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| director = [[B. R. Ishara]] | | director = [[B. R. Ishara]] | ||
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| starring = [[Shabana Azmi]]<br/> [[Shatrughan Sinha]]<br/>[[Sanjeev Kumar]] | | starring = [[Shabana Azmi]]<br /> [[Shatrughan Sinha]]<br />[[Sanjeev Kumar]] | ||
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] | | music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] | ||
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'''''Log Kya Kahenge''''' ({{ | '''''Log Kya Kahenge''''' ({{Translation|What Will People Think?}})<ref name="Rai2005">{{cite book|last=Rai|first=Vinay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8RluAAAAMAAJ&q=Kahenge|title=Rethinking India: toward an Indo-US partnership concord: changing hearts & mindsets|publisher=RF Publications|year=2005|isbn=978-81-902759-0-3|page=287}}</ref> is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by [[B. R. Ishara]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|access-date=7 June 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=9780851706696 }}</ref> It stars [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]] and [[Navin Nischol]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505974 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128090633/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505974 | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 January 2013 | title=LKK Movie Overview | work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2296365831.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301121807/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2296365831.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2016|title=Filmography: Navin Nischol|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=19 March 2011|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> in pivotal roles. The title "Log Kya Kahenge" refers to the common stigma facing women in Indian society who are expected to behave in a certain manner and agree to pre[[arranged marriages]]. The film deals with themes of murder and adultery. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Dr. Jeevan | * [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Dr. Jeevan | ||
* [[Shabana Azmi]] as Roma | |||
* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] as Ram Sinha | |||
* [[Navin Nischol]] as Gopal | * [[Navin Nischol]] as Gopal | ||
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Sadhna | * [[Aruna Irani]] as Sadhna | ||
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The name "Log Kya Kahenge" (What will People Think) stems from a common Indian yardstick and social stigma against women who may challenge social norms of marriage and other expected forms of behaviour, a "stress-inducing" expectation surrounding women and arranged marriages.<ref name="Das2002">{{cite book|last=Das|first=Gurcharan|title=The elephant paradigm: India wrestles with change|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztkSAQAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-302910-6|page=122}}</ref><ref name="SinghGuha2000">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Sunny|last2=Guha|first2=Tapas|title=Single in the city: the independent woman's handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=67AoAAAAYAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=2000|publisher=Penguin Books|page=23|isbn=9780141000244}}</ref><ref name="(India)2007">{{cite book|title=The non-fiction collection: twenty years of Penguin India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNULAQAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=2007|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-310356-1|page=101}}</ref><ref name="Chaudhary2004">{{cite book|last=Chaudhary|first=Nandita|title=Listening to culture: constructing reality from everyday talk|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcxhAAAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=2004|publisher=Sage Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3200-0}}</ref> One author said "In our sheltered Indian middle class homes, for every woman there is an unconsciously used Indian yardstick called, 'log kya kahenge'."<ref name="Women work">{{cite book|title=Women work and environment: studies in gender geography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cT7aAAAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=1998|publisher=Bangladesh Geographical Society and IGU Commission on Commercial Activity|isbn=978-984-716-000-9|page=236}}</ref> | The name "Log Kya Kahenge" (What will People Think) stems from a common Indian yardstick and social stigma against women who may challenge social norms of marriage and other expected forms of behaviour, a "stress-inducing" expectation surrounding women and arranged marriages.