Bijji’s Tale from Duvidha to Paheli: Journey of a Folklore
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58966/JCM2023213Keywords:
Audio-visual, Expressions, Folklore, Symbolism.Abstract
Padam Shree Vijaydan Detha, popularly known as ‘Bijji’ is a renowned Rajasthani folklore writer, and Rajasthan is the land of colors of folklores, art, and cultural tradition. Every particle of sand tells a story of romance, bravery, and sacrifice. ‘Bijji’ has given voice to this golden sand singing in silence. ‘Duvidha’ is a story of a woman’s respect, loneliness, and desires. When a sensitive film-maker ‘Mani Kaul,’ one of the flag bearers of Indian parallel cinema, translates the story on celluloid, the story becomes a cinematic treat decorated with symbolism. Kaul’s camera reveals the layers of a woman’s heart. Thirty-two years after ‘Duvidha’ was presented on screen, ‘Bijji’ echoed again in the heart of another film-maker Amol Palekar. ‘Paheli’ is a millennial version of ‘Duvidha’ trying to comprehend a woman’s pain in a patriarchal system to a newer generation.
This paper explores the journey of folklore, from a mystic world of words to the audio-visual expressions of an art form cinema to commercial value-added expressions. The analysis is based on socio-cultura
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