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Episode 140 - The Night is Dark and Silent: Gyan Mukherjee’s Kismet and Sangram

It’s that time of year where we polish our guns and light up our cigarettes, it’s Noirvember time and we are up to no good with two Ashok Kumar classics.

Notes:

Apologies for the sound quality, we discovered after recording that we had set up our mic improperly

Noirvember and our Noirvember playlist

Park Chan-wook isn’t a fan of Noir

Film Noir

Thank you tommydan55

Gyan Mukherjee

Ashok Kumar

Kismet

First Indian Blockbuster

Lost and found formula

Franz Osten and Josef Wirsching

(INTERVAL (“Aaj Himalay Ki Choti Se” from Kismet)

Sangram

Cop father/criminal son formula

1930s gangster films

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THE GOLDEN INDIES ! (Comprehensive Indies Bolly Awards List, for the Golden Era of Hindi Cinema, from 1948- 63 !)

'THE GOLDEN INDIES' -1948! Welcome to 'THE GOLDEN INDIES' -1948! Let's begin our keen eyed journey thru film history! Embarking with tooth comb,anew,for Hindi films down ages,from 1948(when sufficient films available for view to come up with a reasonable comprehensive overview)! Buckle up,& enjoy! 1st Category! I. BEST FILM : 1.GOPINATH - WINNER! 2.Shaheed 3.Shree Ram Bhakt Hanuman 4.Ziddi 5.Actress

6.Mela 7.Aag 8.Ghar Ki Izzat 9.Pyar Ki Jeet

10.Chandralekha !

2nd Category! II. BEST DIRECTOR :

MAHESH KAUL - GOPINATH .. WINNER!

Ramesh Saigal - Shaheed

Shahid Latif - Ziddi

Homi Wadia - Shree Ram Bhakt Hanuman

Raj Kapoor - Aag & Najam Naqvi - Actress.

3rd Category! III. BEST ACTOR :

DILIP KUMAR - SHAHEED & S.N. TRIPATHI - SHREE RAM BHAKT HANUMAN .. JOINT WINNERS!

Raj Kapoor -Gopinath

Dev Anand -Ziddi

Rehman -Pyar Ki Jeet

Prem Adib-Actress & Chandramohan-Shaheed.

4th Category! IV. BEST ACTRESS :

KAMINI KAUSHAL - SHAHEED & TRIPTI MITRA - GOPINATH …… JOINT WINNERS!

Nargis - Mela

Rehana - Actress

Meena Shorey - Actress

Mumtaz Shanti -Ghar Ki Izzat & Geeta Bali -Suhaag Raat

5th Category! V. BEST ENSEMBLE :

GOPINATH & SHAHEED .. JOINT WINNERS!

Ziddi

Actress

Ghar ki Izzat

Mela & 'THE GOLDEN INDIES' - 1948 .. ENDS! Hope y'all enjoyed our 1st outing, to these most unique, & merely by scarcity, most precious of award ceremonies! Till we meet again, tomorrow, walking up India's black & white artistic glory!

THE GOLDEN INDIES-1949!

Welcome to 'The Golden Indies' -1949!

A greatly artistically enriching year, with some superlative most evergreen timeless classics releasing in cluster, making judgment hard, yet infotaining & fulfilling! So let's begin ceremonies for the evening, anew! I. BEST FILM :

BARSAAT & BAZAAR …. JOINT WINNERS!

Sant Janabai

Mahal

Dillagi

Balam

Sawan Aya Re

Apne Desh

Lahore

Andaz

Ek Thi Ladki & Sunehre Din.

Apradhi & Dulari II. BEST DIRECTOR :

RAJ KAPOOR-BARSAAT ..WINNER!

G.Ghanekar-Sant Janabai

K.Amrohi-Mahal

K.Amarnath-Bazaar

A.R.Kardar-Dillagi

H.Wadia-Balam

V.Shantaram-Apna Desh

R.Shorey-Ek Thi Ladki

K.Sahu-Sawan Aya Re 10.Mehboob-Andaz;Anand-Lahore;Nigam-SunehreDin

III. BEST ACTOR:

SHYAM -DILLAGI & RAJ KAPOOR -BARSAAT .. JOINT WINNERS!

Shyam-Bazaar

Raj Kapoor-Sunehre Din

Ashok Kumar-Mahal

Umesh Sharma-Apna Desh

Dilip Kumar-Andaz

Wasti-Balam

Gope-Patanga

Kishore Sahu-Sawan Aya Re

Karan Dewan-Lahore!

V. BEST ACTRESS:

HANSA WADKAR - SANT JANABAI ..WINNER! 2.Meena Shorey-EkThiLadki 3.Nargis-Darogaji 4.Nargis-Andaz 5.Suraiya-Dillagi 6.Suraiya-BadiBahen 7.Rehana-SunehreDin 8.Nargis-Barsaat & Madhubala-Mahal

9.Pushpa Hans-ApnaDesh 10.Nimmi-Barsaat & Geeta Bali-BadiBahen!

V. BEST ENSEMBLE:

Dillagi

Sant Janabai

Bazaar

Sunehre Din

Barsaat

Balam

Andaz

Sawan Aya Re

Lahore

Apna Desh & Ek Thi Ladki ! & 'The Golden Indies' -1949 .. Ends! Hope y'all had as wonderful a time driving thru this list, as I had chiseling it out! Till tomorrow then! Happy climes, & beautiful pines! The '50s are upon us! Ciao, beautifuls!

THE GOLDEN INDIES-1950 !

Welcome again to 'The Golden Indies' -1950 !

Not as luxuriant in quantity, but certainly featuring v. high quality, with some of it's most unique players, at their peak! So let's begin exploring the 50s, with open arms & happy hearts..& for the lucky among,enriched souls! I. BEST FILM:

ARZOO & JOGAN & SAMADHI . …. 3 JOINT WINNERS!

Babul

Pehla Aadmi

Magroor

Dastan

Chhoti Bhabhi

Sheesh Mahal

Birha Ki Raat

Dahej

Shri Ganesh Mahima

Beqasoor ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

SHAHEED LATIF-ARZOO & KIDAR SHARMA-JOGAN &

RAMESH SAIGAL-SAMADHI. ..3 JOINT WINNERS!

S.U. Sunny - Babul & Bimal Roy- Pehla Aadmi

V.Shantaram -Dahej

J.Desai-Har Har Mahadev;Kardar-Dastan;& Shanti Kumar-Chhoti Bhabhi

Gyan Mukherjee-Sangram;& S.Modi-Sheesh Mahal ! III. BEST ACTOR :

DILIP KUMAR- ARZOO & DILIP KUMAR - JOGAN & DILIP KUMAR - BABUL ..JOINT WINNERS!

Ashok Kumar- Samadhi

Shyam - Samadhi ; & Rehman - Magroor

Raj Kapoor- Dastan ; & Ajit Khan- Beqasoor

Prithviraj Kapoor-Dahej ;& Sohrab Modi-Sheesh Mahal ! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

KAMINI KAUSHAL - ARZOO & NARGIS - JOGAN & NARGIS- CHHOTI BHABHI. .. 3 JOINT WINNERS!

Nargis- Babul & Nalini Jaywant- Samadhi

Smriti Biswas - Pehla Aadmi

Nalini Jaywant - Sangram

Madhubala-Beqasoor ; Naseem Banu-Sheesh Mahal & Nigar Sultana-Sheesh Mahal ! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

ARZOO & SAMADHI & JOGAN . …. 3 JOINT WINNERS!

Pehla Aadmi

Magroor

Beqasoor

Chhoti Bhabhi ! And 'The Golden Indies'- 1950.. Ends! Hope the day been as illuminating & enjoyable! See y'all tomorrow, locking down on another year of entt, confined to our pleasures!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1951 !

Welcome all, to another evening of festivities!

'The 1951 Golden Indies'! Some o' finest motion art on display, with a never-before-seen dash of pizzazz & extravagance! And embedded with it all, masters in their emotive brilliance. Let's summarize, beautifully as can! I. BEST FILM:

TARANA & AFSANA. …JOINT WINNERS!

Awara

Deedar

Hulchul

Albela

Hum Log

Kali Ghata

Dholak & Baazi

Madhosh

Sansar

Amaanat ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

RAJ KAPOOR - AWARA & B. R. CHOPRA- AFSANA. …JOINT WINNERS!

Ram Daryani-Tarana

Zia Sarhadi-Hum Log

Bhagwan-Albela

Kishore Sahu-Kali Ghata

G.Dutt-Baazi

S.K. ojha - Hulchul

Nitin Bose - Deedar

R.Shorey-Dholak

Vasan-Sansar

J.B.H.Wadia-Madhosh

A.Sen-Amaanat III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR -TARANA & DILIP KUMAR - DEEDAR & BALRAJ SAHNI -HUM LOG. …JOINT WINNERS!

Dilip Kumar - Hulchul & Ashok Kumar-Afsana 3.Bhagwan-Albela 4.Raj Kapoor-Awara 5.Sajjan-Hum Log 6.Prem Nath-Badal 7.Kishore Sahu-Kali Ghata & Buzdil 8.Ajit-Dholak 9.Bharat Bhushan-Amaanat 10.Manher Desai-Madhosh!

IV. BEST ACTRESS:

MADHUBALA - TARANA .. WINNER!

Nargis -Awara & Nimmi - Deedar

Geeta Bali -Albela

Meena Shorey -Dholak

Nalini Jaywant -Jadoo

Nutan & Shyama -Hum Log & Nargis - Hulchul

Kalpana Karthik & Geeta Bali -Baazi

Pushpavalli -Sansar

Bina Rai -Kali Ghata 10.Madhubala-Nadaan! V. BEST ENSEMBLE ( BEST FULL CAST):

TARANA .. WINNER!

Hum Log

Afsana

Awara

Dholak

Baazi

Albela

Sansar

Kali Ghata

Hulchul & Amaanat ! & 'The 1951 Golden Indies' … Ends!

Whoppaa! Till the next night then, dreaming up another annual feast, to remember for posterity!

THE GOLDEN INDIES -1952 !

Welcome to 'The 1952 Golden Indies'!

A year marked by most stupendous achievements in individual & collective glory, v.many top shelf films paving way into folklore, & judgment (bottom half esp) fairly tough. Yet a most illuminating & moving experience! Let's begin again! I. BEST FILM:

SANGDIL & AAN …JOINT WINNERS !

Baiju Bawra

Daag

Yatrik

Ashiana

Nau Bahar

Maa

Mr.Sampat

Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag & Sindbad The Sailor

Saqi & Hyderabad Ki Nazneen ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

MEHBOOB KHAN-AAN & R. C. TALWAR-SANGDIL ..JT WINNERS! 2.Vijay Bhatt-Baiju Bawra 3.Kartick-Yatrik 4.B.Trilochan-Ashiana 5.A.Kumar-NauBahar 6.Bimal Roy-Maa 7.S.S. Vasan -Mr.Sampat

8.Homi Wadia -Aladdin 9.Nanabhai Bhatt -Sindbad

H.S.Rawail -Saqi & S.M.Yusuf -Hyderabad Ki Nazneen III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR

SANGDIL & DILIP KUMAR - AAN & DILIP KUMAR - DAAG …JT WINNERS!

2.Ashok Kumar-NauBahar 3.Bharat Bhushan-BaijuBawra &

Bharat Bhushan - Maa 5.Raj Kapoor-Ashiana 6.Motilal-Mr.Sampat 7.Ranjan-Sindbad.. 8.Mahipal-Aladdin.. 9.Abhi Bhattacharya - Yatrik & V.Choudhary-Yatrik

10.Ashok Kumar-Jalpari! BEST ACTRESS:

MADHUBALA - SANGDIL …WINNER!

Nimmi - Daag

Nargis - Anhonee

Nadira - Aan

Nimmi - Aan

Nalini Jaywant - Nau Bahar

Nargis - Ashiana

Nargis - Bewafa

Padmini - Mr. Sampat

Geeta Bali -Anand Math ! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (BEST FULL CAST):

AAN … WINNER !

Daag

Nau Bahar

Ashiana

Mr. Sampat

Saqi

Aandhiyan

Yatrik

Bewafa

Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag! & '1952 Golden Indies' .. Ends!

Congrats all, & my online friend(who as mere side matter also happens to be arguably Greatest actor in History o'World Cin!), Dilip Kumar, as win not just 2(previous),but 3 acting trophies, for 3 diff film,at same ceremony, & same yr!

THE GOLDEN INDIES -1953 !

Welcome to 'The 1953 Golden Indies' ! Another mid moon-lit & sun-shone day, to revel in the most surreal artworks!

The usual masters & some impressive debutantes into the Indies fold, energize this fest! Hope y'all enjoy being here,as much as ur viewers!

Let's amp it! I. BEST FILM:

SHIKAST & JEEVAN JYOTI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Jhansi Ki Rani & Do Beegha Zameen

Shole & Aah

Ladki & Anarkali

Daaera & Parineeta

Rahi & Surang

Baaz

Teen Batti Char Raasta

Footpath

Chacha Chowdhury ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

RAMESH SAIGAL - SHIKAST & MAHESH KAUL - JEEVAN JYOTI …JOINT WINNERS!

Sohrab Modi -Jhansi ki Rani & Bimal Roy- Do Beegha Zameen

Raja Nawathe - Aah

M. V. Raman - Ladki

Nandlal Jaswantlal - Anarkali

Kamal Amrohi - Daaera

Bimal Roy- Parineeta

K.A.Abbas-Rahi & V.Shantaram-Surang

Guru Dutt-Baaz

Roop Shorey- Ek Do Teen ! III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - SHIKAST & DILIP KUMAR - FOOTPATH & BALRAJ SAHNI- DO BEEGHA ZAMEEN …JOINT WINNERS!

Ashok kumar - Shole

Raj Kapoor - Aah

Nasir Khan - Daaera

Ashok Kumar - Parineeta

Shekhar - Aas & Pradeep Kumar - Anarkali

Raja Paranjpe - Chacha Chowdhury

Romesh Thapar - Footpath

Shammi Kapoor - Jeevan Jyoti

& Dev Anand - Rahi

Karan Dewan - Teen Batti Char Raasta IV. BEST ACTRESS:

BINA RAI - ANARKALI & MEHTAB - JHANSI KI RANI & NALINI JAYWANT - SHIKAST. ….JOINT WINNERS!

Chand Usmani & Leela Mishra- Jeevan Jyoti & Nargis - Aah

Meena Kumari - Parineeta & Meena Kumari - Daaera.

Meena Shorey - Ek Do Teen & Geeta Bali - Baaz

Sandhya Shantaram - Teen Batti Char Raasta

Nalini Jaywant - Rahi

Kamini Kaushal - Aas &

Anjali Devi - Ladki

Bina Rai - Shole

Shashikala- Surang

Nirupa Roy - Do Beegha Zameen ! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

SHIKAST & JEEVAN JYOTI .. JOINT WINNERS!

Jhansi Ki Rani & Do Beegha Zameen

Aah

Shole

Parineeta

Daaera

Teen Batti Char Raasta

Aas

Chacha Chowdhury

Ek do Teen ! & 'The 1953 Golden Indies' .. Ends! Hope the year been as agreeable & enjoyable, as been for the makers in it's adjudication & presentation! See y'all tomorrow again, rolling back more time..down our classical ages!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1954 !

Welcome to 'The 1954 Golden Indies'!

A year beset with the most novel searing tales & most devotional on one hand, and most absorbing art overall. Another year of domination by masters, & uniquely timeless efforts of artistry alongside to boot. & Let the ceremonies begin! I. BEST FILM:

AMAR & BIRAJ BAHU. …JOINT WINNERS!

Shabab & Chakradhari

Nagin & Aar Paar

Mirza Ghalib & Tulsidas

Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Hamlet

Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor

Waris & TaxiDriver

Bahut Din Huwe & Radha Krishna 10.Adhikar & Naukri! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

GURU DUTT - AAR PAAR & MEHBOOB KHAN - AMAR. …JOINT WINNERS!

M. Sadiq - Shabab

Nandlal Jaswantlal - Nagin

Vijay Bhatt - Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Raman B. Desai - Chakradhari

Kishore Sahu - Hamlet

Homi Wadia - Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor

Sohrab Modi - Mirza Ghalib

Bhalchandra Shukla & Harsukh Bhatt - Tulsidas

Chetan Anand - Taxi Driver & Nitin Bose- Waris

S.S. Vasan - Bahut Din Huwe ! III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - AMAR & ABHI BHATTACHARYA - BIRAJ BAHU. ….JOINT WINNERS!

Bharat Bhushan - Shabab & Bharat Bhushan - Mirza Ghalib & Bharat Bhushan - Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Shahu Modak - Chakradhari

Kishore Sahu - Hamlet

Abhi Bhattacharya - Jagriti

Balraj Sahni - Bazooband

Kishore Kumar - Naukri

Kishore Kumar - Adhikaar

Mahipal - Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor

Mahipal - Tulsidas ! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

KAMINI KAUSHAL - BIRAJ BAHU .. WINNER!

Nimmi-Amar

Jayshree-SubahKaTara

Kamini Kaushal-Radha Krishna

Mala Sinha-Hamlet

Meena Kumari-Ilzam

Nutan-Shabab

Nalini Jaywant-Nastik

Suraiya-Mirza Ghalib;Madhubala-Amar 10.Shyama-AarPaar! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

HAMLET .. WINNER !

Biraj Bahu

Amar

Shabab

Bahut Din Huwe

Chakradhari

Subah Ka Tara

Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor

Waris

Chandni Chowk !

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1955 !

Welcome to 'The 1955 Golden Indies',art buffs!

Mellow start to the day, 29/3/2020,as Indies call for 1' tribute of silence,in passing of its glorious o'members..a master himself! . . . . (We'll miss u terribly Irrfan!) & So Let the celebrations (also routine lordings of another master) begin..! I. BEST FILM:

URAN KHATOLA & WAMAN AVTAR & DEVDAS. ….JOINT WINNERS!

Munimji

Garm Coat

Milap

Ganga Maiya & Seema

Adl-e-Jehangir & Abe Hayat

Bara Dari & Vachan & Veer Rajputani

Shree 420 & Kundan & Mr & Mrs. 55 & Insaniyat

Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje & Azaad & House No. 44

Andher Nagri Chaupat Raja ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

S. U. SUNNY - URAN KHATOLA & SUBODH MUKHERJI - MUNIMJI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Bimal Roy - Devdas

Amar Kumar - Garm Coat

Raman B. Desai - Waman Avtar

Raj Kapoor - Shree 420

Raj Khosla - Milap

Chandrakant - Ganga Maiya

K. Amarnath - Bara Dari

Sohrab Modi - Kundan

J.B.H. Wadia - Veer Rajputani & Shameem Bhagat - Andher Nagri Chaupat Raja & V. Shantaram - Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje ! III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - DEVDAS & DILIP UMAR - URAN KHATOLA. …JOINT WINNERS!

Balraj Sahni - Garm Coat & Balraj Sahni - Seema

Dev Anand - Munimji

Raj Kapoor - Shree 420

Dilip Kumar- Insaniyat

Dilip Kumar - Azaad & Kishore Kumar - Pehli Jhalak

Ajit - Bara Dari & Prem Nath - Abe Hayat

Pradeep Kumar - Adl-e-Jehangir

Manher Desai - Veer Rajputani

Gope - Andher Nagri Chaupat Raja ! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

SUCHITRA SEN - DEVDAS &

NIMMI - URAN KHATOLA. …JOINT WINNERS!

Sandhya Shantaram - Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje

Surya Kumari - Uran Khatola & Vyjyanthimala - Devdas & Nargis -Shree 420

Nimmi - Kundan

Nutan - Seema

Geeta Bali - Bara Dari

Nalini Jaywant - Munimji

Shakila - Veer Rajputani

Madhubala - Mr & Mrs. 55 ; & Sumitra - Ganga Maiya! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

MUNIMJI … WINNER!

Garm Coat

Uran Khatola

Shree 420

Seema

Kundan

Azaad

Bara Dari

Ganga Maiya

Vachan !

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1956 !

Welcome To 'The 1956 Golden Indies', All!

A year viewed by this judging panel more than 2 yrs back, warranting laborious re-visitation & revision,in lieu of vast addition to tune of several thousands,past while..reason for the inordinate delay. Happy Belated Labour Day,btw! Imp year,to h/l key aspects,of immense impact.. "God of Acting", "Bradman of Hin Cin", was voluntarily easing up..while also-rans past decade, unto blossom (a phase we could never get back to /). The "Era of Dev"(& "Devi"-yup u guessed who, right!), Was About To Begin! & Let's! I. BEST FILM:

JAGTE RAHO & HATIM TAI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Pocketmaar & C.I.D. & Basant Bahar.

Funtoosh & Bandhan & New Delhi.

Raj Hath & Halaku & Shatranj.

Sati Ansuya & Ek Shola.

Hum Sab Chor Hain.

Bhai Bhai & Inspector

Bhagam Bhaag & Paisa Hi Paisa.

26th January & Durgesh Nandini.

Devta & Parivar ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

AMIT MAITRA & SOMBHU MITRA - JAGTE RAHO & HOMI WADIA - HATIM TAI. …JOINT WINNERS!

H. S. Rawail -Pocketmaar & Raj Khosla -C.I.D.

Raja Nawathe-Basant Bahar & Chetan Anand-Funtoosh.

Mohan Sehgal-New Delhi

Sohrab Modi - Raj Hath

Gyan Mukherjee - Shatranj

I.S. Johar - Hum Sab Chor Hain

Ramesh Saigal - 26th January

Dhirubhai Desai - Sati Ansuya

Hemchander Chander -Bandhan ! III. BEST ACTOR:

RAJ KAPOOR - JAGTE RAHO & DEV ANAND - FUNTOOSH. …JOINT WINNERS!

Dev Anand - C.I.D & Bharat Bhushan - Basant Bahar.

Dev Anand - Pocketmaar & Paidi Jairaj - Hatim Tai.

Pradeep Kumar - Bandhan

Shammi Kapoor - Hum Sab Chor Hain.

Ajit - Halaku ; & Pradeep Kumar - Raj Hath.

Ashok Kumar - Bhai Bhai

Kishore Kumar - Paisa Hi Paisa

Ashok Kumar- Inspector

Gemini Ganesan - Devta ! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

MEENA KUMARI - SHATRANJ & MADHUBALA - RAJ HATH. …JOINT WINNERS !

Nalini Jaywant - Hum Sab Chor Hain

Sumitra Devi - Sati Ansuya ; & Sulochana - Sati Ansuya; & Nimmi - Basant Bahar.

Geeta Bali - Inspector

Meena Kumari - Halaku ; & Meena Kumari - Bandhan.

Sheila Ramani - Funtoosh

Shakila - CID ; & Waheeda Rehman - CID.

Shyama - Bhai Bhai ; & Nimmi - Bhai Bhai.

Anjali Devi - Devta

Mala Sinha - Ek Shola ! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

NEW DELHI … WINNER !

Ek Shola

Jagte Raho

Pocketmaar

Raj Hath

C.I.D.

Halaku

Hum Sab Chor Hain

Paisa Hi Paisa

Basant Bahar ! And 'The 1956 Golden Indies' … This the 9th Yr/Edition .. Ends ! Rewards of greater labor, are even more sumptuous, aren't they !? .. Certainly affording greater variety in main course! Stay tuned,as we await better & better,golden,down the batter of time!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1957 !

Welcome to 'The 1957 Golden Indies', folks! One o' truly great years, with first 5, in first 75 All-Time,no less..first 4 in Top 20!

When Master..King..not be denied, even in face of Film Grail! When Queen & Goddess, stood atop,again! A few superlative starters,to begin! When..Winning 13th-14th Indie trophy!..'The Federer of Motion Pics',was now in line for similar unheard 20 titles,god willing!(5 times more than most legend satisfy at!) & When 'The Venus of Screen', was tightening hold on Indie ceremonies! Let's begin munching, year worth! I. BEST FILM:

PYAASA & NAYA DAUR. …JOINT WINNERS!

Do Aankhen Barah Hath

Nau Do Gyarah

Bhabhi & Mai Baap

Gateway of India & Dekh Kabira Roya

Ek Gaon Ki Kahani & Abhimaan & Musafir.

Paying Guest & Champakali & Bade Sarkar

Pardesi & Nausherwan-e-Adil

Chenghiz Khan

Agra Road & Do Roti ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

GURU DUTT - PYAASA …WINNER !

B. R. CHOPRA - NAYA DAUR 3. V. Shantaram - Do Aankhen Barah Hath

Vijay Anand - Nau Do Gyarah

R. Krishnan & S. Panju - Bhabhi.

M. Sadiq - Mai Baap

Amiya Chakrabarty - Dekh Kabira Roya

Mahesh Kaul - Abhimaan

Kishore Sahu - Bade Sarkar

K. A. Abbas -Pardesi & Nandlal Jaswantlal- Champakali ! III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - NAYA DAUR & DILIP KUMAR - MUSAFIR & GURU DUTT - PYAASA …JOINT WINNERS!

V. Shantaram -Do Ankhen Barah Hath

Balraj Sahni -Mai Baap

Dev Anand -Nau Do Gyarah

Abhi Bhattacharya- Ek Gaon Ki Kahani

Talat Mahmood - Ek Gaon Ki Kahani

Kishore Sahu - Bade Sarkar

Rajkumar - Mother India

Balraj Sahni - Bhabhi

Ajit Khan - Miss Bombay ! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

MADHUBALA - GATEWAY OF INDIA & MEENA KUMARI - SHARADA …JOINT WINNERS!

