Neena Gupta Still From Travel. (image courtesy: neena_gupta)
Highlight
- An Insta page dedicated to Indian cinema shared a clip of ‘Yatra’
- Neena Gupta re-shares the clip on her Instagram story
- ‘Yatra’ was directed by filmmaker Shyam Benegal.
New Delhi:
Neena Gupta watches a throwback clip from her 1986 mini-series Travel on Friday and shared it again on his Instagram profile. Travel It aired on Doordarshan and starred late actors Om Puri and Mohan Gokhale, Raghubir Yadav, Ila Arun and Himani Shivpuri among others. The mini-series showcased the lives of a group of passengers on two long train journeys across India. TravelDirected by filmmaker Shyam Benegal, it was reportedly shot almost entirely on the Himsagar Express, which runs from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir. video shared by Neena Gupta Initially posted by a page dedicated to Indian cinema.
In the clip, a much younger version of Neena Gupta can be seen singing on the train as other passengers look at her in awe. Sharing the video, Neena Gupta wrote: “Thank you Swadeshi. Kaha se dhoondh liya.”
Indigenous’ Instagram page initially shared the clip with the caption: “Here’s singing a few lines from ‘Neena Gupta’Chan KithanIn ‘Shyam Benegal’ Travel (1986), a short series for Doordarshan on Indian Railways. Wrote about this delightful series a few weeks ago, but completely forgot to mention this amazing find! Within my limited listening to Punjabi music, Chan Kithan Remains an absolute favorite. It is actually a folk song from the Saraiki language, and the first line roughly translates to, ‘My love, where have you been all night?’ She calls her love’Chan’ – Moon. Solitude love song. There are many versions that can be found on the Internet, from Ataullah Khan’s classic to Ali Sethi’s soft rendition, and Ayushmann Khurrana with his new version – each of them beautiful in their own way. (Note: Can’t confirm the singer’s name from the credits as it was not there, but it may have been sung by Neena Gupta herself.)
Check out Neena Gupta’s post here:
Neena Gupta was last seen in the recently released film dial 100Which also stars Manoj Bajpayee. The actress has acted in films like Mandi, Festival, Trikal, Congratulations, Grandson of Sardar, And Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. its second season Masaba Masaba in the queue.
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