Tajmahal is plain white.. Why not paint it with hues of red and blue? Why can’t we modify that old gramaphone in our house to function as a music system? How about modifying a typewriter to perform computations aka a computer? Everything can be done, right? Existing technologies are enough to convert any old and classic machine into a new one!! Who wants the old junk when it can be modelled and marketed in a brand new way?
Well, I am yet to see Mughl-E-Azam in colour. I have seen the older version and it’s one of the best movies our hindi film industry has ever produced.The true beauty of an eternal love story was brilliantly bought out by the best actors of that era, Dilip kumar and madhubala..
I strongly feel that it is wrong to tamper with a master piece.If at all anyone has to see and enjoy the brilliant films of yester years, is it necessary that it should be packaged and remixed? Beauty of a film lies in watching it the way it was made....
Remember the melodious songs of the good old days? Someone started the trend of remixing the songs and now, we have almost all the good songs remixed with semi-clad models in tow. If mughal-e-azam is able to earn good money, it is going to start a new trend.
A trend of colouring all the old movies and presenting them in a new, remixed form. Just think how much effort the directors and producers of fifties and sixties might have put to create the magic on screen? To tamper with their work would be an injustice to them. Classics remain classics, irrespective of their colour. I feel it’s better if left untouched.