The
pre release scenario was quite dramatic. The soundtrack
for released over six months ago failed to make any
impact in the market. The film then continued with controversy
over
re-shooting some of newcomer Zayed Sulfi’s scenes
because producer Ramesh Sharma was unhappy with them.
Then came another controversy in the form of sexual
harassment. Sharma complained about model come actress
Yuktha Mukhi’s unprofessional behavior, Mukhi filed
lawsuits against him accusing him of sexual misconduct.
Now
that the drama is all over, the film is finally
ready to hit the screen. Aftab Shivdasani surely
hopes it does well.
Pyaasa
is about a ‘dieing thirst’. It is a longing
desire to acquire one’s goals. However, one
can’t acquire success without money, and that
is what Sooraj (Aftab), precisely lacks,
He
has the opportunities, the drive, and even the property,
but does not have money. And thus he hunts money.
He finally finds it in Sheetal Oberoi (Yuktha Mukhi),
who is a boss in a big company.
Sooraj,
slowly but systematically works his way into Sheetal’s
life and heart. But Sheetal too has goals, and a
“thirst”. Sheetal is quite aware that
she is in a better position than Sooraj. She is
also convinced that someone like Sooraj does not
deserve a brilliant person like her.
But
since Sooraj is keen on her money, he is not at
all disturbed by her behavior towards him. On the
other and, Sheetal too is trying to get what she
wants.
She
wan
ts
someone as rich as her, as powerful and loving as
her. Sooraj fails to prove himself on these counts.
Then
comes Prem (Zayed Sulfi), the man of her dreams.
And then begins the trouble when Sooraj doesn´t
stop in his pursuit of Sheetal´s money even
as Sheetal continues on with her life.
What
happens next? Whose ambition succeeds?
Pyasa
travels in a different path in Indian cinema where
a poor boy/girl attracts a rich girl/boy without
any difficulty. It shows the ambitions and love
in a practical manner and it is yet to be seen how
the theme is treated.
