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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

Ruby Mayer

Talash

Sharifa

Shirin Farhad

Sakina

Sukanya Savitri

Ermeline

Draupadi

Tara Koregaonkar

Kalidas

Sushila Devi

Kalidas

Sabita Devi

Grama Kanya

Kamaladevi

Karna

Gulab

Janjir Ne Jankare

Umasashi

Anath Ashram

Tarabai

Gopal - Krishna

Kanan Devi

Haar Jeet

Anasuya

Malti Madhav

Kumari Kusum

Taruni

Rampiyari

Kaun Pardesi

Maya Devi

Nooran

Charubala

Didi

Gohar K. Mamajiwala

Akeli Mat Jaiyo

Miss Mani

Pitru Prem

Patience Cooper

Nala Damayanti

Enakashi Rama Rao

Jagran

Leela Devi

Bishabriksha

Rani Bala

Hasrat

Ansuyabai

Jaja Gawri

Zubeida

Heer Ranjha

Savita

Chandrahasa

Sultana

Bhola Shikar

Santi Gupta

Aparajito

Mrinalini Devi

Prem Sanyas

Shahzadi

Sinhal Dweep Ki Sundari

Panna Rani

Bambai Ki Sethani

Chanda

Suhaag

T.P. Rajalakshmi

Kalidas

Shantakumari

Shabnam

Saku

Gori Bala

Sundari Nirada

Barer Bazar

Lola

The Arcadians

Tara

Kalo Sawar

Moti

Kulin Kanta

Kamla

Diler Detective

Meera

Aurat

Menaka Devi

Mahakavi Kalidas

Walait Begum

Heer Ranjha

Rajkumari

Devdas

Usharani

Daulat

Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

Nagendrabala

Bhagya Chakra

Padmadevi

Maharani

Devika Rani

Achhut Kanya

Durga Bai

Babanchi Bayko

Amir Banu

Aan

Jillo

Draupadi

Jamna

Lanka Ni Laadi

Binapani Mukherjee

Jamuna Puliney

Kesar

Kaun Dilan Diyan Jane

Fatma Begum

Mumbai Ni Mohini

Jamuna Alimiyan

Vishwamitra Menaka (I)

Dadibhai Sarkari

Themuras & Themuljee

Zebunissa

Pakeezah

Amodini

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

Kamini Kaushal

Arzoo

Hansa Wadkar

Nav Jeevan

Khurshid Begum

Tansen

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

Manju

Bawre Nain

Maya Banerjee

Seva Samaj

Nargis

Mother India

Leela Chitnis

Kangan

Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

Shahzadi

Sinhal Dweep Ki Sundari

Noor Jehan

Anmol Ghadi

Ruby Mayer

Talash

Sardar Akhtar

Hulchul

Sarita Devi

The Thief of Baghdad

Rose

Hamari Betiyan

Iqbal

Attention

Pratima Devi

Anokhi Ada

Sabita Devi

Grama Kanya

Veena

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

Ramola

Khazanchi

Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

Shobhna Samarth

Do Diwane

Suraiya

Anmol Ghadi

Snehprabha Pradhan

Pahili Mangalagaur

Madhuri

Thokar

Padmadevi

Maharani

Panna Rani

Bambai Ki Sethani

Laxmi

Radha Krishna

Nirmala Devi

Piya Milan

Leelavati

Indira

Zebunissa

Pakeezah

Putli

Billi

Sultana

Gegen die Wand

Umasashi

Anath Ashram

Sunalini Devi

Zalzala

Durga Khote

Mughal-E-Azam

Meera

Aurat

Charubala

Didi

Sitara Devi

Devdas

Monica Desai

Chitralekha

Nalini Jaywant

Kala Pani

Lalita Pawar

Anari

Leela Mishra

Sholay

Kaushalya

Aaina

Sumitra Devi

Raja Harishchandra

Shakuntala Paranjpye

Ramshastri

Jehanara Kajjan

Shirin Farhad

Jyoti

Pratima

Sharifa

Shirin Farhad

Brijmala

Chabuk Sawar

1950s TOP 10:

