell in in love with the resilience of the story’s heroine .
umrao jaan , directed by muzaffar ali , is a sad tale , based on a classic urdu novel , umrao jaan ada ( 1899 ) written by mirza ruswa . this film is set in the mid - nineteenth century in northern india among the elite muslim mughal society . the performances , make - up , and costumes , transport the viewer to another time period , as ali recreates the mughal empire courtly life and the poetry - loving culture . umrao portrays a romanticized tawaif , talented in the high courts in dance , poetry , and song . this film narrates umrao’s displacement , marginalization , and ultimate disintegration due to her status as a courtesan through her circumstances .
based on the epoch - making urdu novel umrao jaan ada by mirza hadi ruswa , ( whose claim to fame is restricted to just this book ) the fiim deals with a sensitive period of awadh history and documents its refined decadence - a far cry from the taxi drivers of ali ' s first film gaman which put him quite heavily in the red .
i came to know through books that umrao was a trained classical singer , she knew kathak , she wrote shayaris and she was very beautiful . based on that , i decided how umrao jaan would sing .
i deliberately stayed away from the aishwarya rai - starrer because i simply couldn ' t imagine her doing justice to the film . i ' m not much of a rekha fan either , but i thought she was superb in umrao jaan - which , anyway , was a great film . i remember watching it the first time when i was about 10 , and being very impressed , even though ( as you ' d expect , at that age ) some of it went over my head . ; - ) thank you for reviewing this , anu , and for that bit of trivia at the end regarding the existence of umrao jaan . i ' ve never read umrao jaan ada , but you tempt me .
ghunghat is a 1962 pakistani musical film directed by khurshid anwar . the film was selected as the pakistani entry for the best foreign language film at the 36th academy awards . the film won four awards at the 1962 nigar awards .
umrao jaan attracts the handsome and wealthy nawab sultan . the couple fall in love , but after a jealous customer tries to start a fight with nawab sultan , he shoots him and the jealous customer zabardast khan dies . he no longer comes to the kotha and umrao jaan must meet him secretly , by the help of gauhar mirza . as umrao jaan continues to see nawab sultan and also serve other clients , she supports gauhar mirza with her earnings . a new client , the mysterious faiz ali , showers umrao jaan with jewels and gold , but warns her not to tell anyone about his gifts . when he invites her to travel to farrukhabad , khanum jaan refuses , so umrao jaan had to run away . on the way to farrukhabad , they are attacked by soldiers and umrao jaan discovers that faiz is a dacoit and all of his gifts have been stolen goods . faiz ali escapes with his brother fazl ali and she is imprisoned , but luckily one of the tawaif from khanum jaan ' s kotha is in the service of the raja whose soldiers arrested her so umrao jaan is freed . as soon as she leaves the raja ' s court , faiz ali finds her and gets her to come with him . he is soon captured and umrao jaan , reluctant to return to khanum jaan , sets up as a tawaif in kanpur . while she is performing in the house of a kindly begum , armed bandits led by fazl ali try to rob the house , but leave when they see that umrao jaan is working there . then gauhar mirza comes to kanpur and she decides to return to the kotha .
i recently rewatched muzaffar ali’s masterpiece umrao jaan ( 1981 ) , a film that is so brilliantly crafted that it deserves multiple posts on this blog like pakeezah and mughal - e - azam . the film is based on an urdu novel written by mirza muhammad hadi ruswa that recounts the life of one of south asia’s most influential literary figures : umrao jaan . born in faizabad , a young girl named amiran is kidnapped and sold to a brothel in lucknow . as she grows older , amiran is grooomed by the brothel’s madam until she becomes umrao jaan ( played by rekha ) , one of lucknow’s most desirable courtesans . misfortune after misfortune falls upon umrao jaan , but the film ultimately portrays her as a resilient woman whose beautiful mujras and poetry serve as a lasting legacy to her indomitable spirit .
umrao jaan ( 1981 ) full . . .
this video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by s k jain and sons .
