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The first must-see film of the year.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

While I am VERY far from an expert on Indian films, I was lucky enough to have seen "Devdas" recently. It really helped me with "Kaagaz Ke Phool" because within "Kaagaz Ke Phool", the characters are actually making a version of "Devdas"--and, as the film progresses, the plot of "Kaagaz Ke Phool" begins to mirror that of "Devdas".So, before talking about "Kaagaz Ke Phool", let me quickly summarize the plot of this other film. Devdas returns home to his parents home. One of the most happy people to see him is his neighbor Parvati--a girl that Devdas grew up with but who suddenly catches his eye. They wish to get married but his family insists that he cannot marry her--his family wants him to marry a richer lady. Devdas is a jerk and marries this other woman and immediately regrets it. Then, for most of the rest of the film he pines for Parvati and drinks himself to death. And, with his dying breath, he returns to see Parvati one last time...then he dies. It's a VERY depressing romantic film--and as I said above, the film eventually begins to mirror "Devdas"."Kaagaz Ke Phool" begins with Suresh Singh already a very famous and successful Bollywood director. Despite his successes, though, he's sad and alone because his wife has left him and she took their daughter with her--and they now live with his snobbish parents and they often refuse to allow Surresh to see his daughter. He is sad but manages to suppress his feelings and keeps directing films.One day, Suresh is caught in a rain storm and meets a nice young lady. He gives the woman (Shanti) his coat and thinks nothing more of it. However, when she returns the coat, he gets another look at her and realizes she looks perfect to play Parvati in his upcoming production of "Devdas". She ends up being wonderful in the film and she falls head over heels for Suresh. But, since he's still married and she might get in the way of a reunion with the daughter, Shanti drops out of films and disappears. However, at this point, Suresh is smitten with Shanti--and has tried (in vain) to get his daughter. So, he resorts to drink and soon becomes a has-been and severe alcoholic (sounds familiar?). And, by the end of the film, he manages to gather up the strength to come to see Shanti one last time...before the end (again, a total parallel to "Devdas").All in all, this film is one of the better older Indian films I have seen. It's deeper and more introspective than most and gives an interesting behind the scenes look at their movie industry. It is also the nicest film I've seen from 1950s India when it comes to the film work--some of the scenes are really artistic and well composed. It also is sweet and exciting to watch--but makes much less sense if you haven't seen "Devdas". It's easy to find a copy of this other film, however, as they seem to have made a bazillion remakes of the movie! Well worth your time. Unfortunately, however, the print has LOUSY sound--so bear with it as you watch.

saw pyaasa first which sorta disappointed me but then i watched this one just for the song 'waqt ne kiya'. for a modern day movie goer there is no sanctity attached to this stalwart of yester years, it follows that no offense whatsoever is intended in my casual language. about the movie, it is difficult to realise that so many scenes seem 'old' because these have been excessively used/copied/parodied/improvised/destroyed in the past 50 years in various languages. but there are so many scenes where the intensity of the passion of Guru Dutt as a film maker is unmatched. Waheeda Rehman was blissful in pyaasa and is even more so in this one..one word 'love her' !! if you were to watch this movie as a critic, you will appreciate it well but if you were to watch it as a casual man, it is heart wrenching. yet, i prefer the latter.

This movie sums up the genius of Guru Dutt. A reclusive and introvert man portrayed in the movie was Dutt himself. Too bad the movie went over the heads of Audience in the 50s, however, its charisma has given it the status of a cult classic. Waheeda Rahman was beautiful as ever and acted much better than she did in Pyaasa. I rate this movie better than Pyaasa personally. Kaifi Azmi's lyrics are at their best with "Waqt ne kiya" song topping everything out! I think the beginning is extremely maudlin and same for the ending. He enters the studio as an old and broken man, only to be jeered at by his ex colleagues. A must watch with outstanding Music!!!!

A huge disappointment! Dutt's Pyaasa is one of my all-time favorite films; few have moved me so greatly. I didn't think he could top that one, but I also didn't think that his next film would fall so low. I mean, it's a fairly good film, but it really failed to resonate with me. Where Pyaasa was an archetypical plot that aspired to myth, Kaagaz Ke Phool is more along the lines of melodrama. Completely lost is the previous film's visual and aural poetry. The story of Paper Flowers concerns a film director, played by Dutt, who discovers a poor woman, Waheeda Rehman, to star in his new film. The two of them develop a special relationship that approaches love, but is not quite there. Then the director's daughter, Baby Naaz, enters the picture. The director's wife separated (not divorced) from him because her upper class family did not approve of a man involved in the film industry. But the daughter cannot stand to see her father fall for another woman, so she convinces Rehman to quit after the film is done. Disaster ensues for everyone. For this film to work better, I think the characters really needed to be better developed. They are mostly pretty generic. The daughter especially needed a more fully written role, because she basically ruins two lives and we only hastily see how she is affected by this. The movie pulls together a bit by its end, and its last couple of sequences are good, but nothing comes close to the cinematic magic of Pyaasa. Even the songs are far below Bollywood standards; they're too few and far between, and they tend to sound alike. Sometimes I wasn't sure if one song was a reprise of another. I liked a few of them, especially those sung by the actress character (sung, that is, by Geeta Dutt, as the actors tend not to sing in Bollywood). 7/10.