Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Ram Teri Ganga Maili literally translated into English as Ram, your Ganges become impure is a 1985 Bollywood film directed by actordirector Raj Kapoor. The movie stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor, son of Raj Kapoor. It was Raj Kapoors last film. The film became a Blockbuster at the box office and went on to be the highest grossing Hindi film of 1985. The music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film. The storyline of the film is somewhat similar to Pakeezah. The film became very controversial because of Mandakinis bold scenes of breastfeeding and bathing in a transparent saree, which wasnt something the conservative Indian Censor Board allowed at that point in time.
According to Philip Lutgendorf, the movie is an allegory that synthesizes classical and mythic narrative, softcore political and social commentary here condemning the corruption of politicians and capitalists and championing the nascent environmental initiatives of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The narrative recapitulates the Abhijnakuntalam story that first appeared in the epic Mahabharata and then was reworked, some six hundred years later, by the poet Kalidasa.The movie was a hit, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. The film also caused a stir because of two scenes one in which Mandakini bathes under a waterfall wearing only a flimsy white saree through which her breasts are clearly visible and another in which she is shown breastfeeding a child. Some critics claimed that the scenes were vulgar and exploitative, and were used to get around the Censor Boards stringent rules against nudity. Kapoor, as usual, defended the inclusion of the scenes stating that they were tasteful. ........
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