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  One year after the release of Anand, this film 'Bawarchi' remains a  special collaboration of  Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Rajesh Khanna. Both were at the peak of their career.  T he film rests on Khanna’s inherent charm and even feeds off of his manic energy that was on full display previously in Anand. The movie opens with Bachchan saying that this story is set anywhere in India. He then introduces the Sharmas, who live in Shanti Niwas — the family home that should, as one of them jokes, actually be called Ashanti Niwas, given the amount of chaos and squabbling that takes place within its confines on a daily basis. Produced under the banner of Rupam Chitra by N C Sippy, Romu Sippy, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee,  Based on a story by Tapan Sinha and inspired by his original “Galpa Halo Satyi” (1966) in Bengali Shivnath (H arindranath Chattopadhyay) is the head of the Sharma family, who are so thoroughly argumentative that they employed. So when plucky young chef Ragh...

  There are a few Hindi films that touch one more than Amar Prem. The film has completed 50 years, released on 29th Jan 1972.  The film belongs to Sharmila Tagore as far as performances go. She preserves fully the dignity of the character even as she skillfully walks the audience through all the traumatic moments of the character´s life The film was  directed by  Shakti Samanta . It was a remake of the  Bengali  film  Nishi Padma  (1970), directed by  Arabinda Mukherjee , who wrote the screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali short story  Hinger Kochuri  by  Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay . The highlight of the film was its music, composed by R D Burman. The movie is about a schoolboy, who is ill-treated by his stepmother, and becomes friends with a prostitute neighbor.  The film stars  Sharmila Tagore  playing a  prostitute with a heart of gold , with  Rajesh Khanna  in the role of a l...

  Rajesh Khanna the Super Star who gave 15 consecutive hit films from 1969 to 1972 was the most sought-after hero. He appeared in 30 films as Special Appearance. In most of the films, he sang a song in the film. In 8 films he appeared as Rajesh Khanna, the hero. The first special appearance was in the 1968 film Shrimanji and he then appeared in the 1971 film 'Andaz' just after the success of Aradhana. and Do Raste  The song 'Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana' became a rage. In this blog, I have selected only those films in which he gave a special appearance. Song of Andaz 1971 Song of Anuraag 1972 A Scene of Badhti Ki Naam Dadhi 1974 Song of Aakraman 1975 A Scene from Aaina 1977 Song of Tinku 1977 Song of Muqablq 1979 Song of Naseeb1981 Song of Suraag 1982 Song of Disco Dancer 1982 Song of Mamta ki Chhaon Mein 1989 Qawwali of  Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladoun - 1976

  This beautiful song from Anand was sung by Manna De, composed by Salil Da, and written by Yogesh is now 50 years old. This song was included in the film to compensate Yogesh, the lyricist for a song he wrote earlier for this film but not recorded. The Director Hrishikesh Mukharjee thought of obliging Yogesh to write a Title song.  It being the title song so Salil Da recorded this song in the voice of Manna Dey. When Rajesh Khanna, the hero of the film heard the recorded version of this song, he said that such a lovely composition should not be wasted on the title. He insisted the song be shot on him. It became the first solo song of Manna Dey for Rajesh Khanna. Interestingly all the other songs in this film were sung by Mukesh for Rajesh Khanna. The song was shot in three hours and only two antaras were kept in the film. As per Yogesh, he wrote 5 antaras, and three antara were recorded but only two were shot. Manna De used to sing the third antara on many stage shows in thos...

  Haathi Mere Saathi  was the  highest-grossing Indian film  of 1971. It was released on 1st May 1971 and became an instant hit all over India. It was not a children's film but became a craze among children.  Children's cinema was a rarity in the 70's decade which was dominated by action dramas. But one big exception was "Haathi Mere Saathi"(1971), directed by M.A.Thirumugham which was inspired by his own Tamil hit, "Vettaikkaaran"(1964). This was the first film of Salim Javed as an independent script & screenplay writer. it was the biggest hit in the career of Rajesh Khanna as a hero.  This movie is about the relationship/bondage between man and animal. Elephants play an equally important role with Rajesh Khanna in the movie and the movie revolves around them. Tanuja playing the heroine also contributes. In an interview, Tanuja said, "I showed them the film when Kajol was six and Tanishaa around three years old, and for two weeks Kajol did not ...

  This Superhit film was released on 30th April 1971. It was the last movie of Shammi Kapoor as a romantic hero. It was the last movie of  the great Shankar-Jaikishan duo. Soon after Jaikishan died of liver cirrhosis, he was only 42.It was the first movie of Ramesh Sippy as Director and also the first script of Salim Javed,  The film is about a widower(Shammi Kapoor) who has a kid from his now-dead wife(Simi Grewal) and a young widow(Hema Malini) who has a young son from her now-dead lover(Rajesh Khanna) and how their lives meet and end up in romance. This was the golden age of Rajesh Khanna , whatever the superstar touched it turned into gold. Here also  in 15 minutes guest appearances stole the show. He  appears on screen for only a few minutes with the famous Kishore Kumar yodel “Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana” and a couple of other scenes. The story is a formula-based one but the skilfully written screenplay is able to entertain the viewers throughout. This was...

  The characteristic of a great film is a story well presented on screen so as to grab the attention as well as the emotion of the audience. Anand had all the ingredients of a great film. Produced and directed by  Hrishikesh Mukherjee ,, co-written and dialogue by Gulzar starring  Rajesh Khanna  in the lead role, with a supporting cast including  Amitabh Bachchan . The film was released on 12th March 1971   won several awards, including the  Filmfare Award for Best Film  in 1972.   The film was a super hit and the  third highest-grossing film of 1971 . It has since gained a  cult following  and is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Besides getting the Best Film Award, it also got :  Best Actor :  Rajesh Khanna .    Best Supporting Actor :  Amitabh Bachchan ,    Best Dialogue :  Gulzar ,    Best Editing : Hrishikesh Mukherjee,    Best Story : Hrish...

  Kati Patang was released on 29th Jan 1951.By that time Rajesh Khanna was the Super Star of Bollywood. All of his films were making Jubilees   T he Rajesh Khanna phenomenon was at its peak. This was the third picture of Shakti Samanta and Rajesh Khanna together and the second film of the trio of Shakti Samanta, Rajesh Khanna and R D Burman. The film was tragic in nature with a non-glamorous heroine role but became hit because of its music.  The film gave us evergreen hits like  Yeh Shaam Mastani, Pyar Diwana Hota Hai  and  Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai. all sung by Kishore Kumar. One song 'Jis Gali Me Tera Ghar Na Ho Sajna' was sung by Mukesh. The film was b ased on the novel by Gulshan Nanda, the 1971 film features the story of the double life of Madhavi, played by Asha Parekh, who got her first Filmfare Award of the Best Heroine for this role. Sharmila Tagore who was a favourite heroine of Shakti Samanta did not get this role because she was pregnant at that ...