Kalpana Kartik - Nau Do Gyarah

Mala Sinha - Ek Gaon Ki Kahani & Vyjayanthimala -Naya Daur

Chand Usmani - Abhimaan

Suchitra Sen - Champakali

Pandari Bai - Bhabhi

Madhubala - Ek Saal & Kamini Kaushal - Bade Sarkar

Nutan - Baarish

Mala Sinha - Pyaasa & Waheeda Rehman - Pyaasa

Mala Sinha - Nausherwan-e-Adil ! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

NAYA DAUR .. WINNER !

Do Ankhen Barah Hath

Bhabhi

Mai Baap

Ek Gaon Ki Kahani

Dekh Kabira Roya

Abhimaan

Musafir

Bade Sarkar

Pyaasa !

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1958 !

Welcome to 'The 1958 Golden Indies',dearies! Year of splendor & enmeshed love,contemplation on life cycle & heredity struggle.

When 'King of Cinema'-'Man with Other Dimension' stamped his authority..& "The Most Beautiful Woman in Film History" defined value to us forever! (Recall a Beautiful Elegantly Formal Framed Pic, in my Granddad's house, of when he interviewed Dilip, as Editor's exclusive for Toi. Wondering since last nite, what've asked! .. I know my 1st-last qun to him-"If not actor in 40-50-60s, then?!!") Alright, w/o further ado..! I. BEST FILM:

HOWRAH BRIDGE & YAHUDI …JOINT WINNERS!

Solva Saal & Aakhri Dao

Madhumati & Phagun & Panchayat

Kala Pani & Raj Tilak

Sohni Mahiwal & Ghar Sansar & 12 O' Clock

Sadhna

Sahara & Savera

Mehndi & Milan

Sitaron Se Aagey & Karigar

Parvarish & Talaq ! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

SHAKTI SAMANTA - HOWRAH BRIDGE …WINNER!

Mahesh Kaul - Aakhri Dao

Lekhraj Bhakri - Panchayat

Bimal Roy - Yahudi

Pramod Chakravorty - 12 O' Clock

Lekhraj Bhakri - Sahara

Bimal Roy - Madhumati

S. S. Vasan - Raj Tilak

Raj Khosla - Kala Pani

Satyen Bose - Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi ! III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - YAHUDI & DILIP KUMAR - MADHUMATI …JOINT WINNERS!

Ashok Kumar - Sitaaron Se Aagey & Dev Anand - Solva Saal.

Ashok Kumar - Howrah Bridge & Dev Anand - Kala Pani & Shekhar - Aakhri Dao

Bharat Bhushan - Sohni Mahiwal & Sunil Dutt - Sadhna

Guru Dutt- 12 O' clock & Johnny Walker -12 O' Clock & Bharat Bhushan -Phagun &

Ashok Kumar -Savera

Raj Kapoor-Phir Subah Hogi & Ajit-Mehndi & Rajendra Kumar-Talaq & Ajit-Milan.

Raj Kapoor - Parvarish

Dev Anand - Amar Deep

Balraj Sahni - Khazanchi

Rajkumar - Dulhan ! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

MADHUBALA - HOWRAH BRIDGE & MADHUBALA - KALA PANI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Nimmi - Sohni Mahiwal & Meena Kumari - Sahara & Meena Kumari - Yahudi

Nargis -Ghar Sansar &

Nutan -Aakhri Dao & Vyjayantimala -Sadhna & Vyjayantimala -Madhumati & Veena - Mehndi & Meena Kumari -Savera.

Madhubala-Phagun & Waheeda Rehman-Solva Saal

Vyjayantimala-Sitaron Se Aagey

Nalini Jaywant-Kala Pani

Mala Sinha-Phir Subah Hogi

Nalini Jaywant-Milan

Madhubala-Chalti ka Naam Gaadi & Waheeda Rehman-12 O' Clock

Madhubala - Baghi Sipahi & Mala Sinha - Parvarish & Nirupa Roy - Karigar &

Kamini Kadam - Talaq ! V. BEST ENSEMBLE:

PANCHAYAT … WINNER!

Sahara.

Yahudi

Aakhri Dao

Raj Tilak

Sitaron Se Aagey

12 O' Clock

Savera

Mehndi

Talaq ! & 'The 1958 Golden Indies' .. Ends! Hope yr as enriching as prior all..& novel attempt by this independent team/body, reminding India of not just ancient c/f culture, but not so bygone Resplendence & Mastery in Art & Hrt Science..hits!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1959 !

Welcome to 'The 1959 Golden Indies', loves!

Pivotal year..Top 4 here,in Top 10 All-Time..deeply breathtakingly colorful on one hand,& ethic bound on other, heart captivating coexistence of all life,& rightful dignity of human life..passing honors successfully,simultaneously! I see(few years)seem not like Annual Top 10,rather Top 20-30,thru to highest ranks. Do appreciate,these be 'Golden Years',precisely as all 25-30,in this each lot,fall mostly in Top 500-600 All Timers zone..outta 3500/4000,& 2 diff lists! Let's mine & mint some art,whatsay! I. BEST FILM:

NAVRANG & SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN & ANARI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Heera Moti & Paighaam

Maa Ke Ansoo & Ujala

Chand & Satta Bazaar

Deep Jalta Rahe & Do Behnen & Love Marriage & Sujata & Kaagaz Ke Phool & Insaan Jaag Utha

Chacha Zindabad & Do Gunde & Goonj Uthi Shehnai

Bank Manager & Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan & Dhool Ka Phool

Char Dil Char Raahen & Bhai Bahen & Kangan

Jagir & Dil Deke Dekho & Ardhangini.

Chhoti Bahen & Kavi Kalidas. II. BEST DIRECTOR:

V. SHANTARAM - NAVRANG & HARSUKH BHATT - SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ CHAHAN & HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE - ANARI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Krishan Chopra - Heera Moti

& S.S. Vasan - Paighaam & Dhirubhai Desai- Maa Ke Ansoo & Naresh Saigal - Ujala.

Lekhraj Bhakri - Chand & Bimal Roy - Sujata.

Ravindra Dave - Satta Bazaar.

Guru Dutt- Kaagaz Ke Phool & Shakti Samanta - Insaan Jaag Utha & Subodh Mukherjee - Love Marriage & Yash Chopra- Dhool Ka Phool

J. Om Prakash - Chacha Zindabad & Nanabhai Bhatt- Kangan.

Vijay Bhatt - Goonj Uthi Shehnai

Devendra Goel - Char Dil Char Raahen & Rakhan - Bank Manager

Nasir Hussain - Dil Deke Dekho

L. V. Prasad - Chhoti Bahen &

S.N. Tripathi - Kavi Kalidas! III. BEST ACTOR:

PAIDI JAIRAJ - SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN & DILIP KUMAR - PAIGHAAM & RAJ KAPOOR - ANARI. …JOINT WINNERS!

Balraj Sahni - Heera Moti & Mahipal - Navrang

Ajit - Maa Ke Ansoo & Balraj Sahni - Chhoti Bahen

Shammi Kapoor - Ujala & Abhi Bhattacharya - Deep Jalta Rahe & Ajit - Do Gunde

Dev Anand - Love Marriage & Kishore Kumar - Chacha Zindabad & Shekhar - Bank Manager

Ashok Kumar - Kangan

& Balraj Sahni - Satta Bazaar & Balraj Sahni - Chand & Prem Nath - Jagir

Rajendra Kumar - Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan & Rajendra Kumar - Dhool Ka Phool & Shammi Kapoor - Dil Deke Dekho.

Sunil Dutt - Sujata & Sunil Dutt - Insaan Jaag Utha & Rehman - Chhoti Bahen

Bharat Bhushan - Kal hamara Hai & Bharat Bhushan - Kavi Kalidas & Pradeep Kumar - Duniya Na Maane & Sunil Dutt - Didi & Guru Dutt - Kaagaz Ke Phool

Kishore Kumar - Shararat! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

SANDHYA SHANTARAM - NAVRANG & NUTAN - ANARI & ANITA GUHA - SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN. …JOINT WINNERS!

Lalita Pawar-Anari & Nutan-Sujata & Nirupa Roy-Heera Moti & Ameeta-Goonj Uthi Shehnai & Shubha Khote - Heera Moti.

Mala Sinha - Ujala & Mala sinha - Love Marriage & Meena Kumari - Chand & Shyama - Do Behnen & Vyjayantimala - Paighaam &

Anita Guha - Chacha Zindabad & Madhubala - Insaan Jaag Utha & Asha Parekh - Dil Deke Dekho.

Nalini Jaywant - Maa Ke Ansoo & Meena Kumari - Ardhangini & Jagir & Satta Bazaar & Nirupa Roy -Kangan & Kamini Kaushal -Bank Manager

Meena Kumari -Chand Kahan Roshni Kahan & Madhubala -Kal Hamara Hai & Nirupa Roy -Kavi Kalidas! V. BEST ENSEMBLE:

SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN - WINNER!

Heera Moti

Ujala

Maa Ke Ansoo

Anari / Navrang

Chacha Zindabad

Bank Manager

Char Dil Char Raahen

Chhoti Bahen

Jagir! & 'The 1959 Golden Indies' … Ends! Veritable flood, of v. good to extraordinary art work on display, these 12 years & counting…as we move into the rocking -Geva 60's! & Brace yourself,for the most un-replicable technical stamps,exhibition could ever conjour.

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1960 !

Welcome to 'The 1960 Golden Indies', my people! The new decade brought about, arguably - The Greatest Directed Film Of Hindi Cinema (gravitas & range of subject aside), obviously finding top honors everywhere by canter, for that exclusive & never before-after level skill. Yet a year that ironically included 'Indies Greatest Hindi Film Ever', great comprehensive mytho, befitting such tricky top slots. As well as, arguably - The Greatest Ever-Relevant Social Causes Film Of Hin Cin. Alongside,dreamer,in his metier,like none else! Let's reveal! BEST FILM:

MUGHAL-E-AZAM …..WINNER!

Maya Machhindra & Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai & Kanoon

Baraat & Ghunghat & Bambai Ka Babu & Parakh.

Chaudhvin Ka Chand & Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai & Barsaat Ki Raat & Love In Simla

Patang & Manzil & Shriman Satyawadi & Angulimaal & Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere.

Usne Kaha Tha & Mere Ghar Mere Bachche & Kala Bazar & Basant & Apna Hath Jagannath & Veer Durgadas

Aanchal & Girl Friend & Mehlon Ke Khwab & Ek Phool Char Kaante

Ghar Ki Laaj & Barood & College Girl

Jaali Note & Singapore

Babar & Chhalia & Anuradha & Kalpana & Masoom III. BEST DIRECTOR:

K. ASIF - MUGHAL - E - AZAM ….WINNER !

Radhu Karmakar - Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai & B. R. Chopra - Kanoon & Raj Khosla - Bambai Ka Babu

Bimal Roy - Parakh

& Ramanand Sagar - Ghunghat & K. Amarnath - Baraat & R. K. Nayyar - Love In Simla & Babubhai Mistry - Maya Machhindra

M. Sadiq - Chaudhvin Ka Chand & Kishore Sahu - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai

Vijay Bhatt -Angulimaal & Arjun Hingorani -Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere

Bibhuti Mitra-Basant

Ramchandra Thakur-Veer Durgadas

Sohrab Modi-Mera Ghar Mere Bachche

Mohan Sehgal -Apna Hath Jagannath 10.Bhappi Sonie -Ek Phool Char Kaante III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - MUGHAL -E - AZAM & RAJ KAPOOR - JIS DESH MEIN GANGA BEHTI HAI & PRITHVIRAJ KAPOOR - MUGHAL - E- AZAM

& ASHOK KUMAR - KANOON …JOINT WINNERS!

Ajit - Baraat & Manher Desai - Maya Machhindra.

Dev Anand - Bambai Ka Babu & Dev Anand - Manzil & Shammi Kapoor - Basant & Rehman - Chaudhvin ka Chand

Guru Dutt - Chaudhvin Ka Chand & Joy Mukherjee - Love In Simla & Bharat Bhushan - Barsaat Ki Raat & Bharat Bhushan -Angulimaal & Raj Kumar - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai & Raj Kapoor - Shriman Satyawadi &

Motilal - Parakh

Paidi Jairaj - Veer Durgadas & Balraj Sahni - Anuradha & Balraj Sahni - Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere & Sunil Dutt - Ek Phool Char Kaante & Ajit - Mughal -e- Azam

Bharat Bhushan - Ghunghat & Rajendra Kumar - Patang & Pradeep Kumar - Ghunghat & Kishore Kumar - Girl Friend & Shammi Kapoor - Singapore

Dev Anand - Jaali Note & Dev Anand - Kala Bazar & Kishore Kumar - Apna Hath Jagannath

Raj Kapoor - Chhalia

& Ashok Kumar -Aanchal & Abhi Bhattacharya -Anuradha & Pradeep Kumar -Mehlon Ke Khwab & Pradeep Kumar -Tu Nahi Aur Sahi

Sohrab Modi -Ghar Ki Laaj

Sunder - Bade Ghar Ke Bahu! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

MADHUBALA - MUGHAL-E-AZAM …WINNER!

Padmini-JisDeshMeinGangaBehtiHai & Bina Rai-Ghunghat & Meena Kumari-DilApnaAurPreetParai & Madhubala-BarsaatKiRaat & Sadhna-LoveInSimla & Mala Sinha-Patang & Nutan -Basant

& Nutan- Manzil & Durga Khote -Mughal-e-Azam

Nirupa Roy - Maya Machhindra & Nigar Sultana - Mughal- e-Azam & Shakila - Baraat & Suchitra Sen - Bambai Ka Babu & Waheeda Rehman - Chaudhvin Ka Chand & Vyjayantimala - College Girl & Kumkum - Nache Nagin Baje Been.

Nanda - Usne Kaha Tha & Leela Naidu - Anuradha. .

Nirupa Roy - Veer Durgadas & Waheeda Rehman - Ek Phool Char Kaante & Madhubala - Mehlon Ke Khwab.

V. BEST ENSEMBLE:

MUGHAL - E - AZAM …WINNER!

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai

Kanoon

Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere & Baraat

Usne Kaha Tha & Ghunghat

Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai & Angulimaal & Parakh & Mera Ghar Mere Bachche & Love In Simla

Patang & Shriman Satyawadi & College Girl

Aanchal & Singapore

Anuradha & Kalpana

Masoom! & 'The 1960 Golden Indies' … Ends! A fascinating cinematic time in history awaits,as more use of color, & larger budgets to satiate frame, added most imp'y to same golden old world soul, produce more entertaining & softly thrilling silver screen magic. Be here!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1961 !

Welcome to 'The 1961 Golden Indies',mates!

Filled with raw intoxication,& classy charm. When Master go to shocking neo-retirement,but only post mortally unimaginable 20th Indie! When Queen found a hole in her seat o'glory,& gracefully faded..a Goddess to reign,next decade! Also year o'firsts…Indie's first ever(& perhaps last) 'Best Actor' bestowed upon child actor! & Indie sweep in all 5 categories,for film not even nominated in any award ceremony in history. Also,of titillating intt…when Bollywood saw it's first ever 'fan war' erupting.. ..Master lost to Raj ji for "Jis Desh Mein.."(Most not even realizing biggest folly by Ff-which it committed routinely-Twas released previous yr,hence ineligible)..& Fans across cried sabotage. Hence Indie philosophy best..which awards "not people,but levels". Let's level up!

I. BEST FILM:

BHABHI KI CHUDIYAN … …WINNER !

Maya & Char Diwari .

Ganga Jumna & Batwara & Kabuliwala & Hum Dono

Sanjog & Junglee & Dharmputra

Senapati & Sasural & Gharana & Chhaya .

Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar & Shama & Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja .

Shola Aur Shabnam & Aas Ka Panchhi

Jai Chittor & Krorepati .

Pyar Ki Pyas & Zindagi Aur Khwab .

Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai & Opera House & Reshmi Roomal & Stree & Suhag Sindoor! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

SADASHIV J. ROW KAVI - BHABHI KI CHUDIYAN & D. D. KASHYAP - MAYA …JT WINNERS! .

Krishan Chopra - Char Diwari .

Vijay Anand & Amarjeet - Hum Dono

Subodh Mukherjee - Junglee & Hrishikesh Mukherjee - Chhaya & T. Prakash Rao - Sasural

Nitin Bose - Ganga Jumna & Karunesh Thakur - Batwara

Hemen Gupta - Kabuliwala & Pramod Chakravorty - Sanjog

Yash Chopra - Dharmputra & Kedar Kapoor - Senapati & S. S. Vasan - Gharana .

Prabhu - Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar & H. S. Rawail - Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

Mahesh Kaul - Pyar Ki Pyas & Ramesh Saigal - Shola Aur Shabnam

Nasir Hussain - Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai

& S. Banerjee - Zindagi Aur Khwab! III. BEST ACTOR:

DILIP KUMAR - GANGA JUMNA & DEV ANAND - HUM DONO & BALRAJ SAHNI - KABULIWALA & MASTER AZIZ - BHABHI KI CHUDIYAN …JOINT WINNERS!

Balraj Sahni - Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan & Shailesh Kumar - Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan & Shammi Kapoor - Junglee & Dev Anand - Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai .

Sunil Dutt - Chhaya & Shashi Kapoor - Char Diwari

Rajendra Kumar - Sasural & Rajendra Kumar - Gharana . . . .

Pradeep Kumar - Batwara

& Rehman - Batwara . . .

Dev Anand - Maya & Dev Anand - Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja .

Kishore Kumar - Krorepati

Ajit - Opera House & Manoj Kumar - Reshmi Roomal .

Dharmendra - Shola Aur Shabnam .

Jayant - Zindagi Aur Khwab! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

M E E N A K U M A R I -B H A B H I K I C H U D I Y A N ..W I N N E R !

Saira Banu -Junglee & Mala Sinha -Maya & Mala Sinha -Dharmputra & Anita Guha -Sanjog

Nanda - Char Diwari & Nimmi - Shama & Nalini Jaywant - Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar &

Sandhya Shantaram - Stree & Vyjayantimala - Ganga Jumna

Sadhna-Hum Dono & Asha Parekh-Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai .

Nanda-Hum Dono & Suraiya-Shama & Honey Irani-Pyar Ki Pyas & Waheeda Rehman-Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja & Meena Kumari -Zindagi Aur Khwab & Vyjayantimala- Nazrana & Usha Kiran -Nazrana! V. BEST ENSEMBLE:

BHABHI KI CHUDIYAN - WINNER! . .

Sasural & Kabuliwala .

Gharana & Batwara .

Senapati & Dharmputra .

Hum Dono & Maya .

Chhaya .

Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar & Shola Aur Shabnam

Krorepati

Ganga Jumna

Sanjog! & 'The 1961 Golden Indies' … Ends! How would Bollywood cope with the near-simultaneous exit, from the long captured scene, of not only it's most exhilarating reel life but also real life couple !? Find out next year, maybe! Till then..Watch this space!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1962 !

Welcome to 'The 1962 Golden Indies', ma familia! Time of true blue privilege-dropping, with 5 Films from Top 100..3 in Top 50..2 in Top 15..& Winner,sweeping all categories this season, finding pride of place among TOP 5 All- Timers of Hin Cin,no less..making the yr's honors! That belong to 'Guru of Heartland Cinema', Guru Dutt, Greatest all-rounder of Art world, with 2 Top Acting Honors(& major directing hand in No.5 All-timer-No.1 for yr,say)! 3 Indie Wins & 8 Noms..in just 12 acting roles thus far! & To think,was mostly Cinema's Top Dir! Also yr,of arguable The Greatest Female Performance of Hin Cin, & ofcourse it's most popular ever roles..from Goddess herself! For 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam',with 'Aurat'(40),emerging as perhaps the 2 Greatest Representative films,of Ind Life thru history..Indie contend! Svp! I. BEST FILM:

SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM - WINNER !

SAUTELA BHAI

Asli Naqli & Sangeet Samrat Tansen & Shiv Parvati & Aarti

Bezubaan & Professor & Dr. Vidya & Main Chup Rahungi

China Town & Ek Musafir Ek Hasina & Hariyali Aur Rasta & Dil Tera Deewana & Gangu & Rungoli

Zindagi Aur Hum & Shaadi & Aashiq

Nakli Nawab & Soorat Aur Seerat .

Gyarah Hazar Ladkiyan & Man Mauji .

Rakhi .

Burmah Road & Jhoola! II. BEST DIRECTOR:

ABRAR ALVI - SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM &

MAHESH KAUL - SAUTELA BHAI …JOINT WINNERS!

Hrishikesh Mukherjee - Asli Naqli & Phani Majumdar - Aarti

S. N. Tripathi - Sangeet Samrat Tansen & S. N. Tripathi - Shiv Parvati .

Ram Kamlani - Bezubaan

Lekh Tandon - Professor

A. Bhimsingh - Main Chup Rahungi & Shakti Samanta - China Town

Vijay Bhatt - Hariyali Aur Rasta

B. R. Panthulu - Dil Tera Diwana & Anand Kumar - Zindagi Aur Hum

Amar Kumar - Rungoli

Pramod Chakravorty - Gangu & Raj Khosla - Ek Musafir Ek Hasina III. BEST ACTOR:

GURU DUTT - SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM . & . GURU DUTT - SAUTELA BHAI . …JOINT WINNERS!

Bharat Bhushan - Sangeet Samrat Tansen . .

Dev Anand - Asli Naqli & Shammi Kapoor - Professor & China Town

Manoj Kumar - Dr. Vidya

& Ashok Kumar - Aarti & Samar Chatterjee - Soutela Bhai . .

Ashok Kumar - Bezubaan . .

Aroop Kumar - Bezubaan & Manoj Kumar - Nakli Nawab

Rehman - Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam & Shammi Kapoor - Dil Tera Diwana

Sunil Dutt - Main Chup Rahungi

Bipin Gupta - Sautela Bhai

Mehmood - Dil Tera Diwana & Sheikh Mukhtar - Gangu! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

M E E N A K U M A R I - S A H I B B I B I A U R G H U L A M. … W I N N E R !

Meena Kumari - Aarti & Pranoti Ghosh - Sautela Bhai.

Waheeda Rehman - Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam & Anita Guha - Sangeet Samrat Tansen & Meena Kumari - Main Chup Rahungi .

Nalini Jaywant - Zindagi Aur Hum & Chand Usmani - Zindagi Aur Hum

Sadhna - Asli Naqli & Sandhya Roy - Asli Naqli & Kalpana - Professor.

Ragini - Shiv Parvati

Mala Sinha -Anpadh & Mala Sinha - Dil Tera Diwana & Mala Sinha - Hariyali Aur Rasta .

Shashikala-Aarti & Lalita Pawar - Professor

Vyjayantimala -Dr.Vidya

Sulochana-Gangu! V. BEST ENSEMBLE:

SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM & SAUTELA BHAI & AARTI -JT WINNERS!

Asli Naqli

Zindagi Aur Hum & Bezubaan

Professor & Main Chup Rahungi

Gangu & Dr.Vidya

Rungoli

China Town

Dil Tera Diwana

Sangeet Samrat Tansen 10.Hariyali Aur Rasta & 'The 1962 Golden Indies' .. Ends! Hope y'all had as fascinating time,witnessing,as I had(actually had much more,courtesy classic home theatre advance bking;) preparing-organizing. Let's meet again..for classics plentiful,& our hrts & historic missions,gainful!

THE GOLDEN INDIES - 1963 ! Welcome to 'The 1963 Golden Indies', film universe! A year of many firsts. Largest 'Best Actor' winner pool,for any year, herein being 9! P.S. U may choose to call it too many stand- out performances,or lack of any one!(Choice depending on ur stds). Impressive either way! On female side, where the Goddess' unique winning spirit, alongside a Princess at zenith of her charms, stood out..& atop..proudly holding aloft their befitting golden chalices! Also a year of some leading all-time submission for different 'genres',all equally well-regarded! For year of arguably: The Greatest 'Love Story' of Hin Cin……..with arguably, Greatest 'Film on Mughal royalty in India'…….& Greatest (jointly with 1940's Aurat) film 'on Deep set Rural India'. Quite an eclectic mix, to delve & dive into, eh! So Let's….Roll! I. BEST FILM:

GODAAN & TERE GHAR KE SAMNE & TAJ MAHAL …JOINT WINNERS!

Dil Ek Mandir & Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke

Mere Mehboob & Dil Hi Toh Hai & Faulad & Gehra Daag.

Bahurani & Begaana & Pyar Ka Bandhan & Grahasti & Humrahi.

Bandini & The Householder & Nartaki & Gumrah

Jabse Tumhe Dekha Hai & Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya & Kan Kan Me Bhagwan & Bluffmaster & Bin Badal Barsaat

Jabse Tumhe Dekha Hai & Phool Bane Angaray & Mere Armaan Mere Sapne & Kinare Kinare

Ghar Basake Dekho & Meri Surat Teri Ankhen & Shikari

Rustom Sohrab

Mujhe Jeene Do. II. BEST DIRECTOR:

TRILOK JETLEY - GODAAN . &

. VIJAY ANAND - TERE GHAR KE SAMNE . & . M. SADIQ - TAJ MAHAL …JOINT WINNERS! . 2. C. V. Sridhar - Dil Ek Mandir & R. K. Nayyar - Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke

H. S. Rawail - Mere Mehboob . & . C. L. Rawal & Pyarelal Santoshi - Dil Hi Toh Hai & Naresh Saigal - Pyar Ka Bandhan

Mohd. Hussain - Faulad & O.P. Ralhan - Gehra Daag

Sadashiv J. Row Kavi - Begaana & Bimal Roy - Bandini & Nitin Bose - Nartaki & B. R. Chopra - Gumrah & Kishore Sahu - Grahasti

T. Prakash Rao - Bahurani

& T. Prakash Rao - Humrahi & Manmohan Desai - Bluffmaster.

