The 1950s and the ’60s. The era of noir in mainstream Hindi cinema; a time of the urban crime thriller …
Incomplete Films: Rano
In LV Prasad’s Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari starrer Sharada (1957), lovers Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari struggle with their relationship after …
When A Bollywood Actress Went To Lollywood To Remake A Hollywood Film!
After the Partition of the subcontinent in 1947, one has seen Indian and Pakistani actors visit each other’s countries off …
Baaz
Even the most ardent of Guru Dutt’s fans readily admit that Baaz (1953) is undoubtedly his worst film and a total misfire. …
Milap
Today, Milap is remembered mainly as Raj Khosla’s directorial debut and nothing more. But to be fair to Khosla, a most underrated director, …
Ekk Albela
Ekk Albela traces the life of Bhagwan Abhaji Palav (Mangesh Desai) from 1930 to the making of his most famous and …
Jaal
The peaceful life of a Christian fisherfolk community in Goa is disrupted by the arrival of a gold smuggler from …
Pocketmaar
A pickpocket inadvertently causes the suicide of a man whose pocket he picks. He goes to the dead man’s village …
Bari Behen
Bari Behen was one of the biggest hits of Suraiya’s career and while watching it now, I actually wondered how come?! …
Shammi Kapoor
If Sadhana was the definitive enduring female icon of the swinging 1960s, then without a doubt her male counterpart was …