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<strong>Proceedings</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Seminar</strong> on Postmodern Literary Theory and Literature , Jan. 27-28, 2012, Nanded
“ History always talk <strong>of</strong> the victories, literature talks <strong>of</strong> defeats. History speaks <strong>of</strong> what is
while literature talks <strong>of</strong> what could have been but both talk <strong>of</strong> what should not have been.
Partition is a wound, which doesn’t heal ever. There are lot <strong>of</strong> painful memories associated
with it and those who have gone through it are still haunted by memories”.
The film starts with Puro’s (Urmila Martondkar) carefree life with her
parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Lillete Dubey) and brother Trilok
(Priyanshu Chatterjee) and two sister, one <strong>of</strong> them is Rajjo(Isha Koppikar). The
film moved during 1946 and 1948, the time <strong>of</strong> freedom from British colonies
and the air <strong>of</strong> partition <strong>of</strong> the land India and Pakistan.
Puro’s marriage is fixed with a wealthy, decent and scholar young man,
Ramchand (Sanjay Suri) and it is decided that Trilok will be marry with Lajjo,
Ramchand’s sister (Sandali Sinha). But one evening Puro is kidnapped by
Rashid (Manoj Bajpai). Puro’s family is grief stricken but they neither bother to
lodge police complaint nor look for her. When girl is kidnapped mysteriously
from a house, she is as good as dead for her family. What is the reason- Rashid
explains it – the two families – his and hers – haven been rivals for some years
now. Her grandfather had gone one <strong>of</strong> his aunts kidnapped and kept her at their
house for three successive nights, while his grandfather, father and uncle
pledged revenge. It was done thing so, now it was Puro’s turn to face the
consequences <strong>of</strong> her ancestors’ misdeeds. One night Puro succeeds to run away
and reaches her parent’s house but they refuse to take her back because their
community won’t accept her and nobody will marry her. Puro decides to get
suicide but Rashid waits for her near the well and takes her back with him. He
loves her genuinely; he has repentance for his deeds. Puro also slowly adjusts
with her new life and identity with the new name Hamida though she can’t
forget her root, her parents, her village and her love.
Life goes on for everybody except Trilok and Ramchand, Trilok searches
his sister Puro and Ramchand yet waits for his Janaki.
This situation <strong>of</strong> these three persons are narrated through a beautiful song
sung by Jagjeet Singh:
“Haath Choote bhi to Rishte Nahi Choota Karate
Waqt ki Shakh se Lamhe Nahi Toota Karate.”
530 PLTL-2012: ISBN 978-81-920120-0-1