Over 40 years later, it topped the charts again.
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It was the first movie back then to have a song sequence in colour and the first to be digitally coloured and re-released in 2004. The movie starred Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. The epic shows the love and struggles of the Mughal Prince, Salim, and a court dancer, Anarkali. It had the highest production value at that time and the highest grossing as well, a record it held for 15 years. This is probably one of the most famous movies in the history of Indian cinema. Apart from the movie being a great hit, this movie also threw into limelight her famous hairstyle, the 'Sadhana Cut'. Fed up of these remarks, she decides to make a move on her cousin's better half and tries to woo him. Sadhana, who is an orphan, is often ridiculed by her relatives for her looks. The movie stars Sadhana and Joy Mukherjee. However, the story gets really interesting when the other two fall in love. Ashok Kumar, who is the eldest, hates women and does not want any of the brothers to associate with them. The three bothers run a car repair service. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)Ī comedy film that stars Kishore Kumar, his two brothers Anoop Kumar & Ashok Kumar and the charming Madhubala. He plays Vijay, a passionate poet who is often ridiculed for his work until he runs into a warm-hearted prostitute, Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman). Guru Dutt not only acted in this movie but also directed and produced it. There is also a Bengali version of the film. He soon realises the evils of the so-called 'civilised society' as he enters into a predicament.
Jaagte Raho (1956)Ī Raj Kapoor-starrer directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra shows the story of a poor villager who moves to the city in search of a better life. The masterpiece also won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie. Produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Prakash Arora, the movie revolves around two pre-teen kids who are left in the care of an evil aunt and start polishing shoes for a living against her will. The movie stars Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy. Directed by Bimal Roy, it shows the struggles of a farmer whose two and a half acres of land has been acquired by a landlord due to his debts and how he struggles to pay it off. This was the first movie to win the Filmfare Award for Best Movie. The movie also shot Lata Mangeshkar to instant fame for the song "Aayega Aanewala". Hari Shankar (Ashok Kumar) plays a man who becomes obsessed with the ghost of the beautiful Kamini (Madhubala) after moving into a mansion (Mahal). Mahal (1949)ĭirected by Kamal Amrohi, this was India's first reincarnation suspense thriller.
However, in the age of computer graphics, 3D screenings and other technologies taking over in Bollywood, there still are some black-and-white movies from yesteryear that we can watch any time and still be impressed. The journey from black-and-white cinema to colour has been an enthralling one. Over a 100 years ago Dadasaheb Phalke released the first movie of Indian cinema and since then, movies have gone on to become a regular part of our lives.
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