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Mother India (1957)
Mother India (1957), the Indian Gone with the Wind, is Mehboob’s most famous film and has achieved the status of an Indian cinematic epic. Mother India took three years to make, and is actually a remake of one of Mehboob’s first films, Aurat (Woman, 1940), starring the wonderful actress Sardar Akhtar (who had already worked ...
Khazanchi (1941)
This is an example of the work of the studio in Lahore that was a centre of the Indian film industry before partition and is now the home of ‘Lollywood’ or the Pakistani film industry. A huge hit, it is one of the films that helped to establish the musical style of the Hindi film ...
Elaan (1947)
Story of two half-brothers, the evil Sajjad (Himalaywala) and the good Javed (Surendra). Exploited since his childhood by the richer and crueller branch of the family, represented by Sajjad and his mother (Zebunissa), Javed loses his beloved (Munawar Sultana), bought by Sajjad’s family wealth. The fortunes of the two brothers change; Sajjad gambles away his ...
Babul (1950)
Synopsis Set in a small village, Babul is a story of a young postmaster Ashok (Dilip Kumar). He stays in the house of a former postmaster and meets his daughter Bela (Nargis). Bela falls deeply in love, dreaming of a life with him. Meanwhile Dilip develops feelings for the Zamindar’s daughter Usha (Munawar Sultana), who ...
Amar Jyoti (1936)
Like many of the Prabhat films directed by V. Shantaram, “Amar Jyoti” or “Immortal Flame” made in 1936, had many news goals to its credit. It had a theme and purpose that were much ahead of its times. In its technique and treatment, it marked another important milestone in the evolution of India Cinema. It ...
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Kishore Sahu (1915 - 1980):
Hindi actor, writer, director and producer born in Durg, MP. Son of the Raja of Raigarh's chief ...
Ardeshir Irani (1886 - 1969):
At the height of the silent era, one man dared to think of bringing sound into Hindi films. Talk...
Shakila:
At a filmi function, the evergreen Dev Anand politely greeted a lady and then went right b...
Mira Nair:
Mira Nair came to international prominence with a successful first feature Salaam Bombay! (1988)...
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