Bimal Roy's Comic and Tragic take on Horrors of Unemployment.

Naukari (1954) : Brief Review -

Bimal Roy's Comic and Tragic take on Horrors of Unemployment. Naukari is deservingly termed as Bimal Roy's one of most sensitive film because i feel this film doesn't have typical drama we see in other bollywood films. Especially, there is no happy ending which makes a big difference when you consider its release period. The film shows horrors of unemployment and it doesn't hesitate to keep it utterly horrible. Many films of that time have turned upside down just to please audience and let them leave with with happiness after the the film but Naukari was one of the big contradiction to that traditional filmmaking. The film is about the dreams and aspirations of the educated youth getting shattered as they struggle in the city for employment, in the ensuing years after India attained independence. Ratan Kumar Choudhary played by Kishore Kumar portrays that realistic and helpless struggler with immense honesty. Sheila Ramani as Ratan's love interest Seema also delivers an honest performance and even though it doesn't have much varieties, the character plays an important role in the climax. Bimal Roy had already made heartening film like Do Bigha Zameen (1953) which had very serious tone to it but with Naukari Bimal da brings that much needed comic touch. He crafts all the situations with his brilliant vision and execute it in proper cinematic manners. Watch out for that Letter burning scene which looks so ordinary when it happens but in next 5 minutes you know how important that ordinary scene was for the storyline. Naukari is also one of those rare films to have offbeat and peculiar combination of Comedy and Tragedy. Overall, Naukari is a hard film to watch for youth audience but it deserves to be watched by every single aspiring youngster to learn the most important message of their age. Don't forget this was just before Raj Kapoor's sensational blockbuster 'Shree 420'.

RATING - 7/10*

By - #samthebestest.

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Comic, tragic, and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary (Kishore Kumar), who leaves his village, aging mom, and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in Calcutta, only to end up in a tiny tenement apartment full of other unemployed youths. He falls in love with Seema (Sheila Ramani) who lives in the building opposite his, and she too falls in love with him. Her father will not permit her to marry an unemployed youth, and wants her to marry someone known to him. Ratan receives an employment offer from a firm in Bombay, and travels there, only to have his wallet stolen by a pickpocket (Mehmood), and ends up in jail for being a suspect himself. He reports for employment and is hired. He sends for Seema, and she leaves her family for Ratan. By the time Seema reaches Bombay, Ratan has lost his job, and is forced to lie to Seema. Why did Ratan lose his job?

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