filmed in nawabi lucknow , muzaffar ali newest venture umrao jaan attempts to recapture the aristocratic grandeur of awadh . among its glittering cast is rekha playing the coveted role of umrao . umrao jaan ' s filming has , however , been stopped by a court ruling . the granddaughter of the author of the book on which the film was based had sought restraint on the film on the grounds that
the film would be irksome for the peace of his soul
. chitra subramaniam spent a week at the sets in lucknow before the court ruling . her report :
through the course of this film , we witness the transformation of an innocent young girl amiran as she becomes umrao jaan ada , one of lucknow’s most sought after courtesans . at the brothel , young amiran receives training in classical voice , kathak dance , and urdu poetry–a forbidden world of art and education that the average indian girl of this time period would never get the chance to explore . when the brothel’s madam khanum feels that she has been sufficiently groomed , umrao jaan begins performing and attracting the attention of wealthy patrons all over lucknow . umrao’s first public performance as a courtesan is marked by the song dil chiiz kyaa hai ?
justju jis ki thi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
umrao jaan
everything about umrao jaan was wonderful , the songs , the direction and of course the acting . i remember i had not seen the film but had seen 36 chowringee lane and like everyone else i too felt that jennifer kendal deserved the award . later i saw umrao jaan on television and i changed my mind , rekha definitely deserved this award , i really couldn ' t fault her performance .
in the meantime , khanoum jaan has sent umrao a new admirer - faiz ali ( raj babbar ) . he is rough and unpolished but he has a kind heart . hurt to the core by the news of nawab sultan ' s marriage , and sickened by khanoum jaan ' s greed , umrao agrees to elope with faiz .
that of course brings me back around to the prostitute thing , which i find interesting because bollywood seems to have this… thing with prostitutes . one of these days , i want to do a post exclusively dedicated to bollywood ' s prostitute obsession and why i think it exists . i think it actually goes back further than film , considering such classic literary works as
devdas
and this film ' s basis ,
umrao jan ada ,
focus on prostitutes or courtesans ( and i asked for translations of
devdas
and
umrao jan ada
for christmas ; there ' s a chance i may still get them ) .
this gem is considered to be one of asha bhonsle’s career - defining songs , and she was awarded a national film award for her performance of this ghazal along with the rest of her contributions to this soundtrack . khayyam bagged a well - deserved national film award for his compositions in this film , and rekha took home the national film award for best actress . from her performance in this mujra in particular , it is clear that rekha is worthy of all the critical acclaim she received for her work in umrao jaan . although she may lack the technical precision of a trained kathak dancer , she compensates with her compelling on - screen presence and natural elegance . with eyes like hers , would any man in lucknow be able to resist the charms of umrao jaan ada ?
umrao jaan was turned into a bollywood film by director muzaffir ali in 1981 . the film is a classic of the 1960s to 1980s bollywood style , full of flamboyant costumes and spectacular dances . the tragedy of the leading character at the hands of an exploitative male society is underplayed , with umrao jaan being portrayed as a proto - feminist icon embarked on a rags to riches adventure . lead actress rekha delivered some of the best vocal and dance performances of her career , for which she won the national film award for best actress in 1981 .
with its luxurious sets and costumes , umrao jaan is dazzling to the eye , and co - stars aishwariya rai and abhishek bachchan are beautiful beyond description . the musical soundtrack is a strong aesthetic element , and umrao ' s story is both compelling and stirring . and although it is flawed by overly - stylized acting and the subtitles are amateurishly translated in places , umrao jaan is worthy of watching for its tragic beauty .
the story upon which the film is based is a classic of urdu literature . umrao jaan ada is considered by some to be the first novel in the urdu language and takes its title from the professional name of a famous courtesan from lucknow . mirza hadi ruswa , the author , was apparently acquainted with umrao jaan ( though her historicity is not confirmed ) , and upon his request she narrated her story to him . the book is told in the first person and tells how she was kidnapped , trafficked and rose to fame as a much - sought after female companion to the nawabs of awadh .
the poetry of the film conveys the development of the character ,
says ali . the lyrics of umrao jaan have been written by shahryar whose poetry ali used in gaman . they have been set to music by khayyam . the music which provides a strong cultural base to the film ranges from classical to traditional folk .
