Writings of Ali Sohani - Poetry, Film Reviews/ Analysis, Translations, Short Stories, Articles…Tumblr (3.0; @alisohani)https://alisohani.tumblr.com/<p>Another beautiful and my favorite composition from 90s. This one’s from Hindi film: “Fareb (1996)”.Singers are Sanu Da (Kumar Sanu) &amp; Alka Yagnik. Music is composed by: Jatin-Lalit.<br/><br/>Translation:<br/><br/>Descending from eyes to the depths of my soul,My heartbeats remain under your control…Oh my friend, oh my love,Your fragrance is within my body and soul.<br/><br/>I swear by you, yes, I give you my word,This…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/01e1969d0b273a32c40f61ea2bac4184/b506841c46b30cc5-e3/s640x960/8ea67d57fc3357a8f24ae8b15a277c643ba3400e.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/01e1969d0b273a32c40f61ea2bac4184/b506841c46b30cc5-e3/s75x75_c1/466a7fa357c8b2596750408719d668e17833c197.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/01e1969d0b273a32c40f61ea2bac4184/b506841c46b30cc5-e3/s100x200/89eb6701c50b931024ab4863afbdacbf8732f832.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/01e1969d0b273a32c40f61ea2bac4184/b506841c46b30cc5-e3/s250x400/727d676283b891ca38fc2d380198f0005f122394.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/01e1969d0b273a32c40f61ea2bac4184/b506841c46b30cc5-e3/s400x600/bf746adf2b03c7ec532ce8cae6ff298ab35a6614.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/01e1969d0b273a32c40f61ea2bac4184/b506841c46b30cc5-e3/s500x750/8162f29bde8ab715ae8d246ea8f4c3d1ce4587fd.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/aankhon-se-dil-mein-utar-ke-descending-from-eyes-to-the-depths-of-my-soul/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813075808265666560https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813075808265666560Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:18:35 -0700Alka YagnikFareb (1996)Hindi Film SongJatin-LalitKumar Sanutranslated poem<p>Another great – one of my favorite compositions from early 90s from Hindi film: Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). Sung by ephemeral: S P Balasubramaniam. Music composed by Ram Laxman and lyrics penned by Dev Kohli.<br/><br/>Translation:<br/><br/>O girl who wears my colors so true,An angel or a Queen, who are you?Or are you my love story come true?Reply to my questions, Please do, won’t you?<br/><br/>Tell me why the moon and stars…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/cbddc86303f6d2de998e8a3168dbe90d/68fb03e5dca606da-0c/s640x960/d720634e9f087906388a057336082c250d4ce033.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/cbddc86303f6d2de998e8a3168dbe90d/68fb03e5dca606da-0c/s75x75_c1/80bc5f304afb67b886d7174eab8126cf9265f085.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/cbddc86303f6d2de998e8a3168dbe90d/68fb03e5dca606da-0c/s100x200/5869755604a1f34662582158722494ef0d7242e1.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/cbddc86303f6d2de998e8a3168dbe90d/68fb03e5dca606da-0c/s250x400/27ea8f2b4ea7abfcb961b47b7890ab5061bdbe6f.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/cbddc86303f6d2de998e8a3168dbe90d/68fb03e5dca606da-0c/s400x600/47c9d65428a4c0736ec6efae317273564f75627a.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/cbddc86303f6d2de998e8a3168dbe90d/68fb03e5dca606da-0c/s500x750/b3f60f434956b449e06dccae8421b2246c64257a.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/mere-rang-me-rangne-wali-o-girl-who-wears-my-colors-so-true/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813070183763738625https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813070183763738625Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:49:11 -0700Dev KohliHindi Film Songlove sickMaine Pyar Kiya (1989)Ram LaxmanS P Balasubramaniamtranslated poem<p>Another of my favorite “Nadeem-Shravan” composition. Sung by ephemeral “Roop Kumar Rathod” and angelic voice “Shreya Ghoshal”. Lyrics penned by none other than “Sameer Anjaan”. Song belongs to the Hindi film: Tumsa Nahi Dekha (2004).<br/><br/>Translation:<br/><br/>Let this haze and smoke remain a while…Let me reveal secrets of my heart confined,I am but a fool driven mad by you…Let me burn in fires of love with…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/54eb83b576c765bc2f79fdc8ab9e9aaf/77a79dec1389ca50-db/s640x960/74a807244945c0fe27ddd19ab532102202df3f49.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/54eb83b576c765bc2f79fdc8ab9e9aaf/77a79dec1389ca50-db/s75x75_c1/4a42cb759f43df13b6cec0e495579c2ab9342f8b.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/54eb83b576c765bc2f79fdc8ab9e9aaf/77a79dec1389ca50-db/s100x200/4b000db936030b75ed2423be0cc12c4b420de2bc.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/54eb83b576c765bc2f79fdc8ab9e9aaf/77a79dec1389ca50-db/s250x400/a50b1b509eb698a6c96e0fcba4dd0d8369eeca3d.