Movie Of The Month

Sarang The Peacock

The film examines the Indian peafowl from hatching to adulthood through a story told by the camera. 'Sarang' in Hindi, is a word which has multiple meanings, one of which is the peacock. Some of the other meanings are, sun, clouds, frogs, snakes etc. All these form an integral part of the natural habitat of the peacock and form the backdrop for the peafowls featured in the film. The peacock was declared India's national bird in 1963 but few, if any, films have been devoted entirely to this magnificent bird.
The peacock is a fine example of much that is Indian in idiom, music and rhythm. The film is a sensitive portrayal of the bird's relationship with nature, its habitat, its interface with the earthy village landscape, the music it lives and dances to, be it the classical raagas or the clouds and the rain. Sarang is also a classical Hindustani raaga that is visualized in the courtship dance of the peacock.

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