Rafi and Manoj Kumar.

Rafi and Manoj Kumar.

During the 50s, 60s and early 70s, Rafi’s songs had created a significant impact in the minds of the viewers and the music-lovers of the country. He had dung majority of songs for all the leading actors of silver screen during that age. Even those actors who were involved with other singers did give lips in many songs sung by Rafi.

Manoj Kumar was mainly associated with Mahendra Kapoor and Mukesh. Mahendra Kapoor’s songs like “mere desh ki dharti”, “rang de basanti chola”, etc., had helped Manoj Kumar to created his patriotic image in Indian films. Mukesh’s songs like “tauba yeh matwali chaal”, “ek pyar ka nagma hai”, had been very very successful and Manoj Kumar also received acclamation from the viewers for his performance in these songs.

Rafi as usual had sung very melodious songs for Manoj Kumar. In the film Shahid, the song “ai watan ai watan”, can be considered as one of the most memorable songs of Rafi which had patriotic flavour. Rafi sang a number of hit songs in Manoj Kumar’s film Patthar Ke Sanam.

The title song “patthar ke sanam” composed by LP became superhit in the late 60s. At the same time Rafi’s song in the film Do Badan titled “bhari duniya me akhir kyun”, composed by Ravi, had made significant impact in the minds of the viewers.

Rafi was brilliant in the films Purab Aur Paschim, Gumnaam, etc. In Gumnaam, Shankar Jaikishan composed hit songs for Rafi that were picturised on Manoj Kumar including “o mere maan”, “ek larki ne”, etc.

The songs and the films should be restored for immense musical value.

Kareena and Karishma Kapoor.

Kareena and Karishma Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor had a different beginning in bollywood films than Karishma Kapoor, her elder sister. Kareena Kapoor started her career in the JP Dutta’s successful film Refugee, and also acted opposite leading actors like Abhishek Bacchan, Jaickie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, etc. Karishma Kapoor on the other hand had started her career with the film Prem Qaidi, which was not a famous film and also not directed under a big banner.

Kareena Kapoor also had acted in successful films like Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai, Ashoka, which were new ventures and the directors and producers had made great effort in launching the new actors and actresses in these films. Kareena also was blessed with good music in her career, with songs like “mujhe kuch kehna hai”, “rabba meri rabba”, from the film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai, “panchi nadiya”, “mere humsafar mere humsafar” from the film Refuge, all becoming landmark hits.

Karishma Kapoor on the other hand had to struggle in the early part of her career, and proved her callibre after performing well in Dharmesh Darshan’s romantic film Raja Hindustani opposite Amir Khan. She also won the filmfare best actress award for her performance in the film. She did well in the film Bibi No. 1 opposite Salman Khan where he was involved with Sushmita Sen and Karishma had to take the help of Anil Kapoor and Tabu to prove that she was the real housewife and Salman Khan could not have lived peacefully with Sushmita who failed to fulfil any household duties.

The other successful films of Karishma Kapoor include Hum Saath Saath Hai, Fiza, Zubeida, etc. After marriage she stopped performing in bollywood films but had a successful career till now.

Kareena Kapoor had even performed in big bannered films in 2008, including Tashan, and is expected to continue the good work that she had shown in the film Jab We Met, for which she received filmfare award in the last year.

Both of them being granddaughters of Raj Kapoor had a very rich acting background. Karishma Kapor and Kareena Kapoor are expected to continue to act well in the films in future.

Amir Khan songs.

Amir Khan songs

Amir Khan had created a separate identity for himself by acting only in quality films. He always had got good songs in his films and his films became successful due to those reasons too.

The songs in his film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, opposite Juhi Chawla, became extremely popular in the late 80s. The songs were composed by Anand Milind and mostly sung by Udit Narayan. The songs “ai mere humsafar”, “papa kehte hai bara naam karega”, stormed bollywood in 1988. It was also a turning point in the career of Udit Narayan.

Amir Khan established himself as a romantic actor and the songs in romantic films had always entertained the audience. The songs in the film Dil, opposite Madhuri Dixit, including “hum pyar karne wale”, became big hit.

Also the songs in the film Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke, opposite Juhi Chawla, became superhit. The film was related to the relation of Amir Khan with children who contributed a lot in the film. The song “ghunghat ke aarpe dil barkha” was melodious and became extremely successful.


Also the songs in the film Mann, where Manisha Koirala acted opposite Amir Khan became extremely successful. The song “mera dil kyun tumhe chahe” sung by Udit Narayan was the biggest hit in the year.

Amir Khan also did well in the film Ghulam, opposite Rani Mukherjee. The film also had action sequences, but the music of the film was one of the main attractions. The song “jadu hai, tera hi jadu”, became very popular. The other films of Amir Khan where music played a major role include Sarfarosh, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi, Taren Zameen Par, etc.


The viewers expect Amir Khan to continue his good work both as an actor and director and continue to provide good performance in melodious songs picturised on him in the quality films that he is involved with.

By: CR Chatterji.

Neha Dhupia - the decent performer of bollywood.

Neha Dhupia - the decent performer of bollywood.

