[Monkey Movie Azadi Ki Aur 1986 43
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Thanks, H&R! :)
I haven't watched Orwell's Animal Farm so not sure how similar to two are. Is that an animated film? But if one hasn't watched Azaadi ki aor, then they've missed out on a quality Hindi film.
Do you have a blog of yours? If yes, please do share. :)
I had watched Azaadi Ki Or back in 1987 when in class 3 when our class was taken out to the theater to watch it. I had loved it thoroughly and have remembered this movie ever since. Please, please if somebody knows how I can get this movie let me know.
Thanks for posting such a nostalgic post on your wonderful blog.
Gaurav
Krishnaprasad, no idea, sir as to where to buy the film. I am planning to contact Door Darshan to see whether they can help find the film from somewhere. If I do find info, I will share it on here. Thank you for your comment.
Patel, thank you for dropping by. As of now, no idea about how to acquire the movie. Watch this place for an update.
Gaurav, thank you. :) that is indeed a good memory. Mine's also very vivid. I remember it as if it was yesterday even though it's been almost two decades now. Like they say, things we observe as a child remain with us forever.
Thanks for bringing back sweet memories. I remember this movie very well and have been trying to find a place to purchase a copy. The scene I remember the most was where Shankar is drunk and has given up hopes on Gauri who is with Gabbar. She says "mein Shankar ki hoon aur Shankar ki hi rahungi".....man that was class!!! If any reader has been able to track a copy of the movie for download or sale, could you please post a comment on this blog?
Vinod, hi! welcome to my blog. I have been searching for it for months now. If I find out where to get it, I will surely share it with you. Hopefully, I am close to achieving that goal. Thank you for reminding that dialog. It makes me feel all nostalgic and sad, in a good way. Thank you for your comment.
Guys..thanks to the internet, I had forgotten the name of the movie but the story was still fresh in my mind.your blog reminded me of my beautiful childhood. I wish I could find this movie and with this I go back to my childhood again.
I will let you all know if I find the movie.
I need this film. I've been waiting to give my girl friend this movie since the time she mentioned about this to me. I contacted Door Darshan , Films Division but there wasnt any luck. Please let me know if you get some info on this !
I truly am a fan of this movie - i still remember Shankar and Gauri and would love to have a copy of the movie too..maybe if we all send a request of how many copies we require...someone might try to find it for us....
GUYS...I have been thinking about this movie for a while(years now)all i can think of is gauri and shankar,countless tries on torrent searches ending here..amazing how a few people form the same generation cherished and wanting to watch this movie..not a multi million dollar movie but it just left an impression in our hearts..Please if anybody finds a copy let us know..
Thankyou fellas keep up the search.
raviraj, thank you for stopping by. I'd also love to watch this movie. I don't quite remember whether there was any song in the film. But I want to say there was.
PRADAWAN, thanks for your comment. I'm searching for the correct email address of Central Board for this. Hoping my efforts are fruitful. It's been two years now since I have been emailing the film folks. Lets see what our luck brings us.
Okay, friends. Here's a mini update. Because of the South Indian appearance of the actors in the movie, I'd always wondered if this was really a Hindi movie at all. Well, after a little investigation, I found out that 'Aazadi ki Ore' is in fact the dubbed version of a Malayalam movie 'Kadinte Makkal' (1986) by P.S. Prakash. Here are two pictures, which will confirm this: and This movie somehow doesn't seem to be very popular and so, needless to say, I could not find any direct download link to this movie or torrent, nor could I find any online shopping site where VCD or DVD of this movie is available. Seems to be a forgotten movie, sadly. Since our childhood memories are attached with this movie, I'd thought that if not Hindi let me at least watch the Malayalam version along with subtitles, if any. But, tough luck! :(
If any fortune hunter manages to get this Malayalam movie (with subtitles), please do upload on the net and provide the links or at least inform as to where it could be found. We would be really, really grateful. The hunt is on...
Krishnaprasad, thank you so much for such extensive research and sharing the results.
I really appreciate you sharing the posters of the films. They are precious and bring back fond memories. Unfortunately, I can not read the writing as I don't know the language, but this message or yours tells me we are very close to achieving our goals.