James Ivory - The Householder . .

Vishram Bedekar - Rustom Sohrab . .

Jyoti Swaroop - Bin Badal Barsaat . .

K. Shankar - Bharosa & Mohd. Hussain - Shikari! III. BEST ACTOR: 1.RAJ KUMAR -GODAAN & DEV ANAND -TERE GHAR KE SAMNE & RAJENDRA KUMAR -DIL EK MANDIR & RAJENDRA KUMAR - GEHRA DAAG & SUNIL DUTT -YEH RASTEY HAIN PYAR KE & RAJ KAPOOR -DIL HI TOH HAI & GURU DUTT-BAHURANI &

SHAILESH KUMAR-BEGAANA & PRITHVIRAJ KAPOOR-RUSTOM SOHRAB ..JT WINNERS!

Raj Kumar - Dil Ek Mandir & Ashok Kumar - Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke & Grahasti & Motilal - Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke & Sunil Dutt - Nartaki & Shammi Kapoor - Bluffmaster & Guru Dutt - Bharosa

Rehman - Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke & Rajendra Kumar - Mere Mehboob & Humrahi & Raj Kumar - Pyar Ka Bandhan &

Dharmendra - Begaana & Shammi Kapoor - Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya & Manoj Kumar - Ghar Basake Dekho

Pradeep Kumar - Taj Mahal & Ashok Kumar -Bandini & Ashok Kumar - Gumrah & Shashi Kapoor -The Householder & Prem Nath -Rustom Sohrab

Sunil Dutt -Gumrah & Kanhaiyalal -Bharosa & Chetan Anand -Kinare Kinare & Dev Anand-Kinare Kinare & Ashok Kumar -Meri Surat Teri Ankhen! IV. BEST ACTRESS:

MEENA KUMARI - DIL EK MANDIR .

& . NUTAN - TERE GHAR KE SAMNE ..JOINT WINNERS! . .

Nutan - Bandini & Kamini Kaushal - Godaan & Bina Rai - Taj Mahal & Leela Naidu - Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke

Nutan -Dil Hi Toh Hai & Sadhna & Ameeta -Mere Mehboob & Mala Sinha-GehraDaag & Mala Sinha - Bahurani & Mala Sinha - Gumrah & Mala Sinha - PhoolBaneAngaray & Nishi-Pyar Ka Bandhan

& Anita Guha -KanKanMeBhagwan & Saroja Devi -PyarKiyaTohDarnaKya & Meena Kumari-AkeliMatJaiyo

Veena - Taj Mahal & Jamuna - Humrahi & Nanda - Nartaki & Geeta Bali - Jabse Tumhe Dekha Hai & Meena Kumari - Kinare Kinare

Lalita Pawar - Gehra Daag & Naaz - Pyar Ka Bandhan & Supriya Chowdhury - Begaana & Asha Parekh - Bin Badal Barsaat & Bharosa &

Shyama - Ghar Basake Dekho & Waheeda Rehman - Mujhe Jeene Do! V. BEST ENSEMBLE (FULL CAST):

TERE GHAR KE SAMNE & TAJ MAHAL & YEH RASTEY HAIN PYAR KE …JOINT WINNERS!

Godaan & Dil Ek Mandir & Gehra Daag & Grahasti & Bharosa

Pyar Ka Bandhan .

The Householder & Bandini .

Bluffmaster .

Meri Surat Teri Ankhen & Phool Bane Angaray . .

Ghar Basake Dekho .

Gumrah .

Nartaki .

Dil Hi Toh Hai! & 'The Golden Indies 1963' … Ends! First for Golden Awards, when panel veer into realms of 1500+. Thus sparking contemplation, on cut-off for 'Golden yrs of HinCin'..end of 60s or 70s? Yet few days, for that judgment! Enjoy the journey & exploration till then!

TOP 15 ACTORS OF GOLDEN ERA(1948-63): (LUCKY 27!)

DILIP KUMAR! (210 pts)

RAJ KAPOOR! (66.35 pts)

DEV ANAND! (60.3 pts)

BALRAJ SAHNI! (53.6 pts)

GURU DUTT! (47.5 pts)

ASHOK KUMAR! (45.6 pts)

RAJENDRA KUMAR & SUNIL DUTT & BHARAT BHUSHAN & SHAMMI KAPOOR & PRITHVIRAJ KAPOOR & RAJ KUMAR! (~25 pts)

SHYAM & RAJ KUMAR & SHAILESH KUMAR! (~17 pts)

JAIRAJ & S. N. TRIPATHI! ( ~12 pts)

AJIT & ABHI BHATTACHARYA! (~11-11.5 pts)

MANHER DESAI! (9.5 pts)

REHMAN & MOTILAL! (~5-6 pts)

MAHIPAL & SHAHU MODAK! (~3-4.5 pts)

SHASHI KAPOOR & MANOJ KUMAR ! (~1.5 pts)

DHARMENDRA & SHEKHAR! (~1.25 pts)

TOP 15 ACTRESSES OF BOLLYWOOD/HINDI CINEMA’S GOLDEN ERA (1948-63): (LUCKY 25!)

MADHUBALA & MEENA KUMARI! (78 – 81pts)

KAMINI KAUSHAL & NARGIS & NUTAN & NIMMI! (35 – 43 pts)

NALINI JAYWANT! (25 pts)

MALA SINHA! (~20 pts, from many roles)

ANITA GUHA! & BINA RAI! ( ~20 pts – from 2 roles)

SANDHYA! (~17 pts)

VYJAYANTHIMALA! (~11 pts)

SUCHITRA SEN & HANSA WADKAR & TRIPTI MITRA & MEHTAB ! (~10.5 pts)

MEENA SHOREY & SADHNA & AMEETA ! (~6-6.5 pts) 10.CHAND USMANI & NIRUPA ROY! (~5.5-5.75 pts)

PADMINI & KALPANA KARTIK & LEELA NAIDU & LEELA CHITNIS & LALITA PAWAR & SAIRA BANU ! (~4.75 - 5 pts)

WAHEEDA REHMAN & NANDA! (~3.25 – 3.5 pts)

GEETA BALI! (~2.25 pts)

ASHA PAREKH & REHANA! (~2 pts)

SHAKEELA & SHYAMA ! (~1.6 pts)

TOP 10 DIRECTORS OF

BOLLYWOOD/ HINDI CINEMA’S

GOLDEN ERA (1948-63)!

(LUCKY 36!):

MAHESH KAUL! (36.2 pts)

RAMESH SAIGAL! (26.2 pts)

RAJ KAPOOR & GURU DUTT & MEHBOOB KHAN & B. R. CHOPRA! (~ 21 pts)

BIMAL ROY & M. SADIQ! (~16-16.5 pts)

HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE & S.U. SUNNY! (~ 15-15.5 pts)

V. SHANTARAM & VIJAY ANAND & SHAHEED LATIF! (~12.5 -13.5 pts)

HOMI WADIA & SHAKTI SAMANTA & SUBODH MUKHERJI & SADASHIV ROW KAWI & D.D. KASHYAP & K. ASIF! (~ 10.5 pts)

KRISHAN CHOPRA & HARSUKH BHATT & TRILOK JETLEY & KIDAR SHARMA & RAJ KHOSLA ! (~9.5 pts)

NARESH SAIGAL & H.S. RAWAIL & R.K. NAYYAR! (~6.25 pts)

VIJAY BHATT & G. GHANEKAR & DHIRUBHAI DESAI. & SOHRAB MODI & S.S.VASAN & KIDAR SHARMA & RAM DARYANI! & LEKHRAJ BHAKRI & PHANI MAJUMDAR! (~4.5-5 pts)

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INDIES TOP BOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES PER DECADE !

1910s TOP 10 :

1. .Kamlabai Gokhale

2. .Mandakini Phalke

3. .Gohar Mamajiwala

4. .Violet Berry

5. .Durgabai Kamat

6. .Mrs. Gaharjan

7. .Bhagirathibai

8. .Mrs. Savaria

9. .Violchana

  1920s TOP 60:

 Position

Name

Known For

1

Ruby Mayer

Talash

2

Sharifa

Shirin Farhad

3

Sakina

Sukanya Savitri

4

Ermeline

Draupadi

5

Tara Koregaonkar

Kalidas

6

Sushila Devi

Kalidas

7

Sabita Devi

Grama Kanya

8

Kamaladevi

Karna

9

Gulab

Janjir Ne Jankare

10

Umasashi

Anath Ashram

11

Tarabai

Gopal - Krishna

12

Kanan Devi

Haar Jeet

13

Anasuya

Malti Madhav

14

Kumari Kusum

Taruni

15

Rampiyari

Kaun Pardesi

16

Maya Devi

Nooran

17

Charubala

Didi

18

Gohar K. Mamajiwala

Akeli Mat Jaiyo

19

Miss Mani

Pitru Prem

20

Patience Cooper

Nala Damayanti

21

Enakashi Rama Rao

Jagran

22

Leela Devi

Bishabriksha

23

Rani Bala

Hasrat

24

Ansuyabai

Jaja Gawri

25

Zubeida

Heer Ranjha

26

Savita

Chandrahasa

27

Sultana

Bhola Shikar

28

Santi Gupta

Aparajito

29

Mrinalini Devi

Prem Sanyas

30

Shahzadi

Sinhal Dweep Ki Sundari

31

Panna Rani

Bambai Ki Sethani

32

Chanda

Suhaag

33

T.P. Rajalakshmi

Kalidas

34

Shantakumari

Shabnam

35

Saku

Gori Bala

36

Sundari Nirada

Barer Bazar

37

Lola

The Arcadians

38

Tara

Kalo Sawar

39

Moti

Kulin Kanta

40

Kamla

Diler Detective

41

Meera

Aurat

42

Menaka Devi

Mahakavi Kalidas

43

Walait Begum

Heer Ranjha

44

Rajkumari

Devdas

45

Usharani

Daulat

46

Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

47

Nagendrabala

Bhagya Chakra

48

Padmadevi

Maharani

49

Devika Rani

Achhut Kanya

50

Durga Bai

Babanchi Bayko

51

Amir Banu

Aan

52

Jillo

Draupadi

53

Jamna

Lanka Ni Laadi

54

Binapani Mukherjee

Jamuna Puliney

55

Kesar

Kaun Dilan Diyan Jane

56

Fatma Begum

Mumbai Ni Mohini

57

Jamuna Alimiyan

Vishwamitra Menaka (I)

58

Dadibhai Sarkari

Themuras & Themuljee

59

Zebunissa

Pakeezah

60

Amodini

61

Sushilabala

Bilet Ferat

   1930s TOP 150 :

 1.    .Sulochana / Ruby Mayer 2. .Sharifa 3. .Jehanara Kajjan 4. .Gulab / Rose 5. .Patience Cooper 6. .Bibbo 7. .Sabita Devi 8. .Zubeida 9. .Gohar Mamajiwala 10. .Sushila Devi 11. .Shahzadi 12. .Sultana 13. .Purnima Shome 14. .Kesari 15. .Shishubala 16. .Miss Iqbal 17. .Mushtari 18. .J. Sushila 19. .Radharani 20. .Shehla 21. .Madhuri 22. .Mushtari 23. .Shanta Devi 24. .Jamuna 25. .Ratnaprabha 26. .Leela Chitnis 27. .Prabha Devi 28. .Anusuya 29. .Devbala 30. .Bela Rani 31. .Ila Devi 32. .Ameena 33. .Urmila 34. .Saqi 35. .Fatma Begum 36. .Menaka Devi 37. .Rohini 38. .Annapurna 39. .Brijmala 40. .Anasuya 41. .Mehar Banu 42. .Rampyari 43. .Tarabai 44. .Manjula 45. .Shanti 46. .Sakribai 47. .Rajani 48. .Devaki 49. .Durga Koregaonkar 50. .Lalita Devi 51. .Ashalata 52. .Miss Jena 53. .Satyavati 54. .Zohrajan 55. .Zebunissa 56. .Hansa Wadkar 57. .Najju Begum 58. .Sardar Akhtar 59. .Ramola 60. .Lalita Pawar 61. .Sitara Devi 62. .Mehar Sultana 63. .Sadhana Devi 64. .Yasmin 65. .Nurjahan 66. .Kanan Devi 67. .Jyotsana 68. .Manorama 69. .Pramila 70. .Panna 71. .Vimla Vashishta 72. .Vasanti 73. .Kumudini 74. .Miss Sylvia 75. .Fatma Jr 76. .Prem Kumari 77. .Durga Khote 78. .Kamlesh Kumari 79. .Damyanti 80. .Heera 81. .Ranibala 82. .Gulzar Bai / Miss Gulzar 83. .Seeta Devi 84. .Putli 85. .Baby Ila 86. .Mumtaz 87. .Khatoon 88. .Miss Pokhraj 89. .Khursheed 90. .Anupama 91. .Shirin 92. .Mohini 93. .Rattanbai 94. .Shanta Kumari 95. .Jilloo 96. .Brijrani 97. .Umasashi 98. .Shaila 99. .Miss Salu 100. .Kalyani Das 101. .Usha Rani 102. .Indira Devi 103. .Kamla Devi 104. .Sarla 105. .Prabhavati 106. .Neelam 107. .Baby Gabroo 108. .Leela Pendharkar 109. .Arti Devi 110. .Kishori Pathak 111. .Rupmati 112. .Shanti Gupta 113. .Jamshid Banu 114. .Romila 115. .Fatima 116. .Mukhtar Begum 117. .Padma Devi 118. .Veena Devi 119. .Dwarki 120. .Hira Dharwadkar 121. .Rajkumari 122. .Indubala 123. .Renubala 124. .Krishna Kumari 125. .Sharda 126. .Leela Desai 127. .Bhaduri 128. .Sakhu 129. .Manekbai 130. .Jenabai Pawar 131. .Chanda 132. .Snehlata 133. .Lakshmi 134. .Nirasha 135. .Mehtab 136. .Leelavati 137. .Shakuntala 138. .Sheelprabha 139. .Ermeline 140. .Noor Jehan 141. .Malka 142. .Miss Mani 143. .Indira Wadkar 144. .Baby Devi 145. .Purnima Shome 146. .Veena 147. .Rani Sundari 148. .Gangoobai 149. .Zohra Sehgal 150. .Miss Jones

  1940s TOP 50 :

 Position

Name

Known For

1

Kamini Kaushal

Arzoo

2

Hansa Wadkar

Nav Jeevan

3

Khurshid Begum

Tansen

4

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

5

Manju

Bawre Nain

6

Maya Banerjee

Seva Samaj

7

Nargis

Mother India

8

Leela Chitnis

Kangan

9

Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

10

Shahzadi

Sinhal Dweep Ki Sundari

11

Noor Jehan

Anmol Ghadi

12

Ruby Mayer

Talash

13

Sardar Akhtar

Hulchul

14

Sarita Devi

The Thief of Baghdad

15

Rose

Hamari Betiyan

16

Iqbal

Attention

17

Pratima Devi

Anokhi Ada

18

Sabita Devi

Grama Kanya

19

Veena

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

20

Ramola

Khazanchi

21

Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

22

Shobhna Samarth

Do Diwane

23

Suraiya

Anmol Ghadi

24

Snehprabha Pradhan

Pahili Mangalagaur

25

Madhuri

Thokar

26

Padmadevi

Maharani

27

Panna Rani

Bambai Ki Sethani

28

Laxmi

Radha Krishna

29

Nirmala Devi

Piya Milan

30

Leelavati

Indira

31

Zebunissa

Pakeezah

32

Putli

Billi

33

Sultana

Gegen die Wand

34

Umasashi

Anath Ashram

35

Sunalini Devi

Zalzala

36

Durga Khote

Mughal-E-Azam

37

Meera

Aurat

38

Charubala

Didi

39

Sitara Devi

Devdas

40

Monica Desai

Chitralekha

41

Nalini Jaywant

Kala Pani

42

Lalita Pawar

Anari

43

Leela Mishra

Sholay

44

Kaushalya

Aaina

45

Sumitra Devi

Raja Harishchandra

46

Shakuntala Paranjpye

Ramshastri

47

Jehanara Kajjan

Shirin Farhad

48

Jyoti

Pratima

49

Sharifa

Shirin Farhad

50

Brijmala

Chabuk Sawar

 1950s TOP 10:

Position

Name

Known For

1

Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

2

Nargis

Mother India

3

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

4

Kamini Kaushal

Arzoo

5

Nalini Jaywant

Kala Pani

6

Nimmi

Arpan

7

Nutan

Seema

8

Anita Guha

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

9

Bina Rai

Taj Mahal

10

Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

11

Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

12

Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

13

Chand Usmani

Pehchan

 1960s TOP 30:

Position

Name

Known For

1

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

2

Waheeda Rehman

Guide

3

Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

4

Nutan

Seema

5

Saira Banu

Hera Pheri

6

Anita Guha

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

7

Nanda Karnataki

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

8

Mumtaz Askari

Khilona

9

Asha Parekh

Sajan

10

Sharmila Tagore

Apur Sansar

11

Vyjayanthimala

Devdas

12

Bina Rai

Taj Mahal

13

Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

14

Sadhana Shivdasani

Woh Kaun Thi?

15

Kalpana

Sharapanjara

16

Lalita Pawar

Anari

17

Sandhya

Navrang

18

Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

19

Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

20

Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

21

Nivedita

Jaan

22

Helen

Don

23

Nazima

Manchali

24

Rajshree

Suhaag Raat

25

Nargis

Mother India

26

Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

27

Indrani Mukherjee

Bharat Milap

28

Babita Kapoor

Haseena Maan Jayegi

  70s TOP 100:

Position

Name

Known For

1

Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

2

Mumtaz Askari

Khilona

3

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

4

Sulakshana Pandit

Sankalp

5

Nutan

Seema

6

Moushumi Chatterjee

Bollywood/Hollywood

7

Kanan Kaushal

Bidaai

8

Rehana Sultan

Dastak

9

Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

10

Zaheera

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

11

Vidya Sinha

Bodyguard

12

Anita Guha

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

13

Radha Saluja

Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

14

Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

15

Zeenat Aman

Don

16

Simple Kapadia

Rudaali

17

Sharada

Samaj Ko Badal Dalo

18

Sandhya

Navrang

19

Waheeda Rehman

Guide

20

Nanda Karnataki

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

21

Asha Parekh

Sajan

22

Sadhana Shivdasani

Woh Kaun Thi?

23

Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

24

Bhavana Bhatt

Angrejjan

25

Helen

Don

26

Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

27

Nazima

Manchali

28

Ranjana

Jhanjaar

29

Padmini

Kaajal

30

Nadira

Josh

31

Yogeeta Bali

Zameen Aasmaan

32

Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

33

Naseem

Kabhie Kabhie

34

Saira Banu

Hera Pheri

35

Tina Ambani

Pukar

36

Zarina Wahab

My Name Is Khan

37

Kaajal Kiran

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

38

Archana

Buddha Mil Gaya

39

Dulari

Paying Guest

40

Asha Sachdev

Priyatama

41

Madhu Kapoor

Baadal

42

Rita Bhaduri

Raja

43

Seema Deo

Anand

44

Manorama

Caravan

45

Madhu Chanda

Beqasoor

46

Shoma Anand

Kal Ho Naa Ho

47

Kumud Chuggani

Shart

48

Rajni Sharma

Balika Badhu

49

Shelley Homick

Love in Canada

50

Rinku Jaiswal

Manzil Manzil

51

Kumari Naaz

Boot Polish

52

Pranoti Ghosh

Love Marriage

53

Zaheeda

Anokhi Raat

54

Lakshmi

Chattakkari

55

Jaya Prada

Sagara Sangamam

56

Alka

Dil Se..

57

Abha Dhulia

Karz

58

Vimi

Hamraaz

59

Sumita Sanyal

Anand

60

Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

61

Laxmi Chhaya

Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati

62

Naina Sahu

Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan

63

Reena Roy

Apnapan

64

Sridevi

English Vinglish

65

Sulochana Latkar

Gora Aur Kala

66

Priya Rajvansh

Heer Raanjha

67

Surekha

Cobra Girl

68

Anupama

Faraar

69

Nazneen

Mahabharat

70

Hema Malini

Baghban

71

Vijayalalitha

Haathkadi

72

Leela Chitnis

Kangan

73

Bharathi

Devasuram

74

Leena Chandavarkar

Rakhwala

75

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

76

Nameeta Chandra

Itihaas

77

Leela Mishra

Sholay

78

Khyati

Geet Gaata Chal

79

Smita Patil

Bhumika

80

Kseniya Ryabinkina

Skazka o tsare Saltane

81

Bindiya Goswami

Dada

82

Sharmila Tagore

Apur Sansar

83

Padma Khanna

Dhuan

84

Anjana Choudhury

Deedar

85

Vyjayanthimala

Devdas

86

Ashoo

Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?

87

Yashodra Katju

Talaaq

88

Meenaxi

Devata

89

Shashikala Jawalkar

Ayee Milan Ki Bela

90

Mridula Rani

Awara Badal

91

Babita Kapoor

Haseena Maan Jayegi

92

Ratnamala

Gehra Daag

93

Radhika Rani

Seeta Aur Geeta

94

Jasmin

Veerana

95

Purnima

Aurat

96

Manisha

Hulchul

97

Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

98

Madhavi

Jawan Muhabat

99

Veena

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

100

Manju Singh

Gol Maal

101

Amrit Lakhanpal

Chakravyuha

102

Aditi

Raghuveer

103

Jyothi Lakshmi

Payal Ki Jhankar

104

Baby Pinky

Daag: A Poem of Love

105

Gouri Khurana

Nain Preeto De

106

Rameshwari

Seetamalakshmi

107

Sheetal

Baghavat

108

Saroja Devi B.

Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham

  80s TOP 80:

 Position

Name

Known For

1

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

2

Tina Ambani

Pukar

3

Rita Bhaduri

Raja

4

Nutan

Seema

5

Reena Roy

Apnapan

6

Sulakshana Pandit

Sankalp

7

Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

8

Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

9

Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

10

Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

11

Farha Naaz

Fauji

12

Sadhana Singh

Super 30

13

Kimi Katkar

Sone Pe Suhaaga

14

Priya Rajvansh

Heer Raanjha

15

Jaya Prada

Sagara Sangamam

16

Rati Agnihotri

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

17

Anita Raj

24

18

Roma Manik

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

19

Vijayata Pandit

Kasam Dhande Ki

20

Moushumi Chatterjee

Bollywood/Hollywood

21

Vijaya Mehta

Pestonjee

22

Surinder Kaur

Parineeta

23

Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

24

Zeenat Aman

Don

25

Meenakshi Sheshadri

Damini

26

Vidya Sinha

Bodyguard

27

Madhu Kapoor

Baadal

28

Rameshwari

Seetamalakshmi

29

Zarina Wahab

My Name Is Khan

30

Mandakini

Aag Aur Shola

31

Smita Patil

Bhumika

32

Pooja Bhatt

Zakhm

33

Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

34

Rinku Jaiswal

Manzil Manzil

35

Yogeeta Bali

Zameen Aasmaan

36

Sridevi

English Vinglish

37

Bindiya Goswami

Dada

38

Juhi Chawla

Darr

39

Rupini

Naaduvazhikal

40

Savita Prabhune

Pavitra Rishta

41

Gopi Desai

Bas Yaari Rakho

42

Bhanupriya

Swarnakamalam

43

Vijayshanti

Karthavyam

44

Simi Garewal

Karz

45

Amala Akkineni

Life Is Beautiful

46

Sumalatha

Nair Saab

47

Sudha Chopra

Raahee

48

Neelam Kothari

Hum Saath-Saath Hain

49

Radhika Sarathkumar

Sarfarosh

50

Ranjeeta Kaur

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se

51

Sharmila Tagore

Apur Sansar

52

Jasmin

Veerana

53

Padmini Kolhapure

Prem Rog

54

Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

55

Salma Agha

Nikaah

56

Sudha Chandran

Naagin

57

Bhagyashree Patwardhan

Maine Pyar Kiya

58

Deepti Naval

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki  Baarish

59

Shabana

Bhat Dey

60

Neetu Singh

Do Dooni Chaar

61

Shabana Azmi

Fire

62

Ashwini Bhave

Henna

63

Dimple Kapadia

Tenet

64

Rajni Sharma

Balika Badhu

65

Swaroop Sampat

Uri: The Surgical Strike

66

Shoma Anand

Kal Ho Naa Ho

67

Sonu Walia

Khoon Bhari Maang

68

Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

69

Hema Malini

Baghban

70

Kim

Naseeb

71

Kiran Vairale

Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi

72

Poonam Dhillon

Ekk Nayi Pehchaan

73

Sonam

Ajooba

74

Debashree Roy

Unishe April

75

Madhavi

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

76

Preeti Sapru

Sardari

77

Kaajal Kiran

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

78

Amrita Singh

Badla

79

Sahila Chaddha

Africadalli Sheela

80

Reema Lagoo

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

81

Jaya Bachchan

Kal Ho Naa Ho

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Name

Known For

1

Divya Bharti

Assembly Rowdy

2

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

3

Manisha Koirala

Dil Se..

