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Charulata - Rabindra Sangeet: "Fule Fule Dhole Dhole" (The Swing Scene)

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Uploaded by on Aug 11, 2008

A memorable scene from Satyajit Ray's "Charulata" which is an adaption of "Nastanirh" by Rabindranath Tagore. In this scene the main character, Charu, sings Tagore's song, "Fule Fule Dhole Dhole."

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  • I love this scene in particular, Ray films have always been astonishing.

  • @d1lass there's nothing called Indian language. The language here is Bengali language.

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  • Nice song

  • Tagore never really said that the tunes are his own..he was inspired by not only Scottish folk songs but also by Bengali folk songs..however Tagore songs are basically more about lyrics..and no one take the credit of lyrics from him.

  • @randominitializer I disagree, I know Lakota Sioux people that call their language 'Indian' when they aren't speaking 'American' - I am teasing of course, Bengali is such a beautiful melodic language and this scene captures real tenderness between Amal and Charu....wonderful scene!

  • What amazing camerawork. What an amazing song. What an amazing movie.

  • @randominitializer I see. Thank you! I stand corrected. :)

  • Tagore liked the folk music so much he used it in one of his own poem. However, he never tried to hide this. Madhub2345 is actually right. The follwing is an interesting version:

    /watch?v=aZdFhG9anY8

  • The guy is Amal (Soumitra Chatterjee) and the gal is Charu (Madhabi Mukherjee). She is his sister-in-law married to his older brother. She feels neglected and lonely and seeks companionship. Amal comes to his brothers home one day. He gives Charu companionship while her husband is busy with his newspaper and politics. Charu slowly feels attracted towards Amal and the story conveys the loss of innocence in the upper-middle class of late 19th century. The word "Nastanirh" means "Broken Nest"

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