Neha Dhupia had been successful in her short career in bollywood films till now. She belonged to the family of Indian Navy as her father was Commander in the Indian navy. She participated in Miss Universe competition and kept her mark.

She started her career by performing in the serial Rajdhani. She acted in the film Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya, in the early part of her career. She acted in the film Rakht, opposite Dino Morea, where she was ill-treated by her husband. Amrita Arora was found missing one night and the help of Bipasha Basu was required to find her out. It was a suspense thriller where Neha Dhupia was impressive with her performance.

She did very well in the film Chup Chup Ke, where she played the role of the cousin sister of Kareena Kapoor, who was dumb. Shahid Kapoor pretended to be dumb in the film and worked in the house of Om Puir, along with Rajpal Yadav as Paresh Rawal could not pay the debts of Om Puri and left his servants in exchange.

Ultimately, Kareena married Shahid Kapoor, but Neha Dhupia played a significant role in communicating between both the parties and also persuading Sunil Shetty (the brother of Kareen Kapoor) to be tolerant towards Shahid Kapoor.

The other important films of Neha Dhupia include Shootout at Lokhandwala, Kya Kool Hai Hum, etc. The viewers expect her to continue her good work in the films in future.

Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee.

Anil Kapoor And Rani Mukherjee

Anil Kapoor had successful combination with most of the leading actresses of the 80s and 90s, as he had steady box-office all along his career. Rani Mukherjee had shown her acting capability in the last 10 years and has been considered as one of the most versatile performers of the recent time.

Both of them acted together in the film Nayak. Anil Kapoor was a journalist in the film who got a scope of interviewing the Chief Minister of the state, played by Amrish Puri. He was bold enough to ask questions relating to performance of the ministry and the development of the state.


The CM had no proper answer to provide and he fumbled with the responses. At the end he said he could have passed an ordinance and made the journalist a CM for a day, and he would also have realised the challenges that the ministry faces.

Anil Kapoor accepted the challenge. He dismissed all those officers who did not work and misused their power during their tenure. He took strong measures against the corrupted businessmen and also the underworld people.


What he did in one day, many governments failed to do in months time. During that period he visited the village of Rani Mukherjee and got impressed with her innocence. Her father never wanted to get her married to him as he did not have secured job. The songs in the film “challo chale mitwa”, sung by Udit Narayan and picturised on Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee, became very successful.

Ultimately Anil Kapoor contested elections as the people in that place compelled him to face it. Even Paresh Rawal insisted on the issue. He won the elections as people saw his honesty and integrity during the tenure of CM for a day. The film was very successful.


Both the performers (Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee) still have a lot of acting left in them and the viewers expect them to act together in more films in future.

By: Rumi Chatterji.

Abhishek Bacchan hit songs.

Abhishek Bacchan hit songs

Abhishek Bacchan had a huge challenge of creating his own identity in bollywood films as most of his style was similar to the style of Big B, which happened with lot of other actors too. Abhishek Bacchan had created his own dialogue delivery and mannerism during the last 5 years. He had given lips in many notable songs during the period.

His lips in the songs “mere humsafar, mere humsafar”, “panchi, nadiya, pawan ke jhoke”, “aisa lagta hai” sung by Sonu Nigam and composed by Anu Malik, in the film Refugee, stormed bollywood in the mid-90s. Kareena Kapoor also did very well in the film, and the pair was accepted by the viewers. The film was based on the life of villager who stayed in the border districts of India and helped people to cross the Indian border to travel to Pakistan and come from Pakistan to India. He had helped people for the rightful cause.


His lips in the songs “dharak dharak” sung by Udit Narayan in the film Bunty Aur Babli, was very impressive. He performed opposite Rami Mukherjee in the film and both the stars had acted in a challenging role. Both of them practiced fraud and were involved in unlawful activities. But to the astonishment of lot of people, the police failed to arrest them until Big B caught them at the end of the film. The other song in the film “aisi nazar se”, became extremely successful due to strong lips of Aishwarya Rai who made a guest appearance in the film.

Abhishek Bacchan gave adequate lips in the song “kuch na kaho” from the film Kuch Na Kaho, where Aishwariya Rai was the leading actress. Both of them complimented each other in the film.


Abhishek Bacchan also provided adequate performance in the song “kabhi neem neem”, in the film Yuva, where the main song was sung for Rani Mukherjee. It was film based on the student movement in Kolkata. Abhishek Bacchan was well supported by Vivek Oberoi and Ajay Devgan in the film who were the other leading actors in the film. Abhishek was also sublime in the film Dhoom -2 and Guru.The viewers expect Abhishek Bacchan to continue his good work in the years to come.

Songs in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s films.

Songs in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s films

Hrishikesh Mukherjee had directed successful films from the 50s to 90s, and in most of his films music played a significant part. In Anari, Shankar Jaikishan composed music for the film, where Raj Kapoor and Nutan played the leading roles. Songs like “sub kuch sikha humne”, “kisiki muskarahato pe ho nisar”, “banke panchi”, etc., sung by Mukesh and Lata became landmark hits in the late 50s.

