(c) … which resulted in her clothes getting drenched No witnesses, unfortunately, but lots of counts on which Nandlal can be accused. However, the victim’s gone to the Emperor himself for redressal, so perhaps she has a chance. Here, though, the accused happens to be divinity, so it’s a little tricky. Mohe panghat pe Nandlal chhed gayo re (Mughal-e-Azam, 1960): This one’s similar to the previous case. And if (since police constables were also known as ‘ sipaahis’ back then) he was a cop – well, that’s even more disgraceful. This sipaahi, unless he can bribe his way through, is probably going to be in trouble under Section 354 – ‘assault with intention to outrage the modesty of a woman’. The naïve woman even cites the culprit – a sipahiyya ( sipaahi, ‘soldier’) as her witness, since he was the one who snatched her dupatta in the bazaar. In fact, she’s got her witnesses lined up: the bajaj, who sold her the dupatta (for an asharfi a yard! – daylight robbery another crime?!) and the dyer, who coloured it. Thankfully for Indian womanhood, she’s not keeping quiet about it. This woman has had her dupatta – the symbol of her modesty – snatched by a roadside Romeo. Inhi logon ne le lina dupatta mera (Pakeezah, 1972): As anybody who’s familiar with Hindi cinema would know, it’s quite acceptable for the hero to harass the heroine that, somehow, doesn’t count as sexual harassment.īut this certainly does. To leave no room for doubt, they’re all actions that are illegal under the Indian Penal Code (or Acts of Parliament). Here it is, then: a list of ten film songs – as always, mostly from pre-70s films that I’ve seen – that talk about crime. This post, therefore, is dedicated to you, Raja. And a strong sense of justice, of what’s right and what’s not. Then I remembered that Raja, besides sharing my love for old Hindi cinema (and its songs), also has a fantastic sense of humour. For the other prize winners, deciding a post was fairly easy: some had requested particular posts in the past some had voiced interests in a way that made me fairly sure of what they’d like. And from there, to songs about crime.Īlso, over the past several months, I’ve been wracking my brains over what post to dedicate to friend, blog reader, fellow-blogger and participant in the Classic Bollywood Quiz, Raja. During a couple of the less-engrossing sessions, I found my mind wandering a bit – but not too far: only to crime in cinema. I attended an interesting Conference on Crime Fiction at St Stephen’s College, Delhi University, last month (for more on that, click here).
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