Saat Rang Ke Sapne Explained

Saat Rang Ke Sapne
Director:Priyadarshan
Based On:Thenmavin Kombath
Producer:Amitabh Bachchan
Screenplay:Priyadarshan
Story:Priyadarshan
Starring:Arvind Swamy
Juhi Chawla
Music:Nadeem-Shravan
Cinematography:Ravi K. Chandran
Editing:A. Sreekar Prasad
Studio:Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited
Distributor:Eros Entertainment
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Saat Rang Ke Sapne is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Amitabh Bachchan. It is a remake of Priyadarshan's own 1994 Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath.[1] The film stars Arvind Swamy and Juhi Chawla. The film was a box office failure.[2]

Plot

Forced into marriage with a mentally deranged man, Yashoda gives birth to a child, only to have her husband kill himself and the child, leaving her devastated and alone. This leaves her brother, Bhanu angry and bitter at this loss, and swears to avenge this humiliation. His vengeance is satisfied every year when he asks his employee and close friend, Mahipal to run a bullock-cart race, and defeat his sister's in-laws, and every year Mahipal wins. Bhanu, in his mid forties, has still not married, although he used to actively woo a village belle, who still has feelings for him. One day Bhanu and Mahipal give a ride in their bullock-cart to a couple, Baldev, and his sister Jalima, who are travelling and performing gypsies. During this ride, Bhanu hopelessly falls in love with Jalima, on one hand, and Mahipal wants to ditch the couple midway, as he does not like them.

Soundtrack

All the songs were composed by Nadeem Shravan and were penned by Sameer.[3] The song "Saat Rang Ke Sapne" is based on "Poovenam" from Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam.

Title Singer(s) Duration
1"Saat Rang Ke Sapne"M. G. Sreekumar, Alka Yagnik04:56
2"Aati Hai To Chal"Babul Supriyo, Alka Yagnik06:19
3"Jhoothi Jhoothi"Udit Narayan06:13
4"Dilon Ka Haal"Babul Supriyo, Priya Bhattacharya04:54
5"Mujh Pe Bhi Jawani"Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kunal Ganjawala05:53
6"Ba Ba Batao Na"Babul Supriyo, Alka Yagnik04:15
7"Jhoot Bol Na Sach Baat Bol De"Udit Narayan04:28

Reception

Komal Nahta of Film Information wrote "Saat Rang Ke Sapne has form (colours, beautiful locations, excellent photography) but its content is far from satisfactory and its undue length, too disturbing".[4] Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote ″Priyan captures a few powerful moments but an inconsistent characterisation and a clunky plot progression hobble the film. Unlike Kamalahasan's powerful Thevar Magan script which inspired Viraasat, SRKS is unnecessarily convoluted and too dependent on unfortunate coincidences. The incessant tourist brochure-style scenery also begins to pall after sometime.″[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arvind Swami did a Rajinikanth in Saat Range Ke Sapne. 30 May 2016. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: Arvind Swamy to make a comeback in Bollywood?. 15 July 2013. The Times of India.
  3. Web site: Planet Bollywood: Music Review: Saat Rang Ke Sapne. www.planetbollywood.com. 2016-07-26.
  4. News: Nahta . Komal . Komal Nahta . Saat Rang Ke Sapne. 22 February 2023 . Film Information . 21 February 1998.
  5. Web site: Movie review: Saat Rang Ke Sapne, starring Anupam Kher, Arvind Swamy, Juhi Chawla. India Today. 2016-07-26.