In Anand, Salil Chowdhury’s composition “zindagi kasi hai paheli”, “kahi door jab din dhal jaye”, sung by Manna Dey and Mukesh and picturised on Rajesh Khanna became extremely popular and the film also became hit. In Abhimaan, the songs “tere mere Milan ki”, “meet na mila”, sung by Kishore Kumar and composed by SD Burman, became hits. Big B and Jaya Bachhan did their best in the film.

In Chupke Chupke, the songs “chupke chupke”, “saregama”, sung by KK, Rafi and Lata, and composed by SD Burman, became very successful. Dharmender, Sharmila Tagore, Big B and Jaya Bacchan were successful to show their comedy impulse in the film which was remake of Uttam Kumar’s hit film Chaddobeshi.

In Golmaal, the songs “anewala pal”, sung by Kishore and composed by RD Burman, became extremely popular in the early 80s. It was picturised on Amol Palekar and he balanced the strong personality of Utpal Dutt in the seriocomic film.

Also in the film Milli, the songs “bari suni suni”, and “maine kahan phulo se” became big hits. The songs were composed by SD Burman and picturised on Big B and Jaya Bacchan.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee maintained the same standard of music even in the film Jhoot Bole Cowa Kate, in the 90s, where Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla played the leading roles. The songs sung by Udit Narayan became very successful.


The films and the songs should be restored as the songs were used very well by Hrishikesh Mukherjee according to the requirements of the sequences in his films.


By: CR Chatterji.

Review of Bhootnath.

Review of Bhootnath

Bhootnath is the new film released in 2008, which is related to children. In India very few films are made on subject-matters involving children. Whenever they are made the viewers appreciate them.

In Bhootnath, the director had based the story about a grandfather’s ghost which appears in his grandson. The child is a seven year old innocent character who faces the unnatural happenings in the film.


Amitabh Bacchan played the role of the grandfather of the little child. Juhi Chawla was the mother of the child and Shahrukh Khan was the father. It is directed by Vivek Sharma. The child came to live in his old home with his parents at Nath Villa at Goa.

There he interacts with the ghost whom he called Angel. Both of them became friends in the film. The ghost previously prevented any family from staying in that house. But he ell in love with the child.

Aman Siddiqui, the child artist did very well in the film. Big B, was elegant as usual. Besides he had continued his good work in making his performance suited towards the need of children. Even Juhi Chawla had done well in her own role.


Although the film was based on fantasy, there is prospect of the film in 2008, as the story is new and uncommon.

Madhuri Dixit songs.

Madhuri Dixit songs

Madhuri Dixit became an invaluable asset of bollywood film industry in the 80s and 90s due to her acting capability and powerful dancing capabilities. She had impressive lips in many successful songs during that period.

Her performance in the songs “tu shayar hai”, “dekha hai pehli baar”, in the film Saajan, was very impressive. Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan also provided strong performances in the film. In the same film Kumar Shanu’s song “mera dil bhi kitna paagal hai” became extremely successful.


Madhuri Dixit provided strong lips in the songs “kab tak chup baithey”, “dil to paagal hai”, and other songs in the film Dil To Paagal Hai. Uttam Singh was the composer of music in the film and Shahrukh Khan ably supported Madhuri Dixit in the film. Karishma Kapoor was the other leading actress in the film and did well in her part and gave good lips in the song “le gai le gai”.

Madhuri Dixit was sublime in the film Khel, opposite Anil Kapoor. The song in the film “khat likhna hai’ became extrmely successful due to the choreography of Madhuri Dixit. Saroj Khan had been very prominent in most of the dance sequences that were picturised on Madhuri Dixit.

Other hit songs of Madhuri Dixit include “ek do teen”, from the film Tezaab. Also the songs from the film Dil, opposite Amir Khan including “hum pyar karne wale”, was successful in the early 90s. Madhuri gave adequate lips in the song “didi tera dewar diwana” opposite Salman Khan.

Madhuri Dixit also provided successful performance in the film Devdas, opposite Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai in the song ‘dil dola re”, where both Madhuri and Aishwarya performed together.


Madhuri Dixit is still remembered for her performance in films like Beta, Koyla, Lajja, etc. The viewers expect her to continue her good work in more bollywood films in future.

By: Supriya Chatterji.

Anupam Kher Anil Kapoor.

Anupam Kher Anil Kapoor.

Anupam Kher had played different types of roles in bollywood films from the 80s. Anil Kapoor had dominated bollywood films from early 80s till 90s when Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and others also created their own box-office. Whenever Anupam Kher had acted with Anil Kapoor, the viewers enjoyed the performance of both the actors.

Both of them acted together in the film Ram Lakhan. Anupam Kher played the role of a miser and a businessman who only accounted for his profits. Anil Kapoor had an affair with his daughter played by Madhuri Dixit. Anupam Kher never wanted to get his daughter married to Anil Kapoor. Later on he joined the police force where his elder brother Jackie Shroff was as honest officer. Both of them played their roles very well in the film.

In Tezaab, Anupam Kher played the role of a villain who earned his living from the performances of his daughter Madhuri Dixit who was a club dancer. He showed his cruelty towards Madhuri Dixit from the beginning of the film. Anil Kapoor saved her from the bondage of his father. The songs in the film like “ek do teen”, “so gaya”, became big hits.

