The Guide
(R K Narayan)
I had seen the old Dev Anand- Wahida Rehman-starrer way back and enjoyed, owing to the evergreen king of romance and Madame twinkle toes.Knew it was based on a novel by RK Narayan but assumed that the movie must be a very competent adaptation of the book with adequate entertainment value thrown in. Pardon my ignorance but I associated Mr Narayan with just sweet little Swami and sleepy little Malgudi, in other words a fascinating but juvenile world. How wrong I was.From the moment I picked up ?The Guide', the novel as a last option from an ?all-books-read' library shelf, the book just drew me in. Let me tell you that the movie is more or less a word to word, scene to scene copy of the novel. And what a novel it is? Quirky, irreverent, unconventional to the core. Amazing, as I am talking of an author pretty much in touch with the hinterland of rural, conservative India.
What a brilliant insight into the mystery called love and that too an extra marital relationship based in the early fifties. The masterpiece of a character in the form of Raju guide whose wishful romanticism is his undoing. Yet the buoyancy of the first feel of love that blinds you to all logic and reason is so beautifully portrayed. Rosie too, a formidable modern woman in all rights with her burning ambition and the gutsy will to get what she wants. I salute Mr RK Narayan, wherever his soul may be resting. I think budding Indian authors do not need to look westward if they want a truly inspiring, eye-opening tale of love. 'The Guide' it is.
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