Position

Name

Known For

Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

Nargis

Mother India

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

Kamini Kaushal

Arzoo

Nalini Jaywant

Kala Pani

Nimmi

Arpan

Nutan

Seema

Anita Guha

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

Bina Rai

Taj Mahal

Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

Mehtab

Jhansi Ki Rani

Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

Chand Usmani

Pehchan

1960s TOP 30:

Position

Name

Known For

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

Waheeda Rehman

Guide

Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

Nutan

Seema

Saira Banu

Hera Pheri

Anita Guha

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

Nanda Karnataki

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

Mumtaz Askari

Khilona

Asha Parekh

Sajan

Sharmila Tagore

Apur Sansar

Vyjayanthimala

Devdas

Bina Rai

Taj Mahal

Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

Sadhana Shivdasani

Woh Kaun Thi?

Kalpana

Sharapanjara

Lalita Pawar

Anari

Sandhya

Navrang

Madhubala

Mughal-E-Azam

Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

Nivedita

Jaan

Helen

Don

Nazima

Manchali

Rajshree

Suhaag Raat

Nargis

Mother India

Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

Indrani Mukherjee

Bharat Milap

Babita Kapoor

Haseena Maan Jayegi

70s TOP 100:

Position

Name

Known For

Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

Mumtaz Askari

Khilona

Meena Kumari

Kaajal

Sulakshana Pandit

Sankalp

Nutan

Seema

Moushumi Chatterjee

Bollywood/Hollywood

Kanan Kaushal

Bidaai

Rehana Sultan

Dastak

Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

Zaheera

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Vidya Sinha

Bodyguard

Anita Guha

Kan Kan Men Bhagwan

Radha Saluja

Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

Suchitra Sen

Aandhi

Zeenat Aman

Don

Simple Kapadia

Rudaali

Sharada

Samaj Ko Badal Dalo

Sandhya

Navrang

Waheeda Rehman

Guide

Nanda Karnataki

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

Asha Parekh

Sajan

Sadhana Shivdasani

Woh Kaun Thi?

Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

Bhavana Bhatt

Angrejjan

Helen

Don

Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

Nazima

Manchali

Ranjana

Jhanjaar

Padmini

Kaajal

Nadira

Josh

Yogeeta Bali

Zameen Aasmaan

Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

Naseem

Kabhie Kabhie

Saira Banu

Hera Pheri

Tina Ambani

Pukar

Zarina Wahab

My Name Is Khan

Kaajal Kiran

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

Archana

Buddha Mil Gaya

Dulari

Paying Guest

Asha Sachdev

Priyatama

Madhu Kapoor

Baadal

Rita Bhaduri

Raja

Seema Deo

Anand

Manorama

Caravan

Madhu Chanda

Beqasoor

Shoma Anand

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kumud Chuggani

Shart

Rajni Sharma

Balika Badhu

Shelley Homick

Love in Canada

Rinku Jaiswal

Manzil Manzil

Kumari Naaz

Boot Polish

Pranoti Ghosh

Love Marriage

Zaheeda

Anokhi Raat

Lakshmi

Chattakkari

Jaya Prada

Sagara Sangamam

Alka

Dil Se..

Abha Dhulia

Karz

Vimi

Hamraaz

Sumita Sanyal

Anand

Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

Laxmi Chhaya

Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati

Naina Sahu

Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan

Reena Roy

Apnapan

Sridevi

English Vinglish

Sulochana Latkar

Gora Aur Kala

Priya Rajvansh

Heer Raanjha

Surekha

Cobra Girl

Anupama

Faraar

Nazneen

Mahabharat

Hema Malini

Baghban

Vijayalalitha

Haathkadi

Leela Chitnis

Kangan

Bharathi

Devasuram

Leena Chandavarkar

Rakhwala

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

Nameeta Chandra

Itihaas

Leela Mishra

Sholay

Khyati

Geet Gaata Chal

Smita Patil

Bhumika

Kseniya Ryabinkina

Skazka o tsare Saltane

Bindiya Goswami

Dada

Sharmila Tagore

Apur Sansar

Padma Khanna

Dhuan

Anjana Choudhury

Deedar

Vyjayanthimala

Devdas

Ashoo

Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?

