Rakh Chitra Movie

[Channing Arther]

Aadhachand tum rakh lo ( You can keep half of the moon ) is a 20 minute short film directed by Mayank Bokolia which was filmed at the Cannes and Nice film festival in 2016. The story is a beautiful description of the a secular India which lays the foundation for the biggest democracy in the world. The movie is shot through the eyes of two young boys in Benaras ( India ) , one of the oldest cities in the world and at the same time painted by a graffiti artist on the steps of a ghat in Benaras. This movie is a wonderful agglomeration of art and story telling.

In the present times of political imbroglios , communal hatred and social stigmas, such movies are like a breathe of fresh air. In the words of Karl Marx , religion is like opium which blindfolds us and made the priest believe that by taking a dip into the Ganges would cleanse him off the the sin that he had committed by coming in contact with someone of the lower caste. He failed to realize that he had sinned himself by trying to sow the seeds of hatred and social discrimination in the minds of a young boy who is unperturbed by the existing social norms. That cleansing can happen with education.

Jeetu asks the same question to this father , if they really are untouchables to which his father responds by saying that they are the servants of God. If someone really believes in religion, the basic foundation of all religious beliefs is compassion , respect and equality in the eyes of the almighty which most of us choose to ignore.

Sad and disheartened , Jeetu comes back the next day with the Shiv idol which was damaged and cannot be worshiped according to his father. Firoz takes a look at the damage and decides to repair the idol. After it is done , Firoz notices the crescent moon on the head of Lord Shiva and asks Jeetu if he could keep the moon as he will wear it as a necklace around his neck during Eid. Jeetu answers saying that Lord Shiva shall look incomplete with the moon and proposed that Firoz can keep half of it while Lord Shiva can have the other half. These two children quite unknowingly did what most adults fail to do. They had learnt to share and adjust with whatever they had. They were not bound by religious ties. The same moon which was shining on the head of Lord Shiva was being hung in front of a photograph of Mecca. The moon was the same for both the religions and should we all be.

The entire movie was actually depicted in the graffiti made by the artist on the Ghats of Benaras. The incidents in the story were so common and prevalent in our socities , that the artist had painted them on the walls of the ghats. As if the two characters of Firoz and Jeetu were out of the graffiti, as if the artist wanted his art to echo the values of secular India. Though the graffiti was an explosion of colors the only colors that remained on the hands of the artist were the tri-colors of our national flag upholding the values of our nation of our constitution.

I suppose the comma doesn't belong to the song title, so I've removed it from there. I've also changed the capitalization - or was it on purpose that every first letter was capitalized?

Furthermore, I've moved your comment to your request.

And have Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh released at least one EP or album together? I've moved Chitra Singh to the featuring artist field for now since Jagjit Singh already has an entry as an artist here.

I am not sure if many of you have heard this one, it is called as tappe' by jagjit singh, actually tappe is a traditional Punjabi word and usually is a two liner which was sung in weddings etc to tease each other.

Jagjit singh used to sing it in most of his concerts and this one with chitra was very popular and is very funny and even now in weddings people pull each others leg with these tappes

CHITRA SINGH:- Kothe te aa mahiya, Kothe te aa mahiya, milna tan mil aaake nahi tan khasmanu kha mahiya, milna tan mil aaake nahi tan khasmanu kha mahiya,

Please come on the terrace my beloved if you want to meet me and if you don't want to come then go to hell

JAGJIT SINGH:- Oye ki lena ae mitra to, ki lena ae mitra t,o milan te aa jaavan dar lagda ae chitran to, milan te aa jaavan dar lagda ae chitran to..

What will I do with my friends, I want to come and meet you but I am scared of being caught and thrashed

CHITRA SINGH:- Tusi kaale kaale ho, Tusi kale kale ho, o kuj te sharam karo tiyan putra wale ho, okuj te sharam karo tiyan putra wale ho..

Why are you so restless , have some shame , you have sons and daughters!

JAGJIT SINGH:- saare dand pe katde ne, saare dand pe katde ne, asi tenu change lagde sadi duan putt vadde ne, asi tenu change lagde sadi duan putt vadde ne../

I have taken out all my teeth, you say you like me but my sons and daughters bite you?

CHITRA SINGH:- Aithe pyaar di pooch koi na, Aithe pyaar di pooch koi na, tere naal naiyo bolna tere mooh uthe mooch koi na, tere naal naiyo bolna tere mooh uthe mooch koi na../

No body cares about love here, I will not talk to you , you don't even have a moustache

JAGJIT SINGH:- Majaa pyaar da chakh laanga, Majaa pyaar da chakh laanga je tera hukam hove me taan daari vi rakh laanga, je tera hukam hove me taan daari vi rakh laanga..

Even I want to enjoy love so if you order me I will keep a beard with moustache

CHITRA SINGH:- Baage vich aaya karo, Baage vich aaya karo, jado assi so jaiye tussi makhiyan udaya karo, jado assi so jaiye tussi makhiyan udaya karo..

Come to the garden and when I fall asleep you should fly away the flies.

JAGJIT SINGH:-Tussi roz nahaya karo, tusi roz nahaya karo makhiyan to darde ho gud thoda khaya karo, makhiyan to darde ho gud thoda khaya karo

You should take bath daily and if still you are scared of flies then eat less jaggery

-:JAGJIT SINGH AND CHITRA SINGH:-

Ping pyaar bitavange ping pyaar bitavange hun asi mil gaye haan geet pyaar de gavange,hun asi mol gaye haan hun roz nahavange:-(

We will spend the days in love on a swing , and now since we have met we will sing songs of love , to this jagjit singh says since we have met now we will take bath daily

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