Firoz Khan – the stylish actor of bollywood.

Firoz Khan – the stylish actor of bollywood.

Firoz Khan is known by film-lovers for his stylish performance in huge number of bollywood films. He acted in romantic films in the 60s and early 70s including Aarzoo with Rajender Kumar and Safar with Rajesh Khanna. In the 70s he brought a new dimension in the action films and launched himself as producer and director. His prominent films include Kala sona, Khote Sikke, etc. In Khote Sikke he made a team of persons who were lawbreakers in their early life and used them to fight out the greater criminals in the society.

He acted in Dharmatma opposite Hema malini and Rekha, in the mid-70s, which was inspired by the Hollywood film Godfather. Firoz Khan always created action sequences that were new and unique. For example he show Amrish Puri how to drive a car in Qurbani, and broke off all the parts of the car in the process, which was imitated by other producers in different films. The film had Vinod Khanna and Zeenat Aman opposite him and songs like “kya dekhte ho” sung by Rafi and “aap jaisa koi” became everlasting hits.


Firoz Khan is also known for giving exposure to new talents of bollywood in his films. He gave Anil Kapoor a scope of performing in his film Jaanbaaz, where he also provided stylish performance. The film involved the illegal use of drugs by businessmen and the evil effects of such drugs. There were scenes shot at locations in Middle-east countries and the performance of Shakti Kapoor and Amrish Puri is worth mentioning.


He also acted well in the Yaalgaar, as a police officer who took revenge against underworld don played by Kabir Bedi and his son Sanjay Dutt who killed Mukesh Khanna, who acted as the Commissioner in the film. The films had good songs, strong action sequences and westernized style of story telling. Firoz Khan brought life in the character played in the film.

He also acted in hit films like Apradh, Dayavaan, etc. He also launched his own son Fardeen Khan and is involved in production and direction of films during recent times. Viewers expect even better performance from him in days to come.

Aishwarya Rai – the dynamic actress of bollywood.

Aishwarya Rai – the dynamic actress of bollywood.

Aishwarya Rai is one of the most dynamic actresses of the present time. She had attracted attention of the viewers by winning beauty contests in India and abroad and then blending her beauty with powerful acting in bollywood films.

She was elegant in her role in Taal, opposite Akshay Khanna and Anil Kapoor, and the triangular love story became hit wih good music composed by AR Rehman, including songs like “isq bina”, etc. She got a challenging role in Hum dil de chuke sanam, opposite Salman Khan, where she was the daughter of music teacher. Salman Khan came to India from abroad to learn Indian classical music and while learning from the guru, he fell in love with Aiswarya. She had faced the criticisms of society which encouraged arranged marriages and was engaged with Ajay Devgan. The rural background of Rajasthan and songs like ‘hum dil de chuke sanam”, “dhol baje”, etc. all made significant contribution for the success of the film and Aishwariya became a leading actress of bollywood.


She acted in successful films like Umrao jaan, in the same role in which Rekha had made significant impact 25 years back. The songs in the new version of Umrao Jaan was also appreciated. In contrast to her traditional docile image she had also acted in dashing roles like the one she played in Dhoom-2, opposite Hrithik Roshan where she displayed her westernized aggressive expressions. Her performance in item numbers have also being remembered by the audience like the one in Bunty aur Babli, with the song “kajra re”.


Aishwarya Rai had acted in a number of Hollywood films and the international recognition had led to building her wax image in Madam Tussadd’s museum in London along with Big B, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. She had modified herself according to the requirements of the films and that is the reason why she had got diverse roles like the one in the film Guru opposite her husband Abhishek Bacchan. This year one of the historical films titled Jodha-Akbar, is going to be released, where she is playing the historical role opposite Hrithik Roshan. The film-lovers have a lot of expectation from her and wish her to do even better in bollywood and Hollywood films.


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Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Shashi Kapoor – the romantic actor of bollywood.

Shashi Kapoor – the romantic actor of bollywood.

Shashi Kapoor is one of the successful actors of bollywood who had provided notable performance in both romantic and action films. He played the younger part of Raj Kapoor as a child artist in Aag, Awara, etc. He acted in a number of successful films opposite Nanda in the 60s, including Jab Jab Phool Khile, Need Hamari KJhwab tumhari, etc. The popular songs in these films, sung by Rafi. Lata, Asha, and others, had been the added attraction, including songs like “na na karke”, “paredeshiyon se na”,etc. The scenic beauty of Kashmir was also responsible for the success of the films. He also acted in a serio-comic film Pyar kiye ja, opposite Kishore Kumar and Mehmood, and the songs in the film like “gore haatho par”, “ramlal”, etc., were hit in addition to the success of the film.

In the 70s, Shashi Kapoor acted in a number of film along with Big B. In Deewar, in 1975, he acted as a police officer and the brother of a smuggler, played by Big B. both had started their life from the same platform and he was in the right path, which was the ideal path and his mother stayed with him for those reasons. He killed his brother in an encounter at the end of the film.


He also acted in an action thriller Shaan, along with Big B and Shatrughun Sinha. It also included the revenge that was taken against Shakaal, who had killed their brother played by Sunil Dutt and was involved in unlawful activities. In addition to performing in the commercial films, he also acted in few art films like Junoon, directed by Shyam Benegal and Vijeta, directed by Govind Nahalani. Junoon, was based on the independence movement during British rule, and Vijeta showed the story of a young boy, (his son), who joined Indian airforce and faced the challenges of life at different stages.


He did not imitate his elder brothers Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, and created an own style of acting which was evident in films like Kala Patthar, Suhag, etc. Even in multi-starrer films like Waqt, he kept his mark along with Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Balraj Sahani. It was a story where the 3 brothers were separated by an earthquake and were united at the end of the film.

He showed his romantic skills, action skills in most of his films and made notable contribution in bollywood films for more than 25 years. That is the reason why viewers still love to watch his films like Do Aur do Paanch, Namakhalal, etc.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Dev Anand – the evergreen hero of bollywood.

Dev Anand – the evergreen hero of bollywood.

Dev Anand is the evergreen hero of bollywood, who had made notable contribution to bollywood films for more than 50 years. He was very popular during the 50s and 60s along with Raj Kapoor And Dilip Kumar. He got the title of evergreen hero as he still launched himself as a hero in the 80s when Dilip Kumar appeared in character roles and Raj Kapoor concentrated on production and direction of films.

In the 50 his film Taxi Driver and CID, stormed the silver screen. CID was produced by Guru Dutt and music was composed by OP Nayyar, and the hits songs of Rafi, Asha, Geet Dutt, etc. like “ai dil mushkil”, “leke pehla pehla pyar”, “aankho hi aankho me”, etc., became evergreen hits. He also did well in films like Kala Pani opposite Madhubala, and Kala Bazar opposite Wahida Rehman. Kala Pani was the hindi adaptation of Uttam Kumar’s film Sabar upare, where the father of the hero was imprisoned with false charges of murder and the hero reopened the case and proved his father to be innocent before the court of law. The songs composed by SD Burman and sung by Rafi, Asha and others in these films like “hum bekhudi me tumko pukare”, “acchaji mai hari”, “khoya khoya chand” all were super duper hits.


Dev Anand acted in a double role in the film Hum dono, opposite Sadhna and Nanda. the film was based on the story of a military person who died at the battlefield and his friend having resemblance with his features being asked to pretend as the military major who died in reality. Jaidev’s music in the film and Rafi, Lata and Asha’s performance in the film with songs like “alla tero naam”, “abhi na jao chor kar”, “mai zindagi ka saath”, “kabhi khud pe”, etc., were superlative.


Dev Anand produced films under the Nav Ketan banner, and the most successful films include Guide, 1965 and Jewel Thief, 1967, which were directed by his brother Vijay Anand. Guide involved a story of a guide who fell in love with Wahida Rehman and when was charged for forgery, became a saint at the end of the film. The songs in the film sung by Rafi, Lata, Kishore were evergreen hits like “tere mere sapne”, “din dhal jaye”, “piya tose naina lagere”, “kya se kya ho gaya”, “gata rahe mera dil”, etc. In Jewel Thief, Dev Anand imitated Gregory Pegg, opposite Vijayantimala, and unearthed the activity of a gang of jewel thieves headed by Ashok kumar. The style of dialogue delivery was appreciated by viewers. Dev Anand had other hit films like Jab Pyar kisi se hota hai opposite Asha parekh, Tere Ghar Ke Saamne opposite Nutan, Love Marriage opposite Mala Sinha, Hare Rama hare Krishna opposite Mumtaz. He directed and produced a number of films. He received dada saheb phalke award for over all contribution to bollywood films and still have a lot of admirers across the country.

