Teesri Kasam

Refreshing it was to listen to some melodious songs composed by Shankar-JaiKishan in this movie, especially, after listening to all the hip-hop junkie songs of recent Indian cinema. It's altogether a different topic as to where the Indian music industry is headed for. Nasal singing seems to be at its pinnacle of success.

All I crave for is 'Ek baar aaja, achcha gaana sunaaja, Ek baar aaja, aaja,...' ;).

The movie starts with all time hummable song 'Sajan re jhoot mat bolo' and you are left admiring Mukesh's voice and wonder if India has got talent like that hidden some where. The beauty of the music is how it blends in the movie without fading away singer's voice.

Anyways, coming to the story, a simple one with not a very rich screenplay to back it up. Basu Bhattacharya has done an average job on the directorial front.


Story: Hiraman (Raj Kapoor), a bullock-cart driver, is addressed as 'Mita' (one who shares same name as other person) by Hirabai (Waheeda Rehman), a theatre-artist. The story revolves around Raj Kapoor's character and is all about his simplicity. He has already been forced by fate to take 2 vows. Enter Hirabai into his life, and things take a turn. He seems to be developing passion, love towards Hirabai. Hirabai reciprocates too but nothing is verbal and then comes a point, where fate forces Hiraman to take his 3rd vow. Is it easy to forget your 1st love?

As said earlier, Shankar-JaiKishan has done a very good job (deserving a rating of 4.0) but the movie's pace, not-slick direction, poor screenplay makes the movie a stretchful and stressful watch. The music album is worth a collection but the movie itself is a passe.

Rating: 2.0/5.0