214:
mysterious "Gaja Gamini" appears as four characters, one of them being
Sangeeta, a blind girl from Banaras at the beginning of time, who inspires village women to revolt against a male-dominated system and carve a niche for women forever. Another character is Shakuntala, who is the subject of Kalidas' poem of the same name. Shakuntala incites jealousy in the women and love in the men around her, charming humans and animals alike in the forests of Kerala. "Gaja Gamini" is also Mona Lisa during the Renaissance, the object of painter Leonardo da Vinci's obsession. Finally, Monika, the most confusing sector of the film, is supposed to represent the woman of the New Millennium. Kamdev, the God of Love, walks the earth throughout history, attempting to win the love of "Gaja Gamini".
218:
by actors in the 15th century will still be performed in the 21st century, but with different actors. The confrontations between art and science also bring about the idea that while science is firmly set on believing that which can only be proved, the basis for art is that which can be proved and an intuitive sense that can be felt. Science uses the brain, while art uses the brain and the heart. Another facet of the film is a "gathri," a small bundle which a woman carries upon her head, like a burden, with which she must walk forever.
217:
Thrown into this mix is a large black wall, separating two different periods, and confrontations between science and art at different points in history, showing that the world itself can change, but its original ideas will always be the same. For example, a play by
Shakespeare written and performed
213:
The central figure of the film is represented by a mysterious figure called "Gaja Gamini", who inspires, arouses, and confuses the common man. "Gaja Gamini" is the inspiration behind
Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa', Kalidas' poem "Shakuntala", and a photojournalist named Shahrukh's photographs. The
31:
343:
is an artistic film which will not be understood by any strata of an audience – classes or masses. Business-wise, the film is sure to spell disaster. A waste of precious celluloid."
339:
said "The film has a very colourful look, with the visuals being eye-catching. But as a director, Hussain fails to convey his thoughts on celluloid. On the whole,
299:
550:
535:
305:
287:
782:
950:
729:
911:
696:
839:
650:
803:
205:. challenging Set by Art Director Sharmistha Roy, Assistant Art Director Sachin Gayakwad, and team The film was a box office failure.
666:
759:
945:
940:
935:
466:
to compose the music for the film, but due to time constraints, he had to turn down the offer. The music was composed by
955:
737:
779:
706:
849:
817:
624:
584:
520:
505:
335:
gave a positive review of the film, calling it "not something that comes along every day".
8:
930:
701:
915:
906:
844:
670:
599:
429:
359:
293:
275:
245:
239:
202:
81:
872:
813:
786:
490:
467:
416:
409:
404:
385:
364:
111:
653:
281:
198:
121:
924:
789:
629:
570:
565:
317:
227:
194:
69:
589:
580:
463:
392:
336:
311:
269:
263:
233:
190:
73:
41:
604:
525:
510:
495:
397:
380:
251:
91:
77:
900:
257:
808:
447:
331:
555:
540:
30:
172:
230:
as Gaja Gamini/ Sangeeta/ Shakuntala/ Monika /Mona Lisa
193:
and is his ode to womanhood and his muse of the time,
922:
760:"The Paradox of Progress II: Gaja Gamini (2000)"
189:) is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by
667:"This film is my tribute to women: M F Husain"
727:
694:
29:
197:, who stars as the lead in the film with
801:
873:"The wonderful timelessness of a Woman"
923:
951:Films distributed by Yash Raj Films
816:. Indiatimes Movies. Archived from
683:cinematic essay of Indian womanhood
430:Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
13:
870:
730:"Through the eyes of the besotted"
14:
967:
894:
832:
864:
795:
773:
752:
721:
688:
659:
644:
1:
728:Priyanka Roy (10 June 2011).
637:
346:
187:Woman with an elephant's walk
324:
7:
517:"Hamara Hansa Gaya Videsh"
10:
972:
946:Films about women in India
941:Indian fantasy drama films
936:2000s Hindi-language films
621:"Yeh Gathri Taj Ki Tarah"
562:"Yeh Gathri Taj Ki Tarah"
423:
415:
403:
391:
379:
371:
358:
353:
168:
160:
150:
136:1 December 2000
127:
117:
107:
97:
87:
65:
57:
47:
37:
28:
23:
802:Tarafdar, Suman (2000).