Article By: Rumi Chatterji.

Hrithik Roshan – the dynamic star of bollywood.

Hrithik Roshan – the dynamic star of bollywood.

Hrithik Roshan is one of the most stars who had glorified bollywood films for the last 10 years. The leading actors of bollywood generally had learnt acting and other skills after acting in a number of films. It did not happen in case of Hrithik Roshan. He learnt his choreographic skills, action skills and other mannerisms before starting his career and showed all these skills in his first film Kahona Pyar Hai.

It was directed by his father Rakesh Roshan, the son of the eminent music composer Roshan. The film showed a singer and performer, Rohit, seeing the killing of an individual by big industrialists and then they killed him. Amish Patel who had affair with Rohit, went to New Zealand and a similar face named Raaj, who came to India and unearthed the truth and held her father Anupam Kher also guilty of the misdeeds along with the other offenders. The film had good music, romantic locations and quality action sequence and became one of the greatest hits of all times.


He had provided decent performance in the film Fiza, and Mission Kashmir. In Mission Kashmir, he had acted in the role of a terrorist who became a victim of circumstances, as his parents were killed by Sanjay Dutt and he developed hatred towards the law enforcing authorities of the country. There were mixed responses, as a number of viewers appreciated Sanjay Dutt as the law enforcing personnel, and it was difficult for Hrithik to create impact with a negative role, but his acting performance was appreciated.

He continued to act in the 2nd and 3rd part of Kahona Pyar Hai, titled “Koi mil gaya” and “Krish,” directed by his father. In “Koi mil Gaya” he acted in the role of a handicapped person who ultimately acquired supernatural power and used it to combat the misdeeds of evil persons. He acted opposite Preeti Zinta and Priyanka Chopra in the respective films and matched them in performance in either of the films. There is no second opinion that he is the best dancer ever to grace Indian silver screen.


He had impressed the viewers in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham opposite Kareena Kapoor, and Laksh opposite Preeti Zinta. Even as a military personality he has impressed the viewers in his role in Laksh. In one part of the film he showed his laziness and in the other part he had shown his disciplined endeavour.

Even as an anti-hero in the film Dhoom 2, he had amazed the viewers, opposite Aishwaria Rai, and he received even better reviews than Abhishek Bacchan, who had played the positive role in the film. Viewers are looking ahead to see his brilliant performance in the role of Akbar in the film Jodha-Akbar, opposite Aishwariya Rai. The historical character requires royal performance and he has the acting skills to play the legendary character. He has a lot of acting left in him and is expected to do even better in the future.

Article By: CR Chatterji.

Madhubala – the romantic actress of bollywood.

Madhubala – the romantic actress of bollywood.

Madhubala is one of the most beautiful actress ever to grace Indian silver screen. She survived for a sport span of time but kept her mark in the films she had acted in. She impressed the film-lovers by creating suspense in her role of ghost in the film Mahal opposite Ashok Kumar, in 1947. Lata’s song “ayega anewala” composed by Khemchand Prakash gave her the identity which made her unparallel in the world of playback singing.

Madhubala was well accepted by the audience as pair of Dilip Kumar, and their film Tarana, stormed the silver screen. She had played the role of a rich girl coming from an affluent family in the film Mr Mrs 55, opposite Guru Dutt. The film had melodious songs composed by OP Nayyar and ended up being a blockbuster. She also acted in films opposite Raj Kapoor including Do Ustad, and Dev Anand including Kala Pani.


She had probably acted in one of her most romantic roles in Barsaat Ki Raat, opposite Bharat Bhushan in 1960. The music of the film composed by Roshan, was extraordinary with songs likeshe “zindagi bhar nahi bhulenge who barsaat ki raat”, “yeh isq isq”, etc. Sahir Ludhiyanvi could write the classical lyrics due to the historical presence of Madhubala in the film. At the same time made the character ‘anarkali’ immortal by acting opposite Dilip Kumar, in the epic film Mughal-i-azam. K. Asif’s grand venture had left people speechless and recently being transformed into coloured film due to public demand. The romance between Salim and Anarkali had classical dimension and reached the hearts of millions of film-lovers due to majestic performance of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. Naushad’s superlative composition of music and Lata’s melodious songs “pyar kiya to darna kya”, “mohe panghat me nandlal”, became immortal with passage of time.


Madhubala had also contributed in comedy films opposite Kishore Kumar, including Chalti ka Naam Gari, Jhumru, Half-ticket, etc. Chalti-ka naam gari dealt with a story of motor mechanic who maintained an old car, which won him races and helped in catching criminals, etc. The songs in these films including “haal kaisa hai janaab ka”, “thandi hawa yeh chandni suhani”, “aankho mai hi tum hi tumho”, became evergreen hits. Madhubala had other successful films like Howrah Bridge, Phagun, etc. Madhuri Dixit, one of the successful actresses of the 90s, initially impressed the film-lovers due to the fact that she had resemblance with Madhubala. Madhubala’s screen presence had given her a separate identity among all the actresses of 50s and 60s, and she is still alive in her memorable roles that she played during the golden age of bollywood films.

Article By: CR Chatterji.

Lara Dutta – the promising actress of bollywood.

Lara Dutta – the promising actress of bollywood.

Lara Dutta is one of the most promising actresses of bollywood who had acted in a number of successful films for the last 10 years. She had attracted the attention of viewers by excelling in beauty context and broke the myth that those who have good looks are weak artists.

She started her career in the film Andaz along with Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra and impressed the audience with her effortless performance. She had acted well in the film No Entry, which was a seriocomic film based on extramarital affairs. She played the role of the wife of Anil Kapoor in the film, who was suspicious towards any woman who interacted with Anil Kapoor. Anil Kapoor was loyal towards his wife until Salman Khan advised him not to show unnecessary loyalty and he had been successful to maintain both a wife and a kept. Bipasa Basu was given the challenge of breaking Anil Kapoor’s loyalty for a huge sum of money and she had suceeded in doing so. The film was shot at colourful locations and the songs like “no entry”, the performance of other actors in addition to Lara Dutta contributed for its success.


Lara Dutta had done well in the film Partner with Salman Khan along with Govinda and Katrina Kaif. She had provided stylish performance in addition to the comedy impulse shown in the film, which was not easy keeping in mind the funny performance of Govinda and Salman Khan.

She had done well in the film Kaal, which was a suspense thriller, and she had brought out the feelings as required in the film. She had acted in the film Zinda, which was an action thriller with Sanjay Dutt providing a memorable performance and her choreography in the song “zinda hon mai” was well appreciated.


Although the film Jhoom Barabar Jhoom did not create a significant impact in the minds of the viewers inspite of the presence of Bobby Deol, Big B, Preety Zinta and Abhishek Bacchan, Lara Duta received credit for her performance in the film. These days she appears in music competitions held in television channels as judge along with Javed Akhtar and AR Rehman and encourages upcoming singers with optimistic statements. With a number of her films to be released in 2008, the viewers wish her good luck and expect better performance in future.

Preeti Zinta – the stylist actress of bollywood.

Preeti Zinta – the stylist actress of bollywood.

Preeti Zinta is one of the most stylist actresses of the contemporary period. Whenever producers look for characters born and brought up in foreign countries, Preeti Zinta, comes in their mind automatically. She had dominated bollywood films for the last 10 years by performing in challenging roles.

She started her career by acting in the film Soldier, opposite Bobby Deol, depicting a girl who was born and brought up in Australia. She showed her choreographic skills in the songs “soldier, soldier”, “mere sason me jo aye”, etc. She acted in a challenging role in the film Kya Kehna, where she entered into an affair with Saif Ali Khan and gave birth to a child even before marriage was solemnized. Her husband never accepted the child and advised her to go for abortion, and her parents did not support her too. But she gave birth to the child against all the barriers created by society. Her performance was well appreciated by the audience.