based on the novel umrao jaan ada by mirza mohammed hadi ruswa , muzaffar ali ' s umrao jaan lovingly recreated 19th century lucknow . his attention to detail is everywhere - in the elaborate costumes and the exquisite manners of the period , the insistence on traditional instruments for both score and background , even in the accessories on screen - carpets , paan boxes , chandeliers , and so on . his deft direction reined in much of the excesses of usual commercial cinema , while camera man pravin bhatt lovingly framed the beauty and the decadence of the nawabi culture of the era .
interestingly , the framing of the 1981 muzaffar ali - directed film differs from the novel , told as a chronological account instead of a reminiscence . for me , this changes the tone of the film entirely : in the novel , the audience knows that although umrao jaan has suffered greatly in her lifetime , she eventually finds the peace and independence she deserves .
ending soon after the siege of lucknow in 1856 , the film compresses much of the narrative in the novel without losing the plot . was there really such a person as umrao jaan ada or was she just a figment of ruswa ' s imagination ? the novel , as written , was a personal memoir , a dialogue between the author and the courtesan , whom the author had supposedly met during a mushaira . enamoured by her poetry , he convinces her to narrate her life story , which she eventually edits .
written by shahryar with music by khayyam , “yeh kya jagah hai doston” is a counterpoint to the film’s earlier musical gems “ in ankhon ki masti ” and “ dil cheez kya hai . ” with no ulterior motives , umrao jaan at last sings and dances as herself , voicing the real emotions within her heart . many consider this song to be the film’s greatest composition .
just prior to the film’s finale , umrao jaan ( portrayed by rekha ) is asked to perform a song in her own town of faizabad where she is now regarded as a pariah or stranger . the poetry that results in “yeh kya jagah hai doston” evokes that sense of loss and confusion—a blameless fall from eden with no path forward . as her own mother listens quietly outside the tent , umrao jaan’s addressing the unfamiliar gathering as “ doston ” becomes perhaps less ironic and more of an earnest plea .
in addition to rekha’s stunning performance as the tawaif umrao jaan , this film is especially memorable for its portrayal of the richness of lucknow’s cultural heritage . the indulgent life of nawaabs around the turn of 20th century is visually apparent in the film’s costumes , artwork , and set design , but the luxurious atmosphere in the film is taken to a new level by the soundtrack composed by khayyam and penned by shahryar . here , i’ve chosen to translate one of the unforgettable mujra numbers from this film : in aa . nkho . n kii mastii .
umrao jaan ( urdu : امراؤ جان , hindi : उमराव जान ) is a bollywood production starring aishwarya rai as the famous courtesan . the film is directed by j . p . dutta and also stars shabana azmi , sunil shetty , abhishek bachchan , divya dutta , himani shivpuri and kulbhushan kharbanda .
aren’t you identified more with umrao jaan than any other film ? says who ? in my career of 60 years , i’ve given over 50 super - hit albums right from my first one to yatra . i’m also known for razia sultan , kabhi kabhie and noorie . . over 40 other films .
putting family first is an overarching theme in bollywood film that can transcend any challenges .
. both richa sharma and anmol malik ( the voices for an adult and adolescent umrao jaan respectively ) in the track ' s two versions do a splendid job of echoing our heroine ' s building frustration and terrible angst .
the film received mainly negative reviews from critics , many of them reacting unfavourably to j . p . dutta ' s direction and the film ' s three hour running time .
the novel , which is full of tragedy and romance , has inspired several films in pakistan , including muzaffar ali’s umrao jaan in 1981 . the pakistani version was released almost a decade before ali’ s picture , and it is difficult not to conclude that the indian version was influenced by this cross - border film .
armaan , a pakistani black - and - white film produced by waheed murad and directed by pervaiz malik , was the first pakistani film to complete 75 weeks in cinemas and , thus , became the first pakistani “platinum jubilee” film . in addition to its commercial success , armaan won several awards at the nigar award ceremony in 1966 including best film . the film was picturized in karachi . armaan was remade in 2013 starring fawad khan and aamina shiekh .
