Shiuli and Shoojit Sircar

Shiuli And Shoojit Sircar (Night-Flowering Jasmine)

"October Movie Poster"

Whenever we hear the word October the first thing flashes in heads of filmy person is Shoojit Sircar's movie "October" (Bollywood Movie) featuring Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu , where he beautifully connected the whole movie with the flower called shiuli (Night-Flowering Jasmine or Coral Jasmine).

The psychology behind showcasing the flower throughout the movie is to portray the feeling of grief or sorrow. Also Shoojit Sircar was quite aware of the fact that the tree is often called the tree of sadness or sorrow and the reason behind it is that flower lose their brightness during day time.

Shiuli शिउली फूल ( Night-Flowering Jasmine )

Shiuli  "The Official Flower"

Also while analysing the connections between the flower to the director we got to know that shiuli is the official flower of "West Bengal" which is known as Parijat there, and because he belongs to West Bengal he has a great knowledge of the flower.

In the books of  Tripuri Culture, it is associated with the cycle of birth and death, popularly known as " Garland of Dead '' . In India there are many stories related to this flower and most of them define this as also a symbol of divine and sadness at the same time.

 Samudra Manthan

Shiuli And Mythology

According to Hindu mythology book Mahabharata, Parijata ( Shiuli ) appeared as a result of samudra manthan and Lord Krishna had to battle with Indira to win. Further on, Lord Krishna's wife Satyabhama demanded the tree be planted in her backyard. It so happened that in spite of having the tree in her backyard, the flowers used to fall in the adjacent backyard of the other queen Rukmini, who was favourite of Lord Krishna, only because of her superior devotion and humility. 

Also on August 5, 2020 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi planted a Parijat sapling in the temple premises on the day of "Bhoomi Pujan"  or a groundbreaking ceremony that marks the building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh before laying the foundation stone of the temple.