In Veer-Zara, she acted in a cross-border love story opposite Sharukh Khan, ho saved her life when she came to India to fulfil her grandmother’s wishes. She being a Pakistani girl, entered the Indian village, appreciated the life of simple villagers and went back to Pakistan with the help of Shahrukh Khan. But due to wrong charge against him, he had to stay in prison for anti-national activities, and Preeti stayed in India to fulfil the dreams of her father-in-law who wanted to open a primary school of children in that village. She met Shahrukh Khan after he was released by Rani Mukherjee after proving before the court of law that the charge framed against him was false. There was good music in the film too.

She had done well in Koi mil Gaya, opposite Hrithik Roshan, which was based on fantasy. She was sympathetic towards a handicapped person who later got strength from extra-terrestrial beings. Although there can be debate relating to acceptance of the subject matter, there is no doubt that there was total entertainment in the film and the Director Rakesh Roshan should be given credit for that.


In Salaam namaste, she acted as a radio jockey, opposite Saif ali Khan, and brought out the advantages and disadvantages of theory of live-together. She never married her boyfriend, but shared the responsibilities as wife and husband. The entire film was shot in Australia.

She had performed well in Dil Chahta Hai, opposite Amir Khan, where she convinced him that people never learn how to love each other, it comes from within, which was evident in the song “jane kyu”. It is difficult to highlight all her performances in a small article. But with films like Hero, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, she had proved her metal as an actress and can be an inspiration for new actresses.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Pradeep Kumar – the legendary actor of 60s.

Pradeep Kumar – the legendary actor of 60s.

Pradeep Kumar is one of the legendary actors, who had glorified bollywood and tollywood films during the 40s, 50s and 60s. He impressed the Bengali audience in films like Biyallish, Dasshumohan, Grihadaha, etc, some having patriotic feeling embedded them, the others based on classical Bengali literature.

When he went to Bombay, producers and directors could not ignore his majestic personality and did cast him in historical characters which required elegance. He made a significant impact on the audience in the film Anandmath, along with Prithviraj Kapoor and Bharat Bhushan. In Anarkali, he displayed the royal style of acting during the mughal period opposite Beena Rai, who played the role of anarkali. His other film Nagin, opposite Vaijayantimala was also successful.

In the 60s, he acted in musical blockbusters, one after the other, starting with Aarti, opposite Meena Kumari. The songs composed by Roshan and sung by Rafi and Lata were masterpieces, including “aapne yaad dilaya to mujhe yaad aya”, “ab kya missal doon mai tumhare shabab ki”, “baharon ki manzil rahi”, to name a few.


He had a screen presence which resembled Shahjahan, and the get up was exploited in the film Taj Mahal, 1963, where his performance was excellent. He displayed the royal form of lifestyle existing during the historical age and his lips in the songs of Rafi, composed by Roshan was marvellous, including songs like “paon chulene do phulon ko inayat hogi”, “jo wada kiya ho nibhana parega”, etc. The love of the monarch towards poetry, ghazals, architecture and beauty was well exhibited by Pradeep Kumar, and critics say that there was no second actor who could depict the character in the same manner as Pradeep Kumar.

Apart from historical films, Pradeep Kumar also showed his excellence in social films like Bheegi Raat and Bahu Begum opposite Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar. The films involved triangular affairs, where one person had to sacrifice his affection for the other friend, which was done both these films by Ashok Kumar. But Pradeep Kumar played the role of decent individual in these films, who felt the emotions of Meena Kumari and ultimately was admired by the audience. The songs in these films like “dil jo na keh saka”, “jane who kaun hai, kya naam hai in ankhoka”, “hum intezer karenge tera qayamat tak”, “duniya kare sawal”, were some of the songs composed by Roshan in these films, which were the best creations ever in the history of bollywood music.

His films Chitralekha, opposite Meena Kumari, Rajhath opposite Madhubala, Adalat, opposite Nargis, Meri Surat Teri Anken, opposite Asha Parekh, also showed his depth of acting. Notable songs in these films include “man re to kahe na dheer dhare”, “saze dil cher de”, etc. He was probably one of the most majestic actors ever to grace bollywood, and even being a Bengali, he did not find it difficult to pronounce urdu dialogues whenever required in the historical classics. It is difficult to mention his performance in the films he has acted because his presence was felt for more than 30 years and he acted with all the leading actresses of that age. The Television channels should held Retrospectives on the legend to educate the new generation about royal style of acting.

Article By: CR Chatterji.

Vidya Balan – the new prospect of bollywood.

Vidya Balan – the new prospect of bollywood.

Vidya Balan is the one of the innovative stars of the recent times who have potential for good performances in future. She had impressed the film lovers with her soft performance in the film Parineeta. Parineeta is the story written by Sarat Chandra Chatterji, which was based on the life of Kolkata during the British rule. Although it was a family drama, the events depicted the society of the contemporary period.

Pradeep Sarkar had shown courage to take up such an old subject and the film became successful due to strong performance of Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Vidya Balan had shown the submissive soft character of the middle-class bengalies existing at that period of time. The music of the film was successful with songs like “piyu bole, piya bole,” the Moulin Rouge song, etc.


Vidya Balan impressed the viewers with her performance in Lage Raho munnabhai as well. The film shows how Sanjay Dutt, who was known for criminal activities with his group of men who helped rich businessmen for doing unlawful work, was motivated by Gandhigiri, and the character of Vidya Balan had significant impact on his transformation. She helped the old persons in the society who were neglected by their children to live together in an old age home and kept them in good spirit with love, fun and light activities.

She conducted radio program and her way of addressing the audience by saying good morning Mumbai had become a trend setter for radio-jockeys across the country. The romantic song in the film “pal pal” sung by Sonu Nigam and others had created a long-lasting impact. She had also done well in the film Eklavya, along with Big B, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali khan.


Last year she had acted in a role of ghost in the film Bhool Bhoolaiya, opposite Akshay Kumar, where it was shown that the soul of singer had entered her body and she was killing other persons whenever that soul compelled her to commit such an act. Akshay Kumar had cured her at the end of the film after studying the inner mind of the character. Although these stories are not believed by majority of the audience but the suspense in the film was kept intact by the director throughout the film.

Vidya Balan had shown her capability to act in different roles in her short career till date, and the audience expects powerful performance from her in the coming days.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Bobby Deol: The dashing hero of 90s

Bobby Deol: The dashing hero of 90s.

Bobby Deol brought a new style of acting in the 90s with his brilliant performance in action films. His first film Barsaat, opposite Twinkle Khanna showed his capability in terms of dialogue delivery and romantic performance.

He amazed the film lovers with his European style of acting in Gupt, which was a suspense thriller. His father Raj Babbar, was killed by someone and he was found at the scene of occurrence with the murder weapon and was arrested imprisoned. He escaped from the prison and inquired in the relevant places including the souses of the ememies of his father to unearth the truth. In the meantime he fell in love with Kajol and Manisha Koirala and provided good lips in the songs composed by Viju Shah including “bechaiya”, “gupt”, etc. He had adopted decent dancing skills and that added to the success of the film. Besides Om Puri’s performance as the investigating officer and Kajol’s performance as a villain astonished the viewers.


Bobby continued his European stunts in the film Soldier, opposite Preeti Zinta, which was shot mainly in Australia. He took revenge against all the offenders who had killed his father and humiliated both his father parents with false charges. The music composed by Anu Malik was excellent with songs like “soldier, soldier”, “saajan”, “mehfil me barbar”, etc. all becoming big hits. Bobby was successful in exhibiting his comedy skills, action skills and powerful personality in the film. Preeti Zinta also created her westernized image in the film for the first time.

Bobby Deol had the challenge of matching the level of excellence reached by his father Dharmender and brother Sunny Deol. He was successful to create a unique identity for himself which was totally different from them. His action films like Bicchu and Badal, opposite Rani Mukherjee where he acted as terrorist showed his depth of acting and his anti-establishment image.


He was also successful in films like Ajnabee where he faced false allegations for alleged conspiracy of Akshay kumar and Bipasa Basu and unearthed the truth relating to such conspiracy. He matched the set performance of Kareena Kapoor in the film and the songs and the action sequenced well appreciated in the film.

Bobby had acted in a number of films by this period of time including Aur pyar ho gaya, Chor machaye shor, Jhoom barabar jhoom, etc. he film lovers expect even better performances from him in 2008 and the coming years.

Article by: CR Chatterji.