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/54eb83b576c765bc2f79fdc8ab9e9aaf/77a79dec1389ca50-db/s400x600/a2fd7569d4ca31df257c86beaaa62d5ed778f559.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/54eb83b576c765bc2f79fdc8ab9e9aaf/77a79dec1389ca50-db/s500x750/c84280f4db13e103aab7d1a1009c09f4faf72e8f.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/yeh-dhuan-dhuan-sa-rehne-do-let-this-haze-and-smoke-remain-a-while/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813064932220370944https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813064932220370944Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:25:43 -0700Hindi Film Songlove sickNadeem-ShravanRoop Kumar RathodSameerShreya Ghoshaltranslated poemTumsa Nahi Dekha (2004)yearning<p>Another of my favorite Nadeem-Shravan composition. Sung by: Sanu Da (Kumar Sanu) and Alka Yagnik.Lyrics penned by Sameer Anjaan. Song belongs to the Hindi film: Saajan (1991).<br/><br/>Translation:<br/><br/>My heart is filled with such silliness,It has fallen in love with only you.Yet whenever you appear in sight…It’s far too afraid to open up to you.Oh my beloved, Oh beloved…<br/><br/>How I try to make it…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2362f850df278abb386f81cece269ab/d1d7ce3901f62743-12/s640x960/1e012d600a1b21a142b72b72dfc3b50679a200dd.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2362f850df278abb386f81cece269ab/d1d7ce3901f62743-12/s75x75_c1/1d14e1d4ac6faf2c7e8e43ffd847e9a7c46c7a8d.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2362f850df278abb386f81cece269ab/d1d7ce3901f62743-12/s100x200/bddc511dbe16f765fac78008f3fcdc74fc0a76f1.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2362f850df278abb386f81cece269ab/d1d7ce3901f62743-12/s250x400/54428922fd68a3829dd469615f2ebae6ba84dc5a.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2362f850df278abb386f81cece269ab/d1d7ce3901f62743-12/s400x600/fb225a9692414994846b14874f90ef9067670b5b.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2362f850df278abb386f81cece269ab/d1d7ce3901f62743-12/s500x750/84b2fb827643a73a689867f001b567b5541d974a.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/mera-dil-bhi-kitna-pagal-hai-my-heart-is-filled-with-such-silliness/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813060687865806848https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813060687865806848Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:18:15 -0700Alka YagnikHindi Film SongKumar Sanulove sickSaajan (1991)Sameertranslated poem<p>Another beautiful composition by Nadeem-Shravan from early 90s. With singers: Kumar Sanu and Sadhana Sargam.From Hindi film: Sainik (1993). Lyrics penned by Sameer Anjaan.<br/><br/>Translated Poem:<br/><br/>Such a longing I do possess…To give my heart to you…To come closer to you…To spend my life with you…Dare I say this to you…How do I open my heart to you?<br/><br/>Soul of my heart, all grace is in you…Beats of my…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fec69ab21a3e73d70191727613c4391b/a7d64d5c46065054-df/s640x960/38c6c1b4d8d5f470eb27011d3d790c03216ebec7.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fec69ab21a3e73d70191727613c4391b/a7d64d5c46065054-df/s75x75_c1/430653191e00efbacdda3fa157c45d729bbdda3c.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/fec69ab21a3e73d70191727613c4391b/a7d64d5c46065054-df/s100x200/2b567c57a36404c4aeaf32596ba24b630d8c77c3.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/fec69ab21a3e73d70191727613c4391b/a7d64d5c46065054-df/s250x400/2d59d1b9cbd7ae6bb82e932b994aefd8508a2ef7.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/fec69ab21a3e73d70191727613c4391b/a7d64d5c46065054-df/s400x600/2346054e519f182861e6e1b765acd023db594923.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/fec69ab21a3e73d70191727613c4391b/a7d64d5c46065054-df/s500x750/d2566a09bfd3226dcc2b42755f3bc11bb58f410d.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/kitni-hasrat-hai-humein-such-a-longing-i-do-possess/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813030531646324736https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813030531646324736Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:18:56 -0700Hindi Film SongKumar SanuNadeem-ShravanSadhana SargamSainik (1993)Sameertranslated poem<p>A lovely composition by 90s most melodious composers: Nadeem-Shravan. Sung by Sanu da (Kumar Sanu) and Alka Yagnik. This song is from hindi film: Dil Ka Kya Kasoor (1992). Lyrics were penned by: Anwar Sagar.<br/><br/>Translation:<br/><br/>A fault it only becomesA fault it only becomes whenI open my heart to someone…To keep on loving someoneIs surely no crime at all.