I loved Swades but did not write a review about it. Same goes with Lakshya, Dil Chahta Hai, Dor, Rang De Basanti, Taare Zamin Par and some 100 odd other hindi movies. however i’m writing a post on Nadiya Ke Paar. Why?
Because I adore this movie. Because it beautifully captures the spirit of a north Indian village. Because considering the entertainers only, this film stands tall among the likes of all time great bollywood movies. Because it proves, what creativity, simplicity, great acting, direction and music can do, shelling millions of bucks cannot. Because if there’s any movie which needs the recognition it deserves, it is this. Because Hum Apke Hain Kaun was a remake of this movie.
Nadiya Ke Paar tells the story of a farmer somewhere from Eastern UP who lives with his two nephews. He falls ill and is treated by a *Vaidya* who comes from another village. When the farmer feels okay, he asks the *Vaidya* for his fees. In return, the *Vaidya* asks for his son as his son-in-law to which farmer readily agrees. The farmer’s eldest son *Omkar*(played by Inder Thakur) marries *Vaidya*’s elder daughter Roopa and they start living happily. *Roopa* gives birth to a baby. During *Roopa’s* pregnancy her younger sister *Gunja*(Sadhana Singh) comes to live with her and falls in love with *Roopa’s* brother-in-law *Chandan*(Sachin). *Roopa* comes to know of this and assures them that she will get them married, but she dies in an accident soon and nobody else knows about their affair. Their parents mutually decide to get *Gunja* married off to *Omkar* so that she could take care of her sister’s baby. But in the last moments of the movie, their affair comes to everyone’s notice and things are resolved. *Chandan* marries *Gunja* ultimately with everybody’s consent.
You have seen HAHK! So you knew that. Right?:-)
Nadiya Ke Paar was released in 1982 and became a superhit. It ran houseful for years in a movie theatre in Allahabad. It is based on a Hindi novel by Keshav Prasad Mishra called "Kohbar Ki Shart". Although it captures only the first half of the novel with the change that *Gunja* gets married to *Chandan* in the movie. In the novel, the proposed marriage between *Gunja* and *Omkar* does take place and the story continues after that.
Nadiya Ke Paar’s sheer simplicity sets it apart from its contemporaries. Ravindra Jain immortalized the songs with superb music and https://lyrics. Sachin and Sadhna were proficient as lead actors. Direction of Govind Moonis was brilliant. Rajshri Productions have some wonderful gems in their kitty, this one surely ranks very high among them(Best being HAHK, which ironically is a remake of NKP as i’ve already pointed). When you start the movie, you wish that this movie would never end. Especially the first half, totally fun. A must watch if you like typical family movie kinda stuff!