Hema Malini – the powerful dancer of 70s and 80s.

Hema Malini – the powerful dancer of 70s and 80s.

Hema Malini is one of the few legendary dancers of bollywood who has created an institution of their own by providing memorable performances in the 70s and 80s. She had acted in films directed by different types of directors including Ramesh Sippy, Gulzar, etc.

Her performance opposite Raj Kapoor in the film Sapno Ka Saudagar, in the early part of her career was well appreciated by the audience. In that film Raj Kapoor used to create illusions in the minds of people and say that the dreams will come true. She supported this simple man with an amazing vision. In the early 70s she got a double role in Seeta aur Geeta, where one of the sisters was ill-treated by her relatives and exploited to get the regular income derived from the ancestral property kept by her parents and the other sister took revenge against the oppression. The film was directed with a serio-comic dimension with Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmender doing justice to their respective roles. She had also done well in Johny Mera Naam, opposite Dev Anand, and Gora Aur Kala, opposite Rajender Kumar.


In 1975, Hema Malini acted in the most successful film of her career titled Sholay. Most of the characters of the film had become immortal and the names of the characters are memorised by the viewers for generations, including her character Basanti. She also displayed her powerful dancing skills in the songs “jab tak hai jaan”, “holi ke din” etc. Her comedy performance in the film also requires special mention.

Gulzar had given her a different identity in the films Khusbu and Kinara, opposite Jeetender. In Kinara, 1977, her husband Dharmender was killed in a road accident aftrer his car struck Jeetender’s car. She was completing the research paper that was left incomplete by Dharmender and in that context told her story to Jeetender not knowing him to be the person who was responsible for her husband’s death. The story has a number of turning points including the point where Hema Malini came to know about the reality and fell down and lost her eyes. In the story she displayed the character of a classical dancer and the songs composed by RD Burman and sung by Bhupinder Singh and Lata and the dance performances were excellent, including songs like “koi nahi hai mera”, “ek hi khwab kaibaar”, “naam gum jayega”, “meethe bol bole”, etc. She formed a legendary romantic pair with her husband Dharmender and both of them provided everlasting hits like Jugnu, Burning Train, Raja Jani, Dream Girl, to mention a few.


She had created a trend which was followed by other South Indian actresses like Jaya Prada, Sri Devi, and others followed. Actresses of the new generation should learn from her performances and get inspiration for better performances in future.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Saira Banu – the sweet actress of 60s.

Saira Banu – the sweet actress of 60s.

Saira Banu is considered as one of the sweet actresses who had glorified bollywood films during the 60s. She had acted in successful films opposite Shammi Kapoor, Joy Mukherjee, Biswajeet and other leading actors of that age. She started her career with the film Junglee, 1961, opposite Shammi Kapoor where she succeeded in tramsforming the character of Shammi Kapoor, who was arrogant, unmannerly and indecent. The songs in the film composed by Shankar Jaikishan and sung by Rafi and Lata were evergreen hits like “ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar”, “meri yaar shabba khair”, “Kashmir ki kasli hu mai”, etc.

Most of the films of Saira Banu were shot at picturesque locations in India and abroad, and the colour, the music, the camera work all contributed to the success of the films. She acted with Biswajeet in the film April Fool, and Joy Mukherjee in the film Shagird. In Shagird, she was a village girl who was brought up in the hilly regions and I.S. Johar, the teacher fell in love with her, Joy Mukherjee the student of IS ohar, explained to his guru about how to be presentable, and in the process involved in an affair with Saira Banu. The songs composed by LP and sung by Rafi and Lata including “who hair zara khafa khafa”, “bare miya diwane aise na bano”, “hilmil pyar war”, etc, were big hits.


Saira Banu acted in series of films with Rajender Kumar including Ai Milan Ki Bela, Jhuk Gaya Aasman, Aman, etc. All the songs in these films were composed by Shankar Jaikishan and were romantic, sweet and had become immortal with passage of time, including “tum khamseen ho”” aha ai Milan ki bela dekho ai”, “o sanam tere ho gaye hum”, “o priya, kaun hai jo sapno me aya”, “surahidaar gardan”, “aaj ki raat”, “kahan chal diye”, etc. Rafi and Lata were at their best and the viewers were impressed with the music, the costumes, the glamour of Saira Banu, the screen presence of Rajender Kumar, the composition of Shankar Jaikishan, and the lyrics of Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.

Saira Banu had acted with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar during that age and all those films ended up being musical blockbusters. Raj Kapoor’s Diwana, in 1967, is known for good performance of Saira Banu and songs like “ei sanam jisne tujhe chaand sa surat di hai”, “diwanma mujhko log kahe”, “ tumhare bhi jai jai”, “taro se pyare”, etc. Her films opposite Dilip Kumar include Gopi, Bairaag, Sagina, where the rural image presented by Dilip Kumar was balanced by the smart image exhibited by Saira Banu.


She had also provided brave performance in Manoj Kumar’s Purab aur Paschim, and Sunil Dutt’s Parosan. In Parosan, she feel in love with Sunil Dutt, a next door neighbour, for his outstanding singing skills, but later came to know that all the songs were sung by Kishore Kumar and he had just given lips in the songs. The comedy performance of Mehmood and Kishore Kumar require special mention.

In the mid –70s, she acted in films opposite Amitabh Bacchan in Zameer and other films and faded out of the film arena in the 80s. But whenever the sweet memories of the 60s are recollected, Saira Banu appears in the minds of viewers for her smart, sweet, romantic performances. Hr films should be preserved for their cinematic values.

Dharmender – the dynamic star of bollywood.

Dharmender – the dynamic star of bollywood.

Dharmender is one of the dynamic stars of bollywood who maintained a steady box office for over 40 years. Viewers of different age-groups have enjoyed his performance in the 60s, 70s and 80s. He is better known for action films, but he had acted in different types of films in his illustrious career.

Initially he had played roles of anti-hero in films like Ai Milan Ki Bela, along with Rajender Kumar, Saira Banu, and other roles in Kajal along with Raj Kumar, but showed his individual capability in OP Ralhan’s Phool Aur Patthar, opposite Meena Kumari. In those days viewers appreciated romantic films more than action films. Dharmender had acted in a number of those films which are known for outstanding music.


For example his film Mere Humdum Mere Dost, opposite Sharmila Tagore, LP’s music and Rafi’s songs “na ja kabhi ab na ja”, “hui shaam unka” were super duper hits. Similarly his Pyar hi pyar, opposite Vaijayantimala, had hit songs like “dekha hai teri ankhon me”, “mai kahin kavi na banjayu” composed by Shankar Jaikishan and sung by Rafi had been successful. At the same time he acted in films directed by Hrishijkesh Mukherjee like Satyakam, Giddi, Chupke chupke, where the characters were given adequate expression.

In Satyakam, he passed out as an engineer, and discovered the corruption in society. He was well supported by Sanjeev Kumar. In Guddi, he convinced a little girl played by Jaya Bacchan, who was his admirer, that whatever is shown in films are larger than life image, which has hardly any similarity with the reality. The film also showed the contribution of technical persons in the studios like cameraman, makeupman, costume-designer, dialogue-writer, etc., who are less known to the public, and the actors can accomplish their tasks due to their efforts. Chupke Chupke is a comedy film which shows the wit related to impersonation of a botanist to play the character of a driver of a lawyer.


At the same time Dharmender had acted in action films like Jugnu, Charas, Sholay, where his angry young man image had been accepted by the audience. He had raised his voice against the corrupt practices existing in the society, and he had been kind towards the gentle persons and harsh towards the criminals. In Sholay, his performance opposite Big B had entertained the crowd with the comedy scenes which were required to balance the tragic and action sequences. His performance opposite Hema Malini in films like Kinara, Jugnu, Seeta aur Geeta, is worth mentioning. He was an indispensable star, and bollywood depended on his sheer brilliance for more than 30 years. Modern actors have a lot to learn from the legendary hero.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Rani Mukherjee – the versatile actress of bollywood.

Rani Mukherjee – the versatile actress of bollywood.

Rani Mukherjee is one of the most gifted actresses of the recent times. She had shown her capability of performing in any type of roles in the last few years. She had performed in every type of films including romantic films, action films and comedy films.

