vo Fivcenenunerine Porutar Cuvrune had links with the metanarrative of universal time. As an illustration, Roland Emme SHOLAY AND THE CONGLOMERATE NARRATIVE Saudagar is rather extreme example, but the scrutiny of other films '975),for example, is more ‘realistic’ works on the same narrative principles, id to be instructive. Sholay is one of the fore does not bear re- and the Uply; The A the same way that Saudgear inserts fogmen of Shakespeare into a parle bee nate fom scraps of Indian mythology: One fuk curious Parle between the way Sholay borrows’ fons are body of world ema and an observation made about Sanskrit thence, by one Western scholar agefient Seven; The Sere of Santa Vitoria in rack ‘STRUCTURE AND Fora AN POPULAR Fits Nanearive 39 Fe Sanskrit dramatis show considerable kil in eaving the incidénts ofthe rut donot show much FY of theit plays trom Leone's film is constructed around the great railroad to the West in keeping with the requirements of Inds it is constructed in the The film the Passage of time, it can be said thar Separates the Thakur’ tragedy from This isso although hues of the Thakur love story be surrogate children, 4 new impetus to their aking them ‘brothers’ I is only the farash love story and Basanti that by its logic of vengeance, and this cxphins why i isthe weakest part of the fy Stil, this sub-narrative40 Fincerenuntine Poputar Curtune provides the film with its only opportunity for elosure,and it i difficule Sec eaine a” alternative strategy that would effect this clone more efficiently. {hutscterzation of Jai and Viru, The two protageniog a ‘Sholay have peen described as Tootless and traditionlew’, al ae conclusion has been tha the are ‘representatives ofthe mercantile capicdng emerging ma orally jis andVirw’ roodesmness presumably dediene from em firmly to a ‘context’, but STRUCTURE AND FoRM tN INoIas Porttan Fig Nanearve 41 ibe Thakur family are sugaested inthe longest of four flashbacks, care B kaken to avoid showing the younger son and Rog stern but well: Sholay extit nutually exclusive find a place in the ‘The conglomerate structure of Sholay mak four major sub-narratives to exist side by side arma iné them.The tones or moods that dominate ea narratives vary and whenever the film moves effect is abrupt. Thakur Baldevme Fivcenerintive Poptrar Conroe (2ccidenally’on the train and the mood lightens instantaneously eis anank Ctke the conclsion of Sholay assigning se emotional “rnewal’ but the relaxation in the mood resute, ‘evidently, from the sub-narrative being switched, HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN AND THE ABSENT ‘FIRST CAUSE’ A more recent but apparently different kind of film that nevertheless follows the same principles of construction ic Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum Aapke Hain Ke is film can be regarded as 2 later by the actual wedding. Prem and Nishe hase begun to see more 3nd more of cach other and itis evident from the first moments that they find each other extremely attractive Neha lays a prank on Prem but ith miraculous powers, sa STRUCTURE AND FORM my INDIAN Posutan Fung Nanranve B an ten the child is born. The Chaudhurys and Nisha ay on in eas Nath’ home long afer the childs bors and thy oe community games lke passing the pillow. Py. "m promises Nisha that place and at the right time. Prein Motors (P) Ltd’ also has iness undertak 4 opening and all continues to be w At this point however, the loyal family servane Lalla receives bad Hise and ha to leave but Pooja is financially gore oe ry bf her that he and Nisha want to marry Pooja is over) ny Celebrate briefly bu, in trying to get dowmean nn ‘Phone, Pooja slips on the staircase, hurdles downward, fatally injured, ince the mourning is over, the family comes recognize the problem posed by the motherles baby and one welkacig that Rajesh remarry. An unpleasant aunt Promptly brings reer bata condition is made thatthe baby mae or tice with the couple afier the wedding, After som suggests that as a complete stranger ca the child, it would make sense approve of the idea but the ride consent. Professor Chaudhry Proposal is made clear, Nisha a to marry Rajesh, The others that Nisha herself must give her roaches his daughter, but before the ‘ust have priority and she sicides to go ahead, but the loyal family servon SesPerate application to divinisy. As happen family dog is miraculously empowered wo lesage from Nish inderstands and makes w