Let me share my timelines and research with you. I was hoping to share this later when I could actually get hold of the producer's contact information but I guess we may never know the end of this search.
May 2008 - I send 3 emails to three different people at Door Darshan for this film.
August 2008 - No response from two of those people, third person responds saying that "said film was produced by National Film Development corp.(NFDC) and can be bought from them".
August 2008 - I contact NDFC chairman requesting the info.
September 2008 - NDFC general manager responds back to my query saying "this film does not belong to NFDC and Corporation does not have any rights of this film. We understand that this film has been produced by a South Indian Producer. It is better that you may kindly contact the offices of the Central Board of Film Certification, having their regional offices at Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad etc, who will be able to provide you the address of the producer from whom you can get the correct information about the availability of VCD/DVD of this film. The addresses of Regional offices are available on CBFC Website: www.cbfcindia.tn.nic.in"
September 2008 - I sent emails to CBFC's rediffmail address and tried to search for their alternate contact information but haven't been able to get hold of them successfully.
January 2010 - I attempted to contact CBFC again, but no luck. Their emails don't bounce back so it is a valid email ID. I'm waiting for the day I see an email from them telling me where I can send the money so they can send me a DVD of this film. :)
As you can see, the CBFC website does not work. Even their wikipedia entry says their website isn't working.
I wish I was able to walk in their office and talk to someone about this film. Some day...
If only the producer knew how many fans there are of his film; the fans who don't want to just download the movie, but will gladly pay money to purchase this film, if only they could. :)
Btw, thank you for sharing the links to the sites with other Doordarshan goodies. There's been some very creative work done by many masterminds back then. It's like hidden treasures. For me, Uranchoo name sounds familiar but nothing else.
Good luck to us!
Oops! My apologies. While writing that post, I'd initially typed 'Ms', changed it to 'Mr' considering it a mistake, and now I understand what was meant to be a correction was actually a mistake!
Coming back to the topic, I don't see any chance of that Malayalam movie being released in DVD with subtitles. So what we might get, if at all, would be a VCD and we won't understand a word of it - will just have to enjoy the movie as if it was a silent movie. And then, I don't see any chance of getting hold of that dubbed Hindi version, as mostly that would have been done for limited screening purposes only. This nut is a tough one to crack indeed! :D
hey i am going to have a kid and ever since i got pregnant i ave been trying to recollect the name of the movie which i did just to find there is no way i can get to watch it again.....keep trying.it feels good i m not the only one who thinks some movies just last forever in our memeories and somewhere we learn a lot from really simple stuff
Trupti, congrats for the baby news! :) That's so exciting. I am happy that this post and conversations were of help to you to find the movie name. Please don't give up, we will surely find this great film and I am positive it will be soon. :) Indeed an everlasting movie in our hearts and minds and a very simple one like you said. My family members and I just remembered this one over the weekend and felt blessed to have watched it even once. Thanks for sharing your feelings with us. Best wishes to you.
Anonymous, hi there. Thanks for the link but doesn't seem like a genuine website from the looks. I didn't create a login because I feel reluctant to register on such a website. Thanks for sharing the info though. I appreciate it.
kanan and all
where it is really golden days
it a good past which never comes, as i said old is gold, which never dies, and more u heat the gold it shine more, well only last option i found that We should tell moser bear to purchase the right of this movie or some other brand who can purchase the right and then sell in public, becoz (NFDC)or door darshan keep this gold in box. which has no use, if u release this movie our pure telant will come out and people can see and watch.. understand and let people see the legand of india. u should either show on tv some times specially on children day.. so that u know our new generation should watch .. well we should write the email to moserbear so he can purchase the same . i request kanan to do the needful
well thanks to everyone for doing there best
NiTiN, hello. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your love for Azadi Ki Ore.
I would love to have someone get the rights for this film as long as they don't temper with the original version and chop off any scenes.
If they show it on TV again, it would be fantastic!! I think that's a brilliant idea. The producer can make big money and if he isn't interested in making money, he can donate it to a charity somewhere. But if he let the movie out, he will surely get a load of blessings that he truly deserves for making this gem of a movie. Thanks for the suggestion, Nitin. I will try to contact Moserbaer.