She impressed the audience with her performance in the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, opposite Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. It was a romantic film and she had expression the different emotions very well. The notable songs in the film include “koi mil gaya”, “kuch kuch hota hai”, etc.

She had provided decent performance in the action films Badal and Bicchu, opposite Bobby Deol. In Bicchu, her parents were killed by the terrorists and she had to live with a terrorist who took revenge against the respective officers who were given the duty of maintaining law and order, but who were involved in crimes themselves. In Badal also she got into an affair with Boibby Deol not knowing him to be a terrorist. But in these films she came to know that the environment and real life situations compelled innocent persons to take up ammunition and engage in violence.


She had provided life-time performance in Black, where she was blind and she learnt how to use sign language to express herself from Big B, and what other skills are required by blind people. It was a very difficult role and her performance had impressed the jury and she received a number of awards for the classic performance.

She also impressed the crowd with her performance in Bunty aur Babli opposite Abhishek Bacchan. The film had a different storyline with two genuine characters cheating people everywhere not out of compulsion but out of fear and ultimately gets caught by a police officer who could think in their way. She showed her timing sense in the comedy part of the film. Her lips in the song “chote chote shaharo me” is worth mentioning along with good performance of Aishariya Rai in the song “mera chain wain sab ujra”. She also provided decent performance in her role in Yuva opposite Abhishek Bacchan.


She has a steady box office and her dynamic performances had compelled leading producers and directors in bollywood to cast her in important roles in films like Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Laga Chumari Me Daag, etc.

She had also shown her depth of acting in the film Veer Zara, where acting as a lawyer she pleaded for an Indian who was wrongly charged for anti-national activities and who was suffering in prison in Pakistan. She convinced the judge about the innocence of the person played by Shahrukh Khan , who accept the false accusation for her love with an Indian played by Priety Zinta. Her acting potentiality is well known by this period of time, and the audience expects even better performances from her in the years to come.

Article By: Rumi Chatterji.

Sunny Deol – the action star of the 80s and 90s.

Sunny Deol – the action star of the 80s and 90s.

Sunny Deol is one of the successful action stars of the 80s and 90s. Although he started his career by acting in the romantic film Betaab, in 1983, launched by his father Dharmender, in the late years he established himself as an actor who raised voice against the corrupt practices in the society.

He had provided spirited performance in the films of Raj Kumar Santoshi, like Ghayal, Ghatak, Damini, etc. In Ghayal, he acted as the brother of Raj Babbar who was killed by a rich businessman played by Amrish Puri, and he took revenge in the entire film after facing the obstacles that were placed before him. Firstly the police did not cooperate with him, as they were loyal towards the businessman. He received a false charge which was planted against him. Then he had spend his time in prison. He escaped from the prison with three other prisoners who helped him in taking revenge against the offenders in the film.


The Commissioner of Police, ensured security to Amrish Puri by asking Om Puri to accompany him at every place where he went during that time, after Sunny had left from the prison and threatened him by saying that he was going to kill him. The film had very strong supporting performance from Om Puri and Amrish Puri, who provided natural performance in their respective roles. The film became a big hit, and got public sympathy.

In Damini, Sunny acted well as a lawyer opposite Meenakshi and helped her out to win the case against the odds shown in the film. The witnesses were purchased, killed and prevented from delivering evidence and the case relating to alleged offense against women took a turn after Sunny could submit before the court that the main witness of the incident played by Meenakshi was prevented from coming and disposing before the court. There was strong performance of Rishi Kapoor also in the film.

In Ghatak, also Sunny was sublime in his portrayal of a rebel character who had the guts to raise voice against Danny and his brothers who had created a threat in the business centre in the respective jurisdiction and the shopkeepers working in that placed got used to accepting their demands. Sunny showed that if the individuals were brave and could face the oppression in an united way, then it can end any type of tyranny existing in any part of the world. He also acted in comedy films like Chaalbaaz.

He also acted in other successful films like Darr, opposite Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, Hero, etc. over the last 20 years, he had created a rebel image which impressed the leading producers and directors of the industry to portray him in challenging roles and he has fulfilled their expectations. The audience expect even better performances from him in years to come.

Article By: CR Chatterji.

Madhuri Dixit – the powerful dancer of the 90s

Madhuri Dixit – the powerful dancer of the 90s.

Madhuri Dixit can be considered as one of the powerful dancers of the 90s. She had blended her acting skills with her dancing skills and became the leading actress of the 90s.

Her film Tezaab opposite Anil Kapoor, made her a star with her dance performance in the song “ek do teen” composed by Laxmikant Pyarellal. She also performed well in the film Dil opposite Amir Khan. She got a timid role in the film Jamai Raja where Anil Kapoor, her husband, taught her mother, played by Hema Malini, a lesson. Her mother was a proud lady who had a lot of wealth and due to her financial strength, she had the conception that anyone can be purchased. She also asked husband to leave her house due to differences related to her ego. Anil Kapoor taught her to be submissive and proved to her that money cannot be used to purchase happiness, peace, etc.


In Saajan, she balanced the soft performance of Sanjay Dutt and aggressive performance of Salman Khan with her romantic image. She also brought out the feelings of the woman who loves someone as a poet and later on realises that the person is someone else. She had also acted in hit films opposite Anil Kapoor including Ram Lakhan, Kishen Kanhaiya, Khel, Beta, etc.

At point of time she almost became the role model of dancers in India and the new generation used to imitate her styles in different films. In Subhash Ghai’s Khalnayak, she persuaded a criminal played by Sanjay Dutt to acknowledge her guilt and helped Jackie Shroff to answer all the allegations relating to lack of care shown to prevent Sanjay Dutt from escaping from his prison. She had also acted in crime thrillers like 100 days, where the audience could not understand who was the actual killer till the truth was unfolded.


She had done well opposite Rishi Kapoor in films like Sahebaan, Yarana, etc., where the songs like “kaise jiyunga mai” composed by Shiv Hari became a very big hit. She also acted in character roles along with Shabana Azmi in films like Mrityudand. Her performance opposite Sharukh Khan in the film Dil To Pagal Hai, was well appreciated with her choreographic skills exhibited in songs like “kab tak chup baithe”, “dil to pagal hai”, etc., composed by Uttam Singh. She also acted in Koyla opposite Shahrukh Khan. She won a number of film fare awards for best performance as actress in the respective years. She stopped acting after successful films like Pukar or Lajja, but made a comeback very recently with her film Aja Nacchle. The film lovers expect even better performance in years to come.

Article By: Rumi Chatterji.

Salman Khan – the dynamic hero of bollywood

Salman Khan – the dynamic hero of bollywood.

Salman Khan can be considered as one of the most dynamic hero of bollywood who had made major contribution in the last 20 years. He started his career with the film Maine Pyar Kiya in late 80s opposite Bhagyashri and made significant impact on the film lovers. People were looking for new actors at that time and Salman Khan fulfilled their wishes in that film.

In 1991, he made a major contribution in the film Saajan, along with Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit. The film was based on triangular love story, where Sanjay Dutt was a handicapped poet who had written impressive poetry on Madhuri Dixit. He asked Salman Khan to show himself as the poet so that Madhuri Dixit can get impressed and get a better life partner than a handicapped person. Ultimately the truth was unfolded. The film became successful due to melodious songs being composed by Nadeem Shravan. The prominent songs include “mera dil bhi kitna pagal hai”, “dekha hai pehli baar”, “jiy to jiye kaise”, etc.


Salman Kahn had acted in other successful films at that time including Hum Saath Saath Hai, Khamoshi, etc. In Khamoshi, he played the role of a compassionate person who felt for a girl played by Manisha Koirala, who was the only person in the family of deaf and dumb who could speak. The songs in the film including “aaj mai upar, aasma niche” were successful.

In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, he played the role of a singer who had come to India from abroad, to learn Indian classical music, and got involved in an affair with the daughter of the music teacher played by Aisharya Rai. The Indian traditional culture depicted in the film with colourful locations in Rajasthan, had contributed for the success of the film. The songs in the film including “aankho ki gustakhiyan”, “dhol baje”, etc., were very successful.

His other successful films include Auzaar, Bibi No. 1, No Entry, etc. He also acted well in the film Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai, where he played the role of a playboy whose wife died leaving a son, and the son came in the way of marriage of himself with Twinkle Khanna. The son was played by Udit Narayan’s son, and his performance was well appreciated by film lovers.