<br/><br/>Wealthy you are sure…Wealthy you are sure,…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04155aea1f40ccae07507776cc153c3/69ee98b52343d4bd-7c/s640x960/8899e4d92ce4cd6c59b7d5a0f6b5913edf43da50.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04155aea1f40ccae07507776cc153c3/69ee98b52343d4bd-7c/s75x75_c1/4060326650280f59afc27dd4bc8976d389f830e3.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04155aea1f40ccae07507776cc153c3/69ee98b52343d4bd-7c/s100x200/32e53c43fcc3e293eb2b79f9d7038b15f2221a7f.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04155aea1f40ccae07507776cc153c3/69ee98b52343d4bd-7c/s250x400/d5eefbb6fbd479820eafa8b391b680f2711bb026.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04155aea1f40ccae07507776cc153c3/69ee98b52343d4bd-7c/s400x600/d9c2a68b7bd5ab4a76ecec21ef814a89ddb5221b.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04155aea1f40ccae07507776cc153c3/69ee98b52343d4bd-7c/s500x750/e43efc30242b1e11b0ce43d3db52bd1fedf6f989.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/khata-to-jab-ho-ke-a-fault-it-only-becomes-when/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813027078841696256https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/813027078841696256Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:24:03 -0700Alka YagnikAnwar SagarDil Ka Kya KasoorHindi Film SongKumar SanuNadeem-Shravantranslated poem<p>This song belongs to a 1997 Hindi film Border. The lyrics (beautiful poetry in rhythm as well as emotions) are penned by none other than Maestro: Javed Akhtar.Sung by Roop Kumar Rathod (in his ephemeral voice – not many singers have a gifted voice texture with classical training that he has) and then whole composition was done by Anu Malik (who made it phenomenally melodious) – All in all a…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0e64ebff448d902458d29f7264f49a5/067b72ed510935f0-d2/s640x960/8e3898f2b6747207d6ada6dffc6b3ea8e2efa004.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0e64ebff448d902458d29f7264f49a5/067b72ed510935f0-d2/s75x75_c1/9db8ccbdebd6eb61a3612611b467d89d053994c7.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0e64ebff448d902458d29f7264f49a5/067b72ed510935f0-d2/s100x200/6ecb0d56fdf86b1523c09adb7121b081ec18d819.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0e64ebff448d902458d29f7264f49a5/067b72ed510935f0-d2/s250x400/c1d9be13f2f77c253569b7e224b9d6220bf57ecd.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0e64ebff448d902458d29f7264f49a5/067b72ed510935f0-d2/s400x600/15921866d2633e663723b2ed53632cd567634f81.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0e64ebff448d902458d29f7264f49a5/067b72ed510935f0-d2/s500x750/18ab128c2983da8db720bf2919f7a03dac221104.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/o-moments-in-a-rush-to-vanish-ae-jaate-hue-lamhon/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/811664115304202240https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/811664115304202240Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:20:20 -0700Anu MalikBorder (1997)Javed AkhtarMithoonRoop Kumar RathodVishal Mishra<p>Translation:<br/><br/>Oh beloved, should I ever in life betray you,May God punish me and my life bid adieu…If ever becoming afraid of the world I leave you…May God punish me and my life bid adieu…<br/><br/>Your face outshines the moon, it blushes in shame.Since God created you, He’s lost in awe and claim.Your heart of petals should I cause an upset to,May God punish me and my life bid adieu…<br/><br/>There’s nothing…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6813f5bc8b084ed37d22c96fbff0496/5071e20f260ca818-76/s640x960/f6854f894e3cdbd803c0177733a117e8eee95be2.jpg" data-orig-height="360" data-orig-width="480" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6813f5bc8b084ed37d22c96fbff0496/5071e20f260ca818-76/s75x75_c1/71da1b69ebf742dd76e7534913f28b1224427f3d.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6813f5bc8b084ed37d22c96fbff0496/5071e20f260ca818-76/s100x200/ca92ff35fd300946423591a961f636c0caff0cd7.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6813f5bc8b084ed37d22c96fbff0496/5071e20f260ca818-76/s250x400/e84b1b31e29f4b9c7bb6d9fe15a441fb2c141ee4.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6813f5bc8b084ed37d22c96fbff0496/5071e20f260ca818-76/s400x600/f5987e3583934141936b311a5338441170f4cc48.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6813f5bc8b084ed37d22c96fbff0496/5071e20f260ca818-76/s500x750/6847ea62c88869cc78adb9f4250705f79981833e.