Maqsad, the 1980s potboiler, is not much of a movie... a refrain we've said often about Hindi films in that dubious decade. However, the main reason to watch it is the grand dance-off between Bollywood divas Sridevi and Jaya Prada - who were arch rivals from the get-go.
Till date, Jaya Prada makes a little dig now and then against Sridevi. Sri, notoriously press-shy and confrontation-free, has rarely said a word against Jaya Prada. Cheers to her for her decorum!
Now in the film, there's the most incredible dance-off between Jaya Prada and Sridevi. The fierce dance ballet that the leading ladies do - Aajao Aajao Naagraja Tum Aajao - is absolutely incredible. Between the two, the palpable rivalry made the other better. You can see the fire... Let's call it the 'healthy competition' between the grand Southern Belles of Indian cinema.
For our money's worth, Sridevi appears more graceful, while Jaya Prada is technically more proficient, but both are so finely tuned and polished. Sridevi isn't a trained dancer, unlike Jaya Prada and yet, she can hold her own. To be fair, Jaya Prada was an incredibly beautiful actress and a fine dancer but... obviously as we are the comprehensive Sridevi fan site, our loyalties lie purely with the one and only Sridevi!
Jaya Prada made headlines, but quite frankly Sridevi made history. In the pantheon of Indian cinema, Sridevi's light will shine brighter. Sridevi had top billing, more awards, more rewards, more title roles, more double-roles, top billing, international appeal etc etc.
Watch the songs and dances from the film Maqsad... but, feel free to skip on the movie! Be warned, do keep the volume down as its a rather loud musical number (Bappi Lahiri amped up the volume!) sung with full-throated passion by the legendary Kishore Kumar. In the musical interludes, the ladies shine. It's one of the all-time great dances in Hindi films. Choreographed by... well.. either Kamal master... or Salim or Srinivas... To be confirmed.
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ReplyDeleteSee it's not about who our loyalties lie with but on an honest note Sreedevi was lot better than Jaya Prada. In this dance number if you notice more attentively you'll find that Jaya Prada in an attempt to outshine Sree was missing some beats as she was "Over" energetic and fast. Her attempt to be superior was clearly evident in her dance. Sree on the other hand went with the flow and beats of the music focusing on getting the act right and not focusing on the"competition".
ReplyDeleteAs you all dance guru already mentioned "obviously as we are the comprehensive Sridevi fan site, our loyalties lie purely with the one and only Sridevi!" . So I don't think i need to read your biased article further.
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