Both of them featured in the film Jamairaja. Anil Kapoor was the son-in-law of Hema Malini, who was a proud lady having wealth and prosperity. Anil Kapoor taught her a lesson by showing that money cannot buy everything under the sun. Anupam Kher played the role of the brother of Hema Malini and made plans to drive Anil Kapoor out of the house, but all his plans failed. But the villainish performance had comedy instinct as well.

Both of them also featured in the film Khel, where Anil Kapoor , Anupam Kher and Madhuri Dixit created a plan to enter the house of Mala Sinha and get property. Madhuri Dixit pretended to be her lost daughter and used her emotions to win her heart. Both Anil Kapoor and Anupam Kher helped her in the play-acting.

Both of them are versatile in their own way which the viewers had seen in films like Laadla, Jhut Bole Cowa Kate, etc. The viewers expect them to act together in more films in future.

Karishma and Sunil Shetty.

Karishma and Sunil Shetty.

Karishma Kapoor had acted in bollywood films opposite many actors during her short career. She had acted with Govinda, Sunny Deol, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and most of her films opposite these actors were successful. Sunil Shetty also acted opposite most of the leading actresses of bollywood.

Both of them acted together in the film Krishna. It was an action pact film, where Sunil Shetty’s sister was killed by Om Puri. Sunil Shetty searched the offender and found that Om Puri was responsible for the tragic incident at the end of the film. He took revenge against him. Karishma Kapoor supported him in his fight against evil. She gave impressive lisp in the song “jhaharia”.

Both of them also acted together in the film Gopi Kishen. Sunil Shetty played a double role. One of the brothers was a police constable. The twin brother was a brave person who disguised himself with the uniform of his brother to fight against the criminals. Karishma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty were the leading actresses in the film. Sunil Shetty freed hi father played by Suresh Oberoi who was kidnapped by Mohan Joshi and his gang in the film. As there was double role of Sunil Shetty, the relatives and associates of both the brothers got confused with their identity in the film. Karishma gave good lips in the songs “hai huku”, “batti na bujha”, etc.

Both of them also acted together in the film Rakshak. It was also an action-pact film, as Sunil Shetty created his image as an action hero. As such Sunil Shetty used his bravery to address the law-breakers in the film. There were successful songs in the film including “sundara sundara”. Karisham Kapoor ably supported him in the film.

Karishma stopped acting in bollywood films after marriage. Otherwise, she may have featured in more films opposite Sunil Shetty. Sunil Shetty also has played character roles in the recent years.

The viewers expect both the of them to act together in more number of bollywood films in the years to come.

Satyajit Ray’s hindi films.

Satyajit Ray’s hindi films.

By: CR Chatterji.

Satyajit Ray, one of the greatest directors of all times made only two films in hindi, titled Shatranj Ki Khiladi and Sadgati. Both of the films were based on the stories written by Munshi Premchand. In both these films, Ray had shown his mastery of story-telling of direction.

Sadgati was based on the theme of exploitation of the lower strata of the society by the oppressive zaminders in North India. Om Puri played the role of the lower caste villager who used to burn the dead-bodies of villagers for livelihood. Smita Patil played the role of his wife.

Mohan Agase played the role of the oppressive zaminder in the film. It was now shown whether the zaminder had education or culture, but his monetary power had enabled him to dominate the other sections of the society in the village. He engaged Om Puri for the cremation of his dead relative.

At the time when Om Puri, took up the employment he was extremely sick. He brought wood from the forest and laboured hard to cut it for burning the body. In the process he lost his life. Om Puri, Mohan Agase and Smita Patil were sublime in their respective roles in the film.

Shatranj Ki Khiladi was related to the period when India was under colonial rule. Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffery were engaged in playing chess which is called Shatranj in Hindi.

The manner in which the British government annexed Indian territories or princely states was shown in the film. Avadh (Oudh) was still an Indian territory, and Amzad Khan was shown as the ruler of the kingdom. But as he could not pay the taxes, the British Government even seized his territory. Big B was used for commentary in the film as Ray acknowledged his beautiful voice which had aesthetic value. Although these films had intellectual treatment, viewers from different parts of India enjoyed these films. Had Ray survived for a longer time, he could have made more number of bollywood films in future. The films should be preserved.

Rishi Kapoor Poonam Dhilon songs.

Rishi Kapoor Poonam Dhilon songs.

Rishi Kapoor acted opposite most the leading actresses of bollywood during the 70s and 80s. Among them he had a very successful combination with Poonam Dhilon. Poonam Dhilon previously established herself in bollywood by performaing in successful films like Noorie, Samunder, etc.

In the film Yeh Vada Raha, Rishi Kapoor and Poonam Dhilon were successful as romantic performers. Rishi Kapoor loved Poonam Dhilon in the film, but his mother never accepted her as her daughter-in-law due to her poor background. Both of them decided to marry each other without the mother’s consent, but when they were on their way to the temple, due to natural consequences, both gets injured, and Poonam Dhilon gets disfigured after the incident. The film takes a new turn.

