Story, Synopsis, Trivia, Dialogues for Mela (1971)
Mela is a 1971 Indian Bollywood drama,family,social film released on Dec 31, 1971. The film is directed by Prakash Mehra, produced by A. A. Nadiadwala , music composed by Rahul Dev Burman.
Mela is the story of mans eternal fight against injustice perpetrated on him by society-but there have been always two types of people - those who take law into their own hands to avenge their sufferings and the other who choose the right means to fight for their rights -Shakti Singh and Kishan Singh, in our story, are the symbols of these two divergent forces. . Shakti Singh, ignoring his mothers warning while leaving for school, forcibly takes his younger brother Kishan to the Mela. They are caught in a cyclone and seperated. Mother, who goes in search of her children is buried under a tree. Kishan is rescued by a Seva dal volunteer in an unconscious condition and taken to the city hospital. He loses his memory and before his intenity is established he escapes from hospital and accidentally comes under the care of tender hands of widowed muslim and is brought up by her, without changing his religion . Thus the orphaned brothers grow up in two different worlds-Shakti, in his village under his unscrupulous uncle, a drunkard who tortures him at every state, - and Kishan under the loving care of his foster mother in city grows up as an enlightened man. . Shakti Singhs uncle in league with the village Panchayat not only succeeds in grabbing Shaktis lands but also makes him flee the village after being framed in murder rap which was committed by uncle himself. Thus Shakti Singh turns into an outlaw. In his absence his beloved Santo is raped by village panch and she commits suicide. Shakti swears vengeance and threatens that none but his lost brother could till his fields and those who dare to do shall face dire consequences. . At this stage destiny plays its unpredicable part. Kishan Singh purchases the land from his uncle without knowing what is in store for him, and settles down in the village. Lajo, his beloved, pleads with him not to take the sucidal step of ploughing the fields, but he assures her that he will convert any dacoit into a law abiding citizen trough love and kindness. In a tense and dramatic moment both the brothers face each other - Love and logic fail and in the consequent confrontation elder brother shoots younger brother - but nature intervenes in saving the deserving - police arrive at nick of time - while Kishan gets one bullet in the shoulder, Shakti gets two in his back and is compelled to escape for life. . Kishan and Lajos romance blossoms into real love as the crop in Kishans fields grow ripe for the harvest, while Shakti helplessly awaits his recovery. The love affair between Kishan and Lajo is whipped up into a scandal - the village panchayat playing villain - Kishan is declared as a Muslim since he was brought up by a muslim and thus try to drive a wedge between the eternal relationship between mother and son - Kishan is faced with the dilemma of choosing between his beloved and mother - he sacrifices his love at the altar of motherhood. . The dreaded climax comes when Lajos marriage is fix with some other boy, Shakti selecting this opprotunity, after recovery, to werck his vengeance. He sets fire to the ripe crop and while Kishan rushes to save it, Shakti sets the house on fire trapping Kishans mother. Kishan rushes to rescue his mother and Shakti kidnaps Lajo from marriage mandap. Kishan rescues his mother and goes after Shakti Singh. In the terrific climax brothers fight like beasts for each others blood - Shakti is stabbed by Kishan and before dying the relationship comes to light culminating in a highly emotional note - vindicating the saying "Crime doesnt pay". [Source: Booklet] Check out this page for more updates on Mela.
Mela is the story of mans eternal fight against injustice perpetrated on him by society-but there have been always two types of people - those who take law into their own hands to avenge their sufferings and the other who choose the right means to fight for their rights -Shakti Singh and Kishan Singh, in our story, are the symbols of these two divergent forces. . Shakti Singh, ignoring his mothers warning while leaving for school, forcibly takes his younger brother Kishan to the Mela. They are caught in a cyclone and seperated. Mother, who goes in search of her children is buried under a tree. Kishan is rescued by a Seva dal volunteer in an unconscious condition and taken to the city hospital. He loses his memory and before his intenity is established he escapes from hospital and accidentally comes under the care of tender hands of widowed muslim and is brought up by her, without changing his religion . Thus the orphaned brothers grow up in two different worlds-Shakti, in his village under his unscrupulous uncle, a drunkard who tortures him at every state, - and Kishan under the loving care of his foster mother in city grows up as an enlightened man. . Shakti Singhs uncle in league with the village Panchayat not only succeeds in grabbing Shaktis lands but also makes him flee the village after being framed in murder rap which was committed by uncle himself. Thus Shakti Singh turns into an outlaw. In his absence his beloved Santo is raped by village panch and she commits suicide. Shakti swears vengeance and threatens that none but his lost brother could till his fields and those who dare to do shall face dire consequences. . At this stage destiny plays its unpredicable part. Kishan Singh purchases the land from his uncle without knowing what is in store for him, and settles down in the village. Lajo, his beloved, pleads with him not to take the sucidal step of ploughing the fields, but he assures her that he will convert any dacoit into a law abiding citizen trough love and kindness. In a tense and dramatic moment both the brothers face each other - Love and logic fail and in the consequent confrontation elder brother shoots younger brother - but nature intervenes in saving the deserving - police arrive at nick of time - while Kishan gets one bullet in the shoulder, Shakti gets two in his back and is compelled to escape for life. . Kishan and Lajos romance blossoms into real love as the crop in Kishans fields grow ripe for the harvest, while Shakti helplessly awaits his recovery. The love affair between Kishan and Lajo is whipped up into a scandal - the village panchayat playing villain - Kishan is declared as a Muslim since he was brought up by a muslim and thus try to drive a wedge between the eternal relationship between mother and son - Kishan is faced with the dilemma of choosing between his beloved and mother - he sacrifices his love at the altar of motherhood. . The dreaded climax comes when Lajos marriage is fix with some other boy, Shakti selecting this opprotunity, after recovery, to werck his vengeance. He sets fire to the ripe crop and while Kishan rushes to save it, Shakti sets the house on fire trapping Kishans mother. Kishan rushes to rescue his mother and Shakti kidnaps Lajo from marriage mandap. Kishan rescues his mother and goes after Shakti Singh. In the terrific climax brothers fight like beasts for each others blood - Shakti is stabbed by Kishan and before dying the relationship comes to light culminating in a highly emotional note - vindicating the saying "Crime doesnt pay". [Source: Booklet] Check out this page for more updates on Mela.