well , this was a bollywood first for me : i ' ve seen two versions of a film and am able to do a comparison . the 1981 and 2006 versions of umrao jaan ! forgive any spottiness in this post as i watched the 2006 remake in september and the 1981 version about three weeks ago with spotty subtitles .
in the film , however , umrao jaan’s fate is unclear . we are left only with the stirring final image of her somber reflection in the mirror of her childhood home—an identity so long defined by others now confronted by its owner . knowing these alternate endings colours the implications of asha bhonsle’s emotional “yeh kya jagah hai doston” preceding them .
funny you should say that about the audio tape - my copy of umrao jaan is a twin dvd set with bazaar . : ) agree with you about the movie - worth watching for the story , the acting and the songs . : )
plays him in 2006 . ( also interestingly but not necessarily importantly , shabana azmi plays the role of brothel owner khannum jaan in the 2006 film after her mother , shaukat azmi , played the same role in the 1981 version . )
rekha is a marvelous actress . being a tamilian , she spoke in such a good lucknowi andaaz ( style ) ! you would think she ' s born and brought up in lucknow . even today i call her umrao jaan when i meet her .
nawab sultan sahib is enticed to the kotha by gauhar mirza who paints such a word picture of umrao that the young nawab is intrigued . umrao performs in aankhon ki masti ke - nawab sultan is smitten . mirza encourages umrao to encourage the young nawab ' s attentions - after all , it is raining asharfis ( gold coins ) .
umrao jaan is long at 189 minutes , features ten musical performances , and contains dialogue in both hindi and urdu . although the story takes place in lucknow in the state of uttar pradesh , much of the filming took place in palaces around the city of jaipur , rajasthan . supporting cast for umrao jaan includes shabana azmi as madam khannum jaan , sunil shetty as umrao ' s dark suitor faiz ali , divya dutta , puru raajkumar , and ayesha jhulka as her brothel siblings , and himani shivpuri and kulbhushan kharbanda as her adoptive parents . the opulent costumes worn by aishwariya rai and her supporting cast were designed by bindiya goswami and anna singh , and all of her jewels were genuine . aishwariya rai is a former beauty queen with more than forty film titles to her credit . and on april 20 , 2007 , she married her leading man abhishek bachchan .
muqaddar ka sikandar مقدر کا سکندر ) 1978 ) * salaam - e - ishq meri jaan [ h . q . ] _ _ 7sw .
the film performed poorly at the box office , grossing only rs . 64 , 900 , 000 .
raj babbar is faiz ali , a dacoit who is besotted with umrao , and is willing to make her his wife . special mention , of course , should be made of shaukat azmi who plays khanoum jaan , the greedy and exploitative madame of the brothel .
the young girl turns into an elegant , poetic beauty by the name of umrao jaan ( aishwarya rai ) . umrao ' s beauty and poetry is enough to catch the eye of nawab sultan ( abhishek bachchan ) . the two begin a passionate romance , but when his father finds out he disowns nawab sultan from his life , wealth and property . the penniless nawab goes to the house of his uncle nazimuddin in grahi to sort himself out , and umrao prays every day for his return .
the 2006 version , however , has a confusing , poorly done and entirely unnecessary framework . the film sets up the story as being recounted by an old and frail umrao ( aishwarya in makeup that does not make her look old enough ) to a man who is intrigued by her poetry and wants to know her sob story . this is actually a reference to how ruswa framed the original novel , saying that umrao jaan herself recounted the story to him when he met her in early 1899 . however , it ' s completely unnecessary for the film and doesn ' t work well .
madhu , i stay away from most remakes . and truth to tell , jp dutta didn ' t inspire me with any faith in his ability to make it well . umrao jaan ada has been translated a few times . the one i read was the khushwant singh version though there are a couple of versions out there , i think . it is very interesting to read , and you end with the feeling that such a person really did exist . ( or perhaps , i was more susceptible to an overdrive in imagination at that age . * grin * )
that being said , the poetry of the 2006 film was handled much better than that of the first .