The songs in the films were composed by RD Burman and the melodious music contributed to the success of the film. Songs like “aisakabhi hua nahi”, “yeh wada raha”, “jeene ko to jeete hai sabhi”, became landmark hits during the early 80s. Rishi Kapoor was known for his powerful lips and he did justice to the songs sung by Kishore Kumar. Asha Bhosle also sang well in the film for Poonam Dhilon.

Both of them did well in the film Sitamgar. Although it was an action film where Dharmender had the leading character, the romantic portion of Rishi Kapoor and Poonam Dhilon impressed the viewers. Dharmender worked in the house of an industrialist from childhood, who ill-treated him and even injured him. He went to prison and spend a considerable period of life over there.

Rishi Kapoor gave elegant lips in the song “mausam pyar ka”, sung by Kishore Kumar and composed by RD Burman. Poonam Dhilon did well in her respective role. Dharmender took revenge against Shreeram Lagoo for the oppression he faced from him.

Although Rishi Kapoor and Poonam dhilon did not perform together in many films, in whichever films they were together, the viewers enjoyed their performance and the songs of those films were successful. The songs and the films should be restored.

80s bollywood actors.

80s bollywood actors.

By: CR Chatterji.

Indian films underwent a transformation in the 80s when new actors showed their acting skills and established actors performed character roles. Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol were the main actors who had created an impression in the 80s.

Anil Kapoor on one hand he created his innocent image in films like Mr. India, where he proved that there was comedy conception inherent in him and he had the parts of an action hero also. On the other hand he performed he action films like Tezaab, opposite Madhuri Dixit and created a successful combination with her.

Jackie Shroff, was prominent in the early 80s with successful performances in films like Teri Meherbaniya, Karma, etc. He did well in the film Karma, where he played the role of a prisoner who was given a chance to do some good work by Dilip Kumar in his fight against terrorism. Jackie Shroff was successful in films like Kaash opposite Dimple Kapadia and also featured in many films opposite Anil Kapoor including Ram Lakhan where he played the role of his elder brother.

Sunny Deol created his action image with his first film Betaab which was a musical blockbuster. Gradually he became the leading star in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s films like Ghayal and Damini. He raised his voice against the evil practices of society. In Ghayal he escaped from the jail with four other prisoners and killed all the persons who were involved in killing his brother Raj Babbar and destroying the life of many individuals. His other successful films included Tridev and Vishwatma.

Sanjay Dutt also established himself as an action hero. Although he acted in romantic films like Saajan opposite Madhuri Dixit, he became successful in action films like Sadak. Later on he created the image of Munnabhai and entertained the viewers with his comedy performances.

The legendary performers like Big B, Vinod Khanna were there in the industry in 80s and featured in superhit films like Akhree Rasta, Dayawan, etc. Besides Dilip Kumar showed his versatility in films like Shakti, Karma, Mashal, etc. Most of the films in the 80s were successful and shaped the careers of many actors.

Shyam Benegal – the legendary director of bollywood.

Shyam Benegal – the legendary director of bollywood.

By: CR Chatterji.

Shyam Benegal can be considered as one of the leading story-tellers of bollywood films. Being inspired by the works of Ray, he astonished the viewers with the film Ankur in 1974. He used Shabana Azmi in the film for the first time. The film showed how social awakening took place in Indian villages after the feudal lords oppressed the rural people. Anant Nag played the role of oppressive landlord.

In Manthan, he had shown the story of milk-dwellers in the villages in India. He showed their struggle and the story of their success based on sheer hard work. Smita Patil was sublime in the film. His film Junoon was based on Ruskin Bond’s story of Flight of Pegions. He depicted the story of India during the colonial rule. He also showed how British families were given protection by some considerate Indian families. Shashi Kapoor, Nasiruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, all did well in their respective roles. Jennifer Kapoor played the role of a member of British family, who took shelter in the house of Shashi Kapoor.

In the film Netaji, the forgotten hero, he showed the life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Shyam Benegal experimented with Sachin Kherekar in the lead role. He depicted the dare devil nature of Netaji. The best part of the film involved the escape of Netaji from his own house to Kabul and reaching the European countries from where he got help from leaders across the world to build his own force. Shyam Benegal depicted the lifestyle of Indians during the colonial period.

The other notable films of the legendary director include Suraj Ka Saatwa Ghora, Bhumika, Zubeida, etc. He is known for extraordinary story-telling in all his films. He received Dada Saheb Falke for his brilliant contribution to Indian films.

The intellectual viewers expect the giant director to continue making epic films in the future and educate all sections of the society with his creative style of film making which was done with success by Ray, Ghatak, and other leading directors of India.

Rekha songs.

Rekha songs.

Rekha, the powerful actress of bollywood films had provided landmark performances in many films. She also gave elegant lips in many notable films. In the film Umrao Jaan, all the songs composed by Khayyam and sung by Asha Bhosle, had classical touch. The songs including “in ankhoki masti”, “yeh kya jagah hai doston”, “dil cheez kya hai”, “ justju jiski thi”, etc., written by Shahryar, of displayed the flavour courtroom performance and was related to mujras performed by tawaifs in India for generations.

