Om Dar-B-Dar Revisit to India's First Psychedelic Film

Om-Dar-B-Dar, directed by Kamal Swaroop, is an avant-garde, released in 2014 after facing a 26 year delay.

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The story revolves around Om, who's curse forces him to hold his breath underwater, earning him a cult following, ironically similar to the film’s own cult status.

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Despite bypassing a traditional release, it became a massive success not only in India, but the world too, being studied for its cinematography.

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Dubbed 'the great Indian LSD trip' due to the film's cinematography mirroring the effects of the hallucinogenic drug.

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Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D drew its sonic inspiration for 'Emotional Atyachar' from Om-Dar-B-Dar's 'Meri Jaan'. Kashyap stated that the film freed Indian cinema.

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With its surreality, the film opened up cinema to explore infinite concepts and reflect deeper human interactions.

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Fans, arguing the film is an experience to be felt, not a story to be understood, remain divided but Dazzled.

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