Well before Nirupa Roy, Leela Chitnis laid the foundation for the suffering mother in Indian cinema. So entrenched is her …
Main Prem Ki Diwaani Hoon
Considering that he is regarded as a director who has been much aped in Bollywood, it is astonishing to see …
Chori Chori
Kammo, affectionately called Baby (Nargis), runs away from home when her father Seth Girdharilal (Gope) refuses to agree to her …
Shree 420
Raj (Raj Kapoor) is a small town person who comes to Bombay with the dream of making it big. However …
MG Ramachandran
The height of emotional response that ‘MGR’ could evoke was evident when in 1987 during a critical illness, 22 people …
Agni Varsha
Great basic material – unfortunately not so good final outcome is what one feels like after watching Agni Varsha. Yes …
Geeta Dutt
The first thing that strikes one when you hear Geeta Dutt sing was that she never ‘sang’ but sailed ever …
Devdas
If Devdas is the most expensive Indian film to date, then after viewing this 50 crore spectacle (?), all one …
Mughal-e-Azam
The love story of a commoner, Anarkali (Madhubala), and Prince Salim (Dilip Kumar), the heir apparent to the Mughal throne. …
Pakeezah
Dancer and courtesan, Nargis (Meena Kumari), dreams of escaping her dishonourable life but she is rejected by the family of …