<ref name="Das2002">{{cite book|last=Das|first=Gurcharan|title=The elephant paradigm: India wrestles with change|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztkSAQAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-302910-6|page=122}}</ref><ref name="SinghGuha2000">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Sunny|last2=Guha|first2=Tapas|title=Single in the city: the independent woman's handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=67AoAAAAYAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=2000|publisher=Penguin Books|page=23|isbn=9780141000244}}</ref><ref name="(India)2007">{{cite book|title=The non-fiction collection: twenty years of Penguin India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNULAQAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=2007|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-310356-1|page=101}}</ref><ref name="Chaudhary2004">{{cite book|last=Chaudhary|first=Nandita|title=Listening to culture: constructing reality from everyday talk|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcxhAAAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=2004|publisher=Sage Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3200-0}}</ref> One author said "In our sheltered Indian middle class homes, for every woman there is an unconsciously used Indian yardstick called, 'log kya kahenge'."<ref name="Women work">{{cite book|title=Women work and environment: studies in gender geography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cT7aAAAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=1998|publisher=Bangladesh Geographical Society and IGU Commission on Commercial Activity|isbn=978-984-716-000-9|page=236}}</ref> | ||
The film was not amongst the blockbusters of 1982 and neither is it regarded today as a classic of Hindi cinema, remaining largely forgotten. However, the film draws upon the concept of women and challenging society and is therefore remarkable for the social situation of the era. The film gained some notoriety for the scene in which | The film was not amongst the blockbusters of 1982 and neither is it regarded today as a classic of Hindi cinema, remaining largely forgotten. However, the film draws upon the concept of women and challenging society and is therefore remarkable for the social situation of the era. The film gained some notoriety for the scene in which Roma throttles her husband's son to prevent him from informing her husband of her affair with another man, and shocked viewers in India. Shabana herself said light-heartedly of the scene, "I remember seeing that completely evil look on my face ... and I was shocked by it. Was I capable of such evil?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/from-sati-savitri-to-the-slutty-savvy-news-bollywood-kkfvHCfjgfi.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203100843/http://www.sify.com/movies/from-sati-savitri-to-the-slutty-savvy-news-bollywood-kkfvHCfjgfi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|title=From Sati Savitri to the Slutty Savvy | ||
|author= Jha, Subhash K |date=23 September 2004| | |author= Jha, Subhash K |date=23 September 2004|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' cited the scene amongst Hindi cinema's best-known and best-loved mother-oriented "moments of magic on the screen".<ref>{{citation |url=|title=Where have the good old filmi mothers gone?|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=11 May 2008|access-date=}}</ref> "The Women of South Asian Descent Collective" highlights the theme of divine justice in the film, saying, "In Log Kya Kahenge, the heroine takes the ultimate step in asserting her right to choose her spouse: she murders the husband forced on her. Consequently, she is punished not only by the law of the land but by divine justice – she becomes insane."<ref name="(Organization)1993">{{cite book|author=Women of South Asian Descent Collective (Organization)|title=Our feet walk the sky: women of the South Asian diaspora|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R4NpAAAAMAAJ|access-date=7 June 2012|year=1993|publisher=Aunt Lute Books|isbn=978-1-879960-32-9|page=61}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
Music to the film was scored by [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]. | Music to the film was scored by [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]. | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | ||
! Song !! Singer | ! Song !! Singer !! Lyricist | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Tere Bina Main, Mere Bina Tu, | | "Tere Bina Main, Mere Bina Tu" (version 1) | ||
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | |||
| Rowspan=4| Naqsh Lyallpuri | |||
|- | |||
| "Tere Bina Main, Mere Bina Tu" (version 2) | |||
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | | [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | ||
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| [[Anuradha Paudwal]] | | [[Anuradha Paudwal]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Aap Kyun Udaas Hai" | |||
| [[Asha Bhosle]] | |||
| Indrajeet Singh Tulsi | |||
|- | |||
| "Yeh To Kisi Yug Mein Saha Nahin Jaayega" | |||
| [[Manhar Udhas]] | |||
| Indeevar | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{IMDb title|id=0230465}} | * {{IMDb title|id=0230465}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1982 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:1983 films]] | [[Category:1983 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Films about arranged marriage]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]] | [[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]] | ||
[[Category:Films about women in India]] | [[Category:Films about women in India]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Ishara]] | [[Category:Films directed by B. R. Ishara]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:30, 4 March 2026
| Log Kya Kahenge | |
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| File:Log Kya Kahenge.jpg | |