4

Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

5

Farha Naaz

Fauji

6

Preity Zinta

Veer-Zaara

7

Pooja Bhatt

Zakhm

8

Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

9

Reena Roy

Apnapan

10

Mahima Chaudhry

Pardes

11

Dimple Kapadia

Tenet

12

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Jodhaa Akbar

13

Priya Gill

Josh

14

Mandakini

Aag Aur Shola

15

Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

16

Madhavi

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

17

Shabana Raza

Kareeb

18

Meenakshi Sheshadri

Damini

19

Ashwini Bhave

Henna

20

Madhoo

Roja

21

Mamta Kulkarni

Karan Arjun

22

Ayesha Jhulka

Chachi 420

23

Rambha

Bombay Priyudu

24

Sonali Bendre

Sarfarosh

25

Kimi Katkar

Sone Pe Suhaaga

26

Shefali Shah

Gandhi, My Father

27

Anu Agarwal

Thiruda Thiruda

28

Mayuri Kango

Jung

29

Salma Agha

Nikaah

30

Archana Puran Singh

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

31

Ramya Krishnan

Bãhubali: The Beginning

32

Rituparna Sengupta

Ahaa Re

33

Ritu Shivpuri

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3

34

Neelam Kothari

Hum Saath-Saath Hain

35

Hema Malini

Baghban

36

Rani Mukerji

Black

37

Juhi Chawla

Darr

38

Kajol

Fanaa

39

Aruna Irani

Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand

40

Deepti Naval

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki  Baarish

41

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Jungle Love

42

Rinke Khanna

Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi...

43

Poonam Dhillon

Ekk Nayi Pehchaan

44

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45

Sridevi

English Vinglish

46

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47

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Andolan

48

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Bollywood/Hollywood

49

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Border

50

Sonam

Ajooba

51

Mita Vashisht

Ghulam

52

Sahila Chaddha

Africadalli Sheela

53

Sadhika Randhawa

Shikaar

54

Baby Pinky

Daag: A Poem of Love

   2000s TOP 40:

 Position

Name

Known For

1

Preity Zinta

Veer-Zaara

2

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Jodhaa Akbar

3

Ameesha Patel

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

4

Manisha Koirala

Dil Se..

5

Gracy Singh

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

6

Rani Mukerji

Black

7

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Tum Bin...: Love Will Find a Way

8

Mahima Chaudhry

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9

Kim Sharma

Mohabbatein

10

Rachel Shelley

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

11

Lara Dutta

Don 2

12

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

13

Riya Sen

Noukadubi

14

Konkona Sen Sharma

Omkara

15

Tabu

Andhadhun

16

Revathi

2 States

17

Shobana

Manichitrathazhu

18

Celina Jaitly

Seasons Greeting

19

Hrishitaa Bhatt

Asoka

20

Shefali Shah

Gandhi, My Father

21

Vidya Balan

Kahaani

22

Kangana Ranaut

Queen

23

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Baywatch

24

Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

25

Heenee Kaushik

Love at Times Square

26

Rinke Khanna

Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi...

27

Ayesha Takia

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

28

Kirti Reddy

Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa

29

Asin Thottumkal

Ghajini

30

Tillotama Shome

Sir

31

Shilpi Sharma

Aakramana

32

Shabana Raza

Kareeb

33

Kajol

Fanaa

34

Karisma Kapoor

Dil To Pagal Hai

35

Waheeda Rehman

Guide

36

Raima Sen

Baishe Srabon

37

Katrina Kaif

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

38

Sonali Bendre

Sarfarosh

39

Jaya Bachchan

Kal Ho Naa Ho

40

Gauri Karnik

Sur: The Melody of Life

41

Amrita Rao

Main Hoon Na

42

Gayatri Joshi

Swades: We, the People

43

Richa Pallod

Nuvve Kavali

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1

Kriti Kharbanda

Housefull 4

2

Tillotama Shome

Sir

3

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Roam Rome Mein

4

Mahima Chaudhry

Pardes

5

Sharmin Segal

Bajirao Mastani

6

Riya Sen

Noukadubi

7

Shweta Basu Prasad

The Tashkent Files

8

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Surkhaab

9

Shahana Goswami

Rock On!!

10

Triptii Dimri

Bulbbul

11

Mona Singh

Laal Singh Chaddha

12

Amy Jackson

I

13

Ira Dubey

Dear Zindagi

14

Ankita Srivastava

Aashiqui.In

15

Monica Dogra

Dhobi Ghat

16

Anushka Shetty

Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion

17

Kajol

Fanaa

18

Tabu

Andhadhun

19

Ramya Krishnan

Bãhubali: The Beginning

20

Raima Sen

Baishe Srabon

21

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

22

Aarti Jha

Jhalki

23

Mawra Hocane

Sanam Teri Kasam

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The great Madhubala as a child artist in 1942 film Basant. The film was directed by Amiya Chakrabarty. Music for the film was composed by Indian flute maestro and music director Pannalal Ghosh. The film starred Mumtaz Shanti, Ulhas, and Madhubala (as a child artist).

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Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959, India)

Almost a quarter of the way through the twenty-first century, globalization has pierced the remotest corners of the planet. The examples academics and politicians cite demonstrating this globalization are almost always economic, but the most profound examples are cultural. Once known only in South Asia, Indian cinema has burst onto a global stage. Its stars and its most popular directors seem larger than life. Reading on some of modern Bollywood’s (Hindi-language cinema) personalities, I find few of their biographies compelling beyond their unquestionable status as South Asian and international celebrities – I won’t name names here because that is for another time. That is partly a result of not watching enough Bollywood films. It is also because I am making unconscious comparisons between those modern actors to actor-director Guru Dutt. Dutt was a tragic romantic – off- and on-screen – to the point where those personas can become indistinguishable.

As an actor, Dutt can be as charming a romantic male lead as anyone, as well as lend a film the dramatic gravitas it needs. As a director, he refined his sweeping visuals and theatrical flairs over time. That artistic development culminated with Pyaasa (1957) and his final directorial effort, Kaagaz Ke Phool (“Paper Flowers” in English). The latter film is the subject of this piece. Both films elevate themselves to a cinematic altitude few movies anywhere, anytime ever accomplish. They are, for lack of a better word, operatic* – in aesthetic, emotion, storytelling, tone. In Kaagaz Ke Phool, Dutt once again lays bare his artistic soul in what will be his final directed work.

An old man enters a film studio’s empty soundstage, climbs onto the rafters, and gazes wistfully at the darkened workspace below. We learn that this is Suresh Sinha (Dutt), a film director whose illustrious past exists only in old film stock. The film is told in flashback, transporting to a time when his marriage to Bina (Veena) is endangered – the parents-in-law disdain his film work as disreputable to their social class – and he is embarking upon an ambitious production of Devdas (a Bengali romance novel that is among the most adapted pieces of Indian literature to film, the stage, and television). He is having difficulty finding someone to play Paro, the female lead. Due to this conflict, Bima has also forbidden their teenage daughter, Pammi (Kumari Naaz), from seeing Suresh. Pammi is sent to a boarding school far from Delhi (where Bima and her parents reside) and further from Mumbai (where Suresh works), without any sufficient explanations of the spousal strife.

One rainy evening, Suresh generously provides his coat to a woman, Shanti (an excellent Waheeda Rehman). The next day, Shanti arrives at the film studio looking to return the coat. Not knowing anything about film production, she accidentally steps in front of the camera while it is rolling – angering the crew who are tiring of yet another production mishap. Later, while viewing the day’s rushes, Suresh casts Shanti as Paro after witnessing her accidental, but remarkable, screen presence. She achieves cinematic stardom; Suresh and Shanti become intimate. When the tabloid gossip eventually reaches Mumbai and Pammi���s boarding school, it leads to the ruin of all.

What did you expect from an operatic film – a happy ending?

Also starring in the film are Johnny Walker (as Suresh’s brother-in-law, “Rocky”) and Minoo Mumtaz (as a veterinarian). Walker and Mumtaz’s roles are vestigial to Kaagaz Ke Phool. Their romantic subplot is rife with the potential for suggestive humor (she is a horse doctor), but the screenplay never justifies their inclusion in the film.

Shot on CinemaScope lens licensed by 20th Century Fox to Dutt’s production company, Kaagaz Ke Phool is Dutt’s only film shot in letterboxed widescreen. From the onset of his directorial career and his close collaboration with cinematographer V.K. Murthy, Dutt exemplifies an awesome command of tonal transition and control. Murthy’s dollying cameras intensify emotion upon approach: anguish, contempt, sober realization. These techniques render these emotions painfully personal, eliminating the necessity of a few lines of dialogue or supplemental motion from the actor. The effect can be uncomfortable to those who have not fully suspended their disbelief in the plot or the songs that are sung at the time. But to the viewers that have accepted that Dutt’s films exist in a reality where songs about infatuation, love, loss, and regret are sung spontaneously (and where revelations are heard in stillness), this is part of the appeal. Dutt and Murthy’s lighting also assists in directing the narrative and setting mood: a lashing rainstorm signaling a chance meeting that seals the protagonists’ fates, the uncharacteristically film noir atmosphere of the soundstage paints moviemaking as unglamorous, and a beam of light during a love melody evokes unspoken attraction. That final example represents the pinnacle of Dutt and Murthy’s teamwork (more on this later).

As brilliant as his films (including this) may be, Dutt suffered during mightily during Kaagaz Ke Phool’s production. In writings about Dutt, one invariably encounters individuals who believe Dutt’s life confirms that suffering leads to great art. Though I think it best to retire that aphorism so as not to romanticize pain, I believe that the reverse is true with Guru Dutt – his later directing career contributed to his personal tribulations. In some ways, that suffering informed his approach to what I consider an informal semiautobiographical trilogy of his films: Mr. & Mrs. ’55 (1955), Pyaasa, and Kaagaz Ke Phool. Dutt directed and starred in each of these films. In each film he plays an artist (a cartoonist, poet, and film director, respectively); with each successive film his character begins with a greater reputation, only to fall further than the last. The three Dutt protagonists encounter hardship that do not discriminate by caste, professional success, or wealth.

For Dutt’s Suresh, he is unable to consummate his love for Shanti because the specters of his failed marriage haunt him still. He never speaks to his de facto ex, but marital disappointment lingers. Why does he bother visiting his stuffy in-laws when he knows they will never change their opinions about him? Abrar Alvi’s (the other films in the aforementioned informal Dutt-directed trilogy, 1962’s Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam) screenplay is silent on the matter. Also factoring into Suresh’s hesitation is his daughter, Pammi. Pammi is young, looks up to both her parents, and cannot fathom a parent being torn from her life. Her reaction to learning about Shanti implies that neither of her parents have ever truly talked to her about their separation. Pammi does not appear to blame herself, but it seems that her parents – intent on protecting their child, perhaps speaking to her not as a soon-to-be young adult – are loath to maturely talk about the other. In a sense, Pammi has never mourned her parents’ marriage as we see her deny the tabloid reports about Suresh’s affair and express anger towards her father when she learns the truth.

When Suresh’s film after Devdas flops, his film career is in tatters. But Shanti’s popularity is ascendant, creating a dynamic reminiscent of A Star is Born. In a faint reference to Devdas, Kaagaz Ke Phool’s final act contains anxieties about falling into lower classes. If Kaagaz Ke Phool is contemporaneous to its release date, one could also interpret this as concerns about falling within India’s caste system (reformist India in the late 1950s was dipping its toes into criminalizing caste discrimination, which remains prevalent). Suresh’s fall is stratospheric and, in his caste-conscious, masculine pride, he rejects Shanti’s overtures to help him rebuild his life and film career. This tragedy deepens because Shanti’s offer is in response to the contractual exploitation she is enduring. We do not see what becomes of Shanti after her last encounter with Suresh, but his final scenes remind me, again, of opera: the male lead summoning the strength to sing (non-diegetically in Suresh’s case) his parting, epitaphic thoughts moments before the curtain lowers.

Suresh’s and Shanti’s respective suffering was preventable. Whether love may have assuaged his self-pity and alcoholism and her professional disputes is debatable, but one suspects it only could have helped.

Composer S.D. Burman (Pyaasa, 1965’s Guide) and lyricist Kaifi Azmi (1970’s Herr Raanjha, 1974’s Garm Hava) compose seven songs for Kaagaz Ke Phool – all of which elevate the dramatics, but none are as poetic as numbers in previous Dutt films. Comments on two of the most effective songs follow; I did not find myself nearly as moved by the others.

“Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari” (roughly, “I Have Seen How Deeply Friendship Lies”) appears just after the opening credits, as an older Suresh ascends the soundstage’s stairs to look down on his former domain. The song starts with and is later backed by organ (this is an educated guess, as many classic Indian films could benefit with extensive audio restorations as trying to figure out their orchestrations can be difficult) and is sung non-diegetically by Mohammed Rafi (dubbing for Dutt). A beautiful dissolve during this number smooths the transition into the flashback that will frame the entire film. That technique, combined with “Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari”, prepares the audience for what could be a somber recollection. However, this is only the first half of a bifurcated song. The melodic and thematic ideas of “Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari” are completed in the film’s final minutes, “Bichhde Sabhi Baari Baari” (“They All Fall Apart, One by One”; considered by some as a separate song). Together, the musical and narrative arc of this song/these songs form the film’s soul. For such an important musical number, it may have been ideal to incorporate it more into the film’s score, but now I am being picky.

Just over the one-hour mark, “Waqt Ne Kiya Haseen Sitam” (“Time Has Inflicted Such Sweet Cruelty On Us”; non-diegetically sung by Shanti, dubbed by Geeta Dutt, Guru’s wife) heralds the film’s second act – Suresh and Shanti’s simultaneous realization of their unspoken love, and how they are changed irrevocably for having met each other. Murthy’s floating cameras and that piercing beam of light are revelatory. A double exposure during this sequence shows the two characters walking toward each other as their inhibitions stay in place, a breathtaking mise en scène (the arrangement of a set and placement of actors to empower a narrative/visual idea) foreshadowing the rest of the film.

Dutt’s perfectionist approach to Kaagaz Ke Phool fueled a public perception that the film was an indulgent vanity exercise with a tragic ending no one could stomach viewing. Paralleling Suresh and Shanti’s romantic interest in each other in this film, the Indian tabloids were printing stories claiming that Dutt was intimate with co-star Waheeda Rehman and cheating on Geeta Dutt. These factors – perhaps some more than others (I’m not versed on what Bollywood celebrity culture was like in the 1950s, and Pyaasa’s tragic ending didn’t stop audiences from flocking to that film) – led to Kaagaz Ke Phool’s bombing at the box office. Blowing an unfixable financial hole into his production company, Guru Dutt, a man who, “couldn’t digest failure,” never directed another film. Like the character he portrays here, Dutt became an alcoholic and succumbed to depression in the wake of this film’s release. Having dedicated himself entirely to his films, he interpreted any professional failure as a personal failure.

Kaagaz Ke Phool haunts from its opening seconds. Beyond his home country, Dutt would not live to see his final directorial effort become a landmark Bollywood film and his international reputation growing still as cinematic globalization marches forth. Dutt’s most visually refined films, including Kaagaz Ke Phool, are films of subtraction. The cinematography and music make less movement and dialogue preferable. Kaagaz Ke Phool is a film defined about actions that are not taken and scenes that are never shown. The result is not narrative emptiness, but a receptacle of Dutt’s empathy and regrets. Exploring these once-discarded, partially biographic ideas is not for faint hearts.

My rating: 9/10

^ Based on my personal imdb rating. Half-points are always rounded down. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found in the “Ratings system” page on my blog (as of July 1, 2020, tumblr is not permitting certain posts with links to appear on tag pages, so I cannot provide the URL).

For more of my reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey”, check out the tag of the same name on my blog.

* I use this adjective not to reference operatic music, but as an intangible feeling that courses over me when watching a film. Examples of what I would consider to be operatic cinema include: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Taiwan); Greed (1924); The Red Shoes (1948); and The Wind (1928). Some level of melodrama and emotional unpackaging is necessary, but the film need not be large in scope or have musical elements for me to consider it “operatic”.

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Basant (1942)

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5 Best Places to visit in Udaipur by hiring a cab

Udaipur is the city of lakes and beautiful palaces. This small city situated in Rajasthan can charm any tourist and make him/her fall in love with its great natural beauty and hospitality of the people.  We must remember awesome dishes?  For Udaipur Taxi Service. This city presents exemplary cultural atmosphere surround that this is a popular tourist destination so finding an affordable hotel for a day or two is pretty much easy. Not to mention, the great availability of good food joints in Udaipur as well which serve need by a number of tourist wonders that have deservedly given it the tag called ‘Venice of the East’.

City Palace

City Palace is situated on the banks of Pichola Lake and comprises 11 magnificent palaces the most outstanding of which is the Moti Mahal. The palace spread over a huge area and houses 9 museums which include armory, zoological museum, mineral museum, tribal museum, art gallery, museum for maharana's cars etc. Some rooms in it Museum Of Tribal Heritage are very beautifully decorated with carvings.

Pichola Lake

Pichola Lake was created in the year 1362, by Rana Udai Singh II. The lake has the same name as that of a nearby village, Picholi. The word "picholi" derives from the Sanskrit word "pichhula" which means "deep hole". Now the lake is the largest manmade lake in Rajasthan and is located at a distance of 15 km from Udaipur, on the eastern side of the city. There are seven artificial fresh water islands in this scenic area of Lake Pichola. Of these 7 islands, there are two larger islands, known as Jag Mandir and Moti Mandir, and there are five smaller islands called Loha Shanti Nikunj

The Lake Garden Palace

The Lake Garden Palace is a beautiful structure, but there's an untold story behind it. Not only was it the first palace that Shah Jahan lived in, but its architecture was said to have inspired him to construct the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Bagore Ki Haveli          

Bagore Ki Haveli is a fascinating palace in Udaipur, India. Built by the Chief Minister of Mewar in the year 1784, it became the residence of Maharana Shakti Singh of Bagore in 1878 and ultimately was converted into a heritage hotel. Its architectural style has features typical to palaces that were built in the state of Mewar and Rajasthan during the period.

Jagdish Temple          

Jagdish Temple is a stunning architectural creation in the city of lakes, Udaipur. Located on the banks of Pichola Lake, Jagdish Temple is one of the largest Hindu temples in India. It is a spectacular idol of Lord Vishnu estimated to weigh around 2200 kg and about 6 meters high.

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Bristol Harbour Festival 19th - 21st July 2019

The Bristol Harbour Festival is back this weekend - Friday 19th July to Sunday 21st July.   Celebrating its 47th year, this free festival brings over 250,000 people together and is held annually to celebrate the city’s maritime heritage and the importance of Bristol’s docks and harbour.

Most of the activities are free, including live music, street performances, dance acts, interactive theatre, international circus acts, daredevil stunts and a variety of other live entertainments which are held on or near the waterfront of Bristol Harbour.

The outside venues include Queen Square, Lloyds Amphitheatre, Narrow Quay, Merchants, Quay, Hannover Quay, Millennium Square and Cathedral Walk, with seagoing vessels moored nearby. The liveliest part of the festival is quayside and the main attractions are entertainment designed to engage all the communities of Bristol, as well as entertain the thousands of visitors to the city.

Find your way around the Bristol Harbour Festival’s Performance Areas - Downloadable Map  See the program of events further down the page.

Market Locations

Narrow Quay,  Merchants Quay,  Queens Square and Hannover Quay

The City has hosted the festival since 1971, when it was started as part of an, ultimately successful, attempt to save the docks from being filled in.  In 2012, the festival attracted over 200,000 visitors, its highest ever attendance at that time, with the Irene and the Matthew being two of the tall ships in attendance that year.

The festival is held every year in July over a weekend and many of the bar and restaurants put on extra entertainment to keep visitors happy during the late evenings. In 2018 visitors were be able to watch for the first time, the Power8 rowing sprints battle it out on the water, as teams from eight cities compete to be the best.

The highlight of this year’s festival will be the arrival of three very special tall ships - The Etoile Molence, Irene and Iris.  Also Power8 Sprints will also be headlining with their 350 metre, high octane rowing action on the water.

More than 250 boats of varying shapes and sizes will be tied up at every available mooring along a four-mile stretch of the Harbourside, with familiar sights such as the SS Great Britain and the Matthew all set to appear.

There’s so much entertainment to keep you engaged, including music at the huge outdoor concert area “the Lloyds Amphitheatre”, top quality circus and street theatre acts from Circus Bijou.  Western Boat Show, showcasing all kinds of sailing boats and power boats, rowing competitions, general fun and games in the water, dedicated family areas, plus the Continental Food Market at Queens Square, a fantastic line-up from across France, Italy, Spain and Germany providing olives, cheese, crepes and more, an experience for the taste buds together with traditional gifts and crafts and lots of Harbourside fun for everyone.

Travel – Head for the City Centre, follow signs for Harbour Festival.  Further travel info Here.

Parking

There is plenty of parking and it is advised to arrive early to get as close as possible to the available Harbourside Parking.  You will also find parking within a short walking distance of the Harbour at the following places -

St Mary Redcliffe Car Park, NCP – Redcliffe Parade, NCP – Queens Charlotte Street, Trenchard Street Car Park, The Gallery Car Park, Nelson Street Car Park, College Street Car Park, Mardyke Wharf Car Park, Oldfield Place Car Park

  Program of Events

Saturday 20th July

Music - Amphitheatre – Music Stage

12.45 pm             Bristol Community Big Band

2.00 pm               The Hucklebuck – Blues Music

3.15 pm               Camo Clave – Cumbia Music

4.30 pm               Phantom Ensemble

5.45 pm               Matuki  - Afrobeat, reggae fusion

7.15 pm               Doreen Doreen – Marsh up Band

8.45 pm               Rod Smith RSD

Music - Brunel Stage at SS Great Britain

11.00 am             Framptoon Shantymen - All Male Choir

12.00 pm             Samba - Reggae drumming band

1.00 pm               Ceili - Traditional Irish/Celtic acoustic music

2.00 pm               Gentle Hooligans - Rock 'n ' roll fusion

3.00 pm               JI & The Rainbirds - Up beat feel-good folk

4.00 pm               Eden Root’s Reggae Band - Red hot Reggae

5.00 pm               The Bare Souls - Rock, blues, soul and funk fusion band

Music - Centre Stage at Cascade Steps

12.00 pm            The Great Sea Choir

12.50 pm            Rosina Keri - passionate dreamy pop

1.40 pm               The Harrisons - Blues, country and americana band

2.30 pm               Barnacle Buoys - Acapella sea shanty singers

3.25 pm               Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall - Folk duo

4.20 pm               Mireille Mathlener - Vocalist

5.15 pm               Laimu - Sultry vocals

Music - Dockside Stage at the Grove

2.00 pm               Punk Rock Aerobics

3.00 pm               Richard the Fourth - Neo soul and slow funk

3.30 pm               Hush Mozey - Miz of spa, punk and garage

4.30 pm               The Rupees - Hi energy rock band

5.30 pm               Sam Brockington - Fantastic vocal talented singer

6.30 pm               Farebrother - Indie rock quartet

7.30 pm               Joe Probert - Super cool soul

8.30 pm               Katy J Pearson - Catchy melodies

Dance and Entertainment at Millenium Square

11.45 am             Bollyred Dance Company

12.15 pm            Urban Cookie: Dance Zumba Gold

1.20 pm               Performance from Gerry’s Attic Dance Company

1.55 pm               Making Tracks Youth Music

2.55 pm               2 O’clock Beauty Queens

3.15 pm               Dance Extreme BS13/Storm

3.25 pm               Bristol Salsa Ladies Styling Team

3.30 pm               Subline Dance Troupe

3.40 pm               Rise Youth Dance

5.00 pm               Hype Dance

5.20 pm               Swing Dance Bristol and Swing Riot

Entertainment, Family Fun Activities, Music and Food at The Circus Playground - Queens Square

Continental Market Food - a selection of everything you will expect will be on offer

Bubbline – Fun with bubbles

A.P.E Project CIC – Mobile Adventure Playground

Sounds Right Phonics Bristol – Music, games, movement, bubbles and poms poms for little ones

Marky Jay – Compere & Street Theatre – Jokes, Juggling and puppets

Avon Valley Wildlife Park – Interact and discover more about small animals

Bristol Taiko – Traditional Japanese Drumming

Bocadcalupa Arts – Bee Garden

Avon Valley Wildlife Trust

Baby Racing

Cirocomedia – Youth Circus Showcase and Workshops

Giddy Kipper – Sloth Time

Tiny Little Clouds Theatre – How to Build a rainbow

Don’t Drop The Beat – Live Drumming and Juggling

Above & Beyond – Mini Flying Trapeze Rig

Dragonbird Theatre – Pyjama Island

Angie Mack – The Super Hooper Jula Hooping Street Show

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King Edmunds Acrobatic Club

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Brunels Stage at SS Great Britain

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Centre Stage at Cascade Steps

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Dockside Stage at the Grove

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2.00 pm               Luke Marshall Black - Vocalist

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Millennium Square – Bristol Dances

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Cathedral Walk – Spoken Word, Music and Performances

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5 Famous Celebrity Couples Who Got Married On Valentine’s Day, The Day Of Love

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5 Famous Celebrity Couples Who Got Married On Valentine’s Day, The Day Of Love

5 Famous Celebrity Couples Who Got Married On Valentine’s Day, The Day Of Love Bency Sebastian Hyderabd040-395603080 January 10, 2020

Enough and more has been said about love. But is it ever enough? Love gives us a feeling of warmth and brings smiles to people’s faces. Valentine’s Day is one such day that celebrates love in gestures big and small, romantic and corny, sweet and adorable. When does Cupid strike? The language of love differs from person to person and from one couple to another. With all the differences, the one thing that binds love together is Valentine’s Day. It is a day of celebration of love and what better way to celebrate love than to solemnly take the oath of marriage on this day. We bring to you five celebrity couples who tied the knot on Valentine’s Day and declared their love to the world.

1. Arshad Warsi And Maria Goretti

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Love knows no bounds. Be it religious or cultural differences, true love surpasses all obstacles and comes out strong and successful. Arshad Warsi and Maria Goretti are testimony to this. They met in 1991 at St. Xavier’s College. Arshid was invited to judge a dance show that Maria was participating in. He saw a sweet talented girl on stage and fell for her. They eventually started dating and after a courtship period of 8 years, got married on February 14th, 1999. They had a church wedding followed by a nikah. They have been married for 18 years now and are still very much in love. They have two children, Zeke and Zene and together the four of them make the ideal family.