Rekha gave adequate lips in the songs of the film Ghar, directed by Gulzar. Songs like “aaj kal paon zamee par”, “tere bina jiya jayna”, composed by Rd Burman, became big hits. Vinod Mehra complimented Rekha with his romantic performance in the film and he too gave good lips in Kishore Kumar’s songs “aap ke aankho me kuch”, “phir wohi raat hai”, in the same film.


The songs of the film Silsila, were most sung in the background. The songs composed by Shiv Hari, and sung by Lata, like “yeh kahan agaye hum”, were excellent by every standard. Rekha’s screen presence in the film was appreciated by the viewers.


Rekha also gave good lips in the song “pardesiya”, sung by Lata in the film Mr. Natwarlal. Although it was an action film with Big B playing the major part, Rekha’s performance in her limited role was satisfactory.

Rekha also gave good lips in the songs in the film Muqaddar Ka Siqandar, where the songs were composed by Kalyanji Anandji. The other films where she gave elegant lips include Suhaag, Do Anjane, etc., where Big B, also played significant role.


Rekha also gave good lips in the song “kaisi pehli hai yeh zindagani” in the film Parineeta, where she played the role of a performer in the bar named Moulin Rouge in Park Street in Kolkata.

The viewers expect her to continue the good work in future.

By: Supriya Chatterji.

Bollywood performers in Rituporno Ghosh’s films.

Bollywood performers in Rituporno Ghosh’s films.

Rituporno Ghosh, the talented director of Bengal had directed a number of films which received critics’ acclamation. He had used many bollywood performers in his films and they had done well in his films.

In the film Choker Bali, based on Tagore’s story, Aishwarya Rai played the role of Binodini, a young girl who became widow, after her husband died out of sickness. She was invited to live with the lady Rajlakshi and her son Mahendra. Mahendra was the character with whom Aishwarya Rai was supposed to marry and both of them developed a relationship in spite of Mahendra having a wife named Ashalata. The other notable characters were played by Prasenjit Chatterji, and Raima Sen, the granddaughter of Suchitra Sen. Everyone did well in their respective roles and the film was successful.

In the film Antarmahal, Jackie Shroff played the role of oppressive zamindar who pleased the British officials during colonial rule to get Rai Bahadur title. Her first wife Rupa Ganguly was not liked as he did not get any child out of the wedlock and he married Soha Ali Khan who became his second wife. Soha Ali Khan had attachment with Abhishek Bacchan who played the role of a young sculpture in the film. All the performers were successful to depict the style of living that was followed in rural Bengal during the British Raj.

In the film Bariwali, Kiron Kher did well in the role of a middle-aged landlady. In the film Titli, Mithun Chakravarty entered into a relationship with both Konkona Sen Sharma and her mother Aparna Sen, when they met each other near Darjeeling, when Konkona and her mother were going to receive her father Dipankar Dey at the Airport. Mithun Chakravarty played the role of a film actor in the film and Konkona Sen Sharma was obsessed towards him. The film also showed mother-daughter relationship.

Even in the film Raincoat, Ajau Devgan meets Aishwarya Rai in Kolkata, when he was looking for a financer for his new business. They were attached to each other 6 years ago and shared their past experience. Aiswarya Rai was also in financial needs and was alarmed by her landlord about paying the rent. Whenever bollywood performers had performed in Rituporno Ghosh’s films they tried to put realistic performance and were all appreciated by the common audience and critics. Viewers expect Rituporno Ghosh to continue to do his good work and provide quality roles to other bollywood performers in future.

Sharmila Tagore’s songs.

Sharmila Tagore’s songs.

Sharmila Tagore created a separate image for herself in bollywood. She acted in films having good stories and powerful direction. She had given lips in thoughtful songs where the lyrics created a separate dimension.


She had given lips in songs like “chari re chari”, “dil dhoonta hai phir wohi”, sung by Lata in the film Mausam, directed by Gulzar. She played a double role and complimented the majestic performance of Sanjeev Kumar in the film. She also gave good lips in the songs in the film Amanush opposite Uttam Kumar. The notable songs include “kal ke sapne” sung by Asha Bhosle and composed by Shyamal Mitra.

Similarly Sharmila was sublime in the film Anand Ashram, opposite Uttam Kumar. The songs in the film including “sara pyar tumhara”, sung by Asha and Kishore Kumar became landmark hit in the late 70s. Some of the songs were based on folk tunes in the film.


Sharmila gave adequate lips in the songs “isharon isharon”, “diwana hua badal”, etc., from the film Kashmir Ki Kali, opposite Shammi Kapoor. The songs were composed by OP Nayyar, sung by Rafi and Asha Bhosle and became big hits in the mid-60s. Also the songs “raat ke humsafar”, in the film An Evening in Paris, opposite Shammi Kapoor, composed by Shankar Jaikishan, became super hits. Sharmila gave lips in those songs sung by Asha and Rafi.


She had given elegant lips even in off-beat films like Dooriyan, opposite Uttam Kumar. The songs in the film “zindagi, zindagi, o mere ghar ana, ana, zindagi”, composed by Jaidev, sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Bhupinder Singh, and written by Gulzar, had intellectual dimensions. The performance of Sharmila Tagore and Uttam Kumar in the film requires special mention.