| Directed by | B. R. Ishara |
| Produced by | B. R. Ishara |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Shatrughan Sinha Sanjeev Kumar |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Log Kya Kahenge (transl. What Will People Think?)[1] is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by B. R. Ishara.[2] It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Shatrughan Sinha and Navin Nischol[3][4] in pivotal roles. The title "Log Kya Kahenge" refers to the common stigma facing women in Indian society who are expected to behave in a certain manner and agree to prearranged marriages. The film deals with themes of murder and adultery.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Roma is forced into a pre-arranged marriage with a widower. She comes to detest her husband and his son and the life that has been enforced upon her. She begins an affair with another man. One day her stepson discovers her with the other man and she kills him to prevent him from telling her husband. Ultimately she also kills her husband as her mental health declines and she becomes insane.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Jeevan
- Shabana Azmi as Roma
- Shatrughan Sinha as Ram Sinha
- Navin Nischol as Gopal
- Aruna Irani as Sadhna
Themes and reception[edit | edit source]
The name "Log Kya Kahenge" (What will People Think) stems from a common Indian yardstick and social stigma against women who may challenge social norms of marriage and other expected forms of behaviour, a "stress-inducing" expectation surrounding women and arranged marriages.[5][6][7][8] One author said "In our sheltered Indian middle class homes, for every woman there is an unconsciously used Indian yardstick called, 'log kya kahenge'."[9]
The film was not amongst the blockbusters of 1982 and neither is it regarded today as a classic of Hindi cinema, remaining largely forgotten. However, the film draws upon the concept of women and challenging society and is therefore remarkable for the social situation of the era. The film gained some notoriety for the scene in which Roma throttles her husband's son to prevent him from informing her husband of her affair with another man, and shocked viewers in India. Shabana herself said light-heartedly of the scene, "I remember seeing that completely evil look on my face ... and I was shocked by it. Was I capable of such evil?"[10] The Hindustan Times cited the scene amongst Hindi cinema's best-known and best-loved mother-oriented "moments of magic on the screen".[11] "The Women of South Asian Descent Collective" highlights the theme of divine justice in the film, saying, "In Log Kya Kahenge, the heroine takes the ultimate step in asserting her right to choose her spouse: she murders the husband forced on her. Consequently, she is punished not only by the law of the land but by divine justice – she becomes insane."[12]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Music to the film was scored by Kalyanji-Anandji.
| Song | Singer | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|
| "Tere Bina Main, Mere Bina Tu" (version 1) | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | Naqsh Lyallpuri |
| "Tere Bina Main, Mere Bina Tu" (version 2) | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | |
| "Teri Parchhaiyan Meri Raahon Mein Hai" | Mohammed Rafi | |
| "Mere Pyar Ki Nakaami Ne Mujhe Kis Mod Pe" | Anuradha Paudwal | |
| "Aap Kyun Udaas Hai" | Asha Bhosle | Indrajeet Singh Tulsi |
| "Yeh To Kisi Yug Mein Saha Nahin Jaayega" | Manhar Udhas | Indeevar |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rai, Vinay (2005). Rethinking India: toward an Indo-US partnership concord: changing hearts & mindsets. RF Publications. p. 287. ISBN 978-81-902759-0-3.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "LKK Movie Overview". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Filmography: Navin Nischol". Hindustan Times. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Das, Gurcharan (1 November 2002). The elephant paradigm: India wrestles with change. Penguin Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-14-302910-6. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Singh, Sunny; Guha, Tapas (2000). Single in the city: the independent woman's handbook. Penguin Books. p. 23. ISBN 9780141000244. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ The non-fiction collection: twenty years of Penguin India. Penguin Books. 2007. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-14-310356-1. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Chaudhary, Nandita (2004). Listening to culture: constructing reality from everyday talk. Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-3200-0. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Women work and environment: studies in gender geography. Bangladesh Geographical Society and IGU Commission on Commercial Activity. 1998. p. 236. ISBN 978-984-716-000-9. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Jha, Subhash K (23 September 2004). "From Sati Savitri to the Slutty Savvy". Sify. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Where have the good old filmi mothers gone?, Hindustan Times, 11 May 2008
- ↑ Women of South Asian Descent Collective (Organization) (1993). Our feet walk the sky: women of the South Asian diaspora. Aunt Lute Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-879960-32-9. Retrieved 7 June 2012.