It is very difficult to cover the best films of Salman Khan in a small article, as he had made landmark performance for the last 20 years, but there is no doubt that if films like Salaam- e-isqe, or Partner, are seen, everyon will conclude that he is a crowd puller and that is one of the reasons why his wax statue is made in Madam Tussade’s museum in London after Big B, Aiswariya Rai and Shahrukh Khan.

Article By: Rumi Chatterji.

Kareena Kapoor – the successful actress of recent times.

Kareena Kapoor – the successful actress of recent times.

Kareena Kapoor, the fourth generation of the Kapoor family, had to face a lot of competition for establishing herself in bollywood. Firstly, her grandfather Raj Kapoor, was not alive, when she started her career, otherwise films made under the RK Banner had helped the actors of the Kapoor family to make a successful beginning in the film arena. For example, Rishi Kapoor got a classic break in Bobby, Rajeev Kapoor had made a successful beginning in Ram Teri Ganga Maili, both directed and produced by Raj Kapoor.

Kareena Kapoor had started her career with the film Refugee. It involved a story relating to cross-border romantic affair. The story presented by JP Dutta, depicted the strange impact of partition of a country into two separate dominions and the consequences of the border. The climatic conditions, crops, topography of India and Pakistan are almost the same, even the language spoken in both the countries are similar. Only the line of control had created a manmade barrier which brings hatred instead of love.


Kareena Kapoor got of scope of performing opposite Abhishek Bacchan, and there were powerful performances of Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, etc, which added to the success of the film. In addition to that, the composition of music by Anu Malik and the songs with good lyrics complimented the good story-telling of the film. The notable songs include “mere humsafar’, “panchi nadiya”, etc.

In the other films like Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai, Kareena Kapoor had played the role of a girl who was doing research on Indian culture. Her affair with Tushar Kapoor and over all performance in the film was well appreciated by the film lovers. She had done well in crime thrillers like Ajnabee opposite Bobby Deol, where Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu had acted in a negative role.


During the last few years Kareena Kapoor had acted in experimental roles, like the role of a tawaif in Chameli. She had adopted the choreographic skills and other requirements of the successful actresses of the present times to sustain in bollywood. Her performances opposite Shahid Kapoor in a number of films were liked by the audience. She had also performed in historical films like Ashoka opposite Sharukh Khan.

Critics point out that these days it is difficult to get good script, but if Kareena Kapoor gets a decent script she can act well. Let us hope that she will do well in the films that are going to released in future.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

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Asha Bhosle – the dynamic singer of bollywood.

Asha Bhosle – the dynamic singer of bollywood.

Asha Bhosle can be considered as one of the most dynamic singers who had glorified bollywood for the last 60 years. She had shown her skills in singing any type of song including qawallis, ghazals, western songs, pop songs, light classical songs, etc. She had been successful to provide everlasting hits with major composers of bollywood.

When Asha Bhosle started her career in bollywood, already leading singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum, Suraiya, and others were dominating the world of playback singing. She showed her charishma in the song “aiye maherba” in the film Howrah Bridge, which was picturised on Madhubala. She had also provided romantic andaz in the song “haal kaisa hai janab ka” with Kishore Kumar in the film Chalti Ka Naam Gaari. Raj Kapoor gave her a break in the film Shree 420, in 1955, where she sung “Mur Murke na dekh” composed by Shankar Jaikishan. In the earlier years OP Nayyar composed most of his songs for Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle.



She was also given quality songs by Khayyam and Ravi. In the 60s she had sung successful songs for leading actresses and hit films. In Mera Saya, her song “jhumka gira re”, composed by Madan Mohan and picturised on Sadhna was big hit. All her songs in Ek Musafir Ek Haseena, Phir Wohi dil Laya Hoon, Kashmir Ki Kali, Mere Sanam, composed by OP Nayyar were super duper hits along with the melodious performance of Rafi. She had made notable contribution in films like Waqt, Humraaz, where the tunes were composed by Ravi .

Asha Bhosle also had sung hit songs in Bengali films like Choddobeshi, where the songs “aro dure cholo jai”, “amar din katena”, composed by Sudhin Dasgupta became immortal. RD Burman had given her songs of different dimensions including “piya tu” from Karwa, to qawalli titled “hai agar dushman zamana” in Hum kisi se kum nahi, to “pal do pal ka saath hamara” in Burning Train.



In the early 80s Asha Bhosle sung probably the most romantic songs in her career in the film Umrao Jaan, picturised on Rekha where all the songs were composed on the background of mujra and all were very successful. It is very difficult to highlight the contribution of legendary singer like Asha Bhosle in a short article, but it can be said that she had been an institution in herself and the new generation can learn a lot from her use of classical skills both for eastern and western songs.

Article by By: Rumi Chatterji.

Asha Parekh – the spontaneous actress of 60s.

Asha Parekh – the spontaneous actress of 60s.

Asha Parekh is considered as one of the most dynamic stars of the 60s who had acted with probably all the leading actors of that age. She started her career with Shammi Kapoor in the film Dil Deke Dekho in 1959. Her choreographic skills in addition to successful music composed by Usha Khanna and songs like “dil deke dekho” contributed to the success of the film.

In the 60s she had mostly acted in Nasir Hussain’s films. The romantic stories which were picturised on colourful locations had attracted the film lovers and most of the films celebrated silver jubilees. She had acted opposite Joy Mukherjee in films like Love In Tokyo, 1966, Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon, 1963, Ziddi, 1964. Songs like “raton ka sama”, “naznee bara rangeen hai wada tera”, “le gayi dil guriya japan ki” are remembered specifically her choreographic skills.

She also had made major contribution in Shammi Kapoor’s films like Jawan Mohabbat, Pagla Kahin Ka, Teesri Manzil. She had complimented Shammi Kapoor in the rock and roll numbers like “aja aja mai hoon pyar tera”. She had provided passionate lips in the songs “tum mujhe yu bhula nahi paoge” composed by Shankar Jaikishan.

Her performance in the black and white films is worth mentioning, including films like Gharana, opposite Rajender Kumar, Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai, opposite Dev Anand. In Gharana, she showed her dancing skills in songs like “husnwale tera jawab nahi”, “jab se tumhe dekha hai”, etc. In Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai, all the compositions of Shankar Jaikishan were outstanding, and songs like “yeh ankhe uf yumma”, “sau saal pehle”, “ jiya ho” etc. have not lost their appeal even today. Rafi and Lata’s performance is bolstered by strong lyrics written by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.


Asha Parekh became an icon in the lat 60s and contributed in every alternate film. Her splendid performance in films like Upkaar, opposite Manoj Kumar, Chirag opposite Sunil Dutt, had been instrumental in reaching the stories of the films to millions of film lovers. the roles were also diverse and Asha Parekh had modified her acting style according to the requirement of the film. Her acting in the film Meri Surat Teri Ankhe is worth mentioning. Ashok Kumar played the role of an ugly singer whose deformed face prevented him from presenting himself before the public, but he was blessed with melodious voice and the songs of Manna Dey like “pucho na kaise”, and Rafi like “tere bin sune” had been immortal along with majestic composition of the songs by SD Burman. Asha Parekh was well remembered for her performance in the film.


Her performance opposite Rajesh Khanna in films like Kati Patang, Jeetender in films like Karwa, Biswajeet in films like Mere Sanam, Raj Kumar in Bulandi, shows that she became indispensable for the producers in that age. Her lips in most of the songs of Lata and Asha over 20 years had enchanted the music lovers, some of the examples being “teri ankho ke siva duniya me rakha kya hai”, “kitna pyara wada”, “o jane ja”, etc. If Meena Kumari is remembered for her tragic performances, Madhubala is remembered for her over all beauty, Asha Parekh is known for her immense dancing skills and depth of performances and spontaneous performer. These days she even gives tips to modern dancers in TV programs like Boogie Woogie. Her films should be preserved for immense filmic value.

Mukesh - the passionate singer of the last century

Mukesh – The passionate singer of the last Century.

The 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s are categorised as the golden age of bollywood music and all the playback singers had made notable contribution for the success of the films made during that period. Mukesh had a sweet voice and his songs made notable contribution in most of the films of Raj Kapoor.