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/soniye-je-tere-naal-daga-mein-kamavaa-oh-beloved-should-i-ever-in-life-betray-you/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/808760114121162752https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/808760114121162752Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:02:28 -0800belovedDevotionalFolk SonglovemysticpoetryPunjabiSufi Songtranslated poem<p>Poem:<br/><br/>Somedays, I wonder… How I find myself,time and again,in same corridors we met once…<br/><br/>I tend to linger…in the spaces we didn’t filllike the echo of a notelong after the music’s gone…<br/><br/>In dreams, you slip through my fingerslike a sand, as a rain-drop sweeping through the mesh of dense forest…like a time leaving only the imprint of a hand that never held…<br/><br/>I still have kept you in the letters…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="1879" data-orig-width="2510"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s640x960/d1182cf4a70fb3a1a71f1ff9d81fbf6302f10139.png" data-orig-height="1879" data-orig-width="2510" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s75x75_c1/813ef391d6908ad640009cd7e652c1f4b78b345a.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s100x200/95b69214bfe7621ec5cbb296ca43e35b854a4fa9.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s250x400/8442d813b90c0978c67c93b942ddb3c69f522616.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s400x600/29821a8969bfe7bb2dc6bca924ed64c18241127f.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s500x750/fb24d7c75e7dad0e5dc92481af4cdd0d1a58d246.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s540x810/c13355b6fb0f69e90df18579d0c25d1a3b184759.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s640x960/d1182cf4a70fb3a1a71f1ff9d81fbf6302f10139.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s1280x1920/fd5df9387d8b5c1ebc5c32e63d124c5671b49a7e.png 1280w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/effddf970c9d3daa2b6f194b2db20a40/f5c066774e5a1b64-78/s2048x3072/1ac4d3b0a6446a6d6eb2ca13a28a269f483f2d14.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/still/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/808363370001629184https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/808363370001629184Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:56:24 -0800English Poemlonginglovelove sicknostalgiapoetryyearning<p>“Do you know what they call you, Jared? The widowmaker!“<br/><br/>From the moment Marshal Jared Maddox rides onto the screen, Lawman establishes itself not as a typical tale of frontier justice, but as an unforgiving, almost clinical dissection of the corrosive nature of rigid morality and unyielding ego. Can a man obsessed with the letter of the law become a greater threat to peace than the very…</p><p class="npf_link" data-npf='{"type":"link","url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/lawman-1971-film-review-and-analysis/","display_url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/lawman-1971-film-review-and-analysis/","title":"Lawman (1971) - Film Review and Analysis","poster":[{"media_key":"009de96669fe178e2e68e2b10e3f1f18:2bf23e7f0f1fd067-53","type":"image/png","width":1000,"height":1500}]}'><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/lawman-1971-film-review-and-analysis/" target="_blank">Lawman (1971) - Film Review and Analysis</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797402704741875712https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797402704741875712Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:21:19 -0700Burt Lancasterfilm analysisfilm reviewGerald WilsonLawmanMichael Winneroriginal screenplayRobert PaynterWestern Film<p>“You are too bossy and too damn plain.” This brutal rejection, leveled at the capable and devout Mary Bee Cuddy, cuts to the core of The Homesman, a western that strips away the genre’s typical heroics to expose the desolate reality of frontier life, particularly for women. Can the most competent and determined soul survive a world that refuses to see her true worth?<br/><br/>Film Credits:<br/><br/>Directed by:…</p><p class="npf_link" data-npf='{"type":"link","url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/the-homesman-2014-film-review-and-analysis/","display_url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/the-homesman-2014-film-review-and-analysis/","title":"The Homesman (2014) – Film Review and Analysis"}'><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/the-homesman-2014-film-review-and-analysis/" target="_blank">The Homesman (2014) – Film Review and Analysis</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797309329270292480https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797309329270292480Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:37:09 -0700adapted screenplayfilm analysisfilm reviewGlendon SwarthoutHilary SwankPeriod FilmRodrigo PrietoThe HomesmanTommy Lee JonesWestern Film<p>“We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” This is the uncompromising gospel of a film that doesn’t just tug at the heartstrings, but demands they be plucked,…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="394" data-orig-width="700"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s640x960/c58d66322ff6de86f399b6ced66f661b7630a5fc.png" data-orig-height="394" data-orig-width="700" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s75x75_c1/920f7f4cfe5c23d6863f11a12732d3c0e3dc7c13.