When we break into “Haye Haye Re Majboori Ye Mausam Aur Ye Doori”, Manoj Kumar doesn’t give in to the sensual charm of Zeenat Aman for Bharat has to attend an interview in the next half-an-hour. Woven in Manoj Kumar’s typical lyrical way, every time things get tight, there is song to release the tension but Manoj Kumar seldom loses touch with logic. All this still rings a bell and pulls you to revisit the film. It hints at the tax policies that please neither the corporates nor the common man. The film talks of growing discontent among the youth against the education system that promises a lot but delivers little. In many ways, it is the follow up of what Raj Kapoor reflected upon in the ‘50s with films like “Awaara” and “Shri 420”. Having grown up in Nehruvian India, for him his degree is his birth chart, his janmapatri. Bharat, who has graduated as an engineer, but is still waiting for a job that suits his education. Yes, that’s what Manoj Kumar personifies in the film. They are still offering food, clothing and shelter to Bharat. What he underlined in his script more than 40 years back still makes it to the election manifestos and speeches of our An entertaining indictment of the government of the day, Manoj Kumar’s comment on the socialist fabric of India continues to be relevant.
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