Shocked Panjab University students to relive the Lamhe with Sridevi films

CHANDIGARH: Showing their love for Bollywood actor Sridevi, whose untimely death came as a shock for her fans and family, the Hindi department of Panjab University (PU) is going to start screening a series of her films at the department from Tuesday.

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“It was the suggestion of students that the finest works of Sridevi be screened. Since we screen films which are socially relevant and hold certain values, those done by Sridevi, like Sadma, Mom and English Vinglish, teach us so much. Her death came as a shock for the nation, but she is with us through her films,” said Prof

Gurmeet

Singh, chairperson, Hindi department, PU.

On starting the screening with “English Vinglish”, Gurmeet said the movie is relevant for the students of the department because it deals with inferiority complex that one has for not knowing English. “Students who study Hindi are often mocked by others for not knowing English. So, we decided to start the series with this movie,” he said, adding they have collaborated with the department of art history and visual arts for the screening.

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After the special screening on Tuesday, the movie club will screen “Sadma”, “Mom” and “Lamhe” once classes resume after the long Holi weekend. Pravesh Gauri, a research scholar of the Hindi department, said students were heartbroken with the news of Sridevi’s death. “Her death took away a part of our childhood. We went to our chairperson and suggested that we should screen her movies. We were glad that he accepted our proposal,” said Gauri, convener of the Movie Club of the Hindi department.

The Movie Club screens films on every second and fourth Friday and the films screened are literary texts and films made on socially relevant issues. The club had recently screened

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

by Shyam Benegal, Kabuliwala, Usne Kaha Tha. After the film screening is over, the students hold discussion about the film and issues concerning.