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s100x200/2d1f67e477973b60d2599b2df4c1ec499a31bb6d.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s250x400/803e06c7ebbdae4a6fd522118bd0cc8652a2fb1b.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s400x600/804691b628cbaa663aa9526b3f66610597da8bc0.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s500x750/8eebec53b4efe9fe3baf2ba0dc0fa67076a20675.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s540x810/a183368802fd10ab1c40c5a82a79081fac03ccf7.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s640x960/c58d66322ff6de86f399b6ced66f661b7630a5fc.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c58f3c70f0acd29664fcfcf6536988d/2fac8da5e756d49e-1b/s1280x1920/5b449ad6e9a9e9722c00bc0dfdf3c89a54722dda.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/dead-poets-society-1989-film-review-and-analysis/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797216237027491840https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797216237027491840Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:57:29 -07001989Dead Poets SocietyEthan Hawkefilm analysisfilm reviewJohn SealeMotivationaloriginal screenplayOscar Winning ScreenplayPeter WeirRobert Sean LeonardRobin WilliamsTom Schulman<p>“Your look disturbs me.”<br/><br/>With these simple words, painter Édouard Frenhofer captures the central, volatile conflict of The Beautiful Troublemaker, a film that defies the facile categorizations of cinema to become a four-hour meditation on the impossible quest for artistic truth. It asks: What is the true cost—to the artist, to the muse, and to the lovers they leave behind—of creating a…</p><p class="npf_link" data-npf='{"type":"link","url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/the-beautiful-troublemaker-la-belle-noiseuse-1991-film-review-and-analysis/","display_url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/the-beautiful-troublemaker-la-belle-noiseuse-1991-film-review-and-analysis/","title":"The Beautiful Troublemaker (La Belle Noiseuse) (1991) - Film Review and Analysis"}'><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/the-beautiful-troublemaker-la-belle-noiseuse-1991-film-review-and-analysis/" target="_blank">The Beautiful Troublemaker (La Belle Noiseuse) (1991) - Film Review and Analysis</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797064879434563584https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/797064879434563584Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:51:44 -0700adapted screenplayartArtistArtistic TruthFrench filmJacques RivetteLa Belle NoiseusemuseThe Beautiful Troublemaker<p>Poem:<br/><br/>Mei woh rait ka toofan hun,jo kabhi guzra tha tumharay ghar se…dhool aur mitti mei rang kar tumhein,nikal gaya tha shaam k pehr mein.Tum baarish k intizaar mein abis ghar par dhuul jamne na dena,khud karlena saaf isay,isay thehrne mat dena…Rang hojaye gehra agar to utarta nahi aasani se…<br/><br/>Kuch rang mene bhi le liya haitumhara tumhein chum k…Yun to thehr gaya hun meinrawani se sehra k kisi…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="449" data-orig-width="800"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s640x960/6695bd8bcfc81dc69fc07c097292429f5aeb3c0c.jpg" data-orig-height="449" data-orig-width="800" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s75x75_c1/d0a4a5e1dd15d377b38fec3df936cb86242ff9a1.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s100x200/f10d0ec13d08b4879a23cdb474db0eedfb002e0a.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s250x400/87f49d71b6f5b7ea1484efaf6e099cc9c89129ae.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s400x600/ede533365ffff7ef4decd3d5be233aca50a1c32a.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s500x750/676b15fe3cc9197ae6bb20d3e003b046191a9c96.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s540x810/2007ea6552788a94c7a8e2ca428237d9e090888f.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s640x960/6695bd8bcfc81dc69fc07c097292429f5aeb3c0c.jpg 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8db359b3e608c2457b1d923680827ce8/bb2cd76011f6d6f2-2b/s1280x1920/7933787850e2cb68f68d5237814204898817a500.