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a graphic picture of the domestic life ofwasher-men. Unchi edi wali mem (TheLady Wearing High Heels) is actually abicycle given as a gift which has becomethe cause of discord between Chhabba andMahku. The story revolves around anincident that shows how false kindness andconsideration of the moneyed can sowseeds of bitterness in the lives of innocentpeople. As a consequence of it, Mahku doesnot desist even from stealing the ornamentsof Chhabba's wife in order to show himdown. Another short story Hath pile kardo, (Get the Girl Married), is a tragedyof the fishermen of the Bay. It is beautifullystructured around a circular course ofevents in which we see that whateverhappened to Malti when she was youngis now going to happen to her daughter.In her youth, Malti was in love withRamnath, a driver who would blow hornthree times when bringing bundles of dirtyclothes and Malti would come running tohim on hearing the tune. One nightRamnath was caught and the washer-menjoined together to murder him. Now thatMalti's daughter has grown up, Malti'shands suddenly stop while serving foodwhen she hears the sound of the horn onthe night that the Bay fills with the waterof the tide.In some of Gulzar's short stories, manwomanrelationships, as well as selfdeceptions,are shown to break. Manhimself invites these illusions and lives bythem in mutual relationships. But oftenfgndi •these illusions are shattered, though theirmagic remains somewhere in theunconscious mind, and men and womendepend on this magic to live, though oneday the cruel face of truth shows itself andwe feel shattered.Some of the interesting stories areabout psychological entanglements ofyoung men and girls belonging to themiddle class. Kaghaz kl Topi depicts conflictbetween characters who have reachedadolescence of which disagreement isobviously an aspect, but which also pointstowards the secret throbbing of two heartscaused by their mutual attraction and theirego preventing them to accept it. Similarly,in Gudi we are face to face with two sistersof whom the younger one wants to surpassthe elder one in everything. Slowly thisinnocent psychological desire takes theform of deep envy. The story also exposesthe love which young men and womennowadays fall into with film actors onlyto get soon disillusioned over small thingsand consequently feel awfully shocked.Navavarad too is about breaking ofimaginary expectations which most peoplebegin to entertain after reading nicepredictions in newspapers. Some peopleseek to apply them in marriage mattersalso and then feel shocked. These shortstories deal with everyday occurrences andhumorous aspects of life, which somepeople take seriously and then facedifficulties.One expects Gulzar to have taken manyApril-June 2013 :: 17
of his episodes and characters from the filmworld, but that is not the case. Only twoof his short stories are related to filmpersonalities, and even these are not onedimensionalromantic stories. They arebased on the pain caused by the deepsorrow and tragedies occurring in the lifeof some genuine artists. And they have suchan admixture of reality and fantasy in themthat it is difficult to describe their narrativestyle as magic realism. These two shortstories are Bimal Da and Sunset Boulevard.Bimal Da is Bimal Roy of course withwhom Gulzar had worked for years as anassistant. Bimal Roy was at Triveni, theconfluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamunaand Saraswati where the Kumbh Festivalis held after every twelve years when nineplanets revolving round the sun are in astraight line and the first rays of the sunfall on their confluence. The ninth dayof this festival is scheduled as the day forthe ascetics' bath called JogiSnan. BimalDa wanted to make a film on the KumbhFestival, which he started but could notcomplete as by the time the twelve yearsperiod ended, the journey of his own lifecame to an end on the same very day onwhich the JogiSnan was scheduled to takeplace. The other story, Charulata, is thestory of the old age of a faded film star.She is surviving on past memories in SunsetBoulevard, a famous mansion of its timewhich is now only a shadow of its pastgrandeur. And before even these memoriesare snatched away from her and a bargainfor the mansion is settled, Charulatabreathes her last with the visiting card ofthe buyer in her hand. There are shadesof tragedy in both the short stories withthe pain of non-fulfilment tingling in bothof them, away from the pleasures and glitterof life.Vahima is an example of pure fantasy.Gulzar himself was not sure of what namehe should give to the story. First its titlewas Vahima, which was later changed toLekin, perhaps because what occurs in itis supposed to be a reality. But it is nota reality; it is the commonly acceptedconception of reality and non-reality.Through this story Gulzar has put aquestion mark before the commonconception of reality, taking help ofKrishnamurti's idea of reality and itsdifference from non-existence, which hecalls a phenomenon of the human mind.In this story there is mention of a manwho was moved down by a railway train.The train does not arrive at the stationnow, the platform, the railway track, thesignal all are lying desolate, but every nightthe narrator meets a man named Devrajwho forbids people to walk on the track :"Don't you see, the train is arriving." Hesays that his young son Shyam was moweddown by the train. After some days Devrajstops coming. The narrator visits him athis home to ask about his welfare and theperson who opens the door is that man'sson Shyam. Shyam says that his fatherDevraj was moved down by a train at the18 :: April-June 2013fgndi •
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of his episodes and characters from the filmworld, but that is not the case. Only twoof his short stories are related to filmpersonalities, and even these are not onedimensionalromantic stories. They arebased on the pain caused by the deepsorrow and tragedies occurring in the lifeof some genuine artists. And they have suchan admixture of reality and fantasy in themthat it is difficult to describe their narrativestyle as magic realism. These two shortstories are Bimal Da and Sunset Boulevard.Bimal Da is Bimal Roy of course withwhom Gulzar had worked for years as anassistant. Bimal Roy was at Triveni, theconfluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamunaand Saraswati where the Kumbh Festivalis held after every twelve years when nineplanets revolving round the sun are in astraight line and the first rays of the sunfall on their confluence. The ninth dayof this festival is scheduled as the day forthe ascetics' bath called JogiSnan. BimalDa wanted to make a film on the KumbhFestival, which he started but could notcomplete as by the time the twelve yearsperiod ended, the journey of his own lifecame to an end on the same very day onwhich the JogiSnan was scheduled to takeplace. The other story, Charulata, is thestory of the old age of a faded film star.She is surviving on past memories in SunsetBoulevard, a famous mansion of its timewhich is now only a shadow of its pastgrandeur. And before even these memoriesare snatched away from her and a bargainfor the mansion is settled, Charulatabreathes her last with the visiting card ofthe buyer in her hand. There are shadesof tragedy in both the short stories withthe pain of non-fulfilment tingling in bothof them, away from the pleasures and glitterof life.Vahima is an example of pure fantasy.Gulzar himself was not sure of what namehe should give to the story. First its titlewas Vahima, which was later changed toLekin, perhaps because what occurs in itis supposed to be a reality. But it is nota reality; it is the commonly acceptedconception of reality and non-reality.Through this story Gulzar has put aquestion mark before the commonconception of reality, taking help ofKrishnamurti's idea of reality and itsdifference from non-existence, which hecalls a phenomenon of the human mind.In this story there is mention of a manwho was moved down by a railway train.The train does not arrive at the stationnow, the platform, the railway track, thesignal all are lying desolate, but every nightthe narrator meets a man named Devrajwho forbids people to walk on the track :"Don't you see, the train is arriving." Hesays that his young son Shyam was moweddown by the train. After some days Devrajstops coming. The narrator visits him athis home to ask about his welfare and theperson who opens the door is that man'sson Shyam. Shyam says that his fatherDevraj was moved down by a train at the18 :: April-June 2013fgndi •
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