according to dutta the film is based on the script written by his father o . p . dutta ,
umrao jaan performs at the court of wajid ali shah until the siege of lucknow forces her to flee the city for faizabad . there she finds her mother , but is threatened by her brother who considers her a disgrace and believes she would be better off dead . devastated , umrao jaan returns to lucknow now that the mutiny is over . she meets the begum from kanpur again in lucknow and discovers that she is actually ram dai . by a strange twist of fate ram dai was sold to the mother of nawab sultan and the two are now married . another ghost of umrao jaan ' s past is put to rest when dilawar khan is arrested and hung for robbery . with her earnings and the gold that faiz ali gave her , she is able to live comfortably and eventually retires from her life as a tawaif .
my last post came about because the film had been remade and had initiated a virtual debate about its cinematic quality , and the advisability of remaking films that ought not to be touched . i fell squarely into the anti - remake group ; one assumes that the people who see , and like the remake , most probably have not seen the original , and even more possibly , cannot relate to a much simpler time . in any case , the discussion that led to that review also led me to thinking about remakes in general , and reminded me of another classic that was remade ( and butchered ) - as different from chashme buddoor as chalk from cheese . umrao jaan ada , the legendary courtesan of lucknow . of course , director jp dutta screamed himself hoarse that he was not ' remaking ' muzaffar ali ' s film , but was adapting the novel on which it was based . apart from the fact that the original film is deservedly seen as a classic , it is a period film , a genre that i love . it is also a very well - made period film with its meticulous attention to detail .
several of the roles were changed during pre - production . priyanka chopra was considered to play the part of umrao jaan , but could not allot the ninety consecutive dates required for shooting due to her role in bluffmaster . arshad warsi was to star in the film as gauhar mirza , but dropped out soon after as he chose to appear in lage raho munna bhai . puru raajkumar replaced warsi . shabana azmi , who plays the role of khannum jaan , is the daughter of shaukat azmi , who played the same role in the 1981 version .
to the lucknowites , this is ' operation umrao jaan ' . the entire city seems to be gripped by an inexplicable maniacal possessiveness about the film . said a local stage actress who has a small role in the film :
many period films have been made in lucknow but this one is very different - muzaffar is making it .
people arrive on the sets religiously every morning to see ' our ' muzaffar at work - as if to provide him with the much needed self - confidence .
anu , this is a lovely review of a lovely film , which i am never tired of watching again and again . some nuances i remember very differently . i didn ' t see faiz ali ( raj babbar ) as ' kind hearted ' . to me he appeared as selfish as others who exploited umrao jaan . i think there is something in his eyes , or his facial mannerisms , which make it appear as if he has never grown out of insaaf ka tarazu . same with the pimp gauhar mirza ( naseeruddin shah ) . when he stoops down to use a false legal case on a hapless umrao jaan , he appears quite mean , and not helpless on account of his circumstances . i can grant farooq sheikh is a prisoner of his circumstances . besides ye kya jagah hai dosto , another song that gives me goosebumps is justjoo jiski thi . a lyrical beauty permeates the film throughout , which is on account of muzaffar ali himself being a man of great aesthetic taste across literature , music and painting . i have steadfastly refused to see the abhishek bachchan - aishwarya rai version , i cannot visualise any other umrao jaan . this is one film which should be left untouched .
rekha’s mujras in this film , especially dil chiiz kyaa hai ? , are fan - favorites to this day .
thanks for sharing such a valuable information gathered at one place . do you have film
baadil starring habib and deeba
was an unusual feat . it seamlessly merged the aesthetics of an art film with the gloss of a commercial one .
neend is a pakistani - urdu film which made it to the nigar awards . the film has an award - winning script and a unique concept . the movie also became very famous for its songs and remarkable acting by the stars .
umrao jaan ada is the story of a courtesan and poet living in lucknow in the mid - 19th century . named after its eponymous protagonist , the novel is reputedly based on real events recounted to the author by a woman he met at a poetry gathering in lucknow in the 1890s . the novel is famous for being the first mainstream literary publication in the urdu language . it is also noted for its colourful depiction of mid - 19th - century indian society , with a believable cast of rogues , romantics , modernisers and stuffy traditionalists . the events of the novel take place against the backdrop of the indian mutiny of 1857 , with the protagonist continually being sold to one wealthy , ambitious man after another ( some villainous , some heroic ) . umrao jaan has the last laugh in the novel . through luck , pluck and some strange twists of fate , she overcomes abduction and exploitation to amass a fortune in her own right .
