A Man Apart
If anyone remembers Angoor - the Gulzar-icized Comedy of Errors - the scene where Ashok (Sanjeev Kumar) is being escorted to the bus stop at the plantation by Mastaan (random guy). And he's trying to portray to Mastaan how capable of violence he is, and he says "ek ultaa haath pade, to pata chal jaayega", followed by a "kya? .... pataaa chal jaayega". The second time around its done with a significant Utpal Dutt impersonation twang. Which is cool, cuz Utpal Dutt is Sanjeev Kumar's father in the movie, and Gulzar was trying to show that streak.
Gulzar was once known for his exquisite subtleties. Of course now, he's known for vicious inanities - talking about how wet the water is, and how green the greenery is. Ah, what mindlessness age hath wrought.
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It scares me that you think of things like this... very scary.
In addition to writing about wet water and green greenery, he's also stooped to talking about how eyes can ask personal questions and minty fresh breath.
Ugh. Senility sucks.
Here here. That 'personal se savaal' bit took the cake. I think its Gulzar starts to write ad jingles for Colgate and Palmolive.
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