2. Gautami Gadgil And Ram Kapoor

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The adorable couple met while acting together as Rahul and Aanchal in the daily soap opera Ghar Ek Mandir. They shared chemistry like none other on screen and that translated into an off screen romance. They soon realized they were made for each other and got hitched on the day of lovers— Valentine’s Day in 2003. They have been married for over 15 years and are blessed with two lovely children, a daughter Sia and a son Aks. Gautami took a sabbatical after she became a mother while Ram went on to continue his career. They were last seen in the movie Shaadi Ke Side Effects together on screen. The two of them have a very clear understanding and loving relationship and their marriage is an inspiration to all of us.

3. Ruslaan Mumtaz And Nirali Mehta

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Ruslaan Mumtaz, the heartthrob of the nation and the lead actor of the adorable movie Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar was love struck when he first laid eyes on Nirali Mehta. They were in Shiamak Davar’s dance class together and that’s where the magic happened. They are quite the filmy couple and have a corny song for their relationship which is Shahrukh Khan and Anushka Sharma’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. They were together for a long time and tied the knot on Valentine’s Day in 2014. The mehendi, sangeet and wedding celebration was carried out with great grandeur and style and the couple have been sweet and adorable ever since.

4. Sanjay Dutt And Rhea Pillai

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This couple got married on Valentine’s Day in 1998. At the time, she was a model and lifestyle coach and followed a very spiritual lifestyle. She saw Sanjay Dutt for the first time in court when he was released on bail. Rhea worked as an instructor in the Art of Living at that time and Sanjay Dutt found comfort in her company. They eventually fell in love and got married but their relationship didn’t last too long. They separated in 2005.

5. Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi

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A lot of us know Mandira Bedi. She is a fine example of women empowerment and she’s filled with immense talent. What you don’t know is that she is one of the few lucky women who found true love in her husband, Raj Kaushal. In the year 1996, they met for the first time during an audition. He was in for an audition for Philips 10. She had already made her mark as an actress with her television show Shanti as well as the famous Bollywood movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. He had not noticed her until then. She showed up for the audition in a red and white striped t-shirt and khaki pants and that was when he first noticed her. They clicked well, met often and by the end of the year were in a steady relationship. Being polar opposites did not stop them from falling in love and they believe that the glue of their relationship is that they are complementary in nature. With the blessings of their parents, they joined together as husband and wife in 1999 and without a doubt made a quintessential Indian couple. They’ve been married for 18 years and are blessed with a beautiful son. The couple is planning to adopt a baby girl soon. We wish that they are blessed with an angel soon.

Love makes people happy and these celebrities are happy with their partners. Have we missed out on any other couple who got hitched on Valentine’s Day? Comment below and let us know.

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There have been so many moments on the silver screen when all we could do was get emotional. But Filmfare has had to overlook many gems in an effort to put forth a definite 100 films that have stood the test of time. And we assume shall continue to do so. This isn’t the list. Believe us, if we had a free hand we’d have compiled a 1000 movie list. Instead, we prefer a hot list that stands for what is the best of our cinema. Yes no amount of commiserations can console the runners up who didn’t make the cut. But every single movie featured in the following list deserves its place at the top of the marquee. 

Raja Harishchandra Year: 1913 Director: Dadasaheb Phalke Producer: Dadasaheb Phalke Cast: Dattaraya Damodar Dabke, Salunke, Bhalachandra D Phalke, P G Sane

The ad for the first Indian film read like this: Raja Harishchandra. A performance with 57,000 photographs. A picture two miles long. All for only three annas. Dadasaheb Phalke was influenced by Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings and based his film on the travails of king Harishchandra, who gave up his kingdom, his wife and children to keep his promise to sage Vishwamitra. Dadasaheb couldn’t find women to act the female parts and eventually had to settle for young boys for such roles. The film was processed in London. It’s said Phalke’s wife manually perforated the reels in the night. Live music was used as an accompaniment. The film was an instantaneous success. It opened to packed houses everywhere. Sadly, only an incomplete copy of the film exists today. Harishchandrachi Factory, a tribute to Phalke made by Paresh Mokashi, is a must-see for all cinema history buffs as it gives a fair idea about the challenges faced by the man who pioneered Indian cinema. 

DID YOU KNOW?

1. Phalke’s wife cooked food all alone for the cast and crew of more than 500 people. 2. Filmmaking as a profession was virtually unknown back then. Hence, Phalke advised his cast and crew to tell others that they were working in the factory of one ‘Harishchandra’. 

Alam Ara Year: 1931 Director: Ardeshir Irani Producer: Imperial movie tone Cast: Master Vithal, Zubeida, Jillo, J Sushila, Prithviraj Kapoor Music: Ferozshah M Mistri, B Irani

Alam Ara, as we know it was our first talkie. When it was first released on March 14, 1931 at Majestic cinema in Mumbai, police had to be brought in to control the crowds. This Ardeshir Irani film had many firsts to its name. The first song of Indian cinema, Dil de khuda ke naam par, was sung by Wazir Mohammed Khan. It was recorded live (Khan played a fakir in the film) as there was no playback then. The period film was mostly shot at night to avoid modern daytime ambient sounds. Hence, Alam Ara also started the tradition of shooting under studio lights. Hidden microphones were used to record the voices of the actors. Incidentally, two actors connected with the film, Prithviraj Kapoor and LV Prasad, went on to become giants in their own right. Both were awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Kapoor posthumously in 1972 and Prasad in 1982) for their immense contribution to Indian cinema. 

DID YOU KNOW? 1.The last known print of this film was destroyed in a fire at the National Archives of India, Pune, in 2003. 

2. Director Mehboob Khan was briefly considered for the male lead’s role, which finally went to Master Vithal.  

Devdas Year: 1936 Director: Pramathesh Chandra Barua Starring: K L Saigal, Jamuna Barua, TR Rajakumari Music: R C Boral, Pankaj Mullick

If the West has the classic Romeo And Juliet, we have Devdas. The immortal love story written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee has seen numerous cinematic interpretations down the years. The pioneering one was this Bengali/ Hindi bilingual directed by PC Barua. The Hindi version had KL Saigal playing the doomed lover while Barua himself essayed the role in the Bengali version. The story was a critique on the prevalent cast system. Devdas couldn’t marry his childhood sweetheart Paro as she belonged to a lower caste. The dejected lover finds solace in the arms of a nautch girl, Chandramukhi who gets reformed through love. Paro is married off to a wealthy widower and a distraught Devdas, his health  deteriorated  by excessive alcohol, finally dies at her doorstep. The film helped Saigal carve his superstardom and its influences impacted all the subsequent interpretations.

Achhut Kanya Year: 1936 Director: Franz Osten Producer: Himanshu Rai Cast: Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani Music: Saraswati Devi

If Devdas talked about disparity between the classes then Achhut Kanya went a step further and tackled untouchability, which was a curse during those days and is still rampant in our social fabric. Interestingly, Ashok Kumar was cast in the film because the original actor Nazam-ul-Hassan tried to elope with the producer’s wife Devika Rani. Ashok Kumar played a Brahmin’s son in love with an untouchable girl played by Devika Rani. Director Franz Osten didn’t shrink away from depicting the truth of the situation and the film is remembered for its intense mob scenes. It’s also known for its musical score. The song, Main ban ke chidiya sung by the lead stars is popular even today. Incidentally, the music was given by Saraswati Devi, one of our pioneering women composers. 

DID YOU KNOW?

Ashok Kumar worked as a laboratory assistant in Bombay Talkies when he was asked to play the lead in the film.

Kismet Year: 1943 Director: Gyan Mukherjee Producer: Bombay Talkies Cast: Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, Shah Nawaz Music: Anil Biswas

This can be termed as Bombay Talkies’ most successful film and earned for its protagonist Ashok Kumar the tag of the superstar. The dye for the suave, urban hero was cast and Ashok Kumar’s urban chic serves as a model to date. The film pioneered the lost-and-found formula and the ‘double role’ formula as well. Also, the public accepted that lead characters could be grey-shaded as well. The film is also known for its nationalistic song, Door hato ae duniyawalon Hindustan hamara hai. The British thought lyricist Pradeep was writing anti-German and anti-Japanese slogans in the middle of World War but the Indians got its true meaning. By the time the British realised it, it was too late. Another song, a duet between Ashok Kumar and Amirbai Karnataki, Dheere dheere, is also remembered till date. 

DID YOU KNOW?

1. Kismet ran for three years at a theatre in Kolkata.   2. The movie also has the distinction of being the first ‘double-role’ played by any Indian actor.

Neecha Nagar Year: 1946 Director: Chetan Anand Producer: Rashid Anwar Cast: Kamini Kaushal, Uma Anand Music: Ravi Shankar

The film’s top notch quality shared the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film award at the first ever Cannes Film Festival held in 1946. The film was director Chetan Anand’s magnum opus and brought to light the disparities of the millions of Indians who have next to nothing while a few rich enjoy all the benefits. In an era which thrived on escapist musicals, the maverick director brought out his Marxist leanings into play to make a grim realistic film, which stands tall with the best of  Satyajit Ray or Ritwik Ghatak products. It can be called the granddaddy of the parallel film movement that was to follow later. The film is still relevant in the sense that nothing has changed, there are parallel Indias which co-exist – the India of glass towers and the India where people don’t have access to clean water are juxtaposed. Kamini Kaushal and sitar maestro Ravi Shankar were the other two besides Chetan to begin their careers with this film. 

DID YOU KNOW?

1. The opening credit shows the certificate of the award won by the movie at the Cannes Film Festival.

2. The film starred Uma Anand,  Chetan Anand’s wife in a prominent role.

Mahal

Year: 1949 Director: Kamal Amrohi Producer: Ashok Kumar and Savak Vacha Cast: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala Kanu Roy, Vijayalaxmi Music: Khemchand Prakash

Kamal Amrohi’s classic is home to many firsts – it started off the trend for reincarnation thrillers, it turned the 16-year-old Madhubala into a superstar and made Lata Mangeshkar  a household name. It’s said that the name of the singers on record jackets started appearing only after the immense popularity of Lata’s Aayega aanewala. Music director Khemchand Prakash brought out the echo effect in the song by making the singer walk from one corner of the recording room to the mike kept in the middle. Cinematography by German cinematographer Josef Wirsching, reminiscent of German expressionist cinema added to the film’s appeal. The film was the biggest earner at the Indian box office that year, its revenue eclipsed that of Andaz and Barsaat released the same year. The film proved to be another feather in Ashok Kumar’s cap, who was also one of the producers of the film. 

DID YOU KNOW?

Mahal was the first Hindi thriler to have a song which worked as a leitmotif throughout the film. This became a trend and was followed in other such films like Madhumati, Woh Kaun Thi and Mera Saaya.

Andaz Year: 1949 Director: Mehboob Khan Producer: Mehboob Khan Cast: Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Nargis Music: Naushad

This Mehboob Khan venture was the only film in which Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor starred together. Andaz was a sizzling love triangle with Nargis and offered a preachy take on the flirtatious nature of modern women. The film played up the strength of its heroes. Dilip was the shy, introverted lover who takes to tragic undertones after rejection while Raj was the happy-go-lucky man who charms the heroine and later lectures her on how she shouldn’t be engaging as it lead to misunderstandings. We might find the melodrama involving missing letters and miraculous revelations a bit clichéd today but the audience went berserk seeing their favourite stars in tandem and the film’s popularity gave rise to multistarrer romances. It could be a precursor to the Yash Chopra formula of having stylised, upper class characters falling in love in exotic locales. Another highlight of the film was music director Naushad effecting a reverse by making Mukesh sing for  Dilip Kumar and Mohammed Rafi for Raj Kapoor.

DID YOU KNOW?

1. Cameraman Faredoon Irani was unhappy with Dilip Kumar’s casting and allegedly asked, “Who’s this monkey?” when Khan first walked in on the set

2. At the time of its run at the theatre, Andaz was considered an ill omen for the director and his stars, with Mehboob losing his mother and brother, Nargis losing her mother and Dilip Kumar being assaulted by goons at Worli. 

Awara Year: 1951 Director: Raj Kapoor Producer: Raj Kapoor Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Leela Chitnis, KN Singh Music: Shankar Jaikishan

The Russians loved it, the Turks loved it, the Egyptians loved it and so did the Europeans. Such was the film’s craze that it was remade in Turkey as Avaray. The song Awara hoon is still popular in the former Soviet bloc countries. Awara is touted as a premier Indian product, which found a global audience. Its lead pair  Raj Kapoor and Nargis achieved cult status abroad. The film, written by leftist writer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, dealt with the issue of nature versus nurture. It railed against the false notion of lineage – that the son of a criminal would have crime running in his veins and vice versa. One can also interpret it as a critique about the class disparity in India. The film cut a chord with the Nehruvian socialism that was sweeping across the country at the time. Another reason for its evergreen popularity is the sizzling chemistry between Raj and Nargis, which owed much to their off-screen romance. 

DID YOU KNOW?

1. The character Raj is given prisoner number 308, which is the same as article number of Indian Penal Code for which he is charged and tried i.e.’Attempt to commit culpable homicide’ in the film.

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INDIES TOP 1200 BOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES OF ALL TIME !

Position

 Name

Known For

1

 Meena Kumari

Kaajal

2

 Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

3

 Nargis

Mother India

4

 Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

5

 Nutan

Seema

6

 Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

7

 Waheeda Rehman

Guide

8

 Mumtaz Askari

Khilona

9

 Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

10

 Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

11

 Ruby Mayer

Talash

12

 Rose

Hamari Betiyan

13

 Anita Guha

Sampoorna Ramayana

14

 Bibbo

Manmohan

15

 Nimmi

Arpan

16

 Nalini Jaywant

Kala Pani

17

 Bina Rai

Taj Mahal

18

 Sushila Devi

Kalidas

19

 Chandraprabha

Jawani Ki Hawa

20

 Sushila

Hatimtai

21

 Gulab

Janjirne Jankare

22

 Paro

Ustad 420

23

 Madhuri

Thokar

24

 Sakina

Sukanya Savitri

25

 Vanamala

Parbat Pe Apna Dera

26

 Mandakini Phalke

Kaliya Mardan

27

 Sabita Devi

Grama Kanya

28

 Ranjana

Didi

29

 Meera

Aurat

30

 Sardar Akhtar

Hulchul

31

 Umasashi

Anath Ashram

32

 Mohini

Grihalakshmi

33

 Maya Banerjee

Seva Samaj

34

 Nanda Karnataki

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

35

 Indrani Mukherjee

Bharat Milap

36

 Ansuya

Delhi Ka Thug

37

 Miss Feroze

Bharat Ka Lal

38

 Swaroop Rani

Kamroo Desh Ki Kamini

39

 Chand Usmani

Pehchan

40

 Miss Devangana

Bharat Ka Lal

41

 Sumitra Devi

Raja Harishchandra

42

 Kanan Devi

Haar Jeet

43

 Sophia

Neel Kamal

44

 Sushilabala

Bilet Ferat

45

 Patience Cooper

Nurjehan

46

 Rattan Bai

Bhikharan

47

 Gohar K. Mamajiwala

Akeli Mat Jaiyo

48

 Ranibala

Hasrat

49

 Sharifa

Shirin Farhad

50

 Bimla Kumari

Baghban

51

 Pramila

Bhikharan

52

 Snehprabha

Khilona

53

 Asha Parekh

Sajan

54

 Sulakshana Pandit

Sankalp

55

 Moti

Kulin Kanta

56

 Laxmi

Radha Krishna

57

 Chanda

Suhaag

58

 Leela Chitnis

Kangan

59

 Zubeida

Heer Ranjha

60

 Jehanara Kajjan

Shirin Farhad

61

 Hansa Wadkar

Nav Jeevan

62

 Moushumi Chatterjee

Bollywood/Hollywood

63

 Baby Mayuri

Lal-e-Yaman

64

 Lola

The Arcadians

65

 Sultana

Bhola Shikar

66

 Khatun

Pagal

67

 Sundari Nirada

Barer Bazar

68

 Khurshid Begum

Tansen

69

 Panna Rani

Bambai Ki Sethani

70

 Vimala Devi

The Daughters of India

71

 Saku

Gori Bala

72

 Alaknanda

Lal Haveli

73

 Indira Wadkar

Duniya Kya Hai

74

 Meena Shorey

Aag Ka Dariya

75

 Padmadevi

Maharani

76

 Noor Jehan

Anmol Ghadi

77

 Tara

Kalo Sawar

78

 Santi Gupta

Aparajito

79

 Amir Banu

Aan

80

 Maya Devi

Bhanwar

81

 Chhayadevi

Daner Maryada

82

 Charubala

Didi

83

 Rama Sharma

Pensioner

84

 Kanta

Hurricane Special

85

 Zeenat Aman

Don

86

 Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

87

 Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

88

 Sadhana Shivdasani

Woh Kaun Thi?

89

 Vidya Sinha

Bodyguard

90

 Chitra

Mayurpankh

91

 Saira Banu

Hera Pheri

92

 Shantakumari

Shabnam

93

 Kalpana Mohan

Teen Devian

94

 Violet Berry

Draupadi Vastrapaharanam

95

 Jayashree

Shejari

96

 Tina Ambani

Pukar

97

 Durga Khote

Mughal-E-Azam

98

 Brij Rani

Damaad

99

 Manju

Bawre Nain

100

 Bibi

Laat Saheb

101

 Ragni

Shahjehan

102

 Vimala Devi

The Daughters of India

103

 Chandraprabha

Jawani Ki Hawa

104

 Indubala

Rajrani Meera

105

 Kamaladevi

Karna

106

 Anasuya

Malti Madhav

107

 Krishna Kumari

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

108

 Purnima Devi

Tumi Aar Aami

109

 Tara Koregaonkar

Kalidas

110

 Leela Devi

Bishabriksha

111

 Yasmin

Midnight Mail

112

 Swaran Lata

Ratan

113

 Kamlabai Gokhale

Nastik

114

 Kamla

Diler Detective

115

 Vyjayanthimala

Devdas

116

 Kalpana Kartik

Nau Do Gyarah

117

 Padmini

Kaajal

118

 Baby Madhuri

Bachpan

119

 Renuka Devi

Naya Sansar

120

 Mridula Rani

Awara Badal

121

 Baby Shakuntala

10 O'Clock

122

 Jamshid Banu

Jungle Ka Jawan

123

 Putli

Pahadi Pindharo

124

 Kumkum

Mem Sahib

125

 Binapani Mukherjee

Matri Sneha

126

 Mumtaz Shanti

Basant

127

 Vidyadevi

Veer Bala

128

 Mukhtar Begum

Indrasabha

129

 Nigar Sultana

Patanga

130

 Akhtar Jehan

Meri Bahen

131

 Ila Devi

Adhuri Kahani

132

 Sandhya

Navrang

133

 Shanta Hublikar

Mazha Mulga

134

 Usharani

Daulat

135

 Walait Begum

Heer Ranjha

136

 Kesar

Kaun Dilan Diyan Jane

137

 Fatma Begum

Mumbai Ni Mohini

138

 Mumtaz

Ek Musafir Ek Hasina

139

 Dadibhai Sarkari

Nala Damayanti

140

 Amodini

Yashoda Nandan

141

 Sushila Rani

Adalat

142

 Shanta Dutt

Meetha Jahar

143

 Vimala Vasishta

Mohan

144

 Sadhona Bose

Alibaba

145

 Nagendrabala

Bhagya Chakra

146

 T.P. Rajalakshmi

Kalidas

147

 Sharada

Samaj Ko Badal Dalo

148

 Anjali Devi

Anarkali

149

 Nazima

Manchali

150

 Menaka Devi

Mahakavi Kalidas

151

 Uma Anand

Taxi Driver

152

 Pratima Devi

Anokhi Ada

153

 Azoorie

Sonar Sansar

154

 Padma Shaligram

Dr. Madhurika

155

 Zohra

Bholi Lutaran

156

 Ragni

Shahjehan

157

 Sarita Devi

The Thief of Baghdad

158

 Rajkumari

Devdas

159

 Rehana

Dilruba

160

 Neela

Sajani

161

 Alaknanda

Lal Haveli

162

 Helen

Don

163

 Yasmin

Midnight Mail

164

 Miss Veena

Watan Ke Liye

165

 Shyama

Sharada

166

 Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

167

 Savita

Chandrahasa

168

 Urmila Devi

Hriday Manthan

169

 Rati Agnihotri

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

170

 Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

171

 Kanan Kaushal

Bidaai

172

 Zaheera

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

173

 Sarla

Her Highness

174

 Shanta Rin

Bhakta Dhruva

175

 Chandrabati Devi

Karnarjun

176

 Kumari Kusum

Taruni

177

 Meera Mishra

Naukadubi

178

 Rehana Sultan

Dastak

179

 Geeta Bali

Albela

180

 Miss Mani

Pitru Prem

181

 Radha Saluja

Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

182

 Rama Shukla

Shikari

183

 Meenaxi

Devata

184

 Mrinalini Devi

Prem Sanyas

185

 Sharda

Khazanchi Ki Beti

186

 Minoo Mumtaz

Do Roti

187

 Zebunissa

Pakeezah

188

 Sharmila Tagore

Abar Aranye

189

 Jaya Prada

Sagara Sangamam

190

 Zarina

Sultana

191

 Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

192

 Rita Bhaduri

Raja

193

 Manisha Koirala

Dil Se..

194

 Vasanti

Duniya Na Mane

195

 Ranjana

Jhanjaar

196

 Smriti Biswas

Baap Re Baap

197

 Ramola

Khazanchi

198

 Leena Chandavarkar

Rakhwala

199

 Saroja Devi B.

Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham

200

 Jamuna

Milan

201

 Bhagirathibai

Shri Krishna Janma

202

 Munawwar Sultana

Majboor

203

 Snehprabha Pradhan

Pahili Mangalagaur

204

 Purnima

Aurat

205

 Reena Roy

Apnapan

206

 Divya Bharti

Assembly Rowdy

207

 Ruma Guha Thakurta

Palatak

208

 Bharati Devi

Nayak

209

 Arundhati Devi

Jotugriha

210

 Leela Naidu

The Householder

211

 Devika Rani

Achhut Kanya

212

 Sulochana Chatterjee

Aaja Sanam

213

 Ragini

Unniyarcha

214

 Madhu Kapoor

Baadal

215

 Pandari Bai

Namma Makkalu

216

 Durgabai

Babanchi Bayko

217

 Jayabharati

Marupakkam

218

 Shahzadi

Hurricane Special

219

 Naseem

Kabhie Kabhie

220

 Farha Naaz

Fauji

221

 Rajkumari

Mahal

222

 Sulochana Chatterjee

Aaja Sanam

223

 Kamala Chatterjee

Tansen

224

 Monica Desai

Chitralekha

225

 Ermeline

Draupadi

226

 Preity Zinta

Veer-Zaara

227

 Jana

Hoore Baghdad

228

 Rinku Jaiswal

Manzil Manzil

229

 Lakshmi

Chattakkari

230

 Simple Kapadia

Rudaali

231

 Shoma Anand

Kal Ho Naa Ho

232

 Nameeta Chandra

Itihaas

233

 Mandakini

Aag Aur Shola

234

 Pooja Bhatt

Zakhm

235

 Smita Patil

Bhumika

236

 Rampiyari

Kaun Pardesi

237

 Jamuna Barua

Devdas

238

 Sheila Dalaya

Mughal-E-Azam

239

 Leela Mishra

Sholay

240

 Lalita Pawar

Anari

241

 Shakila

Alibaba and 40 Thieves

242

 Nirasha

Rathod Kumari

243

 Husn Banu

Hind Kesari

244

 Bimla Kumari

Baghban

245

 Damayanti

246

 Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

247

 Tripti Mitra

Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo

248

 Usha Kiran

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

249

 Shabnam

Aaja Sanam

250

 Uma Bhende

Shevatcha Malusura

251

 Kimi Katkar

Sone Pe Suhaaga

252

 Sayeeda Khan

Kanyadaan

253

 Nishi Kohli

Phagun

254

 Shashikala Jawalkar

Ayee Milan Ki Bela

255

 Heera

Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan

256

 Sunita Devi

Achhut Kanya

257

 Akhtari Faizabadi

Roti

258

 Pammi

Dawat

259

 Nazneen Begum

Madam Fashion

260

 Begum Para

Saawariya

261

 Daisy Irani

Happy New Year

262

 Yogeeta Bali

Zameen Aasmaan

263

 Shobha Khote

Gharana

264

 Shirin Banu

Sardar-e-Awwal

265

 Zaheeda

Anokhi Raat

266

 Sadhana Singh

Super 30

267

 Ayesha Jhulka

Chachi 420

268

 Ameeta

Teen Ustad

269

 Dimple Kapadia

Tenet

270

 Radhika Sarathkumar

Sarfarosh

271

 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Jodhaa Akbar

272

 Radha

The River

273

 Veena

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

274

 Supriya Choudhury

Teen Adhaya

275

 Anita Raj

24

276

 Padmini Kolhapure

Prem Rog

277

 Sona Chatterjee

Ram Bhakta Hanuman

278

 Kuldip Kaur

Baaz

279

 Rohini

Dhruva Kumar

280

 Sridevi

English Vinglish

281

 Bhavana Bhatt

Angrejjan

282

 Vimi

Hamraaz

283

 Madhu Chakravarty

Sara Akash

284

 Suraiya

Anmol Ghadi

285

 Rajani Chavan

Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath  Mein

286

 Seema Deo

Anand

287

 Indurani

Bulbule Baghdad

288

 Rupini

Naaduvazhikal

289

 Surinder Kaur

Parineeta

290

 Kumari Naaz

Boot Polish

291

 Indumati

Chaudhvin Ka Chand

292

 Shobhna Samarth

Do Diwane

293

 Asha Nadkarni

Begunah

294

 Madhurika Devi

Tere Mere Sapne

295

 Bindiya Goswami

Dada

296

 Zarina Wahab

My Name Is Khan

297

 Vijayata Pandit

Kasam Dhande Ki

298

 Latika

Gopinath

299

 Violchana

Draupadi Vastrapaharanam

300

 Jaymala Adarsh

Spy in Rome

301

 Ranjeeta Kaur

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se

302

 Neetu Singh

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

303

 Babita Kapoor

Haseena Maan Jayegi

304

 Baby Pinky

Daag: A Poem of Love

305

 Geetanjali

Balram Shri Krishna

306

 Juhi Chawla

Darr

307

 Archana

Buddha Mil Gaya

308

 Kaajal Kiran

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

309

 Kriti Kharbanda

Super Ranga

310

 Shakuntala Paranjpye

Ramshastri

311

 Pushpa Hans

Sheesh Mahal

312

 Swapna

Swanthamevide Bandhamevide

313

 Sheila Ramani

Return of Mr. Superman

314

 Geethanjali

Potti Pleader

315

 Madhu Chanda

Beqasoor

316

 Nalini Tarkhad

Chandrasena

317

 Sadhika Randhawa

Shikaar

318

 Sheela

Sheikh Chilli

319

 Pranoti Ghosh

Love Marriage

320

 Baby Mayuri

Lal-e-Yaman

321

 Bilqis

Prem Kahani

322

 Rajshree

Daana Veera Soora Karna

323

 Jabeen Jalil

Panchayat

324

 Naseem Banu

Anokhi Ada

325

 Bimla Kumari

Baghban

326

 Leela Desai

Didi

327

 Kamaleshkumari

Kapal Kundala

328

 Nasreen

Shahjehan

329

 Meenakshi Sheshadri

Damini

330

 Tarabai

Mahashweta Kadambari

331

 Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

332

 Roma Manik

7 Saal Baad

333

 Kamaleshkumari

Kapal Kundala

334

 Miss Gulzar

Sarfarosh

335

 Aruna Devi

Jhoola

336

 Madhoo

Roja

337

 Bandini Mishra

Agnee

338

 Dina

Nai Imarat

339

 Priya Rajvansh

Heer Raanjha

340

 Baby Bhanumati

Sholay

341

 Miss Lila

Bilwamangal

342

 Radha

His Highness

343

 Santi Gupta

Aparajito

344

 Yashodra Katju

Talaaq

345

 Bhagyashree Patwardhan

Maine Pyar Kiya

346

 Mrs. Gaharjan

Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra

347

 Maya Devi

Bhanwar

348

 Kim

Naseeb

349

 Manjula

Rickshawkaran

350

 Ashwini Bhave

Henna

351

 Mallika Prasad

Devi Ahilya Bai

352

 Kalyani

Vande Mataram

353

 Shanta

College Kanya

354

 Varsha Usgaonkar

Mangal Pandey: The Rising

355

 Laxmi Chhaya

Kanyadaan

356

 Sahila Chaddha

Africadalli Sheela

357

 Madhavi

Jawan Muhabat

358

 Priya Arun Berde

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

359

 Kusum Haidar

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

360

 Usha Chavan

Dhar Pakad

361

 Rajni Sharma

Balika Badhu

362

 Shabana Azmi

Fire

363

 Gauri

Sant Sakhu

364

 Jenabai Pawar

Asiai Sitara

365

 Ansuyabai

Sairandhri

366

 Simi Garewal

Karz

367

 Asha Sachdev

Priyatama

368

 Bindu Desai

Om Shanti Om

369

 Padma Khanna

Dhuan

370

 Vijaya Choudhury

Bhaiyya

371

 Heera Rajgopal

Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary

372

 Mallika

Kahin Din Kahin Raat

373

 Jaya Bachchan

Kal Ho Naa Ho

374

 Rajni Bala

Main Papi Tum Bakhshanhaar

375

 Kaushalya

Aaina

376

 Prabhadevi

Nandini

377

 Heena Kumari

Saat Sawal Yane Haatim Tai

378

 Khyati

Geet Gaata Chal

379

 Sandhya Roy

Ganadevata

380

 Geeta Kak

Sholay

381

 Ratnamala

Gehra Daag

382

 Bhanupriya

Swarnakamalam

383

 Gautami

Nee Pathi Naan Pathi

384

 Poonam Dhillon

Ekk Nayi Pehchaan

385

 Chanchal

Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai

386

 Nadira

Josh

387

 Anwari

Woh Kaun Thi?

388

 Sunalini

Jail Yatra

389

 Vijayalaxmi

Bawre Nain

390

 Ramya Krishnan

Bãhubali: The Beginning

391

 Mehrunissa

Hai Jani

392

 Alaya F

Jawaani Jaaneman

393

 Heena Kausar

Jail Yatra

394

 Amrita Singh

Badla

395

 Nivedita

Jaan

396

 Deepti Naval

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki  Baarish

397

 Jamuna Alimiyan

Vishwamitra Menaka (I)

398

 Jillo

Draupadi

399

 Tun Tun

Ek Sapera Ek Lutera

400

 Sabita Chatterjee

Baat Ek Raat Ki

401

 Padmini Priyadarshini

Dil Hi To Hai

402

 Lily Chakravarty

Sanjhbati

403

 Madhu Malini

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

404

 Manisha

Hulchul

405

 Wahidan

Yasmin

406

 Salma Agha

Nikaah

407

 Naina Sahu

Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan

408

 Roopkamal

Mirza Sahiban

409

 Indira

Awara Badal

410

 Kira Devi

Kumkum

411

 Miss Kitty

Filthy McNasty

412

 Sonia Sahni

36 Ghante

413

 Katy Mirza

Chalta Purza

414

 Faryal

Jewel Thief

415

 Achala Sachdev

Kal Ho Naa Ho

416

 Bari

Rut Rangeeli Ayee

417

 Neelam Kothari

Hum Saath-Saath Hain

418

 Rameshwari

Seetamalakshmi

419

 Manorama

Caravan

420

 Gulab Mokasi

Manaacha Mujra

421

 Maher Sultana

Daulat

422

 Farida Jalal

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

423

 Chand Burke

Basant Bahar

424

 Kusum Deshpande

Vazir

425

 Shikha Swaroop

Tahalka

426

 Sonu Walia

Khoon Bhari Maang

427

 Fearless Nadia

Hunterwali

428

 Cuckoo

Barsaat

429

 Hema Malini

Baghban

430

 Savitri

Devadasu

431

 Pooja Saxena

Yeh Kaisa Farz

432

 Baby Shabana

Awaaz

433

 Mahima Chaudhry

Pardes

434

 Aruna Irani

Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand

435

 Sabina

Teesri Manzil

436

 Kumud Chuggani

Shart

437

 Jayasudha

Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi

438

 Arati Bhattacharya

Dagabaaz Balma

439

 Anuradha Patel

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

440

 Sulochana Choudhury

Babar

441

 Tarla Mehta

Gandhi

442

 Sulochana Latkar

Sampoorna Ramayana

443

 Romila

Cyclewali

444

 Jayshree Gadkar

Lav-Kush

445

 Geeta Nizami

Room No. 9

446

 Gangoobai

Apradhi

447

 Miss Shefali

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

448

 Maya Bose

Yatrik

449

 Sanjana

Yuvraaj

450

 Shyamalee

Bandh Darwaza

451

 Mita Vashisht

Ghulam

452

 Kalpana Dewan

Hu Tu Ne Ramtudi

453

 Aparna

Shekhar Mera Naam

454

 Baby Tara

Lav Kush

455

 Reena Ghosh

Kaagaz Ki Nao

456

 Kamini Kadam

Miya Bibi Razi

457

 Miss Dwarki

Ahalyabai

458

 Rambha

Bombay Priyudu

459

 Dina Pathak

Bollywood/Hollywood

460

 Leela Pawar

White Face

461

 Shammi

Sangdil

462

 Kirti Singh

Jungle Love

463

 Chandni

Mr. Azaad

464

 Honey Irani

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

465

 Baby Bulbul

Aap Ka Pyar

466

 Benaf Dadachandji

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

467

 Vijayshanti

Karthavyam

468

 Baby Geeta

Kasam

469

 Baby Guddi

Ranga Khush

470

 Sumita Sanyal

Anand

471

 Flora Saini

Stree

472

 Bhagirathibai

Shri Krishna Janma

473

 Tillotama Shome

Sir

474

 Anupama

Faraar

475

 Ashoo

Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?

476

 Azra

Gunga Jumna

477

 Roopali

Saat Sawal Yane Haatim Tai

478

 Swaroop Sampat

Uri: The Surgical Strike

479

 Mrs. Savaria

Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra

480

 Maya Mukherjee

Kal Parinaya

481

 Manju Singh

Golmaal

482

 Roohi Berde

Aa Gale Lag Jaa

483

 Farida Alam

Basti Aur Bazaar

484

 Heena Kumari

Saat Sawal Yane Haatim Tai

485

 Neeta Puri

Awwal Number

486

 Kalpana Iyer

Aapas Ki Baat

487

 Felicity Kendal

The Good Life

488

 Zeb Rehman

Rivaaj

489

 Sadhana Khote

Bandini

490

 Abha Dhulia

Karz

491

 Rani Mukerji

Black

492

 Snehlata

Sampoorna Mahabharat

493

 Kajol

Fanaa

494

 Seeta Devi

Prapancha Pash

495

 Sabeeha

Khiladi

496

 Priya Gill

Josh

497

 Sohani

Achanak

498

 Debashree Roy

Unishe April

499

 Yasmin Khan

Hatya

500

 Gracy Singh

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

501

 Rachel Shelley

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

502

 Kamala Kotnis

Bala Nagamma

503

 Usha

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

504

 Renu Arya

Teesri Aankh

505

 Madhavi

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

506

 Amala Akkineni

Life Is Beautiful

507

 Anu Agarwal

Thiruda Thiruda

508

 Usha Dutta

Dharti Ke Lal

509

 Uma Khosla

Ustad 420

510

 Indira Bansal

Shrimati Ji

511

 Raisa Padamsee

Duvidha

512

 Neena

Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke

513

 Anjana Mumtaz

Sati Naag Kanya

514

 Nazneen

Mahabharat

515

 Sonam Kapoor

Neerja

516

 Sweta

Aadmi

517

 Amita Nangia

Saugandh

518

 Navneet Nishan

My Name Is Khan

519

 Roopa Ganguly

Barfi!

520

 Reeta Anchan

Badnaam

521

 Radharani

Chanakya

522

 Richa Sharma

Hum Naujawan

523

 Kiran Vairale

Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi

524

 Nandita Thakur

Namak Halaal

525

 Pearl Padamsee

West Is West

526

 Sheela Sharma

Ammaa Ki Boli

527

 Tabu

Andhadhun

528

 Anjali Paigankar

Sarvasakshi

529

 Heenee Kaushik

Love at Times Square

530

 Pragya Jaiswal

Kanche

531

 Saroj Borkar

Jeevacha Sakha

532

 Revathi

2 States

533

 Fatima Sheikh

Sau Crore

534

 Sakhu

Puran Bhagat

535

 Shishubala

Bhishma

536

 Purnima

Aurat

537

 Tabassum Govil

Tum Par Hum Qurban

538

 Damayanti Sahni

Dharti Ke Lal

539

 Renuka Devi

Naya Sansar

540

 Maya Banerjee

Seva Samaj

541

 Gayatri

Ghaav: The Wound

542

 Soundarya

Aapthamitra

543

 Hazel Croney

MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar

544

 Mohna

Khufia Mahal

545

 Ameesha Patel

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

546

 Surekha

Cobra Girl

547

 Shanta Apte

Duniya Na Mane

548

 Sitara Devi

Devdas

549

 Jaya Kausalya

Yeh Chor Yeh Lutere

550

 Sheelprabha

Baaz Bahadur

551

 Priyal Gor

Ram Milaayi Jodi

552

 Shalini

Mhoji Ghorkan'n

553

 Ratna

Karz

554

 Mahajbin

Zinda Laash

555

 Khatun

Pagal

556

 Vimala Vasishta

Mohan

557

 Janhavi

Laal Paree

558

 Nisha Singh

Ankush

559

 Shantabai

Chandrasena

560

 Kangana Ranaut

Queen

561

 Triptii Dimri

Bulbbul

562

 Ayesha Kapoor

Black

563

 Vani Ganpati

Andhera

564

 Minoo Mehtab

Thokar

565

 Shirin Banu

Sardar-e-Awwal

566

 Bhanumati

Itni Jaldi Kya Hai

567

 Farida Dadi

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

568

 Baby Guddu

Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge

569

 Gouri Khurana

Nain Preeto De

570

 Padmadevi

Maharani

571

 Ranjit Kumari

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

572

 Navni Parihar

Hulchul

573

 Baby Guddi

Ranga Khush

574

 Sushma Shiromani

Bhannat Bhanu

575

 Farheen

Nazar Ke Samne

576

 Neeta Mehta

Rishta Kagaz Ka

577

 Mumtaz Begum

Mahabharat

578

 Ekta Sohini

Vaastav: The Reality

579

 Suprava Mukherjee

Ratnadeep

580

 Mamta Kulkarni

Karan Arjun

581

 Enakashi Rama Rao

Jagran

582

 Alka

Dil Se..

583

 Ritu Kamal

Jeevan Jyoti

584

 Bela Bose

Bandini

585

 Tanvi Azmi

Bajirao Mastani

586

 Kanta Kumari

Golibar

587

 Somy Ali

Andolan

588

 Srividya

Thalapathi

589

 Mithu Mukherjee

Marjina Abdulla

590

 Tarabai Solanki

Jeevan Prabhat

591

 Shanti Nanda

Bhalai

592

 Rajshree Sawant

Disha

593

 Kanta

Hurricane Special

594

 Rajasulochana

Piya Milan

595

 Rohini Hattangadi

Gandhi

596

 Baby Pooja

Durgaa Maa

597

 Deepa Sahi

Manjhi: The Mountain Man

598

 Sumalatha

Nair Saab

599

 Bharti

Purab Aur Pachhim

600

 Anjali Kadam

Saat Hindustani

601

 Surekha Sikri

Badhaai ho

602

 Gayatri

Ghaav: The Wound

603

 Amy Jackson

2

604

 Jennifer Kendal

36 Chowringhee Lane

605

 Vinamrata Rai

Fire in the Mountains

606

 Madhur Jaffrey

Wolf

607

 Usha Jadhav

Dhag

608

 Sarita

An Evening in Paris

609

 Mayuri Kango

Jung

610

 Shabana Raza

Kareeb

611

 Jyoti

Sangram

612

 Sunalini Devi

Zalzala

613

 Natasha Sinha

Shaapit: The Cursed

614

 Harshaali Malhotra

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

615

 Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Baywatch

616

 Kim Sharma

Mohabbatein

617

 Binapani Mukherjee

Matri Sneha

618

 Shabnam Kapoor

Hulchul

619

 Rashmi Dhawan

Ek Nari Do Roop

620

 Chandra

Johny Mera Naam

621

 Vatsala Kumthekar

Ghulam Nu Patan

622

 Shaista Usta

Main Solah Baras Ki

623

 Rajeeta Kochhar

Anhonee

624

 Maya Sinha

Aakhri Sajda

625

 Archana Joglekar

Mardangi

626

 Deepshikha Nagpal

Yeh Dooriyan

627

 Upasna Singh

Sarfarosh

628

 Guddi Maruti

Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul

629

 Sujata Mehta

Yateem

630

 Zeba Bakhtiar

O21

631

 Arpana Choudhary

Don

632

 Rajeshwari Sachdev

Aayatya Gharat Gharoba

633

 Poonam Dasgupta

Khooni Tantrik

634

 Pooja

Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche

635

 Zubaida

Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

636

 Sonali Bendre

Sarfarosh

637

 Roshni

Purana Purush

638

 Kumud Bole

Mera Saaya

639

 Dulari

Paying Guest

640

 Praveen Paul

Zulm Ka Badla

641

 Chandrima Bhaduri

Chor Machaye Shor

642

 Vibha Anand

Mahabharat

643

 Konkona Sen Sharma

Omkara

644

 Zohra Sehgal

Kal Ho Naa Ho

645

 Aditi

Raghuveer

646

 Shanti

Pritam

647

 Vasanti

Duniya Na Mane

648

 Mushtari

Dagabaz, Ashiq

649

 Tara Deshpande

Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin

650

 Ahalya

Bud Naseeb

651

 Rajni Saxena

Sasural

652

 Baby Nikita

Nethaji

653

 Jayshree Arora

Chak De! India

654

 Savita Bajaj

Krishna

655

 Sapna Sappu

Meri Jung Ka Elaan

656

 Urmila Bhatt

Phir Bhi

657

 Sheetal

Baghavat

658

 Vatsala Deshmukh

Suhaag

659

 Preeti Sapru

Sardari

660

 Sandali Sinha

Tum Bin...: Love Will Find a Way

661

 Sarla Yeolekar

Dance Dance

662

 Shernaz Patel

Black

663

 Ashalata Wabgaonkar

Namak Halaal

664

 Huma Khan

7 Saal Baad

665

 Prema Narayan

Umrao Jaan

666

 Reema Lagoo

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

667

 Nilanjana Sharma

Ssshhhh... Koi Hai

668

 Shehnaz Kudia

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

669

 Meena

Drishyam

670

 Shriya Sharma

Enthiran

671

 Suman Ranganath

Sidlingu

672

 Tisca Chopra

Taare Zameen Par

673

 Lata Shinde

Aurat Pair Ki Juti Nahin Hai

674

 Kanchan Rawal

Nasibo

675

 Sangeeta Naik

Manju

676

 Shraddha Verma

Kanoon Kya Karega

677

 Kaveeta OBEROI Kaul

The Answer

678

 Baby Rani

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

679

 Baby Shalu

Rocky

680

 Padmini Kapila

Dera Aashqan Da

681

 Ritu Shivpuri

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3

682

 Sushma Verma

Bechain

683

 Piloo J. Wadia

Darr

684

 Manju Asrani

Chandi Sona

685

 Meena Rai

Victoria No. 203

686

 Sushma Seth

Kal Ho Naa Ho

687

 Sarita

An Evening in Paris

688

 Mona Rajput

Mausam

689

 Kavita Khanna

Regards & Peace

690

 Shahnaz Vahanvaty

Deewana

691

 Rama Vij

Prem Qaidi

692

 Preeti Ganguli

Khel Khel Mein

693

 Habiba Rehman

Chupke Chupke

694

 Jayshree Talpade

Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin

695

 Meena Talpade

Jangal Mein Mangal

696

 Mitali

Nadiya Ke Paar

697

 Sulabha Deshpande

English Vinglish

698

 Vijayalalitha

Haathkadi

699

 Sonam

Ajooba

700

 Indrani Banerjee

Nirnayak

701

 Lillete Dubey

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

702

 Asin Thottumkal

Ghajini

703

 Leena Das

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

704

 Kishori Ballal

Swades: We, the People

705

 Sheena Shahabadi

I, Me aur Main

706

 Mala Jaggi

Kanhaiyaa

707

 Himani Shivpuri

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

708

 Ira Dubey

Dear Zindagi

709

 Anushka Shetty

Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion

710

 Jasmin

Veerana

711

 Deepika Amin

Fan

712

 Moon Moon Sen

Pathar Ke Insan

713

 Raima Sen

Baishe Srabon

714

 Riya Sen

Noukadubi

715

 Kriti Sanon

Mimi

716

 Katrina Kaif

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

717

 Sheela Vaz

C.I.D.

718

 Beena Banerjee

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

719

 Sudha Shivpuri

Outsourced

720

 Gauri Verma

Tarzan Ki Beti

721

 Anita

Saat Sawal Yane Haatim Tai

722

 Baby Sonu

Kabuliwala

723

 Paula Lindsay

Godhuli

724

 Supriya Pathak

Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela

725

 Shobhna

Aur Ek Dharmatma

726

 Girija Mitra

Putt Jattan De

727

 Meena Sharma

Dil Aur Patthar

728

 Dolly Minhas

Kabir Singh

729

 Leelavati

Indira

730

 Shaukat Azmi

Umrao Jaan

731

 Saathi Ganguly

Mr. Bond

732

 Kanchan

Jurmana

733

 Monica Bedi

Surakshaa

734

 Radha Asrani

Papi Gudia

735

 Divya Rana

Akhri Muqabla

736

 Manorama Wagle

Changu Mangu

737

 Nadira Babbar

Bride & Prejudice

738

 Madhuri Mishra

Chamku

739

 Seema Vaz

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

740

 Sarla Chhaya

Nagin

741

 Sudha Chopra

Raahee

742

 Vineeta Malik

Surkhaab

743

 Rinke Khanna

Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi...

744

 Veeni Paranjape Joglekar

Papeeha

745

 Asha Sharma

Commando

746

 Kavita Kiran

Mahabali Hanuman

747

 Anita Kanwar

Salaam Bombay!

748

 Seema Pahwa

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi

749

 Bhakti Barve

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

750

 Loveleen Mishra

Raees

751

 Reshma

Parchhaiyan

752

 Renu

Victoria No. 203

753

 Bharti Achrekar

The Lunchbox

754

 Manekbai

Arunodaya

755

 Rabia Amin

Locket

756

 Sumati Gupte

Thoratanchi Kamla

757

 Asha Chandra

Jwalamukhi

758

 Renu Joshi

Watan Ke Rakhwale

759

 Neelam Mehra

Sammaan Ek Adhikaar

760

 Lata Sabharwal

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

761

 Lalita Kumari

Anand

762

 Farrukh Jaffar

Swades: We, the People

763

 Mohana

Insaniyat

764

 Jaya Mathur

Madam X

765

 Jyothi Lakshmi

Payal Ki Jhankar

766

 Farita Boyce

Khoon Bhari Maang

767

 Tracy Ali

Ek Baap Chhe Bete

768

 Renubala

Bigraha

769

 Nayana Apte

Chupke Chupke

770

 Padma Chavan

Baghavat

771

 Sonali Kulkarni

Dil Chahta Hai

772

 Kamia Malhotra

Buniyaad

773

 Tannishtha Chatterjee

Roam Rome Mein

774

 Sushmita Mukherjee

Dostana

775

 Apeksha

Be Aabroo

776

 Paro

Ustad 420

777

 Soni Rathod

Nadiya Ke Paar

778

 Shobha Thakur

Shehnai

779

 Kusum

Zabak

780

 Swati

Dada

781

 Kamala Kumari

Meera

782

 Ashalata Biswas

Sachcha Sapna

783

 Baby Moon Moon

Minoo

784

 Prem Kumari

Manzoor

785

 Mini Tabassum

Nishane Bazi

786

 Lilian

Birbal My Brother

787

 Ritu Kamal

Jeevan Jyoti

788

 Peace Kanwal

Barsaat Ki Raat

789

 Abka Chuliya

Paheli

790

 Padma Rani

Shree Krishnarjun Yuddh

791

 Aarti Bole

Sara Akash

792

 Anjali Vyas

Lakhon Ki Baat

793

 Devbala

Hamrahi

794

 Jaddanbai

Madam Fashion

795

 Usha Solanki

Bhoola Bhatka

796

 Smita

Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche

797

 Nishigandha Wad

Race 3

798

 Manju Mishra

Lamhe

799

 Lata Sinha

Suhagan

800

 Suhas Joshi

Josh

801

 Beena Sham

Zamana

802

 Shweta Basu Prasad

The Tashkent Files

803

 Madhu Malhotra

Ghulam

804

 Priyadarshini

Ethirneechal

805

 Amruta Subhash

Gully Boy

806

 Anu Dhawan

Fiffty Fiffty

807

 Garima

Uski Roti

808

 Sushma

Sawan Bhadon

809

 Suchita Trivedi

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

810

 Sujata

Ankhen

811

 Rita Rani Kaul

Ek Hi Maqsad

812

 Lata Arora

Ambe Maa Jagdambe Maa

813

 Amirbai Karnataki

Bharat Milap

814

 Kiran Juneja

Jab We Met

815

 Khatun

Pagal

816

 Rose

Hamari Betiyan

817

 Gulshan

Ishq

818

 Molina Devi

Abhagin

819

 Mira

Tatar Ka Chor

820

 Malina

Inquilab

821

 Nandini Singh

Kesar

822

 Usha Naik

Ek Hazarachi Note

823

 Seema Biswas

Bandit Queen

824

 Amrita Bakshi

Vivah

825

 Anita Wahi

Paheli

826

 Mitra Joshi

Ssshhhh... Koi Hai

827

 Suhasini Mulay

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

828

 Aarti

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

829

 Poonam Khatri

Taqdeer

830

 Kunika Sadanand

Khiladi

831

 Neelima Azim

Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro

832

 Fatma Jr.

Lutaru Lalna

833

 Fátima

834

 Shanta Devi

Devi

835

 Manju Bhatia

Dhyanu Bhagat

836

 Aruna Rai

Milan

837

 Raksha Mehta

Kaun Kare Kurbanie

838

 Heera Sawant

Return of Mr. Superman

839

 Prachi Shah

Laxmii

840

 Shagufta Ali

Ek Veer Ki Ardaas: Veera

841

 Poonam Gulati

Isi Life Mein...!

842

 Vineeta Agarwal

Isi Life Mein...!