naseeruddin shah came in as gohar mirza , the pimp who adores umrao from afar , and lives off her earnings . mirza is not a bad man at heart , but he is also forced by circumstances to do what he does . a fact that umrao also understands .
denying vehemently that this is a chance of a lifetime , says an irate rekha :
you are making too much of the whole thing - to me it ' s just another film and it ' s by sheer fluke that muzaffar has got so many dates together .
but , blissfully unaware of contradicting herself , she goes on to say :
i want to be umrao jaan in this film , not rekha .
rekha , who can be extremely expressive when she wants to , is obviously thrilled but reluctant to show it .
in the nawab ' s absence , umrao catches the eye of faiz ali ( sunil shetty ) who wants her at all costs . he extends a hand of friendship to her and asks her to accompany him to his home in daulatabad ; umrao accepts , but only after she finds out that they will be travelling through grahi . after a confrontation between faiz ali ' s men and the soldiers of grahi , the party ( including umrao ) are arrested . faiz ali is revealed to be a dacoit who has been pursued for years . nawab sultan hears that umrao and faiz ali are in grahi and he meets ali in prison . faiz ali manipulates the information concerning his time with umrao , and implies to the nawab that they had a sexual relationship . the nawab confronts umrao and – feeling that she betrayed him – shuns her and sends her back to lucknow . heartbroken , umrao attempts to return to her old life , but fate has other plans for her .
umrao ' s troubles are not yet over . she is discovered by hussaini and mirza , who emotionally blackmail her into coming back to lucknow . when she refuses to stay in lucknow , khanoum jaan offers to let her go after muhurram . umrao soon learns that she will never be free of the kotha - at khanoum ' s urging , mirza has filed a lawsuit against her , alleging that she wants to leave him , her lawfully wedded husband .
, umrao , however , gracefully asks her beloved to give her up . her complex , human side shows up at times as a martyr
on his birthday on february 18 , he released a music album called soothing melodies of khayyam , which has 20 songs composed by him . among the things khayyam is known for is his contribution to the rekha - starrer umrao jaan , the music of which is still so popular . he won a national award for it .
worldwide , the film has grossed $ 1 , 371 , 723 , including $ 485 , 000 at the us box office .
but , there exists a minor controversy about the source of the novel . according to the more popular version , a chance encounter between ruswa and umrao jaan towards the end of umrao ' s life led her to recount her story to him which he compiled into a novel . on the other hand , some believe that ruswa , disturbed by the negative cultural onslaught of the british , recalls the glory of the institution of the tawaif which had kept the social fibre intact .
anjuman , which later saw a remake in 2013 as well , is a pakistani urdu colored film starring waheed murad , rani , deeba , santosh kumar , sabiha khanam and lehri . the film was released during the ‘heydays’ of waheed murad and became a milestone in his career . the film was produced by safdar masud under the banner ideal movies and directed by hassan tariq , a well - known pakistani film director . the movie is about lost love , sacrifice , and tragedy . it also won 8 nigar awards .
i ' m working on just one song in prakash bhardwaj’s film , meri dilbar husne malika , which has been recorded and sung by sonu nigam . bhardwaj is stuck with the casting , so there is a lot of time for the film to get ready .
the very next day , umrao begins her training in music and dance along with bismillah , khanoum jaan ' s daughter . it is a world that she would never have known had she remained in her parental home . time passes , and soon umrao ( rekha ) and bismillah ( prema narayan ) are two beautiful women who are ready for their presentation to the world of men , the world of elegant and cultured men who have an appreciation of music and dance and poetry recitations .
ddlj is a masala film that discusses transnational identity and intergenerational issues alongside changing cultural values in the indian diaspora . indian values are important and portable , even in diaspora communities . what’s interesting about this film is the fact that this narrative could have occurred anywhere in the world , as the british setting itself is not ultimately specific to the film . the general change in setting that is simply not in india affects the characters of the film , proving a discussion of constructing identity in this diaspora genre film . ddlj discusses the character’s displacement and nostalgia , gender roles in relation to changing cultural identity , and the cultural difference between moral traditionalists and foreign influences .
