Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman and Leela Chitnis were seen in the lead roles.īased on the RK Narayan novel of the same name and bolstered by a stunning soundtrack, Guide explores a fundamental Vedic transformation from materialism to a release from worldly attachments in an extremely unlikely hero. The film was directed by Vijay Anand and Tad Daneilwski under the Navketan Films. The nationalist sentiments of the film made it the first Indian film to win the Prix Internationale at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Inspired by the work of Italian neorealism, Do Bigha Zameen pioneered early parallel cinema with deliberate attention to the “every day,” and the feeling of an invisible, unhurried camera whose shots and mise-en-scene are both carefully constructed and effortlessly fluid. Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar, Jagdeep were seen in lead roles.
Awaara launched Raj Kapoor’s famous Chaplinesque hero for the first time, who resonated immensely across the Soviet Union and communist China as the voice of the new generation.ĭirected by Bimal Roy, the story revolves around a farming family fighting to save their ancestral land from a cunning mill owner. Echoing the dark lessons of the ancient Ramayana, Awaara shatters the nature versus nurture debate with a showman’s flair and surrealist fantasy, including the film’s legendary dream sequence evoking a descent into Hell. It is directed by Raj Kapoor.Ī female lawyer is determined to prove her lover’s innocence in a murder attempt on the life of a respected judge. Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Sashi Kapoor, Leela Chitnis were seen in the lead roles. When he discovers a new actress, innocent to the corruption of the industry, he believes he has found a muse to ease his restlessness.
The story revolves around a celebrated movie director, who feels uninspired by the tinsel-lined glitz of studio era Bollywood.
The behind-the-scenes film about film-making, Kaaghaz Ke Phool became a cult classic following the eerie semi-autobiographical death of its director Guru Dutt. Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mehmood, Mintoo Mumtaz, Kumar Naaz were seen in the lead roles. And to think that Dutt almost shelved it! Mala Sinha and Waheeda Rehman were also seen in the lead roles. The black-and-white masterpiece is still remembered for compelling performances and the haunting music, composed by SD Burman with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. The story of a struggling poet and how his life changes when he crosses path with a prostitute who admires and understands his work when no one else seems to. Raaj Kumar and Dilip Kumar were next seen together on-screen after 32 years in Saudagar, 1991. The result was magic on the silver screen. So whenever they faced each other, Raaj Kumar was simple, matching the thespian note by note with a low-key dialogue delivery. As Dilip Kumar’s elder brother Ramu, the mill worker Raaj Kumar noticed Dilip Kumar’s ability to underplay and score. While the elder brother Ram (Raj Kumar) is a worker in a mill, the younger brother Ratan (Dilip Kumar) is studying engineering in a different city and also works part-time as a rickshaw puller.
The movie is a story of 2 brothers (Raj Kumar and Dilip Kumar). The lead roles were essayed by Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Vyjayanthi Mala, Saroja Devi. The film was directed by SS Vasan under the Gemini Production. This is the time to watch these 15 classics that would port you from the 1950s through 60s into the early 70s and streaming over YouTube, Amazon, Mubi and Netflix.
Most people have heard of these master directors - Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Raj Kapoor – and acting legends Dilip Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Dev Ananda and Sami Kappor but never got time to watch their work. Classics of Hindi cinema have always transported us from the glamour and glitz of the B-Town to the rustic by-lanes of the village through nostalgic musings of sudden disillusionment.