On the first day of Mukti Parv 2 a patriotic- historic Hindi movie ‘Anandmath’ was screened at Abhirang Auditorium, Bharat Bhavan here on Friday.
The movie was released in the year 1952, with the running time of 176 minutes. As it was the black and white movie, it made the people experience the older times once again. But, such movie selection is not captivating the attention of the young viewers at the weekly film screening held at Bharat Bhavan.
Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar and Geeta Bali, Anandmath is one of those movies which highlights the struggle and perseverance of freedom fight among the revolutionaries and is one of the earliest movies on freedom struggle. This movie is based on a famous Bengali novel by Bankim Chatterjee.
Anandamath is a Bengali fiction that was published in 1882. It is inspired by and incorporates various contemporary acts of patriotism performed by Vasudev Balwant Phadke during his freedom struggle.
The novel and film are set in the events of the Sannyasi Rebellion, which took place in the late 18th century in eastern India, especially Bengal. The audiences enjoyed the screening whole-heartedly and with lot of ecstasy. While talking about the film Prem Shankar Shukla said, “It totally depends on the audience’s choice but, we endeavour to promote classical cinema here in the city and especially amongst the youngsters. Such movies are not only an epic but, also encourage the youngsters to learn more about the country’s history.” Though, people who were interested in movies of classical era do visit at film screenings but, still more awareness about such cinema is needed amongst the youngsters.