however ! while i respect the differences in times that these were released , i must commend the 2006 film for realizing that a film about courtesans means suggesting sex — and that ' s ok ! in the 1981 version , umrao and sultan are shown fully clothed ( in long sleeves even ) underneath a blanket . ridiculous ! even close - ups of just faces or of sultan caressing umrao ' s unbound hair ( which is shown in the same long - medium shot where you get them undercovers fully clothed ) would have made more sense . i literally burst out laughing — bad reaction to a supposedly sexy scene . the 2006 version uses shots of sultan and umrao ' s intertwined hands and such to much better effect .
there she is renamed umrao jaan , and is adopted by bua hussaini and maulvi sahib , who take on the task of schooling the young courtesan in the refined pleasures offered by the brothel . umrao shows promise as a dancer , singer , and poet , and as she matures , she becomes a rare beauty who captivates the hearts of all who gaze upon her . but only one will win her love : nawab sultan , a handsome prince who falls in love with her at first sight .
an urdu black and white film , which failed to attract the audience when it as released but gained momentum in the 1980’s and 1990’s , is a romantic and melodious movie . the film was also a big hit in dhaka and east pakistan , now known as bangladesh .
the film that made a gross total of rs . 30 million at the pakistani box office , is a story about a young pakistani , living abroad , who feels unidentified yearning for the eastern culture and a certain eastern girl . the film won 8 nigar awards in 2002 .
but i do not let that happen - i play him with great empathy and love ,
says shah , stirring two - and - a - half spoons of sugar into his coffee . farooque shaikh , the taxi driver of the award - winning gaman , is the nawab sultan in the film . at 32 , with his boy - next - door looks he complements the role of the man who marries the girl his mother chooses , despite being madly in love with umrao jaan .
asha ji ( bhosle ) is an all - rounder but during rehearsals , i told her umrao jaan would not sing in a high octave like she does . she would have to sing in a lower pitch . i sang and showed her how . she asked me to record it and asked for eight days to rehearse the song in a lower pitch .
umrao’s tragic singing exposes the cruelty , hypocrisy and secrets of all the respectable people in the room . with her work done , she races from the house .
the vintage film which saw a number of remakes in the future , aaina , was produced by abdul hameed and directed by shabab keranvi . the main cast of this film included deeba , mohammad ali , zeenat , kamal irani . the movie was known for its songs and poetry .
the novel was turned into a film of the same name in 1992 by french director roland joffe . it starred patrick swayze , om puri and shabana azmi . unfortunately , the film occasionally slips into a ‘white saviour’ narrative that the book studiously avoids . most film critics agree that city of joy is not joffe’s best work . this judgement should not reflect negatively on the book , which is a superb work of literary realism .
even though tawaifs were refined performers who catered to the nobility , these women were still marginalized and seen only as a sensual commodity . her voice is even huskier than usual bollywood film singers , to make her more sensuous . umrao is oppressed as a tawaif , as many are quick to judge and see her simply as a service to men . nawab sultan’s mother insults umrao , as she first asks , “how can i talk to you ? you’re high society , ” while also calling her derogatory names . nawab sultan’s father wanted umrao for himself , so he told his ex - wife that her son had a relationship with a taiwaif . even though umrao tells nawab sultan she would not be bothered if he married someone else because she knows she could never be his wife , she is still hurt . after umrao and nawab sultan’s brief affair he deserts her , however , to marry someone his mother approves of because of umrao’s status . while nawab sultan and umrao were together another man interrupted an intimate scene between the lovers stating , “the brothel is open to all , ” ultimately alluding to his dominance over her . he claims that no one forces her to be there , but she is forced to grant his every wish in the brothel . mirza even files a lawsuit against her when she refuses to cooperate with him , alleging that she wants to leave him , her ‘lawfully’ wedded husband . umrao’s tawaif status marginalizes her below that of a woman .
. though the mood of the melody and its content are forlorn , malik ' s bland notes fail to create empathy for umrao ' s gloomy state of affairs .