843

 Kalyani

Vande Mataram

844

 Shanta Patel

Veer Ghatotkach

845

 Sona Mastan Mirza

Aadamkhor

846

 Pinky Chinoy

Sarfarosh

847

 Tina Rana

Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe

848

 Sharmila

Family: Ties of Blood

849

 Ravisha

Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe

850

 Snigdha Akolkar

Nandalala

851

 Aarti Geeta

Aashiana

852

 Arti Gupta

A Mighty Heart

853

 Deepika Chikhalia

Ramayan

854

 Pooja Kanwal

Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha

855

 Mrinal Kulkarni

Welcome Home

856

 Sanjana Kapoor

Hero Hiralal

857

 Shamim

Mere Jeevan Saathi

858

 Neelu Kohli

Hindi Medium

859

 Pallavi Dutt

Dozakh

860

 Farhana Parveen

Manoj Bhaiya

861

 Ketki Dave

Kal Ho Naa Ho

862

 Miss Jones

863

 Madhu Shah

Saath Saath

864

 Anita Reddy

Tumhare Bina

865

 Tamanna

Alibaba Marjinaa

866

 Raj Mata

Mr. Natwarlal

867

 Baby Devi

Pannadai

868

 Kamal Roy

Anamika

869

 Rooplaxmi

Mr. & Mrs. '55

870

 Sonia Mulay

Bedardi

871

 Baby Gazala

Aarzoo

872

 Minnie Tiwari

Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai...

873

 Aradhana Deshpande

Aai Pahije

874

 Nafisa Ali

Guzaarish

875

 Manjushree

Zakhmi Dil

876

 Brijmala

Chabuk Sawar

877

 Shilpi Sharma

Aakramana

878

 Aloka

Jeevan Prabhat

879

 Jayanthi

Thotalo Pilla Kotalo Rani

880

 Kanchana

Arjun Reddy

881

 Vaishali

Sazaa

882

 Sowcar Janaki

Iru Kodugal

883

 P. Bhanumathi

Savithri

884

 Kannamba

Draupadi Vastrapaharanam

885

 T.P. Muthulakshmi

Nadodi Mannan

886

 Girija

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu

887

 Yasmin

Midnight Mail

888

 T.R. Rajakumari

Thangamalai Ragasyam

889

 Rajni Gupta

Kaun Kare Kurbanie

890

 Ashoo

Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?

891

 Vimal Sardesai

Mahatma Vidur

892

 Alka Achrekar

Mohan

893

 Shefali Shah

Gandhi, My Father

894

 Kumud Tripathi

Dhoop Chhaon

895

 Sheetal Kumar

Basti Aur Bazaar

896

 Shamim

Sanyasi

897

 Janhavi

Laal Paree

898

 Rajni

Veer Ghatotkach

899

 Nazira

Aurat

900

 Bhaduri

901

 Uma

Khilari

902

 Sujata

Ankhen

903

 Suzy

Khilari

904

 Asha Devi

Do Ankhen Barah Haath

905

 Neeta

Teesri Manzil

906

 Naseem

Doodh Ka Karz

907

 Rehana

Dilruba

908

 Shobhana

Chitralekha

909

 Rama Shukul

Durga

910

 Sheela Naik

Mother India

911

 Leela Kurle

Veer Ghatotkach

912

 Leela Kumari

Veer Ghatotkach

913

 Nila Nagini

Veer Kunal

914

 Kanta Kumari

Golibar

915

 Gita Sirdesai

Umang

916

 Kammo

Insaaf

917

 Purnima Desai

Bandhan

918

 Meherbanu

Bandhan

919

 Sundari

Dhaana Soora Karna

920

 Nandini Devi

Punar Milan

921

 Rekha

Darogaji

922

 Kamaleshkumari

Kapal Kundala

923

 Asha Mathur

Mayurpankh

924

 Lalita

Khyber Pass

925

 Urmila

Bansari

926

 Miss Kitty

927

 Veera

Deewana

928

 Sushila

Hatimtai

929

 Laxmi

Radha Krishna

930

 Renu Maker

Char Minar

931

 Mangla

Bara-Dari

932

 Kamaladevi

Karna

933

 Dorothy Kingdon

The Lost Chord

934

 Sutria

Shakuntala

935

 Rajani

Return of Toofan Mail

936

 Sudha

Khazanchi Ki Beti

937

 Anjlina

Chalte Chalte

938

 Sushma

Sawan Bhadon

939

 Rani

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

940

 Galbanu

Jadui Danda

941

 Nurjahan

Romantic India

942

 Champa

Jadui Danda

943

 Gulzar

Kulvadhu

944

 Laxmibai

Aas

945

 Hira Dharwadkar

Chandbibi

946

 Shakuntala

Saat Samundar Paar

947

 Preeti Majumdar

Alibaba

948

 Nazira

Aurat

949

 Kamalesh Thakkar

Khazanchi Ki Beti

950

 Durga

Khazanchi Ki Beti

951

 Baby Asha

Khazanchi Ki Beti

952

 Keravala

Garib Ki Duniya

953

 Ameena

Patanga

954

 Husnara Edden

Laheri Badmash

955

 Vidya Balan

Kahaani

956

 Sakribai

Gopal Krishna

957

 Dorothy

Gul Badan

958

 Gohar Karnataki

Hawai Khautala

959

 Shanta Kashmiri

Anarbala

960

 Anavari

Anarbala

961

 Zohra Khattoon

Anarbala

962

 Lily

Hamara Desh

963

 Sunita

Adventures of Tarzan

964

 Kammo

Insaaf

965

 Shakeela Bano Bhopali

Rocket Tarzan

966

 Mehroo Bai

Chabukwali

967

 E'Nagina

Tarzan Aur Jadui Chirag

968

 Surekha

Air Mail

969

 Jeevan Kala

Shabnam

970

 V.N. Shukla

Shola Aur Shabnam

971

 N.V. Morajkar

Tansen

972

 Sarojini

Jadui Bandhan

973

 Malti

Setu Bandhan

974

 Tara Devi

975

 Roopmala

Captain Kishore

976

 Niroo

Adhikar

977

 Varalaxmi

Circus King

978

 Paro

Ustad 420

979

 Shanta Patel

Veer Ghatotkach

980

 Shanta Kanwar

Naqli Heera

981

 Rajashree

Pyar Kiye Jaa

982

 Sofia

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

983

 Vijayalalitha

Haathkadi

984

 Chandrika

Naqli Baap

985

 Prabhavati

Seeta Bibaha

986

 Sunetra

Parwana

987

 Shevanti Bai

Main Kya Karun

988

 Poonam Kapoor

Piya Milan Ki Aas

989

 Jaya Mala

Putlibai

990

 Shantakumari

Shabnam

991

 Naazi

Return of Mr. Superman

992

 Lakshmi

Pujarini

993

 Harisundari Blackie

Taruni

994

 Lata

Chambe Di Kali

995

 Rajkumari Shukla

Pagli

996

 Leela Shinde

Dharti

997

 Phoolrani

Reporter

998

 Durga Mota

Khazanchi

999

 Queenie Johnson

1000

 Sherry

Hulchul

1001

 Aruna

Mayurpankh

1002

 Sheela R.

Mayurpankh

1003

 Sushma

Sawan Bhadon

1004

 Satyarani

Apni Chhaya

1005

 Nirmala

Janmashtami

1006

 Sheri

Son of Hatimtai

1007

 Rani

Son of Hatimtai

1008

 Husna

Al-Hilal

1009

 Ludden

Mauseeqar

1010

 Kiran

Kamli

1011

 Parveen Choudhary

King Kong

1012

 Rita Ellen

Shehnai

1013

 Srilekha Govil

Aai Pahije

1014

 Sunita

Adventures of Tarzan

1015

 Usha

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

1016

 Mehar Banu

Anokha

1017

 Ratna Shetty

Daraar

1018

 Baby Sonu

Kabuliwala

1019

 Farah

Tarkieb

1020

 Baby Tinku

Haathi Mere Saathi

1021

 Prathiba

Aa Gale Lag Jaa

1022

 Jaya Kumari

Yeh Chor Yeh Lutere

1023

 Rafiya Sultana

Pakeezah

1024

 Savita

Anand

1025

 Lalla

Dushmun

1026

 Sonoo Arora

Majboor

1027

 Kanchan Mattu

Angrejjan

1028

 Sadhana Patel

Aradhana

1029

 Yasmin

Daraar

1030

 Shubha

Aparichita

1031

 Lata Bose

Anamika

1032

 Meettibai

Baharon Ke Sapne

1033

 Nuzhat Khan

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

1034

 Khurshid

Victoria No. 203

1035

 Baby Rani

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

1036

 Revti

Aurat

1037

 Kaveri

Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru

1038

 Naqi Jehan

Ek Khilari Bawan Pattey

1039

 Baby Subiya

Karwa Chouth

1040

 Kumudini

Daily Mail

1041

 Manisha

Hulchul

1042

 Habiba Rehman

Chupke Chupke

1043

 Lolita Chatterjee

Victoria No. 203

1044

 Vijayalakshmi

Purana Purush

1045

 Baby Shabana

Awaaz

1046

 Pushpalata

Samsaram

1047

 Monika Jashnani

Aavishkar

1048

 Minna Johar

Hulchul

1049

 Raj Rani

Darogaji

1050

 Soni

Kala Bazar

1051

 Seema

Charas

1052

 Vandana Rane

Khemro Lodan

1053

 Shubhra Nath

Tumhara Kalloo

1054

 Kishori Pathak

Shri Subramanyam

1055

 Jalil

Gaddaar

1056

 Jezebel

Kaala Aadmi

1057

 Shobhna Shah

Agent Vinod

1058

 Anju Gupta

Patthar Se Takkar

1059

 Meena Rai

Victoria No. 203

1060

 Aarti

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

1061

 Rozeena

Chakravyuha

1062

 Raksha

Muqabla

1063

 Beena Bawa

Muqabla

1064

 Unni Mary

Akbar Saleem Anarkali

1065

 Gayatri

Ghaav: The Wound

1066

 Ranjana Sachdev

Kirayadar

1067

 Sarla

Her Highness

1068

 Sarita Devi

The Thief of Baghdad

1069

 Swapan Guha

Aanchal

1070

 Lekha Chauhan

Aanchal

1071

 Shahnaz Vahanvaty

Deewana

1072

 Veenadevi

Asiai Sitara

1073

 Munni

Devdas

1074

 Kamladevi

Rana Hamir

1075

 Vandna Shashtri

Kudrat

1076

 Poornima Jayaram

Payanangal Mudivathillai

1077

 Nikii Waalia

Fiffty Fiffty

1078

 Laverne T. Hall

1079

 Rekha Parmar

Kaun Kare Kurbanie

1080

 Kamia Malhotra

Buniyaad

1081

 Baby Meena

Yaadgaar

1082

 Smriti Wariyar

Asha Jyoti

1083

 Asha Potdar

Jugnu

1084

 Beena Sham

Zamana

1085

 Sujata Bakshi

Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?

1086

 Alka Noopur

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

1087

 Kalyani

1088

 Achala Nagar

Baghban

1089

 Marry

Jurm Aur Sazaa

1090

 Baby Ena

Aakhir Kyon?

1091

 Rattan Bai

Bhikharan

1092

 Rup Mati

Adhikar

1093

 Indira Devi

Kapal Kundala

1094

 Anupama

Chirakumar Sabha

1095

 Sukumari

Vrutham

1096

 Shaloo

Anokha Rishta

1097

 Alka Inamdar

Aai Pahije

1098

 Usharani

Daulat

1099

 Komal

Shatru

1100

 Jamuna

Tarzan Sundari

1101

 Roma

Bikhare Moti

1102

 Belarani Devi

Apur Sansar

1103

 Ratnaprabha

Dharmaveer

1104

 Ranjana Sachdev

Kirayadar

1105

 Maneesha Kohli

Avam

1106

 Parijat

Zakhmo Ka Hisaab

1107

 Nafisa Sharma

Vansh

1108

 Mohini Sharma

Aise hi

1109

 Sulabha Arya

Kal Ho Naa Ho

1110

 Namitha

Billa

1111

 Melanie

Aa Ab Laut Chalen

1112

 Smita Jaykar

Devdas

1113

 Rupa Divetia

Sambhav Asambhav

1114

 Preeti Koppikar

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

1115

 Benifer Treasuryvala

Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai

1116

 Bhairavi Vaidya

Humraaz

1117

 Disha Vakani

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

1118

 Laila Khan

Wafaa

1119

 Kainaz

Wafaa

1120

 Dimple Singh

Wafaa

1121

 Sneha Ullal

Lucky: No Time for Love

1122

 Sana Mirza

Kaash Mere Hote

1123

 Hina Tasleem

I - Proud to be an Indian

1124

 Jamuna

Lutaru Lalna

1125

 Kaajal

First Time - Pehli Baar

1126

 Neelam

Ankhen

1127

 Nisha Harale

Ab... Bas!

1128

 Negar Khan

Shaadi Ka Laddoo

1129

 Nishi Harale

Jaanleva Black Blood

1130

 Miss Pukhraj

The Golden Gang

1131

 Meera Vasudevan

Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula

1132

 Reeta Agarwal

Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein

1133

 Sophiya Gupta

Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein

1134

 Surheeta Kareem

Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein

1135

 Ishika Pandey

Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein

1136

 Malka

Asuri Lalsa

1137

 Artidevi

Punarjanma

1138

 Leela

Maharathi Karna

1139

 Rimmi

Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein

1140

 Anu Shah

Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein

1141

 Kishori Shahane

Mumbai Godfather

1142

 Preeti Singh

Haseen Dillruba

1143

 Yamini

Krrish 3

1144

 Ketty Irani

5 Rifles

1145

 Madhu Chauhan

Vishwanath

1146

 Geeta Kaushal

Ilzam

1147

 Shamim

Jugnu

1148

 Rasheeda Begum

Sultan E Hind: Gharib Nawaz

1149

 Kanchan Mattu

Angrejjan

1150

 Bhanumati

Itni Jaldi Kya Hai

1151

 Suman Sinha

Aankhin Dekhi

1152

 L. Vijayalakshmi

Badal

1153

 Radhika

Raat Ke Rahi

1154

 Samyukta

Salaami

1155

 Radhika Bartake

Daasi

1156

 Priyadarshini

Ethirneechal

1157

 Baby Prerna

Hatyara

1158

 Sylvia

1159

 Ranisundari

Sreegouranga

1160

 Durga Koregaonkar

Ganimi Kava

1161

 Maher Sultana

Daulat

1162

 Devaki

1163

 Radhika Rani

Seeta Aur Geeta

1164

 Amrit Lakhanpal

Chakravyuha

1165

 Anjali Jathar

Gundaraj

1166

 Nandita Das

Firaaq

1167

 Sharbani Mukherji

Border

1168

 Sharmin Segal

Bajirao Mastani

1169

 Barkha Madan

Surkhaab

1170

 Shahana Goswami

Rock On!!

1171

 Mona Singh

Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin

1172

 Ankita Srivastava

Aashiqui.In

1173

 Monica Dogra

Dhobi Ghat

1174

 Aarti Jha

Jhalki

1175

 Mawra Hocane

Sanam Teri Kasam

1176

 Gauri Karnik

Sur: The Melody of Life

1177

 Gayatri Joshi

Swades: We, the People

1178

 Richa Pallod

Nuvve Kavali

1179

 Celina Jaitly

Seasons Greeting

1180

 Shobana

Manichitrathazhu

1181

 Hrishitaa Bhatt

Asoka

1182

 Ayesha Takia

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

1183

 Sushmita Sen

Main Hoon Na

1184

 Tina Desai

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

1185

 Mahi Soni

Paramavatar Shri Krishna

1186

 Kirti Kulhari

Pink

1187

 Urvashi Rautela

Kaabil

1188

 Dolly Ahluwalia

Vicky Donor

1189

 Kashmira Irani

PK

1190

 Aarti Jha

Jhalki

1191

 Geetika Vidya Ohlyan

Soni

1192

 Amrita Bagchi

Succulent

1193

 Taneea Rajawat

Blue Funk

1194

 Radhika Apte

Andhadhun

1195

 Surveen Chawla

Parched

1196

 Navneet Kaur Dhillon

LoveShhuda

1197

 Aditi Dev Sharma

Laatu

1198

 Vineeta Malik

Surkhaab

1199

 Gulabbai

Nisha Sundari

1200

 Shanta Majumdar

Sant Sakhu

1201

 Jyotsna Gupta

Avatar

1202

 Mahamaya

Bhakta Kabir

1203

 Alka Kapoor

Zakhmi Sher

1204

 Neera

Har Har Gange

1205

 Nalini Chonkar

Do Roti

1206

Yuvradnyee

Void

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Classic Bollywood screen star Mumtaz Shanti.

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INDIES TOP 150 ACTRESSES OF 1930’s BOLLYWOOD !

PS. Surprisingly, Devika Rani, the only heroine from 1930's Bollywood that our & our previous gen have heard & been told of, doesn't even figure in the Top 150 Actresses List for the decade, in Indies historical reproduction!

Some perspective, on just how diffused & deluded, our historical retelling has been!

.

1.       .Sulochana / Ruby Mayer

2.       .Sharifa

3.       .Jehanara Kajjan

4.       .Gulab / Rose

5.       .Patience Cooper

6.       .Bibbo

7.       .Sabita Devi

8.       .Zubeida

9.       .Gohar Mamajiwala

10.   .Sushila Devi

11.   .Shahzadi

12.   .Sultana

13.   .Purnima Shome

14.   .Kesari

15.   .Shishubala

16.   .Miss Iqbal

17.   .Mushtari

18.   .J. Sushila

19.   .Radharani

20.   .Shehla

21.   .Madhuri

22.   .Mushtari

23.   .Shanta Devi

24.   .Jamuna

25.   .Ratnaprabha

26.   .Leela Chitnis

27.   .Prabha Devi

28.   .Anusuya

29.   .Devbala

30.   .Bela Rani

31.   .Ila Devi

32.   .Ameena

33.   .Urmila

34.   .Saqi

35.   .Fatma Begum

36.   .Menaka Devi

37.   .Rohini

38.   .Annapurna

39.   .Brijmala

40.   .Anasuya

41.   .Mehar Banu

42.   .Rampyari

43.   .Tarabai

44.   .Manjula

45.   .Shanti

46.   .Sakribai

47.   .Rajani

48.   .Devaki

49.   .Durga Koregaonkar

50.   .Lalita Devi

51.   .Ashalata

52.   .Miss Jena

53.   .Satyavati

54.   .Zohrajan

55.   .Zebunissa

56.   .Hansa Wadkar

57.   .Najju Begum

58.   .Sardar Akhtar

59.   .Ramola

60.   .Lalita Pawar

61.   .Sitara Devi

62.   .Mehar Sultana

63.   .Sadhana Devi

64.   .Yasmin

65.   .Nurjahan

66.   .Kanan Devi

67.   .Jyotsana

68.   .Manorama

69.   .Pramila

70.   .Panna

71.   .Vimla Vashishta

72.   .Vasanti

73.   .Kumudini

74.   .Miss Sylvia

75.   .Fatma Jr

76.   .Prem Kumari

77.   .Durga Khote

78.   .Kamlesh Kumari

79.   .Damyanti

80.   .Heera

81.   .Ranibala

82.   .Gulzar Bai / Miss Gulzar

83.   .Seeta Devi

84.   .Putli

85.   .Baby Ila

86.   .Mumtaz

87.   .Khatoon

88.   .Miss Pokhraj

89.   .Khursheed

90.   .Anupama

91.   .Shirin

92.   .Mohini

93.   .Rattanbai

94.   .Shanta Kumari

95.   .Jilloo

96.   .Brijrani

97.   .Umasashi

98.   .Shaila

99.   .Miss Salu

100.                        .Kalyani Das

101.                        .Usha Rani

102.                        .Indira Devi

103.                        .Kamla Devi

104.                        .Sarla

105.                        .Prabhavati

106.                        .Neelam

107.                        .Baby Gabroo

108.                        .Leela Pendharkar

109.                        .Arti Devi

110.                        .Kishori Pathak

111.                        .Rupmati

112.                        .Shanti Gupta

113.                        .Jamshid Banu

114.                        .Romila

115.                        .Fatima

116.                        .Mukhtar Begum

117.                        .Padma Devi

118.                        .Veena Devi

119.                        .Dwarki

120.                        .Hira Dharwadkar

121.                        .Rajkumari

122.                        .Indubala

123.                        .Renubala

124.                        .Krishna Kumari

125.                        .Sharda

126.                        .Leela Desai

127.                        .Bhaduri

128.                        .Sakhu

129.                        .Manekbai

130.                        .Jenabai Pawar

131.                        .Chanda

132.                        .Snehlata

133.                        .Lakshmi

134.                        .Nirasha

135.                        .Mehtab

136.                        .Leelavati

137.                        .Shakuntala

138.                        .Sheelprabha

139.                        .Ermeline

140.                        .Noor Jehan

141.                        .Malka

142.                        .Miss Mani

143.                        .Indira Wadkar

144.                        .Baby Devi

145.                        .Purnima Shome

146.                        .Veena

147.                        .Rani Sundari

148.                        .Gangoobai

149.                        .Zohra Sehgal

150.                        .Miss Jones

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INDIES TOP 360 BOLLYWOOD SCREEN-PAIRS OF ALL TIME!

INDIES TOP 360 BOLLYWOOD SCREEN-PAIRS OF ALL TIME!

   Rajesh Khanna – Mumtaz

.Rajesh Khanna – Asha Parekh

.Rajesh Khanna – Sharmila Tagore

.Rajesh Khanna – Waheeda Rehman

.Rajesh Khanna – Leena Chandavarkar

.Shammi Kapoor – Asha Parekh

.Rajesh Khanna – Tanuja

.Rajesh Khanna  - Raakhee

.Dilip Kumar - Madhubala

.Dharmendra – Meena Kumari

.Raaj Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Pradeep Kumar – Bina Rai

.Shashi Kapoor – Nanda

.Pradeep Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Dev Anand – Waheeda Rehman

.Rajesh Khanna – Moushumi Chatterjee

.Dilip Kumar – Waheeda Rehman

.Manoj Kumar – Asha Parekh

.Dev Anand – Kalpana Karthik

.Dilip Kumar – Nalini Jaywant

.Sachin – Sarika

.Sachin – Sadhana Singh

.Sachin – Bindiya Goswami

.Shammi Kapoor – Nutan

.Vijay Arora – Rita Bhaduri

.Pradeep Kumar - Jayshree

.Kamal Haasan – Rati Agnihotri

.Rajesh Khanna – Shabana Azmi

.Kishore Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Ashok Kumar – Nirupa Roy

