Among the top actresses of the Golden Era who made a comeback as Mother, the actress who tops the list is unarguably Nutan. This brilliant actress ruled the 50’s and 60’s as the top heroine doing roles with substance. In her career spanning 4 decades, she won 5 Filmfare awards as Best actress. She quit Bollywood in the late ’60s…
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Even Chocolate Heroes Like Jugul Hansraj Could Not Succeed – Part – 5
Charming personality and handsome looks were considered easy passports to Bollywood. Several stars like Jeetendra, Manoj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, etc. in the ’60s ruled Bollywood, not for their actions but their good looks. The media had coined the term ‘Chocolate hero’ exclusively for such stars. But history is witnessed that many ‘Chocolate hero’ too could make it big despite their…
The Downfall Of Patriotic Songs In Bollywood In Recent Times! – Part 5
There was a time when Bollywood patriotic songs were popular among the masses. However, today the scenario is different. The patriotic songs of today lack that charm which the olden days had. That’s the reason come any national day of patriotic significance the nation starts echoing with old patriotic numbers. The most common among them being – Aye mere watan…,…
Action King Dharmendra Spent Many Nights On Empty Stomach During His Struggle – Part 3
In the ’60s a young man called Dharam Singh Deol aka Dharmendra got so crazy over Bollywood star Dilip Kumar that he ran away from his small village Nasrali, in Ludhiana district, Punjab to become a film star in Mumbai. Fortunately, he won the Filmfare talent haunt contest and was selected for a film but alas the film was never…
Meghna Gulzar Revived The Legacy Of Her Father Gulzar – Part 4
With the huge success of Raazi (2018), Meghna Gulzar is on cloud nine. The film has not only won her multiple awards but the film has even broken box-office records. In nutshell, with Raazi, Meghna Gulzar has revived the magic of her father Gulzar who not made exceptional films with hardcore subjects but his films were also commercial success like…
R.D. Burman Created Great Hindustani Classical Songs But Few Filmmakers Demanded! – Part 5
R.D.Burman and filmmaker –lyricist Gulzar formed a formidable team. The duo has given some of the most timeless melodies that shall remain immortal for centuries to come. Songs like Beeti Naa Beetayee Raina..(Parichay)’, Dil Dhoondta Hai Phir Wohi…(Mausam) , Tujhse Naraz Nahin Zindagi (Masoom), Aap Ki Aakhon Mein Kuch…(Ghar), Aaane Wala Pal Jaane Wala Hai…(Gol Maal), Mera Kuch Saman…(Ijaazat)’ and…
Despite Romance And Music 90’s Did Witness Some Powerful Political Movies – Part 4
The ’90s saw the emergence of the 3 Khans’ Viz. Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. The trio ruled the 90’s and was limited to romance and masala entertainment. Yet few filmmakers dared to make film with out of the box ideas. One among them was a new film director Ram Gopal Varma, whose film Shiva (1990) depicted…
Dilip Kumar’s ‘Leader’ Was Bollywood’s First Film Based On Politics – Part 1
Politics and Bollywood Films have a bond since the inception of Bollywood. Though in the early ’40s, before Independence due to British censorship filmmakers used it in a subtle manner to skip the censor board. Like in the hit film Kismet (1943) the song Door hato aye duniya walon Hindustan Hamara Hai…’ was used to ignite patriotism to join quit…
Double Role Used To Generate Comedy… Part – 5
Double Role Used To Generate Comedy Few are aware the concept of double was originally the brainchild of the brilliant English playwright, William Shakespeare, who introduced the idea of double roles in theatre with his much popular drama Comedy of Errors. The highlight of the drama was that it was the first script in the world that had two different…