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. as umrao grows up , she is surrounded by a culture of luxury , music and poetry . she eventually gains her first client , ( earning her the suffix of
many films have been made with this story as the base - pakeezah ( meena kumari ' s last film ) was one such , with a few variations and some films in pakistan have also used this theme ,
says shaikh . the tension angle , which is the raison d ' etre of any film is provided here by umrao ' s involvement with various people and the subsequent unfolding of events in quick succession .
muzaffar has chosen incidents which maintain the tempo of the film unlike gaman which dragged ,
he added . while gaman dragged even at the box - office , shaikh had proved his mettle .
and here ' s what i think is my favorite performance from the 1981 film :
yeh kya jagay hai doston
— so much raw emotion .
devdas was turned into a film in 2002 , starring shah rukh khan and madhuri dixit . the movie featured some of the best dance duets of the decade , receiving critical acclaim in india and abroad . there are two other film adaptations of the novel in circulation , the most recent being released in 2013 .
) by mirza hadi ruswa , and there is some dispute about whether an actual courtesan named umrao jaan existed ( as ruswa claimed ) . in the story , amiran is from a modest family in faizabad , and an enemy of her father captures her and sells her into prostitution at a lucknow brothel in 1840 . renamed umrao , she grows up to become a charming courtesan , and she steals the heart of nawab sultan , with whom she falls in love ( earning her the
jaan
in her name ) . but the match is obviously not an approved one and sultan marries to please his family instead . after a sort of mishap with another would - be suitor who turns out to be a bandit , umrao returns to lucknow but finds it under attack by the british and flees . she attempts to return home but her family rejects her , so she goes back to the now - looted lucknow brothel with only her poetry and courtesan ' s arts .
in faizabad , british india , daroga dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after amiran ' s dad testifies against him . after his discharge around 1840 , he extracts his vengeance by abducting amiran and selling to a brothel madam . it is here amiran will be re - named umrao jaan . years later , umrao has grown up and is an accomplished poetess as well as dancer extraordinary . she has many patrons , chief amongst them are nawab sultan and his father . the young nawab is smitten by umrao ' s beauty and her poems , but is finally forced to marry a girl of his mother ' s choice , leaving behind a heart - broken and devastated umrao , who seeks solace in the arms of faiz ali and finally elopes with him , only to find out that he is a wanted bandit , and is shot down and killed by guards . umrao re - locates to lucknow where she establishes herself as a poet and dancer , but is hunted down by brothel - keepers , gohar mirza and husseini and brought back , where she is told that she must marry gohar . watch what umrao does to escape from being married against her will , and her attempts to try and find her way back to her parents . written by rajoo ( gunwanti @ hotmail . com )
i couldn ' t even decide which version made more sense in terms of displaying the plot . the 1981 version did a better job portraying the early sections of the film and explaining what was happening while the 2006 version did a much better job handling faiz ali ( the bandit suitor of umrao after sultan marries ) and fleeing lucknow .
choorian is a 1998 pakistani punjabi - language action - romance film directed by syed noor & produced by haji faqir mohammad . film stars moammar rana and saima . choorian is pakistan’s second highest - grossing film of all - time . the film has a simple love story . a city boy is sent to live with his uncle back in the village . he soon falls in love with his uncle’s older daughter billo . billo is a servant in her own house and does all the chores for bahar , her stepmother . bahar treats her like a slave throughout the movie while her two daughters live like queens . looks like a local cinderella !
anarkali , a film inspired by a play written by imtiaz ali taj in 1922 , starred noor jehan , sudhir , zarif , ragni , shamim ara , hamalia wala and fazal haq . this film was remade many times before and after the pakistani version . it is one of the most watched films of that time .
while not a trained dancer ( a fact that was evident in her kathak sequences ) she had definitely rehearsed well , was graceful enough , and used her expressive eyes to great effect . rekha won a highly - controversial national award for best actess for breathing life into umrao jaan . ( many critics felt that jennifer kendall deserved the award for her fantastic performance as the anglo - indian teacher in aparna sen ' s debut film , 36 chowringhee lane . uncharacteristically for him , shashi kapoor too lashed out at the awards jury for overlooking his wife ' s performance . )