In the early 50s his songs in the film Awara, like “awara hoon,” “dum bhar jo udhar mu phere” were big hits. He had sung his major songs under the composition of Shankar Jaikishan as they had composed the maximum number of songs for Raj Kapoor. His other notable songs include “aja re”, “sub kuch sikha humne”, “ kisiki muskurahato pe ho nisar”, “ ai sanam jisne tujhe chand sa sura di hai”, etc. Salil Chowdhury also had liking for Mukesh. His songs include “dil tarap tarap ke kah raha hai aa bhi ja”, “ suhana safar” from Madhumati, 1958, “ kahi door jab din dhal jaye”, “maine tere liye hi saat rang ke”, etc., from Anand, 1970.


Other than singing in films of Raj Kapoor, Mukesh always made significant contribution in songs related to pathos, which were sung for different actors. Songs like “yeh mera diwanapan”, for Dilip Kumar, “sawan ka mahina”, for Sunil Dutt, “ taoba yeh matwali chal” for Manoj Kumar, etc., had a lasting impact even after 40 years of their creation. May be the passionate andaz of Mukesh use to touch the hearts of the listeners, and that was one of the reasons inspite of having nomajor classical background Mukesh’s songs ended up being major hits.


There was lot of truth in his voice and his singing which persuaded many composers and lyricists to compose songs for him. Songs like “chandan sa badan”, composed by Kalyanji Anandji,” “saranga teri yaad me”, composed by Sardar Mullick, “ aansoo bhari hai” composed by Dattaram, “bhuli hui yaaden” composed by Madan Mohan had the identity of being typical songs composed for Mukesh, where his realisation of the words and tragic spirit had helped him to do justice to the landmark creations. His other songs for Raj Kapoor include “ mera naam raju”, “ aa ab laut chale”, “ har dil jo pyar karega”, “duniya banana wale”, “ chalia mera naam”, “chale jana”, etc.

Mukesh also had made major contribution to filsm like Saathi, where for a change Rajender Kumar had given lips for his songs which were composed by Naushad. Khayyam’s soft tunes were given right expression by Mukesh in the film Kabhi Kabhi, 1975, in songs like “kabhi kabhi”, “mai pal do pal ka shayar hoon’, etc.


It is very difficult to highlight the contribution of the singing legend in a small article who had made major contribution to bollywood films for over 30 years. But there is no doubt that bollywood music would have remained incomplete without the contribution of Mukesh, which had galvanised the golden age of music along with major contributions from Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Talat Mehmood, Lata, Asha and others.

Jeetender - the dynamic hero of bollywood

Jeetender – The dynamic hero of bollywood.

Jeetender is one of the actors of the 60s and 70s who had been able to maintain his steady box office for over 30 years. He made his debue with the film Geet Gaya Pattharo Ne which was directed by V. Shantaram. He had specialization in dancing and used it in most of his earlier films which was well appreciated by film lovers.

He acted well in films like Farz where the songs composed by Laxmikant Pyarellal were equally successful. Jeetender provided good lips in songs like “baar baar din yeh aye”, “mast baharon ka mai aashiq”, etc. His following films like Banphool opposite Babita, and Humjoli were also successful. Jeetender not only acted well in these films, but also entertained the viewers with his choreographic skills. The notable songs include “o sapno ki rani”. Jeetender’s performance in the film Jigri Dost opposite Mumtaz is also worth mentioning.


In the 70s Jeetender acted in offbeat films made by Gulzar and exhibited his brilliance in these types of films. In Parichay, he acted as a teacher who came to know that the five children (grandchildren of Pran) became disobedient due to lack of love and affection. He tried to understand the family history and found that Sanjeev Kumar who was asked to leave the house as he specialized in music, died without proper treatment. Jeetender succeeded in convincing the children (including Jaya Bacchan who was the eldest of the daughters) that their grandfather loved them a lot. He transformed the children with his remote style of teaching and mixing the children in a friendly way.


His performance in Gulzar’s film Khushbu, in 1975, is also worth mentioning. The character portrayed by Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chatterji was well understood by Jeetender and he showed his capability of providing realistic performance. In Gulzar’s Kinara, Dharmender died due to accident caused by Jeetender’s car. Jeetender was sympathetic towards his wife Hema Malini, who was a great dancer in the film and helped her to embrance dancing once more. The songs in the film were extraordinary, including “naam gum jayega”, “ek hi khwab kai baar”, “methe bol bole”. Jeetender transformed his dancing image into the image of soft understanding person. The make up given to him in the film also added to his soverness. In the 80s also Jeetender had provided powerful performance in films like Himmatwala.


As he was successful in maintaining his image for over 30 years, he had seen the transformation of films from the 60s to the 80s. Even in films where action heroes had shown their skills like Burning Train, Jeetender was required to give good lips for the qawalli composed in the film. Dharmender and Vinod Khanna had acted well in the film, and Jeetender complimented them with his lips in the song “pal do pal ka saath hamara”, sung by Rafi and Asha. Whenever he acted in character roles there also he had shown his acting skills. The new generation can learn a lot from the legendary actor of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Article By: Supriya Chatterji.

Joy Mukherjee: The successful actor of 60s.

Joy Mukherjee: The successful actor of 60s.

By: Rumi Chatterji.

Joy Mukherjee can be considered as one of the successful heroes of the 60s. Although his performances are not extra-ordinary if compared with Dilip Kumar or other quality actors of that age, his films are known for their romantic presentations and sweet music. His film Love In Simla, was one of the leading films where composer Iqbal Qureshi had provided notable music. It was also the beginning of journey of Sadhna.

Joy Mukherjee attracted the viewers with his performance in the film Ek Musafir Ek Haseena, opposite Sadhna in 1962. The black and white classic was one of the successful films of Raj Khosla which mainly revolved around the scenic beauty of Kashmir and powerful music of OP Nayyar. Songs of Rafi and Asha including “aap yu hi agar humse milte rahe”, “bahit shukriya bari meherbani”, “humko tumhare isq ne”, “phir tere shahar me”, etc. The next film Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon, 1964, opposite Asha Parekh, also is remembered for superlative music of OP Nayyar. Songs like “aji kibla, mohe tarma”, “banda parawar,” “nazni bara rangeen hai wada tera,” “anchal me saja lena kaliya”, “zulf ke chayon me chehere ka ujala lekar”, etc., were masterpieces. Rafi and Asha were at their best and the colourful locations entertained the viewers along with the music.

Jou Mukherjee’s other films with Asha Parekh including Ziddi, 1964, and Love In Tokyo, 1966, were also remembered for their everlasting music. Asha Parekh showed her choreographic skills in both the films and Joy Mukherjee provide prominent lips for Rafi’s quality songs. The well known songs in Ziddi, include “pyar ki aag me tan badan jal gaya” by Manna Dey, “ai dildar ai dildar” by Mohammad Rafi, composed by SD Burman. Shankar Jaikishan improvised with Japanese tunes and blended them with eastern classical in the film Love in Tokyo, and all the songs including “o mere shahe-khuba,” “sayonara, sayonara,” “hume tum mil gaye humdum”, “le gaye dil guriya japan ki”, were super hits. This days, most of the films are picturised in foreign locations, but in the 60s, it was a beginning, so the outdoor shooting in different parts of Japan, provided added attraction for the viewers. Besides, the comedy performance of Mehmood and Rajender Nath in most of the films of Joy Mukherjee, had balanced the outstanding music composed by leading composers.

Joy Mukherjee’s film Shagird, opposite Saira Banu, made in 1967, is also known for its romantic story and powerful music. Laxmikant Pyarellal showed his skills with songs like “bare miya diwane, aise nabano”, “woh hai zara khafa khafa”, “dilvil pyar war”, etc. Rafi and Lata had provided sensational performance in these songs. In the 70s Joy Mukherjee acted in films like “ek baar muskurado”, but it could not create the same magic as his films in the 60s had provided or even the films of the late 60s like Humsaya. Joy Mukherjee faded away from the film arena in the mid-70s but whenever we recollect the soft romantic stories of the 60s Joy Mukherjee’s films are remembered along with quality films of other leading actors of bollywood.

Biswajeet - The romantic actor of the 60s.

Biswajeet: The romantic actor of the 60s.

By: Supriya Chatterji.