Sharmila Tagore had a successful career and gave good lips in leading songs in successful films like Aradhana, Amar Prem, Mere Humsafar, etc. The songs and the films should be preserved.

By: CR Chatterji.

Hema Malini songs.

Hema Malini songs.

Hema Malini kept her mark in bollywood films with her strong choreography in the 70s and 80s. She had given lips in hits songs all along her career. All the songs of her film Sapno Ka Saudagar, composed by Shankar Jaikishan, where she acted opposite Raj Kapoor were successful.


The songs in the film Gora Aur Kala, like “dheere dheere bol”, composed by LP were hits. Rajender Kumar complimented Hema Malini with his romantic performance in the film. The songs in the film Seeta Aur Geeta, like “ek ladka mujhe kal raat”, “hawa ke saath saath”, etc., which were sung by Lata and Asha, were big hits. Sanjeev Kumar balanced the colourful performance of Hema Malini in the film.


Hema Malini also gave lips in notable songs in the film Johny Mera Naam, opposite Dev Anand, where the songs were composed by Kalynaji Anandji. The song “o mere raja”, became big hit in the early 70s.

RD Burman used all his musical background to compose quality songs in Gulzar’s film Kinara. Lata’s song “naam gum jayega” written by Gulzar, sung by Lata and Bhupinder Singh, and picturised on Hema Malini and Jeetender was one of the brilliant compositions of late 70s. Hema Malini exhibited her dancing skills in the song “meethe bol bole” sung by Bhupinder Singh in the film.


She also gave elegant lips in the songs in the film Sholay. Her lips in the songs “jab tak hai jaan”, “holi ke din”, created a great impact in the mind of viewers who were entertained by strong performance of Dhamender, Big B, Jaya Bacchan, Amzad Khan and Sanjeev Kumar in the multi-starrer film.


Hema Malini also gave good lips in the song “dil use do jo jaan de de” composed by Shankar Jaikishan in the film Andaz, opposite Shammi Kapoor. The song was also sung by Rafi in the film. She was sublime in most the films of 70s and early 80s. Her films should be restored for their musical value.

By: Rumi Chatterji.

Sanjeev Kumar songs.

Sanjeev Kumar songs.

By: Supriya Chatterji.

Sanjeev Kumar, the dynamic actor of bollywood films was involved with epic films in his long career and had given lips in legendary songs. He had wide conception of acting and directors used to give him challenging roles in the 70s and 80s. In Khilouna, the song “khilouna jaankar”, sung by Rafi was given adequate expression by Sanjeev Kumar.

In Naya Din Nayi Raat, he played the role of nine different characters opposite Jaya Bacchan. Rafi’s song “phir wohi, wohi baat”, in the film was based on character of a drunkard. Sanjeev Kumar brought life in the character. In Mausam, Madanmohan had composed one of the best ghazals of his life, titled “dil dhoonta hai, phir wohi, fursat ke raat din”, where Bhupinder Singh used his intoxicating appeal to address the viewers. Sanjeev Kumar drove his car in Darjeeling and recollected his past experience in the song picturised by Gulzar.

Sanjeev Kumar gave lips in two classical songs in the film Parichay, directed by Gulzar. The songs were “bite na bitayi rehna” and “mitwa”, both sung by Bhupinder Singh. RD Burman used his classical andaz in these songs. Sanjeev Kumar played the role of the father of Jaya Bacchan, in the film, who died in the film due to sickness.

Again in Aandhi, the songs ‘tere bina zindagi me shikwa to nahi” and “is mor se jate hai”, sung by Lata and Kishore, was based on philosophical thoughts. The songs had the classic lyrics written by Gulzar. Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen complimented each other very high standard of performance.

Whenever Sanjeev Kumar played light characters he did justice to the comedy songs which were composed for those films. He gave good lips in the song “hawa ke saath saath” sung by Kishore and Asha in the film Seeta Aur Geeta. Hema Malini played double roles in the film and balanced the strong performance of Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmender.

Sanjeev Kumar gave elegant lips in commercial films like Manchali, Anamika, etc., and kept his mark in the musical films of bollywood. The films and the songs should be restored.

Chabi Biswas – the towering personality of Bengali cinema.

Chabi Biswas – the towering personality of Bengali cinema.

By: CR Chatterji.

If any actor had transformed acting into creative arts and mesmerised the viewers with the dignity, aristocracy and majestic personality, it was Chabi Biswas. He was the most elegant personality ever to appear in both Bengali and Indian cinema. Directors had experimented with him knowing the fact that he could bring life in the most abstract and challenging roles in the history of Bengali cinema.

In Kabuliwala, his performance of an Afghan businessman who had left his daughter in Kabul and sold his produce in the streets of Kolkata helped Tapan Sinha to direct the classic literature of Tagore. He was attached with a small Bengali girl named Mini, who replicated his own daughter. The fatherly attachment, the involvement and the other emotions were expressed by Chabi Biswas with such a level of excellence that the film received international awards and acclamation from critics across the world. In Manik, the adaptation of Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens, Chabi Biswas was sublime in the role of a handicapped grandfather who knew that his grandson was alive and never delineated the property to any other person.