.Salman Khan – Bhagyashree

.Guru Dutt – Waheeda Rehman

.I.S. Johar – Sonia Sahni

.Rajesh Khanna – Jaya Prada

.Amol Palekar – Vidya Sinha

.Sanjeev Kumar – Moushumi Chatterjee

.Amol Palekar – Bindiya Goswami

.Rajesh Khanna – Tina Munim

.Rajesh Khanna - Zaheera

.Bharat Bhushan – Madhubala

.Bharat Bhushan - Nutan

.Ashok Kumar – Madhubala

.Amitabh Bachchan – Rekha

.Sunil Dutt – Mala Sinha

.Karan Dewan – Vyjyanthimala

.Gope – Nigar Sultana

.Pradeep Kumar - Kalpana

.Balraj Sahni – Meena Kumari

.Vijay Arora – Zeenat Aman

.Sachin – Rajni Sharma

.Ajit – Nalini Jaywant

.Ashok Kumar – Mumtaz Shanti

.Girish Karnad – Shabana Azmi

.Joy Mukherjee – Sadhana Shivdasani

.Uttam Kumar – Sharmila Tagore

.Dilip Kumar –Nimmi

.Sanjeev Kumar – Sulakshana Pandit

.Dilip Kumar - Vyjyanthimala

.Paidi Jairaj – Anita Guha

.Kumar Gaurav – Vijayta Pandit

.Rajesh Khanna – Smita Patil

.Om Puri – Shabana Azmi

.Govinda – Divya Bharti

.Ashok Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Shyam - Suraiya

.Guru Dutt- Mala Sinha

.Shyam – Naseem Banu

.V.Shantaram - Sandhya

.Dilip Kumar – Kamini Kaushal

.Motilal – Meena Shorey

.Shashi Kapoor – Rekha

.Trilok Kapoor – Nirupa Roy

.Raj Kapoor - Nargis

.Dilip Kumar – Nargis

.Shammi Kapoor – Mumtaz

.Dharmendra - Tanuja

.Pradeep Kumar – Anita Guha

.Dharmendra – Asha Parekh

.Farooque Shaikh – Moushumi Chatterjee

.Rishi Kapoor – Neetu Singh

.Shammi Kapoor – Saira Banu

.Shammi Kapoor – Kalpana

.Vinod Khanna – Zeenat Aman

.Rakesh Roshan – Bindiya Goswami

.Dada Kondke – Usha Chavan

.Farooque Shaikh – Deepti Naval

.Amitabh Bachchan – Parveen Babi

.Dara Singh – Nishi Kohli

.Shammi Kapoor – Sharmila Tagore

.Dara Singh - Mumtaz

.Dev Anand - Raakhee

.Dilip Kumar - Mumtaz

.K. L. Saigal - Khursheed

.Bhagwan Dada – Geeta Bali

.Ashok Kumar – Mala Sinha

.Salman Khan – Madhuri Dixit

.Dada Kondke - Swapna

.Jeetendra – Sulakshana Pandit

.Ashok Kumar – Nutan

.Jeetendra – Sridevi

.Rajesh Khanna – Sadhana

.Bharat Bhushan – Shyama

.Kishore Kumar – Chand Usmani

.Nasir Khan – Meena Kumari

.Pradeep Kumar – Mala Sinha

.Dev Anand – Mala Sinha

.Kishore Kumar – Anita Guha

.Sanjeev Kumar – Vidya Sinha

.Rajesh Khanna – Vidya Sinha

.Rajesh Khanna – Sulakshana Pandit

.Rajesh Khanna – Mala Sinha

.Bharat Bhushan – Nirupa Roy

.Feroz Khan - Chitra

.Vinod Mehra – Moushumi Chatterjee

.Rajesh Khanna – Nazima

.Sachin - Ranjeeta

.Rajesh Khanna – Farida Jalal

.Bharat Bhushan – Meena Kumari

.Ashok Kumar – Nalini Jaywant

.Ramesh Deo – Seema Deo

.Rishi Kapoor – Jaya Prada

.Farooque Shaikh – Surinder Kaur

.Vinod Mehra - Raakhee

.Rajesh Khanna – Padmini Kolhapure

.Kishore Kumar – T. Krishna Kumari

.Farooque Shaikh – Roma Manik

.Manher Desai – Nirupa Roy

.Karan Dewan – Shyama

.Anil Dhawan – Rehana Sultana

.Kishore Kumar – Jamuna

.Kishore Kumar – Yogeeta Bali

.Kishore Kumar – Shyamalee

.Jeetendra – Asha Parekh

.Arvind Kumar - Chitra

.Kishore Kumar – Jabeen Jalil

.Sachin – Nazneen

.Jairaj – Chitra

.Vinod Mehra - Rekha

.Farooque Shaikh – Rekha

.Abhi Bhattacharya – Kamini Kaushal

.Chandrashekhar Vaidya – Helen

.Kishore Kumar – Asha Nadkarni

.Kishore Kumar – Usha Kiran

.Kishore Kumar – Maya Dass

.Kishore Kumar – Ameeta

.Vinod Khanna – Parveen Babi

.Rishi Kapoor – Dimple Kapadia

.Rajendra Kumar – Jamuna

.Kishore Kumar - Sadhana

.Dharmendra – Mala Sinha

.Dharmendra – Supriya Choudhury

.Kishore Kumar - Kumkum

.Ajit – Meena Kumari

.Kishore Kumar – Sudha Rani

.Kishore Kumar - Nimmi

.Kishore Kumar – Jyoti Laxmi

.Kishore Kumar – Waheeda Rehman

.Ajit – Madhubala

.Guru Dutt – Pranoti Ghosh

.Kishore Kumar- Tanuja

.Kishore Kumar – Mala Sinha

.Shyam – Munawwar Sultana

.Mahipal – Meena Kumari

.Mahipal – Shakila

.Kishore Kumar - Surekha Pandit

.Kishore Kumar - Mumtaz

.Kishore Kumar – Bina Rai

.Guru Dutt – Shyama

.Ranjan – Naseem Banu

.Ranjan – Shakila

.Suresh – Geeta Bali

.Kishore Kumar - Shyama

.Kishore Sahu – Bina Rai

.Manher Desai – Shakila

.Kishore Kumar - Padmini

.Rajendra Kumar – Asha Parekh

.Sunil Dutt - Nanda

.Sunil Dutt – Meena Kumari

.Kishore Kumar – Sheila Ramani

.Dharmendra – Pranoti Ghosh

.Feroz Khan – Sayeeda Khan

.Balraj Sahni – Sulochana Chatterjee

.Manoj Kumar – Waheeda Rehman

.Amol Palekar – Parveen Babi

.Shekhar – Kamini Kaushal

.Ashish Kumar – Kanan Kaushal

.Tariq – Kaajal Kiran

.Dinshaw Billimoria – Ruby Mayer/Sulochana

.Rajendra Kumar - Sadhana

.Shammi Kapoor - Sadhana

.Sunil Dutt - Nutan

.Balraj Sahni – Nargis

.Dilip Kumar – Saira Banu

,Bharat Bhushan – Bina Rai

.Raj Babbar – Anita Raj

.Sunil Dutt – Waheeda Rehman

.Bharat Bhushan – Shalini

.Kishore Kumar - Shakila

.Mahipal – Sandhya

.Farooque Shaikh – Anita Raaj

.Dev Anand – Nutan

.Bharat Bhushan – Suraiya

.Bharat Bhushan - Ameeta

.Ashok Kumar – Shyama

.Karan Dewan – Meena Kumari

.Manher Desai – Meena Kumari

.Sudesh Kumar – Jayshree Gadkar

.Rajendra Kumar – Waheeda Rehman

.Rajesh Khanna – Nanda

.Rajendra Kumar – Saira Banu

.Dev Anand - Kalpana

.Sunil Dutt – Asha Parekh

.Ashok Kumar – Suchitra Sen

.Kishore Kumar - Vyjyanthimala

.Shammi Kapoor – Mala Sinha

.Asrani - Bindiya Goswami

.Balraj Sahni - Nutan

.Rajesh Khanna – Simple Kapadia

.Rajesh Khanna –Reena Roy

.Sunil Dutt – Sadhana

.Rishi Kapoor - Naseem

.Rajesh Khanna – Parveen Babi

.Rishi Kapoor – Padmini Kolhapure

.Shekhar - Nutan

.Mahipal – Anita Guha

.Mehmood – Shobha Khote

.Joy Mukherjee – Saira Banu

.Rajesh Khanna – Neelam Kothari

.Manoj Kumar – Mala Sinha

.Pradeep Kumar - Madhubala

.Guru Dutt - Shakila

.Dev Anand – Sadhana

.Rishi Kapoor – Divya Bharti

.Dev Anand – Nalini Jaywant

.Ashok Kumar – Padmini

.Balraj Sahni – Pandari Bai

.Johnny Walker - Kumkum

.Shashi Kapoor – Neetu Singh

.K.L. Saigal – Kanan Devi

.Kishore Kumar - Nutan

.Karan Dewan  Swaran Lata

.Dev Anand - Madhubala

.Ashok Kumar – Leela Chitnis

.Rajesh Khanna – Babita

.Sunil Dutt – Saira Banu

.Raj Kapoor – Waheeda Rehman

.Ranjan - Chitra

.Jeetendra – Jaya Prada

.Sanjeev Kumar - Sarika

.Raj Kumar – Priya Rajvansh

.Raj Kapoor – Meena Kumari

.John Cawas – Fearless Nadia

.Randhawa - Mallika

.Feroz Khan – Zeenat Aman

.Rajendra Kumar – Mala Sinha

.Rajesh Khanna – Indrani Mukherjee

.Guru Dutt – Meena Kumari

.Arvind Swamy – Manisha Koirala

.Sanjeev Kumar – Kanan Kaushal

.Wasti – Suraiya

.Jeetendra – Neetu Singh

.Dev Anand - Suraiya

.Kishore Kumar - Kalpana

.Shashi Kapoor – Sulakshana Pandit

.Mahipal – Mala Sinha

.Kishore Kumar – Smriti Biswas

.Rajesh Khanna - Rekha

.Shashi Kapoor – Babita

.Pradeep Kumar - Fariyal

.Shekhar - Smriti Biswas

.Dara Singh - Helen

.Ajit- Meena Shorey

.Dev Anand – Meena Kumari

.Navin Nischol – Kaajal Kiran

.Raj Kumar – Kamini Kaushal

.Govinda – Meenakshi Sheshadri

.Jeetendra – Reena Roy

.Govinda – Kimi Katkar

.Karan Dewan - Jayshree

.Dev Anand - Geeta Bali

.Vinod Khanna – Shabana Azmi

.Kishore Sahu – Kamini Kaushal

.Shashi Kapoor – Parveen Babi

.Azaad Irani - Chitra

.Uttam Kumar – Sulakshana Pandit

.Kader Khan – Aruna Irani

.Dev Anand – Usha Kiran

.Shashi Kapoor – Vidya Sinha

.Nazir – Noor Jehan

.Dinesh Thakur – Vidya sinha

.Ulhas - Mumtaz Shanti

.Dev Anand – Asha Parekh

.Joy Mukherjee – Asha Parekh

.Rajesh Khanna – Salma Agha

.Vinod Khanna – Leena Chandavarkar

.Shiv Kumar – Anjana Mumtaz

.Raj Kumar – Mala Sinha

.Rajesh Khanna- Sridevi

.Prem Nath – Bina Rai

.Sanjeev Kumar – Rehana Sultana

.Kishore Kumar – Madhubala

.Shashi Kapoor - Mumtaz

.Farooque Shaikh – Shabana Azmi

.Sanjeev Kumar – Nazima

.Shashi Kapoor – Bindiya Goswami

.Rajesh Khanna – Zeenat Aman

.Jeetendra – Leena Chandavarkar

.Rajesh Khanna – Hema Malini

.Feroz Khan – Mumtaz

.Shammi Kapoor - Sumitra Devi

.Naseeruddin Shah – Shabana Azmi

.Sanjeev Kumar – Suchitra Sen

.Dev Anand – Zeenat Aman

.Dharmendra - Raakhee

.Biswajeet – Mala Sinha

.Dharmendra – Nutan

.Raj Kapoor - Vyjyanthimala

.Deepak Parashar - Salma Agha

.Dev Anand -  Nanda

.Dharmendra – Zeenat Aman

.K..L.Saigal - Umasashi

.Dharmendra – Saira Banu

.Shammi Kapoor –Nalini Jaywant

.Rajesh Khanna - Farha

.Sunny Deol – Amrita Singh

.Rajendra Kumar – Nanda

.Naseeruddin Shah – Deepti Naval

.Shekhar – Meena Kumari

.Shashi Kapoor - Raakhee

.Shahrukh Khan – Preity Zinta

.Balraj Sahni – Padmini

.Prem Adib – Meena Shorey

.Raj Babbar – Salma Agha

.Dev Anand – Suchitra Sen

.Dilip Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Dharmendra – Rekha

.Sanjeev Kumar – Jaya Bhaduri

.Balraj Sahni – Achala Sachdev

.Rajendra Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Rajesh Khanna - Madhavi

.Dharmendra – Hema Malini

.Rishi Kapoor - Raakhee

.Rajendra Kumar - Ameeta

.Gemini Ganesan – Meena Kumari

.Naseeruddin Shah - Raakhee

.Raj Kapoor - Nutan

.Rehman – Meena Kumari

.Shashi Kapoor – Meena Kumari

.Salman Khan – Aishwarya Rai

.Naseeruddin Shah - Rekha

.Rajesh Khanna – Deepika Chikhalia

.Rakesh Roshan - Rekha

.Vinod Mehra – Bindiya Goswami

.Jeetendra - Babita

.Manoj Kumar – Meena Kumari

.Rajesh Khanna – Shabana (Bangladesh)

.Pradeep Kumar - Vyjyanthimala

.Shahrukh Khan - Kajol

.Amol Palekar – Zareena Wahab

.Rakesh Roshan – Jaya Prada

[indiejones]

INDIES TOP 536 BOLLYWOOD SINGERS OF ALL TIME !

"Acting is in btwn lines, Singing is in btwn Words"

Hereby presenting the much awaited Indies All-Time Greatest Bollywood Singers compile !

Most in Top 10 with a song collection in the ten thousands to several thousands range each, thru the eras, barring a few of pre-independence yore.

Thus hitting upon the perfect mix of substance, style, old traditional classical, semi-traditional transitional, & new world razmatazz !

To posterity & beyond !

LATA MANGESHKAR & 1. KUNDAN LAL SAIGAL - JOINT NO. 1 !

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MOHAMMAD RAFI 

KISHORE KUMAR

MUKESH

MANNA DEY

ASHA BHOSLE

SUMAN KALYANPUR

SHAMSHAD BEGUM

TALAT MEHMOOD

HEMANT KUMAR

MAHENDRA KAPOOR

SULAKSHANA PANDIT

ZOHRABAI AMBALAWALI

REWA SHANKAR

HEMALATA 

NOORJEHAN 

JAGJIT SINGH

SALMA AGHA

S.JANAKI

CHITHRA 

SURESH WADKAR

VINODINI DIXIT

KANAN DEVI

BHUPEN HAZARIKA

MANHAR UDHAS

RAFIQ GHAZNAVI

DHANIRAM 

NASEEM AKHTAR

SADHANA SARGAM

ASHIQ HUSSAIN 

SUBIR SEN 

ANWAR 

MADAN MAHENDRA 

ANUPAMA DESHPANDE

HARIHARAN 

SUDHA MALHOTRA 

PARUL GHOSH 

BINAPANI MUKHERJEE 

KHURSHEED 

AARTI MUKHERJEE

BINOTA CHAKRABORTY 

RUNA LAILA

MAYA DEVI

GHULAM ALI

TARABAI 

GYAN DUTT

IMDAD HUSSAIN 

MASTER MADAN 

TALAT AZIZ 

SUJATHA MOHAN

FRENI

PRAMODINI DESAI 

RAMDULARI

RATIKUMAR VYAS

KAUSHALYA 

SHAILESH MUKHERJEE

POORNIMA 

ANURADHA SRIRAM 

SUNEETA RAO 

BHUPENDRA SINGH 

KAMALA JHARIA

MOHAN ADVANI

MAYA BANERJEE 

KAUMUDI MUNSHI 

CHANDRANI MUKHERJEE 

UMA SHASHI 

R.P. SHARMA 

RADHA 

USHA MANGESHKAR

ANDREW KISHORE

JASPAL SINGH 

S.P. BALASUBRAMANIAM 

NAZIA HASSAN

SULOCHANA KADAM

ZEENAT BEGUM 

ROBIN MAJUMDAR 

SAROJ BORKAR 

AMIRBAI KARNATAKI 

TOCHI 

SRIMATI GHOSH 

BAPPI LAHIRI 

SANDHYA MUKHERJEE

SARASWATI RANE 

SHANTI DEVI

RADHARANI 

MADHAV KALE 

MADHUBALA JHAVERI 

MADHURA SHANTARAM 

LALITA DEULKAR 

JUTHIKA ROY

VANMALA

MASUD PARVEZ

NITIN MUKESH 

WAHIDAN BAI

SHYAMA HEMADY 

PUSHPA PAGDHARE 

MOHD FAROOQUI 

JIKKI 

YASHWANT BHATT

PANKAJ MULLICK

SUHASINI KOLHAPURE

RENUKA DEVI 

AMAR 

ASHOK KUMAR

MASTER MOHAMMAD

CHITALKAR 

BALWANT SINGH

SUSHEELA RANI 

RANU MUKHERJEE

DWIJEN MUKHERJEE

BELA MUKHERJEE

H. FARUQUI

K.C. DEY 

RAMYA IYER

MASTER VASANT

MISTER SHEIKH 

FIDA HUSSAIN

KALYANI DAS 

SUMATI

SUHAS 

SUNANDA KAMAT 

SNEHPRABHA PRADHAN

MISS KALYANI

PUTUL CHATTERJEE 

NAZIRA

RAVINDRA SATHE

MUMTAZ

NALINI MULGANVKAR

RAM PUNJWANI

SUMAN PUROHIT

PARO DEVI 

MADHUSUDAN

NARGIS BANO 

SUNILA DAS GUPTA

SUPRAVA SARKAR 

P.B.SRINIVAS 

VIMAL SARDESAI

RAJ KAPOOR

MUNIR ALAM 

KAMAL DAS 

MOHANA 

RATNA MALKANI

SRINATH TRIPATHI

LEELA MEHTA 

SURINDER KAUR 

DEEDAR PARDESI 

QADIR FAREEDI

MISS GULAB

INDIRA MANCHANDA

BRIJMALA 

VASANTI M.

M. SHARIF QAWWAL 

CHANCHAL KUMARI

SNEHAL BHATKAR

SANTRAM

SHYAM SUNDAR 

SHYAM KUMAR

KANTI LAL 

CHANDRASHEKHAR GADGIL 

ANIKA RIZVI 

RAJNI

KARAN DEWAN 

BHARTI

SHAMIM 

ABU BAKAR

AFZAL HUSSAIN 

GAUHAR SULTANA 

BALAKRAM 

SHYAMA SHARMA

CHAUBEY MAHARAJ

SHRADDHA PANDIT 

KAMLA SISTA 

SARDAR AKHTAR

MASTER GOPAL

DILRAJ KAUR 

SARDAR MANSUR 

TARABAI LUCKNAWI

S.L.PURI 

DHUMI KHAN 

BECHU DUTT 

ANIMA DASGUPTA

BIMLA KUMARI 

AMROZIYA BEGUM

NARAYAN

SHANTI SHARMA

PADMA DEVI 

PANDIT WAMANRAO 

KAMAL DASGUPTA

SUPRAVA GHOSH 

MISS IQBAL

HASHMAT 

MEERA

SHYAMLAL MITRA 

GOHAR MAMAJWALA

RAMA SHUKUL

SITARA DEVI 

BHOLA SHRESHTA

ISHWARLAL

MEEENAKSHI 

BEGUM AKHTAR

GIRISH

JAGMOHAN 

SABITA BANERJEE

PANDIT KRISHNARAO CHONKAR

RAJKUMARI

NASEEM AKHTAR

RAM SAIGAL

BEENA KUMARI

GOVIND GOPAL 

MASTER SONIK

SRINIVAS 

FEROZA BEGUM

KUSUM MANTRI

KARIMDAD KHAN

MUMTAZ ALI 

SHANTA THAKUR 

SATYA CHOWDHURY 

HAMIDA BANO

BABY ALKA 

USHA TIMOTHY 

RAMA DEVI 

SHOBHA BADRINATH 

BADRINATH VYAS

RAMCHANDRA PAL

P KRISHNA GOYAL

BIBBO

KAMAL BAROT

GANDHARI 

PRATAP 

LEELA CHITNIS

LEELA CHANDRAGIRI 

RAFIQ AHMED

VISHNUPANT PAGNIS 

PANDIT JASRAJ 

MISS KAMLA

ILA ARUN 

MEENA MANGESHKAR

NEENU MAJUMDAR

RASHIDA KHATOON

K. SUNDARAMMA 

RANIBALA 

MISS MOTI

PATANJAL

NARENDRA CHANCHAL 

ANJALI DEVI

MOLINA DEVI 

SHAMO 

SHARDA 

PADMA BANERJEE 

A.R.OJHA 

ARUN 

VEENA KUMARI

PRITAM 

VIJAY BENEDICT

SITARABAI KANPURI 

YASHWANT BALAKRISHNA JOSHI

RAMOLA 

SATISH BATRA 

RADHARANI BOMBAYWALI 

ANGUR BALA

BELA SAVER 

MISS ROSE 

C.S. RAGI

SUPRITI GHOSH 

KHAYYAM 

HUSN BANU 

AKBAR KHAN DURRANI PESHAWARI

MALKA AMIR JAAN

USTAD AMIR KHAN

ANURADHA 

ANEES KHATOON

MASTER AVINASH

MUKHTAR BEGUM 

REHMAT BANO 

ARUN KUMAR 

SATISH 

ARUN KUMAR MUKHERJI

REHMAT BAI 

HEERA KUMARI 

GEETA DUTT

MENKA BAI

KISHORE SAHU

PARSHURAM

IQBAL BIBI

VATSALA KUMTHEKAR

ZUBEIDA KHANUM

VIJAY KUMAR

BABY VIMAL

LAXMI ROY 

JAGJIT KAUR 

RAJA GUL

NOOR MOHD CHARLIE

KRISHNA KALLE 

JATIN PANDIT 

ASHIMA BANERJEE 

INDUBALA DEVI

APARESH LAHIRI

SUSHIL SAHU

SHAKTI T 

AZIZ NAZAN

RAJAN-SAJAN

SAPAN CHAKRABORTY

PANDYA

JANI BABU

PREMPAL 

GHULAM MOHAMMED 

BULO C. RANI

BHUSHAN MEHTA

LAXMI SHANKAR

KUSUM MANTRI

PANKAJ UDHAS

K.P.SEN 

MUKHERJEE

SURAIYA

JAMUNA RANI 

JAYWANT KULKARNI

MEENAKSHI SHIRODKAR 

RAVINDRA JAIN

ANIL BISWAS

KUSUM MANTRI

AMIT KUMAR

USHA KHANNA

SHAILENDRA SINGH

ANAND KUMAR

C. PAPON

M.G. SHREEKUMAR

VISHNILAL

SURESH (chal chal re naujawan)

MUMTAZ BEGUM 

SARLA DEVI 

VIDYANATH SETH

G.M.DURRANI 

PUSHPA HANS

LALITA RAO

RAMOLA

FAKIR MOHAMMED 

NALINI JAYWANT

YUSUF EFENDI 

PARVATI KHAN 

S.D. BATISH

S. BALBIR 

MEENA KAPOOR 

B.N.BALI 

SALMA 

KANTA KUMARI

ARUN BAKSHI

SAPNA MUKHERJEE 

P.BHANUMATI 

SHANKAR DASGUPTA

DILSHAD BEGUM

UMRAO ZIA 

S.N.TRIPATHI 

MINU PURUSHOTTAM

PINAKIN SHAH

ISHU 

ASHA POSLEY

GULSHAN SOOFI

SHANTI KUMAR DESAI

JAHANARA KAJJAN 

SONA CHATTERJEE

BHIMSEN JOSHI

ISMAIL AZAD QAWWAL

IQBAL SIDDIQUI 

HARISH BHARDWAJ

NIRMALA DEVI 

MARUTI RAO

DILSHAD BEGUM

CHITRAGUPT

RAM MARATHE

PARESH BANERJEE 

USHA BALSAWAR

SHAUKAT 

MANAS MUKHERJEE

SUNDARA BAI 

AFZAL LAHORI 

VITTHAL

MANSOOR 

SAVITA 

PEENAZ MASANI

LAISH RAM MEMA

BHARAT VYAS

SHEELA SHIRODKAR

SHEELA 

GOHAR MAMAJIWALA

MOHANTARA

LEELA SAWANT 

MANJU

RAM PYARI

SAGARIKA MUKHERJEE

KRISHNA GANGULY

SHARDA GANGULY

SHANKAR - SHAMBHU 

RAZIA BEGUM

SIDDHESHWAR MUKHERJEE

DEV KUMAR 

IKHLAQ AHMED

KESARI

SHEELA MITRA

AMRITLAL 

YAKUB 

KUMAR (jeevan naiyya, 1946)

USTAD AMANAT ALI 

FIROZE DASTUR 

PARVEZ KAPADIA

SUDHIR PHADKE 

SHANTA KUNWAR

MUNAWWAR SULTANA

UTPALA SEN

MITHU MIYAN

SHABNAM 

VASANTRAO DESHPANDE

SHOBHA JOSHI

ASHIMA BANERJEE

GHULAM HAIDER

IRA NIGAM

MENKA

SUNDAR

ROHINI ROY

SHYAMA BAI 

PEARU MASTER 

MASTER DEEN 

AHINDRA CHOUDHARY

SUMATI TRILOKEKAR

K. DEEP

SHAMINDER 

VANMALA 

SHEETAL GHOSH

LALITA PARULKAR

UMAKANT 

MRINAL GHOSH

SADHANA BOSE

NEENA B.S.

B.S.NANAJI 

SHANTA APTE

LEELA WARSI

AKHTARIBAI FAIZABADI

MANIK VERMA

S. MOHINDER 

MANMOHAN SINGH

ZAHOOR RAJA 

SURESH RAJVANSHI

POORNA SETH

BABY TARA

MUBARAK BEGUM

T.A.MOTI 

ZAWAR HUSSAIN

ANIMA GHOSH

AMBAR KUMAR

ERUCH TARAPORE

NARESH BHATTACHARYA

SUDHA KARMASE

NARAIN DUTT

RATTANBAI 

SURINDER KOHLI 

MIR ALI 

BANDE HASAN QAWWAL

VINOD

MINAAL WAGH

SHARMA 

NIAMAT ALI

RANGNATH JADHAV QAWWAL

SAROJ WELINGKAR

G.M.SAJAN 

GOVIND KURWALIKAR 

MALA BEGUM

MINATI SARKAR

MOTI 

MALTI PANDEY

SHEIKH ADAM

CHAUDHARY 

SADAT KHAN

SUNIL KUMAR

SHRIDHAR PARSEKAR

KRISHNA RAO

HEERA SAWANT

VIMAL VAKADE

ASHITA BOSE

HARIMATI 

AZIZ HINDI

MEENA KUMARI

AGHA

FAIZBAI

PROTIMA DASGUPTA

RAMESH GUPTA

JAYASHREE

VASANT DESAI

MOTILAL

SURESH BABU MANE

SARDAR MANSOOR

MAZHAR KHAN

MULIA

PATGAONKAR

POPATLAL

DURGESH KUMARI

SABITA DEVI

N. M. ADHIKARI

BABY SUMAN

HARISH

LEELA DESAI

JYOTI

SHANTA HUBLIKAR

SHAHU MODAK

DURGA KHOTE

NASEEM BANU

SARITA DEVI

WAHEEDAN BAI

MADHURI

ASHRAF KHAN

VIMLA

SHARDA PANDIT (eg baghban 1938)

E.G.PADGAONKAR

SADIQ ALI

AHMED DILAWAR

ALAUDDIN NAVEED

RENU

MEENAKSHI

REKHA MALLICK

BINOTA BOSE

MAJI

SARITA KHARWAL

RANJANA

BABY SHAKUNTALA

SHAUKAT ALI

BABY ANU

KAVI PRADEEP

SUNITA DEVI

SARASWATI DEVI

CHANDRAPRABHA

MASTER NISSAR

ZILLOO

.LALLUBHAI NAYAK

P.F.PITHAWALA

RANJIT RAI

SUSHILA

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