785:5 September 2008 at the
699:. Movies & TV Dept.
577:"Do Sadiyon Ke Sangam"
221:
208:
697:"Gaja Gamini Overview"
375:1 January 2000 (India)
236:as Premchand's Nirmala
51:Kamna Chandra (writer)
695:Mark Deming (2007).
625:Kavita Krishnamurthy
585:Kavita Krishnamurthy
521:Kavita Krishnamurthy
506:Kavita Krishnamurthy
242:as Leonardo da Vinci
462:Hussain approached
329:Sumnan Tarafdar of
956:2000 fantasy films
852:on 24 January 2012
820:on 8 February 2001
740:on 3 February 2013
709:on 6 November 2007
702:The New York Times
673:on 20 October 2009
547:"Shloka – Part 2"
532:"Shloka – Part 1"
502:"Meri Payal Bole"
916:Bollywood Hungama
845:Bollywood Hungama
635:
634:
600:Shankar Mahadevan
460:
459:
456:
455:
178:
177:
963:
888:
887:
885:
883:
868:
862:
861:
859:
857:
848:. Archived from
836:
830:
829:
827:
825:
799:
793:
777:
771:
770:
768:
766:
756:
750:
749:
747:
745:
736:. Archived from
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
705:. Archived from
692:
686:
685:
680:
678:
669:. Archived from
663:
657:
648:
611:"Protest March"
473:
472:
425:
424:
360:Soundtrack album
351:
350:
300:Rashida Siddiqui
294:Alihassan Turabi
276:Ashish Vidyarthi
246:Shilpa Shirodkar
240:Naseeruddin Shah
203:Naseeruddin Shah
143:
141:
82:Naseeruddin Shah
33:
21:
20:
18:2000 Indian film
971:
970:
966:
965:
964:
962:
961:
960:
921:
920:
897:
892:
891:
881:
879:
871:Sharma, Ruchi.
869:
865:
855:
853:
838:
837:
833:
823:
821:
814:The Times Group
800:
796:
787:Wayback Machine
778:
774:
764:
762:
758:
757:
753:
743:
741:
734:Telegraph India
726:
722:
712:
710:
693:
689:
676:
674:
665:
664:
660:
649:
645:
640:
491:Bhupen Hazarika
468:Bhupen Hazarika
451:
442:
433:
417:Bhupen Hazarika
410:Bhupen Hazarika
386:Film soundtrack
367:
365:Bhupen Hazarika
349:
327:
224:
211:
153:
146:
139:
137:
130:
112:Bhupen Hazarika
103:Virendra Gharse
102:
80:
76:
72:
52:
19:
12:
11:
5:
969:
959:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
919:
918:
909:
896:
895:External links
893:
890:
889:
863:
831:
794:
772:
751:
720:
687:
658:
654:Yash Raj Films
642:
641:
639:
636:
633:
632:
627:
622:
618:
617:
615:
612:
608:
607:
602:
597:
596:"Deepak Raag"
593:
592:
587:
578:
574:
573:
568:
563:
559:
558:
553:
548:
544:
543:
538:
533:
529:
528:
523:
518:
514:
513:
508:
503:
499:
498:
493:
488:
487:"Gaja Gamini"
484:
483:
480:
477:
458:
457:
454:
453:
444:
435:
421:
420:
413:
412:
407:
401:
400:
395:
389:
388:
383:
377:
376:
373:
369:
368:
363:
356:
355:
348:
345:
326:
323:
322:
321:
315:
309:
303:
302:as Nawab Begum
297:
291:
285:
282:Kalpana Pandit
279:
273:
267:
261:
255:
249:
243:
237:
231:
223:
220:
210:
207:
176:
175:
170:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:
151:
148:
147:
145:
144:
133:
131:
128:
125:
124:
122:Yash Raj Films
119:
118:Distributed by
115:
114:
109:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
89:
88:Cinematography
85:
84:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
968:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
928:
926:
917:
913:
910:
908:
904:
903:
899:
898:
878:
874:
867:
851:
847:
846:
841:
840:"Gaja Gamini"
835:
819:
815:
811:
810:
805:
804:"Gaja Gamini"
798:
791:
790:Yahoo! Movies
788:
784:
781:
776:
761:
755:
