Rakhi in films: How did Bollywood change the stories of siblings? Magic of Rakshabandhan:

Indian traditions and festivals have always been shown in a very interesting way in Hindi films. The festival of Rakshabandhan is not untouched by this. From the early stages of films, Bahna was seen tying Rakhi on brother’s wrist and was seen sacrificing brothers to protect the sister.

Actress Nafisa Ali says “Rakhi started in Hindi films with Sohrab Modi’s 1941 Alexander in which Prithviraj Kapoor played the role of Alexander. We used to read the story of Rani Karnavati in school who sent a rakhi to the Mughal emperor Humayun.

We also saw this in Mehboob Khan’s ‘Humayun’ (1945). In this, Ashok Kumar played Humayun and Veena played the role of Karnavati. In 1959, LV Prasad’s film ‘Chhoti Sister’ featured siblings’ relationship, visibility and family behavior very well. Its song ‘Bhaiya Mere Rakhi’s Bandhan Ko Bandhana’ is still remembered by people. Nanda and Balraj Sahni became siblings in the film. ‘

From the old film “Chhoti Sister” to “Hum Saath Saath Hai”, time changed and along with this, the image of sister in Bollywood also changed. The style of the brothers also changed. In “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”, brother’s style of worrying about his sister looked completely different.

In the film “Josh”, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played the role of Shah Rukh Khan’s sister. Both of them did justice to show the love of siblings, but the pair could not embrace the audience due to their image.

In ‘My Brother Nikhil’, brother Sanjay Suri and sister Juhi Chawla showed love in a very interesting way. In the film, Juhi Chawla is seen struggling to give her HIV -prone brother to give full respect in the society.

Nafisa says, “In films, we see feelings, traditions and events in different style.” Rakshabandhan has special significance in our lives. There are some stereotypes which sometimes dominate the relationship. He has been depicted well in films, but now his form is changing with changing times.

Khalid Mohammad’s film Fiza, who was on the love of siblings, is seen searching for the 1993 Mumbai riots, my sister Hrithik Roshan, who was missing during communal tension, his sister Karishma Kapoor. Bhai Aman meets, but his world has completely changed.

Rakhi, siblings, Bandhan, Talaash, Mere Bhaiya, Didi, true false, lovely sister, silk door, unique bond, this kind of justice, austerity, mirror, mirror, Hum Tumi Hain Sanam, Pyari Bahna, which features siblings’ love.

These days, songs or scenes related to Rakhi have been reduced in films. Brothers and sisters are visible, but Rakshabandhan is missing.