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Saturday, December 11th, 2010 by admin
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Awaara (1951)

Awaara was the film that established Raj Kapoor as a major international film star; it also became one of the most popular Hindi films overseas (mainly in Asia and the former USSR) and was remade in many other national cinemas. It was also the first film Raj Kapoor made in his own studios and with ...

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Saturday, September 18th, 2010 by admin
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Deedar (1951)

Adapting much of the K.L. Saigal type of melodrama, the tale opens with adolescents Shamu (Dilip Kumar) and childhood sweetheart Mala (Nargis). Mala’s rich father (Sapru) disapproves and when the children have an accident while horse-riding (a portent of the tragedy to come), he has Shamu and his mother evicted. The trauma kills the mother ...

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Sunday, April 25th, 2010 by admin
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Shree 420 (1955)

Shree 420 was a worldwide hit on its release and even today it remains popular. Raj Kapoor reprises his Chaplinesque tramp of Awaara for this film. (The 420 of the title refers to the section of the Indian Penal Code that deals with fraud, so the film’s title means ‘Mr Fraudster’.) Raju (Raj Kapoor) pretends ...

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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by admin
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Jagte Raho (1956)

Cast: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Motilal Director: Sombhu Mitra/Amit Moitra Music: Salil Chowdhury Lyrics: Shailendra, Prem Dhawan Capsule Review: Moving away from the operatic opulence of his style Raj Kapoor hired two avant-garde Bengali filmmakers to direct a story about one thirsty man’s experiences in Kolkata during the course of one night. Jagte Raho is largely ...

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Saturday, December 26th, 2009 by admin
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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 ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Nargis

Born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, as Fatima A Rashid, Nargis was introduced to films at the age of five by her mother — actress, singer, and filmmaker Jaddanbai. Nargis acted in five films as “Baby Rani,” and then starred in her first leading role at the age of 14 in Mehboob Khan’s Taqdeer (Luck). Although ...

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Saturday, November 7th, 2009 by admin
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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 ...

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