Yashodra Katju

Talaaq

Meenaxi

Devata

Shashikala Jawalkar

Ayee Milan Ki Bela

Mridula Rani

Awara Badal

Babita Kapoor

Haseena Maan Jayegi

Ratnamala

Gehra Daag

Radhika Rani

Seeta Aur Geeta

Jasmin

Veerana

Purnima

Aurat

Manisha

Hulchul

Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

Madhavi

Jawan Muhabat

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

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

Tina Ambani

Pukar

Rita Bhaduri

Raja

Nutan

Seema

Reena Roy

Apnapan

Sulakshana Pandit

Sankalp

Nirupa Roy

Chhaya

Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

Sarika Thakur

Hamraaz

Farha Naaz

Fauji

Sadhana Singh

Super 30

Kimi Katkar

Sone Pe Suhaaga

Priya Rajvansh

Heer Raanjha

Jaya Prada

Sagara Sangamam

Rati Agnihotri

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

Anita Raj

Roma Manik

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

Vijayata Pandit

Kasam Dhande Ki

Moushumi Chatterjee

Bollywood/Hollywood

Vijaya Mehta

Pestonjee

Surinder Kaur

Parineeta

Mala Sinha

Jahan Ara

Zeenat Aman

Don

Meenakshi Sheshadri

Damini

Vidya Sinha

Bodyguard

Madhu Kapoor

Baadal

Rameshwari

Seetamalakshmi

Zarina Wahab

My Name Is Khan

Mandakini

Aag Aur Shola

Smita Patil

Bhumika

Pooja Bhatt

Zakhm

Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

Rinku Jaiswal

Manzil Manzil

Yogeeta Bali

Zameen Aasmaan

Sridevi

English Vinglish

Bindiya Goswami

Dada

Juhi Chawla

Darr

Rupini

Naaduvazhikal

Savita Prabhune

Pavitra Rishta

Gopi Desai

Bas Yaari Rakho

Bhanupriya

Swarnakamalam

Vijayshanti

Karthavyam

Simi Garewal

Karz

Amala Akkineni

Life Is Beautiful

Sumalatha

Nair Saab

Sudha Chopra

Raahee

Neelam Kothari

Hum Saath-Saath Hain

Radhika Sarathkumar

Sarfarosh

Ranjeeta Kaur

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se

Sharmila Tagore

Apur Sansar

Jasmin

Veerana

Padmini Kolhapure

Prem Rog

Tanuja Samarth

Paisa Ya Pyar

Salma Agha

Nikaah

Sudha Chandran

Naagin

Bhagyashree Patwardhan

Maine Pyar Kiya

Deepti Naval

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish

Shabana

Bhat Dey

Neetu Singh

Do Dooni Chaar

Shabana Azmi

Fire

Ashwini Bhave

Henna

Dimple Kapadia

Tenet

Rajni Sharma

Balika Badhu

Swaroop Sampat

Uri: The Surgical Strike

Shoma Anand

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Sonu Walia

Khoon Bhari Maang

Kamini Kaushal

Kabir Singh

Hema Malini

Baghban

Kim

Naseeb

Kiran Vairale

Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi

Poonam Dhillon

Ekk Nayi Pehchaan

Sonam

Ajooba

Debashree Roy

Unishe April

Madhavi

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

Preeti Sapru

Sardari

Kaajal Kiran

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

Amrita Singh

Badla

Sahila Chaddha

Africadalli Sheela

Reema Lagoo

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Jaya Bachchan

Kal Ho Naa Ho

90s TOP 50:

Position

Name

Known For

Divya Bharti

Assembly Rowdy

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

Manisha Koirala

Dil Se..

