Funtoosh (1956)
Director: Chetan Anand; Writer: Amar Jeet, Uma Anand, Chetan Anand; Producer: Dev Anand; Cinematographer: V.N. Ratra; Editor: Jadhav Rao; Cast: Dev Anand, Sheila Ramani, K.N. Singh, Hammad, Bhagwan Sinha, Jagdish Raj, Abu Baker, Bhimji Bhai, Indira, Krishan Dhawan, Kumkum, Leela Chitnis, Vijay Anand
Duration: 01:54:23; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Lightness: 0.118; Volume: 0.153; Cuts per Minute: 11.295
The inside of a(n international) mental asylum.
"Zindagi mein 2-4 baar dhakke khaakar theek ho jaayega." -- non-biomedical understanding of psychiatric treatment?
At what point does madness become an illness -- philosophical/existential questions often seem like the musings of a lunatic. The writer wants to write the story of Funtoosh, suggesting an understanding of illness as a narrative.
Dukhi Mann Mere [song]
Funtoosh attempts suicide.
"Bewakoof"/paagal continuum.
A parody of suicide.
"Dimaag ko dhakka laga hai" -- Funtoosh's mental ailment including memory loss is diagnosed in biological terms.
Karori Lal's manic laughter indicates his madness and leads to his subsequent admission to a mental asylum: a thin line separates the normal and the abnormal.
mental illness
psychiatric asylum
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