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The Graduate (1967), directed by Mike Nichols, was an iconic movie of its times. On its 40th anniversary, Shemaroo re-released the classic in DVD form. It was the first movie to hint at the stardom that Dustin Hoffman would eventually reach. Forty years after its release, this comedy-drama-romance continues to tickle with its wit and impress with its cinematography. It’s set around a young college graduate, Ben Braddock, played by Hoffman, who is trying to find his feet after college. The movie raises the usual issues of growing-up angst but with biting intelligence. The crux of the movie is the seduction of Ben by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and their ensuing relationship. Ben, however, finds love in her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). Through landmark dialogues and shots the movie creates hilarious yet poignant moments.

The songs in the album include old numbers like ‘Tum Hi Hamari Ho Manzil My Love’, ‘Bahut Pyar Karte Hain’, ‘Mana Ho Tum’ and ‘My Heart is Beating’, ‘Pyar Manga Hai Tumhi Se’ and they at once make your heartbeat race. And very soon, you realise that heart loses poorly in this race of super fast music. The thumb rule with remixes is don’t try a song which is already very popular and is set in a genre markedly different for the fast paced techno music. Now how on earth can somebody try to remix ‘Bahut Pyar Karte Hain’ or ‘Sagar Jaisi Aankhon Wali’? Similarly ‘My Heart is Beating’ and ‘Hum Tumhe Chahte Hain Aise’ are so good in their original form that they don’t require a remix. However, no complaints for ‘Tum Hi Hamari Manzil’ or ‘Pyar Manga Hai’, as these are songs as their structure is suited for remix.

As for the voice quality, one hardly gets to test the vocal chords of DJ Sheizwood, Vaishali Burman and Rohan because the dominating music doesn’t allow it.

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