Rakhee Gulzar

Daag: A Poem of Love

Farha Naaz

Fauji

Preity Zinta

Veer-Zaara

Pooja Bhatt

Zakhm

Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

Reena Roy

Apnapan

Mahima Chaudhry

Pardes

Dimple Kapadia

Tenet

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Jodhaa Akbar

Priya Gill

Josh

Mandakini

Aag Aur Shola

Parveen Babi

Jaani Dost

Madhavi

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

Shabana Raza

Kareeb

Meenakshi Sheshadri

Damini

Ashwini Bhave

Henna

Madhoo

Roja

Mamta Kulkarni

Karan Arjun

Ayesha Jhulka

Chachi 420

Rambha

Bombay Priyudu

Sonali Bendre

Sarfarosh

Kimi Katkar

Sone Pe Suhaaga

Shefali Shah

Gandhi, My Father

Anu Agarwal

Thiruda Thiruda

Mayuri Kango

Jung

Salma Agha

Nikaah

Archana Puran Singh

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Ramya Krishnan

BÃ£hubali: The Beginning

Rituparna Sengupta

Ahaa Re

Ritu Shivpuri

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3

Neelam Kothari

Hum Saath-Saath Hain

Hema Malini

Baghban

Rani Mukerji

Black

Juhi Chawla

Darr

Kajol

Fanaa

Aruna Irani

Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand

Deepti Naval

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish

Kirti Singh

Jungle Love

Rinke Khanna

Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi...

Poonam Dhillon

Ekk Nayi Pehchaan

Anjali Jathar

Gundaraj

Sridevi

English Vinglish

Nandita Das

Firaaq

Somy Ali

Andolan

Moushumi Chatterjee

Bollywood/Hollywood

Sharbani Mukherji

Border

Sonam

Ajooba

Mita Vashisht

Ghulam

Sahila Chaddha

Africadalli Sheela

Sadhika Randhawa

Shikaar

Baby Pinky

Daag: A Poem of Love

2000s TOP 40:

Position

Name

Known For

Preity Zinta

Veer-Zaara

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Jodhaa Akbar

Ameesha Patel

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

Manisha Koirala

Dil Se..

Gracy Singh

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Rani Mukerji

Black

Sandali Sinha

Tum Bin...: Love Will Find a Way

Mahima Chaudhry

Pardes

Kim Sharma

Mohabbatein

Rachel Shelley

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Lara Dutta

Don 2

Rekha

Koi... Mil Gaya

Riya Sen

Noukadubi

Konkona Sen Sharma

Omkara

Tabu

Andhadhun

Revathi

2 States

Shobana

Manichitrathazhu

Celina Jaitly

Seasons Greeting

Hrishitaa Bhatt

Asoka

Shefali Shah

Gandhi, My Father

Vidya Balan

Kahaani

Kangana Ranaut

Queen

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Baywatch

Madhuri Dixit

Devdas

Heenee Kaushik

Love at Times Square

Rinke Khanna

Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi...

Ayesha Takia

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

Kirti Reddy

Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa

Asin Thottumkal

Ghajini

Tillotama Shome

Sir

Shilpi Sharma

Aakramana

Shabana Raza

Kareeb

Kajol

Fanaa

Karisma Kapoor

Dil To Pagal Hai

Waheeda Rehman

Guide

Raima Sen

Baishe Srabon

Katrina Kaif

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Sonali Bendre

Sarfarosh

Jaya Bachchan

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Gauri Karnik

Sur: The Melody of Life

Amrita Rao

Main Hoon Na

Gayatri Joshi

Swades: We, the People

Richa Pallod

Nuvve Kavali

2010s TOP 20:

Position

Name

Known For

Kriti Kharbanda

Housefull 4

Tillotama Shome

Sir

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Roam Rome Mein

Mahima Chaudhry

Pardes

Sharmin Segal

Bajirao Mastani

Riya Sen

Noukadubi

Shweta Basu Prasad

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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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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.