739:
735:
731:
724:
708:
704:
703:
698:
691:
684:
672:
668:
662:
655:
652:
647:
643:
631:
630:M. F. Hussain
628:
626:
623:
620:
619:
616:
614:Instrumental
613:
610:
609:
606:
603:
601:
598:
595:
594:
591:
588:
586:
582:
579:
576:
575:
572:
571:M. F. Hussain
569:
567:
566:M. F. Hussain
564:
561:
560:
557:
554:
552:
549:
546:
545:
542:
539:
537:
534:
531:
530:
527:
524:
522:
519:
516:
515:
512:
509:
507:
504:
501:
500:
497:
494:
492:
489:
486:
485:
481:
478:
475:
474:
471:
469:
465:
450:
449:
445:
441:
440:
436:
432:
431:
427:
426:
422:
418:
414:
411:
408:
406:
402:
399:
396:
394:
390:
387:
384:
382:
378:
374:
370:
366:
361:
357:
352:
344:
342:
338:
334:
333:
319:
318:Shahrukh Khan
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
284:as Abhisarika
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
238:
235:
232:
229:
228:Madhuri Dixit
226:
225:
219:
215:
206:
204:
200:
199:Shahrukh Khan
196:
195:Madhuri Dixit
192:
188:
184:
183:
174:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
149:
135:
134:
132:
126:
123:
120:
116:
113:
110:
106:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
70:Madhuri Dixit
68:
64:
60:
56:
50:
46:
43:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
901:
882:18 September
880:. Retrieved
876:
866:
854:. Retrieved
850:the original
843:
834:
822:. Retrieved
818:the original
807:
797:
775:
763:. Retrieved
754:
742:. Retrieved
738:the original
733:
723:
711:. Retrieved
707:the original
700:
690:
682:
675:. Retrieved
671:the original
661:
646:
590:Javed Akhtar
581:Udit Narayan
551:Suman Devgan
536:Suman Devgan
464:A. R. Rahman
461:
446:
438:
437:
428:
340:
337:Taran Adarsh
330:
328:
312:M.F. Hussain
306:Sunita Kumar
290:as Phulvania
288:Raisa Husain
278:as Scientist
270:Mohan Agashe
264:Farida Jalal
234:Shabana Azmi
216:
212:
191:M. F. Husain
186:
181:
180:
179:
152:Running time
129:Release date
101:Waman Bhosle
74:Shabana Azmi
53:M. F. Husain
42:M. F. Husain
15:
912:Gaja Gamini
902:Gaja Gamini
780:Gaja Gamini
651:Gaja Gamini
605:Maya Govind
526:Maya Govind
511:Maya Govind
496:Maya Govind
439:Gaja Gamini
398:Sa Re Ga Ma
354:Gaja Gamini
341:Gaja Gamini
308:as Raj Mata
272:as Kalidasa
266:as Noorbibi
252:Inder Kumar
182:Gaja Gamini
156:122 minutes
92:Ashok Mehta
78:Inder Kumar
61:Rakesh Nath
58:Produced by
38:Directed by
24:Gaja Gamini
931:2000 films
925:Categories
877:Rediff.com
824:13 October
638:References
419:chronology
347:Soundtrack
314:as Painter
185:(English:
140:2000-12-01
48:Written by
856:8 October
765:8 October
713:8 October
677:8 October
482:Lyricist
479:Singer(s)
325:Reception
260:as Tansen
258:Tej Sapru
254:as Kamdev
248:as Sindhu
98:Edited by
809:Filmfare
783:Archived
448:Darmiyan
405:Producer
372:Released
362: by
332:Filmfare
296:as Bhola
169:Language
108:Music by
66:Starring
556:Kalidas
541:Kalidas
452:(1997)
443:(2000)
434:(2001)
320:(Cameo)
161:Country
138: (
744:1 July
393:Label
381:Genre
173:Hindi
164:India
907:IMDb
884:2022
858:2009
826:2020
767:2009
746:2011
715:2009
679:2009
476:Song
222:Cast
209:Plot
201:and
914:at
905:at
927::
875:.
842:.
812:.
806:.
732:.
681:.
583:,
470:.
886:.
860:.
828:.
792:.
769:.
748:.
717:.
656:.
142:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
