Baran
It’s all about how do you feel
it, not about how you understand it. Baran is Iranian movie directed by Majid
Majidi. It was filmed in year 2001. This is the inexplicable love saga of
Lateef and Baran.
Engaging illegal migrants from Afghanistan
was not allowed to work in Iran without work permits. Afghan migrants suffered a lot
from civil war and continuous drought and this forced them to migrate to other
nations for survival. These migrants were the cheap source of labour at construction
sites but not allowed to work legally. Afghan migrants were hidden form in
labour economy.
Rehmat is refugee Afghan girl who
surreptitiously worked as male construction worker. Her father met with an accident with sustainable
injuries and unable to earn for his family with three kids without mother.
Rehamat
was found not fit to do laborious construction work and replaced by work of
Lateef. Lateef, the Iranian boy who is doing a work of serving tea to workers. Initially
Lateef was uncomfortable with Rehmat as he got replaced his comfortable job
with him. One fine day Lateef found Rehmat to comb her hairs and discovered
that Rehamat is not boy, a girl who is working to support her family. From this
moment onwards he has change his attitude towards her, He is now became
protective, careful and desperately in love with her. Rehmat real name is Baran.
One fine day Inspector raided the
construction site and found Afghan workers and barred all of them from work. This
leads to the separation of both Lateef and Baran. Lateef has started his search to find the
most beautiful thing which never, ever happened to him. He has become restless,
speechless.
Most importantly I have found that
one need not to express love in terms of materialistic things. Love can found
in care, passion, and help. The way in
which life is leading is love. The moment you realize the precious value of
life is love. Expressing gratitude is love.
Lateef crosses miles and inches
of Tehran city to find her and successfully located her at refugee camp on river
side. He gave his all saving to support her through her known person, who in turn deceived him and creep away. He helped her family in all possible way. One day he
sold his work permit to get good amount and on other evening gave that money to
Baran’s father stating that this money has been given by his labor contractor as part of his due. Upon
receipt of help her father told him that this money will help him to return to
Afghan with his family.
This was the
moment to feel world over clouded. The moment which freezes the breath.
On next morning, in a cloudy atmosphere,
Lateef helped Najaf to load truck. Baran was carrying a fruit basket, apparently
the basket fall from her hand and fruits fall on floor like pearls fall from
garland. Lateef has come to help her to gather the fallen fruits.
While helping her, first time,
with close proximity, face to face, with heavy heart and choked voice through
misty eyes both exchanged their love. The pure, transparent, passionate…love.
The moment….glorious moment.
Ignited vehicles engine started
pulling the vehicle towards the close end, to vanish the deep proximity. In the
last, Lateef was watching the footsteps of Baran in mud and it started raining.
He was witnessing the disappearing vehicle and the footsteps getting covered
with rain water to get it disappeared forever. Disappeared forever……..
Inextricable love is parting away
in inexplicable ways.
Baran means ‘rain’
One of the fantastic movies I even seen.
Must watch.
*****
Faith
Amol