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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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Rewatching this movie and finally understanding all the 70s references

Deepika Padukone in Dhoom Taana from Om Shanti Om (x)

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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

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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.

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Narrow Quay, Merchants Quay, Queens Square and Hannover Quay

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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 -

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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

Korri Aulakh – World Class Aerialist performances

Rob Lewis – Cello

Kat Lyons Storytelling and Spoken Word

King Edmunds Acrobatic Club

Angie Mack – Have a go Hula Hoop Workshops

Cathedral Walk – Spoken Word, Music and Performances

11.30 am Poetry Machine – Performance

12.00 pm South West Showcase - Performance

1.00 pm Yoniverse Takeover - Performance

2.00 pm Guest Artist – Joelle Taylor - Performance

2.30 pm Poetry Machine – Performance, Family

2.50 pm South West Showcash – Performance, Family

4.30 pm Guest Artists – Rebecca Tantony and Dominie Hooper – Performance & Music

Bristol Harbour Festival - Sunday 20th July

Music - Amphitheatre – Music Stage

12.00 pm Tan Teddy - Sharing Jamaican culture through song

1.10 pm Nuala Honan - Folk music from Bristol based Australian singer-songwriter

2:20 pm Amdodu Diagne & Yakar - Modern blues and funk

3:30 pm Dizaeli - Jazz-tinged band

5:00 pm Sheelanaig - Balkan swing, celtic music

Brunels Stage at SS Great Britain

11.00 am South Wales Clarinet Choir

12.00 pm North Somerset Samba - Reggae drumming band

1.00 pm Bee Bakare - Soulful pop

2.00 pm Zyla - Soul-infused funk

3.00 pm Sol Feo - Rock, funk, grunge, metal and folk bended band

4.00 pm Baraka - Afro beat dance band

Centre Stage at Cascade Steps

12.00 pm Storm Force 10 - Shanty band

12.50 pm Jodie Mellor - Singer

1.40 pm Bristol Sea Slugs - Shanty, folk band

2.30 pm Charlie Limm - Vocalist

3.25 pm Jazz the Two of us - Jazz classics with a twist

4.20 pm Maaike Siegerist - Swinging jazz and dark folk

5.15 pm Sounds of Harlowe - Grunge soul collective

Dockside Stage at the Grove

1.00 pm Gabriel Templar - Indie pop

2.00 pm Luke Marshall Black - Vocalist

4.00 pm RVBY - Quirky pop

5.00 pm Agata - Vocalist

6.00 pm Imprints - Gypsy, pirate, folk-rock band

Millennium Square – Bristol Dances

11.00 am Diddi Dance

11.45 am Dancin Tots

12.20 pm Afon Sistema – Brazilian Dance in Bristol

1.10 pm Mumtaz Dance Company – Bollywood Dance

1.25 pm Original Spinners - Dance, Performance

1.40 pm Untold Dance Theatre - Dance

2.00 pm Cabaret and Drag Dance Show

3.10 pm Funk Supreme

3.20 pm Piloexcersize - Dance

4.20 pm The Hills School of Irish Dance Performance and Workshop

5.00 pm Celidh Dance with Mr Medler - Dance

Cathedral Walk – Spoken Word, Music and Performances

11.30 am Poetry Machine - Performance

12.00 pm South West Showcase – Performance & Music

1.00 pm Guest Artist – Dizraeli – Performance & Music

1.30 pm Poetry Machine – Family Performance

2.00 pm The Urban Word Collective Takeover – Performance

3.00 pm Guest Artist – Deanna Rodger - Performance

3.30 pm Bath Spa University Poetry Showcase - Performance

3.45pm South West Showcase - Performance

4.30 pm Guest Artist – Toby Thomson – Family Performance

The Circus Playground – Queens Square

Entertainment, fun for the family, food and Music all day from – 11.00 am – 4.00 pm.

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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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indiejones · 2 years ago

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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

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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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