Posts Tagged ‘Bollywood’
Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
The theme of identical twins has been present in many cinemas (this being one of the most basic ‘tricks’ available to cinema that was not available to live performances such as plays). Common to melodramas, it is taken to extremes in Hindi cinema, with not just identical twins (Afsana [1951], Anhonee [1952], Gol maal, Hum ...
Shakti (1982)
This film is always remembered as the one time that Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan played father and son. While both stars had played the role of the person who becomes a criminal but remains honest and decent, here the father is the police officer while the son is the outlaw with whom he comes ...
Andaz (1949)
Mehboob Khan’s Andaz opened the prestigious new Liberty cinema in Bombay. Nargis plays the role of Neeta, a modern woman who mixes freely with men, rides horses and wears western clothes. She seems to be falling in love with her father’s manager, Dilip Kumar, while we ignore all the signs that become so apparent on ...
Asha Mathur
Both Asha Mathur and Bina Roy were introduced by Kishore Sahu in Kali Ghata (1951). While Bina Roy was relatively more successful among the two and did some memorable movies including Anarkali (1953) and Taj Mahal (1963), Asha Mathur was relegated to obscure mythical and costume films including Alif Laila (1953), Rajyogi Bharthari (1954), Malka-E-Alam ...
Madhubala – Bina Roy – Strange Coincidences!
1. Madhubala and Premnath first film together was Badal (1951). On the first day of the shooting, Madhubala entered makeup room of Premnath and quickly handed him a fully blossomed red rose and a note. Puzzled Premnath read the note which said that if you love me, please accept the rose, otherwise return it. Premnath ...
Bina Roy
Bina Roy, best known for her roles in films like Anarkali (1953) and Taj Mahal (1963), passed away in Mumbai on December 6, 2009 following a cardiac arrest. Bina Roy was born Krishna Sarin on July 13, 1932 in Lahore. Bina Roy was a 1st year Arts student at the Isabella Theodore College in Lucknow ...
Afsar (1950)
Synopsis The journalist Kapur (Dev Anand) comes to a village run by corrupt politicians led by the village tehsildar (Kanhaiyalal). They mistake him for a government inspector and treat him like a VIP. The expose of rural politics is intercut with a love story between Kapur and the tehsildar’s sister Bimala (Suraiya). Review Afsar, Navketan’s ...
Mohana Cabral
Mohana Cabral was a Goan Christian. A famous konkani theater personality and singer during late 40s and early 50s in Bombay and Goa. She acted in many hindi movies of late 40s and early 50′s and sang a couple of songs in hindi movies also. After many years of acting on stage, Mohana left for ...
Dev Anand
Along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand completes the trio of the top male stars from the 1950s and 1960s who established the dominant acting style of post-Independence Hindi cinema. Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, as Devdutt Pishorimal Anand to a well-off family (his father was a lawyer) Anand received a BA. with honors ...
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit was the leading female star of the 1990s. Born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, into a middle-class family — her father is an engineer and her siblings are professionals settled in the U.S. – Dixit was studying biology at Parle college, when she was offered the chance to act in the Hindi film, Abodh (Innocent; ...
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Lollywood - The Period of Crisis (1979 - 1990):
Pakistani Cinema became loud and localized, wanting in artistic or aesthetic merits. The large n...
Amrita Arora:
Amrita Arora has a vitality that is very appealing. Fondly called "Amu," Malaika Arora's younger...
Khazanchi (1941):
This is an example of the work of the studio in Lahore that was a centre of the Indian film indu...
Rattan Kumar:
Rattan Kumar, along with Baby Tabassum and Baby Naaz, was the most sought-after child-star of Bo...
Silsila (1981):
Silsila was controversial from the start. Even before it was released there was gossip abou...
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