{"id":4684,"date":"2016-03-21T06:05:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2016-03-21T06:05:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:35:24","slug":"20-years-of-sooryavansham-sunday-binge-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4684","title":{"rendered":"20 Years Of Sooryavansham: Our Sunday Afternoon Guilty Pleasure Before the Age of Binge-Watching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span>n Hindi cinema, \u201ckheer\u201d has long been the sacred symbol of a doting mother&#8217;s love for her child, often competing with the hot favourite, \u201cgaajar ka halwa\u201d for the honour. The humble, harmless dessert was also drafted into a lactose-heavy jingoistic<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9ElY7lqva6I\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">war cry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the enemy in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/surgical-strike-day\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny Deol<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-starrer <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maa Tujhhe Salaam<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2002). But the dessert achieved its moment in the sun when it became an astounding pop-culture prop in EVV Satyanarayana\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the movie, an unsuspecting Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) consumed \u201czehreeli kheer\u201d that resulted in the most dramatic projectile blood vomit in the history of Bollywood.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Released on this day 20 years ago, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has since acquired a cult status among Bollywood fans, partly due to its perpetual Sunday afternoon telecast on Set Max (now Sony Max). The channel\u2019s inexplicable fixation with this sappy family drama continues to inspire legions of jokes, memes, and even serious<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Consumer\/VQTMjDaiZdK3LSe1FzODuJ\/Why-is-1999-movie-Sooryavansham-Sony-Maxs-favourite-offer.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reportage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Despite the fact that the film \u2013 a remake of the Tamil blockbuster <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suryavamsam<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1997) \u2013 casted Bachchan in a double role of father and son, it ended up having an unremarkable run at the box-office. And yet, two decades later, this family melodrama has found itself a diverse and an ever-growing fandom: Some watch it for cheap thrills, some out of habit and there\u2019s also a significant segment that genuinely believes that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a quality film about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/indian-families-adulting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian family<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> values. But whichever camp may one belong to, everyone vouches for its wildly entertaining and baffling plot lines and characters.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading the pack is Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh, a principled and powerful village head. His aristocratic \u201cSooryavanshi\u201d lineage is harped with a mawkish opening song that goes, \u201cHum sabke tirath dhaam ho tum\/ Iss kalyug ke Ram ho tum.\u201d Bhanu Pratap is the kind of man who evokes the same fawning glances from his family and villagers as Deepika Padukone does from her dotting hubby at every award function and movie screening And why not? He is a visionary philanthropist, a learned man who rattles off sections of the law faster than you can say IPC, and is a molester\u2019s worst <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/culture\/open-house-teachers-results-school\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nightmare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The only dampener in his illustrious resume is his youngest son Heera (Bachchan).<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The black sheep of the clan, Heera might resemble Bhanu Pratap physically, but doesn\u2019t warrant respect of any kind, unlike his famous father. While his brothers are educated and hold prestigious jobs, Heera remains illiterate due to a stupid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/culture\/namaz-iftar-badminton-childhood\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">childhood<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mistake. He never goes back to school after hitting his teacher in the face with a&#8230; tiffin box. Yep, you read that right. So naturally, Heera grows up to do household chores and is constantly rebuked by his siblings and their spouses. A meek man with self-worth issues, he is basically an overgrown Cinderella with no godmother or ball in sight.<\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">A meek man with self-worth issues, he is basically an overgrown Cinderella with no godmother or ball in sight.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet irrespective of his lowly status in his own house, Heera idolises his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/like-father-unlike-son-want-nothing-like-parents-millennials-boomers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">father<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is persistent in his attempts to get back into his good books. But his attempts are turned down by Bhanu Pratap with epic burns like \u201cTum humare khoon ka sabse badnaam qatra ho.\u201d It\u2019s the kind of fathering that only Tywin Lannister would approve of.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eventually Heera, rebuked by his childhood sweetheart, marries Radha (Soundarya). An IAS aspirant, she arrives as a guest at Bhanu Pratap\u2019s house and instantly throws a fit, bullies Heera, and makes him do silly stuff. But because <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, like every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/ladies-night-feminist-wednesdays\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sexist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> potboiler, needs a bratty heroine to establish the hero\u2019s humility, Radha is completely transformed after learning about Heera&#8217;s unfortunate past and declares her love for him. It\u2019s really the stuff of dreams.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Countering the Sooryavanshi swag is the crafty Kevda Thakur (Mukesh Rishi), the legendary villain who is perennially hatching plans to bring Bhanu Pratap down. Kevda Thakur is your classic Bollywood baddie \u2013 a lech who lives in a huge mansion filled with strange-looking artifacts and life-size portraits of his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/social-commentary\/padmaavat-shri-rajput-karni-sena-sanjay-leela-bhansali\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ancestors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, delivering kickass one-liners like \u201cconnection de kar fuse nikaalna.\u201d<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even as it was a product of 1999, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suffers a massive \u201980s hangover: flying bikes, songs with painted earthen pots and colourful bullock carts, and goons getting thrashed by the hero who has risen from the dead. It\u2019s a grand combination of both boisterous and corny southern masala sensibilities, and is the antithesis of subtlety: Bhanu Pratap\u2019s wish for a free hospital in the village is fulfilled by Heera with one aptly named Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh \u201cMuft Aspataal\u201d&#8217; and Heera accepts Radha\u2019s marriage proposal by sending her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/sindoor-anushka-sharma-feminism-women-marriage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sindoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bangles, and mangalsutra on leaves in a water stream. What an idea sirji!<\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">For discerning viewers, it\u2019s the mind-boggling mystery of two singers \u2013 Bachchan and Sonu Nigam \u2013 singing for one character in the same song.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, of course, are some very bizarre filmmaking decisions. For example, how difficult is it to get actors as old as, if not older, than Amitabh Bachchan to play his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/younger-siblings-parents-lenient\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elder brothers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s hilarious to watch the middle-aged megastar, playing the obedient chhota bhai to actors half his age. Even his onscreen mother is younger than him. For discerning viewers, it\u2019s the mind-boggling mystery of two singers \u2013 Bachchan and Sonu Nigam \u2013 singing for one character in the same song. It\u2019s this unintentional hilarity that truly is the hallmark of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie has all the ingredients of a great guilty pleasure watch: delicious drama, blustering dialogues, and some hammy performances. While purists may dismiss <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as one of Bachchan&#8217;s more mediocre offerings, it\u2019s stunning that a whole generation would discover the superstar through this film and its pop culture might. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While seasonal flavours like the IPL and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/health\/endgame-tonic-mental-health\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avengers<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> come and go, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooryavansham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Set Max is forever because Heera hai sadaa ke liye.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purists may dismiss Sooryavansham as one of Amitabh Bachchan\u2019s mediocre offerings, but two decades later, this sappy family drama has found itself a diverse and an ever-growing fandom: Some watch it for cheap thrills, some out of habit. 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