Chabi Biswas’s performance in Sabar Upare, where he was wrongly sentenced for committing murder, requires special mention. When the case was reopened and he was proved innocent he prayed before the court of law to return the 14 years of his life, when he languished in jail, he lost his youth, his lost his family, everything in life. Viewers were spellbound after his performance. Chabi Biswas had shown his level of excellence in the films of Satyajit Ray, namely Jalsaghar, Debi and Kanchenjungha, and in all these films viewers enjoyed the combination of the two dynamic personalities.

In Raj Kapoor’s Ekdin Ratre, Chabi Biswas played the role of a drunkard who gave lips in the song sung by Manna Dey and composed by Salil Chowdhury, “ei duniyay bhai sabi hai, sob sotyi”, where he told Raj Kapoor, about the unfair truth of life. Raj Kapoor was amazed to see the performance of the dynamic actor who also acknowledged that he had not seen a second actor having the depth of Chabi Biswas. In Jagte Raho, the same role was played by Motilal.

There were lot of films where Chabi Biswas had single handedly flabbergasted the viewers with his personality. He brought life in the historic film Dadathakur. He showed the pains of life after retirement of the karta of hindu undivided family in Shashibabur Shangsar. He was sublime in the film Head Master where the life of a middle-class academician was portrayed. In a tragic accident in 1962, India lost one of its greatest actors of all times, Chabi Biswas. It is difficult to highlight the greatness of the legend of legends in a small article as he provided blood and flesh in more than 250 films in a span of 25 years. The films have become masterpieces due to his dynamic performances and should be preserved for the next gener

Fardeen Khan - the steady performer of bollywood.

Fardeen Khan – the steady performer of bollywood.

Fardeen Khan, the son of Feroz Khan, had maintained a steady box-office for the last 10 years. He started his career, in his father’s film Prem Aggan, but caught the attention in the film Jungle. The film was based on Sandalwood smuggling in the forests of Karnataka. He performed his part well in the film.

After acting in films like Om Jai Jagadish and Khushi, he played a negative role in Ram Gopal Verma’s film Bhoot. The film was based on the murder of a lady who entered the soul of a living person to let the people know about the truth. Fardeen Khan was the murderer and there was no evidence to prove that he had committed the crime. Revenge was taken by Urmila Matondkar, the leading actress in the film which disclosed the mystery relating to the murder.

After acting in a number of serious films Fardeen Khan played a cameo in the film No Entry. No Entry was a comedy film where Salman Khan paid money to Bipasha Basu to destroy the loyalty of Anil Kapoor towards his wife Lara Dutta. Lara Duta had the habit of suspecting Anil Kapoor with the respect to extra-marital affairs. Anil Kapoor involved Fardeen Khan, a reporter in his Newspaper Agency with Bipasha Basu. He told Lara Dutta that she was his wife.

Fardeen Khan got married with Celina Jaitley, but the lies one after the other led to divorce of both Anil Kapoor and Fardeen Khan with their wives. Salman Khan had to come back from abroad to create a new drama to save his two friends. All the performers including Esha Deol did well in the film and it ended as one of the most successful films released in 2005.

He also acted in the film Shaadi No. 1, where three friends having wives faced trouble, after Sanjay Dutt told their wives about their attachment with other women, thereby destroying the peace in their family. He had also acted in films like Pyare Mohan, Heyy Babyy, etc., and showed his diverse acting skills in these films.The viewers expect him to continue his good work in the years to come.

Kareena Kapoor songs.

Kareena Kapoor songs

By: Supriya Chatterji.

Kareena Kapoor was blessed with successful songs right from the beginning of her career. In the film Refugee, all the songs composed by Anu Malik were landmark hits like “mere humsafar”, “panchi nadiya, pawan ke jhoke”, etc. The songs also had the flavour of folk songs in different parts of India.

The songs in her film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai, were all successful including “is pyar ko kya naam doon”, “maine koi jadu nahi kiya”, “mujhe kuch kehna hai”, etc. Tushar Kapoor, the son of Jeetender also complimented Kareena Kapoor in the film with his performance.

Her songs in the film Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, directed by Karan Johar became very successful. The songs like “kehdo na”, “kabhi khushi kabhi gham”, became superhits. Besides the presence of Sharukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan in the film also added variety of performances.

All the songs of the film Jab We Met, including “yeh ishq kya hai”, “dil mouja hai mouja”, all became successful and contributed in the success of the film. The performance of Shahid Kapoor opposite her is worth mentioning.

The songs in her off-beat film Chameli, titled “man saat samandar”, also got critics acclamation in the year when the film was released. She also gave lips in good songs in the film Ajnabee, where Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu and Akshay Kumar were the leading performers, besides her.

Only time will tell, whether the songs of her film Tashan, released in 2008; are going to create a lasting impact in the minds of viewers and music-lovers, or otherwise. The viewers expect her to continue her good work and do justice to the songs picturised on her in the films in future.