Review: Guide (1965)

Starring: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis, Kishore Sahu

Director: Vijay Anand

Music/Lyrics: SD Burman /Shailendra

Where To Watch: YouTube

Moral of the Story: Sometimes the greatest act of love is to witness another’s transformation and have the courage to step aside

There's a moment early in Vijay Anand's ‘Guide’ that contains the entire film in miniature. Rosie (Waheeda Rehman) travels to a colony of kalbeliyas (snake charmers), and as the hiss of the pungi rises with the dust, she begins to sway.

Her body begins to move, tentatively at first, following the music’s slow, enticing call. Then the dance takes her – claims her. The swaying becomes more fluid, then fierce, as if months of silent rage is rising through her limbs. Every spin, every stam

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