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/toofan-aur-makaan-storm-and-house/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788872534117449728https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788872534117449728Sat, 12 Jul 2025 06:37:54 -0700love sicknazmpoetryUrdu poetry<p>“It’s not easy being me.” – Chan Kwai Bun<br/><br/>This simple, poignant statement, whether uttered aloud or merely felt in the marrow of the character, encapsulates the profound burden of extraordinary perception. It is the key that unlocks the intricate, bewildering, and brilliant cinematic puzzle box that is Mad Detective, inviting us to delve into a reality where the greatest truths are found in the…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="675" data-orig-width="1200"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s640x960/2c8e6aed4442b57a1c648518aa72f9e96e5d442c.png" data-orig-height="675" data-orig-width="1200" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s75x75_c1/5ae7ff97048e9bda6dd873eb8e97970fe8dd679c.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s100x200/b5cf974ad74a26c3f1f0cc58f0abc3d5e0cf1873.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s250x400/1d0cc8184cfe454d0cc883fa30520a760cd8ff56.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s400x600/75fba69b773b9a7a06cc0982fef1c320d38713e9.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s500x750/92d210840987d445554c8d82721ded99ab6c714a.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s540x810/9fcf58dfd004547a65973175d522c844355a4fc9.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s640x960/2c8e6aed4442b57a1c648518aa72f9e96e5d442c.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f98e1b1ba575e772a9ee9ca63c4000e1/5052a08fb851c298-d1/s1280x1920/185a1e12420b2d0485f62a656ff618d59cf5fc9e.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/mad-detective-%e7%a5%9e%e6%8e%a2-2007-film-review-and-analysis/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788620375545282560https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788620375545282560Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:49:57 -0700Au Kin-YeeCheng Siu-KeungChinese Filmfilm analysisfilm reviewJohnnie ToMad Detective (神探) (2007)psychological thrillerWai Ka-FaiWhoDunIt<p>“Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt. That’s the first thing they teach you.” This terse, almost philosophical declaration, delivered by Sam with the quiet authority of a man who lives by unwritten rules, immediately plunges us into the morally ambiguous world of Ronin. John Frankenheimer’s masterwork thrusts viewers into the shadowy lives of elite operatives—masterless and…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="1000" data-orig-width="750"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s640x960/40235244b2644427f3454a193c88eeca9dc3a14a.png" data-orig-height="1000" data-orig-width="750" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s75x75_c1/8574d2a47ae263a203c1cfee56a4d9a6be01e802.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s100x200/9fc71453ea0b40498c8ed004fdeedff1ffe76312.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s250x400/ad49584e583debe393f8c05924f54bbd78c503a6.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s400x600/c4644375c20b3ff4646748ff48cf2060f830f36e.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s500x750/75b917253ba1a63700154aeac9b02ad257150103.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s540x810/3e1834fa533af065d5e3fe60533396e9c7a6da02.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s640x960/40235244b2644427f3454a193c88eeca9dc3a14a.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca51786dd246be36ab4185394a02a33a/cac9834c972c0505-48/s1280x1920/f06ac370cfa0ae7b5c4e013970d1515557f6ac40.png 750w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/ronin-1998-film-review-and-analysis/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788609065142091776https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788609065142091776Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:50:11 -0700David MametEspionagefilm analysisfilm reviewJ.D. ZeikJohn Frankenheimeroriginal screenplayRichard WeiszRobert FraisseRogue AgentsRonin (1998)<p>Poem:<br/><br/>Not a decade past, a postcard sang of a West hard-won,Maple leaves forged in the fire at dawn’s rising sun.But the frame is now cracked, the colours have bled,And the ghosts of old futures sleep in its stead.<br/><br/>This giant slumbers on the mountains of gold,It has a tale of riches but weary and old.Riches exist deep in its land’s pulsating veins,Yet we chain our future to green-washed…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="545" data-orig-width="800"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0f8f35156bf05ed48366ff8039914ab1/527e1bb9639a310e-03/s640x960/0badcd9c59943aef2aaccc1787dfd8f2a0766f01.png" data-orig-height="545" data-orig-width="800" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0f8f35156bf05ed48366ff8039914ab1/527e1bb9639a310e-03/s75x75_c1/dc0d485b6dc9725f59d45dadf34bba318efa5712.png 75w, 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sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/in-search-of-the-maple-leaf/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788509540790501376https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/788509540790501376Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:28:17 -0700Canadamaple leafpoetryState of Affairs<p>Tapish samait k ik sholay ki…Meri tujay safaid lihaf mei samait kar deta hun…Tere aanay se pehlay hi tere raaston pepalkay beechaye rehta hun.Tere aangan ki thaat mein yun,mei teri aab-talab taak mein kyun…Kabhi badlon ko odh leta hun,Kabhi lehron mein tair leta hun….Kabhi pados k roshan dano semudhbher bhi kar leta hun.<br/><br/>Tu jis simt bhi nazr aajaye mujay,tujay ik aankh hi mein takta rehta…</p><p class="npf_link" data-npf='{"type":"link","url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/main-ghayal-ghayal-phirta-hun-i-roam-torn-and-wounded/","display_url":"https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/main-ghayal-ghayal-phirta-hun-i-roam-torn-and-wounded/","title":"Main ghayal ghayal phirta hun (I roam torn and wounded)","poster":[{"media_key":"8cb6d1871d4a56e14eca2943b1333a61:a4784f60eea30001-de","type":"image/png","width":640,"height":427}]}'><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/main-ghayal-ghayal-phirta-hun-i-roam-torn-and-wounded/" target="_blank">Main ghayal ghayal phirta hun (I roam torn and wounded)</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/787740815684468736https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/787740815684468736Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:49:43 -0700belovedlovelove sickmysticnazmpoetryUrdu poetryyearning<p>Poem:<br/><br/>Aaina ban k aksar teri tasveer muj se milta hai,Khaab ho kar aksar teri tehreer muj se milta hai<br/><br/>Jab meri yaadon ki rail guzarti hai tere shehr se,Poora shehr khench k zanjeer muj se milta hai.<br/><br/>Raat k noor se hota hai ahsaas tere hone ka,Chand ban k tera khabar-gir muj se milta hai…<br/><br/>Khamosh karta hai mujhe phir aata hai khayal,Kar k khabardar ye kaman-gir muj se milta hai…<br/><br/>Socha hai…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="739" data-orig-width="1000"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7947ce852dac9f85c143f9ecfe488654/ef09a9425984fa34-b2/s640x960/28fac4ba6b5e25f52bb76c74f0a967fcd754a9c1.png" data-orig-height="739" data-orig-width="1000" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7947ce852dac9f85c143f9ecfe488654/ef09a9425984fa34-b2/s75x75_c1/964ed821375fd7725a088f92c25f84deb1cdbb6f.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/7947ce852dac9f85c143f9ecfe488654/ef09a9425984fa34-b2/s100x200/a14498c5decfd3567b5254e01491c425f549e769.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/7947ce852dac9f85c143f9ecfe488654/ef09a9425984fa34-b2/s250x400/4ebb4fd652d1e688458d22d48a6d1e7fefdbdaea.png 250w, 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08:10:21 -0700ghazallongingUrdu poetry<p>Poem:<br/><br/>Nisf naqt to banta hai udhaar se pehle…Kuch fasla to banta hai pyaar se pehle…<br/><br/>Teri kami bhi lagti hai humein hujuum…Ik saniha to banta hai shakaar se pehle…<br/><br/>Kya hona udaas bad-e-hijr ki gusht par,Pat-jad to aata hai bahaar se pehle…<br/><br/>Socho kitna sakhi hai mera sitam-gaar,Deta hai muskura woh har vaar se pehle…<br/><br/>Unse kahein na aajayein ikdum saamne,Dhadkan ruk bhi jaati hai…</p><p><br/></p><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="924" data-orig-width="692"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/249d3bab23f511fb6173776b8b91bc3c/4d38ce5a7899a90d-5f/s640x960/befe374e21e8f061973ca81cf288cfdcabcfb230.png" data-orig-height="924" data-orig-width="692" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/249d3bab23f511fb6173776b8b91bc3c/4d38ce5a7899a90d-5f/s75x75_c1/f74b9a94e820bfe9270b2c0fe867b626fb798a74.png 75w, 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sizes="(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px"/></figure></div><p><a href="https://alisohani.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/pehle-before/">View On WordPress</a></p>https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/787651144536162304https://alisohani.tumblr.com/post/787651144536162304Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:04:26 -0700ghazalUrdu poetry