Biswajeet Chatterji, better known as Biswajeet, is one of the soft romantic actors of the 60s whose films are remembered for their melodious music, good locations and good stories. Although Biswajeet acted in a side role in the Bengali film “dakharkara”, in 1958, and in films like Mayamrigo, 1060, Sesh Porjonto, 1961, he made his debue in bollywood with the film Bees Saal Baad. Bees Saal Baad was the adaptation of the story “The hound of Baskervilles” written by Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Bengali film Jighansa.

In Bees Saal Baa, Biswajeet, played the role of the youngest zamindar of the feudal clan who was attempted to be murdered by one of the other members of the family who was deprived of his ancestral property. The music was composed by Hemant Kumar and Biswajeet’s performance opposite Wahida Rehman was well appreciated by the filmlovers. The songs and the locations balanced the element of fear and uncertainty in the black and white classic, as the rest of the film involved the presentation of the mystery relating to the feudal family.

Within short period of time Biswajeet, appeared in major romantic films during that period of time. His performance in the film Do dil, was bolstered with powerful playback provided by Mohammad Rafi in songs like “tere husn rahe”. Biswajeet’s film Kohra was also remembered for notable songs.

After acting in films like April Fool, opposite Saira Banu, Biswajeet provided on of the biggest musical blockbusters of that age with the performance in the film Mere Sanam in 1965, opposite Asha Parekh. The music was composed by OP Nayyar, and the major songs in the film including “pukarta chala hu mai”, “humdum mere maan bhi jayo”, “huye hai tumpe ashiq hum, bhala mano bura mano”, “tukre hai mere dilki”, was all super hits. Rafi and Asha were their highest level of excellence, and colourful costumes and locations in Jammu And Kashmir had made the immortal even after 40 years of its making.

Biswajeet’s other successful films include Night In London, opposite Mala Sinha, Do Kaliya, opposite Mala Sinha, Kismat, etc. Night In London was a crime thriller and Biswajeet had to modify his style of acting to unearth the conspiracies that took place at different locations. The other notable songs where Biswajeet had given powerful lips include “naza na lag jaye” sung by Mohammad Rafi and “lakho hai yaha dilwale” sung by Mahendra Kapoor. In the early 70s Biswajeet acted in films like Phir Kab Milogi.

Biswajeet also acted in successful Bengali films like “kuheli”, “ami sirajer begum”,, etc. where the role of the leading actress was played by Sandhya Roy. With the advent of action films in the mid -70s, Biswajeet faded away from the film arena. But whenever the film lovers recollect the films related to romantic stories, Biswajeet obviously comes in their mind as a first choice. His films should be preserved and shown in the television channels which show classic films.

Refined Comedy films in the recent years had caught public attention:

Refined Comedy films in the recent years had caught public attention:

Performance of a comedian is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks of an actor as said by renouned scholar, playwriter, actor and intellectual named Utpal Dutta. The audience never laugh unless they are strong sense of humour displayed by actors. In recent years films like Malamaal Weekly, had maintained the comedy impulse and created sequences which were serio-comic in nature. A lot of things happen in the villages in India, which are funny if visualised from an urbanised point of view. That had happened in the film.

The person who had won a lottery ticket had died out of surprise and the lottery seller and his friend try to impersonate the actual winner. As the conversation between the two friends became public, the other villagers had to be consulted to enter into a secret pact for extracting the money from the concerned officer who had come from the city not knowing the winner by face. The rich feudal lord in the village came to know about the pact and tried to let the know the concerned officer about it but her vehicle drowned in a water-body and the officer presented the cheque to the villager who pretended to be the lottery winner.

There were instances where Om Puri who pretended to be the lottery winner fell down on a container full of atta, and his legs getting trapped in a water container, in addition to Paresh Rawal taking Arbaaz Khan to wrong addresses while showing the house of Om Puri. The funny performances included innocence and backwardness of rural people in these type of situations.
The comedy portions reminded people of other comedy films made in the past including kisi se na kehna. There also Utpal Dutta looked for a girl who respected Indian traditional values. His son loved Deepti Naval who was well educated and had urbanised backing and Saeed Jaffery had to create a drama to show her to be a village girl in order to convince his friend for the marriage of Farooq Sheikh, his son.

The questions relating to Indian epics were framed by himself (which were not known to Utpal Dutta) and the answers were previously mentioned to Deepti Naval and the falsehood relating to her identity ultimately helped in the successful marriage of his friend’s son. The success of these types of films depend largely on strong scripts and Rishikesh Mukherjee (the Director) managed to provide powerful scripts in these films. These types of films should be made in future which can impress even serious viewers who are not interested on pomp and grandeur of unrealistic films.

Article By: Chitta Ranjan Chatterji. (Ex. Chief PP, CMM Court, Kolkata).

Has remake of films in recent years been successful?

Had the films remade in the last few years been successful?

By: Rumi Chatterji.

There has been a trend of filmmakers being involved in remaking films based on popular stories which were made in the past, for the last few years. Parineeta had been remade, along with Umrao Jaan , Don, to name a few. Parineeta was successful as it was a story of Sarat Chandra Chatterji, and the previous version was made by Bimal Roy way back in the 50s. Besides the strong performance of Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidyabalan and powerful direction of Pradep Sarkar contributed for its success. On top of that the song “piu bole” sung by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal added the Bengali flavour in the film. Besides, sequences were shot in Kolkata, for keeping resemblance with the storyline.

But Don had a mixed bag of responses. Firstly the version of Don played by Amitabh Bacchan in 1978 was still in the minds of film-viewers, who had not forgotten the action pact performance of Big B and Pran. In the remade version there was added attraction of action sequences being shot in foreign countries, with some modifications in the story, good dance number by Kareena Kapoor and different presentation of the character by Shahrukh Khan. The performance of Boman Irani and Om Puri, adds flavour in the film. One school of thoughts say it is successful as the stories were not identical and the new generation had enjoyed it. The other school of thought say that hit films like Don should not be experimented with.

In respect of remake of Sholay by Ram Gopal Verma, people were quite confused to show their reaction. Firstly each and every character of Sholay including Surma Bhopali, Jay, Viru, Thakur, Gabbar Singh, had got greater than life image which is fresh in the minds of filmlovers. Secondly only within a span of 32 years (Sholay was made in 1975) the same story cannot be replicated unless fresh script and different exposure of the characters are possible. Although Big B, Mohanlal and others tried to show their depth of acting to make the new version successful, it did not create a sensation. Umrao Jaan had also being remade this year.
This brings us to the question, whether remake of popular films can bring revenues these days. The audience are going to answer the question. The trend in 2007 had been mentioned in the article. 2008 may have new dimensions in store. Only time can tell whether the remade films are accepted by the audience or not.

AR Rehman - The musical genius of this century

R. Rehman – The musical genius of this century.

By: Souvik Chatterji.

During the last 15 years film music had undergone a lot of changes. Not only the types of music included innovative styles, but also the recording techniques had been different and are in the process of further modifications. A. R. Rehman had amused the listeners with his huge variety of compositions. He had made sound tracks and orchestrations which were innovative, new and melodious.

His performance in the film Roja, in mid-90s, had caught the attention of music lovers. Although the film was made by Director Mani Ratnam, with the objective of introducing his viewers with the onslaught of terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, which has destroyed the peace and tranquillity in the region for more than 20 years, the music of the film added aesthetic value to the film. Specially songs like “dil hai chota sa, choti si asha”, “roja- janeman”, etc, had very soothing beat and rhythm and there was effects which balanced the sequences. There was even flavour of congregational singing which was a bit different than chorus in the song “rukmini rukmini.” Music was equally appreciated in addition to strong performance by Arvind Swamy, Madhu and Pankaj Kapoor.

In Mani Ratnam’s Bombay, A.R. Rehman again came up with melodious music. The song “tu hi re” had touched the hearts of film lovers as it was composed with a tragic note. The film was based on riots that took place in the region during that period of time and religious barriers that were faced by Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala in marrying each other. His performance in the film Dil Se, which was made on the backdrop of separatist movements in North-east India was also well appreciated by the masses. Specially the song “chaiya chaiya” picturised on a train passing through the colourful landscape of North-east India became a big hit with the successful choreography of Shahrukh Khan.

The other film where AR Rehman made major contribution included Sathiya. It was a film based on affair between Vivek Oberoi and Rani Mukherjee and the songs in the film contributed a lot for the box-office success. Songs like “saathiya, saathiya” sung by Sonu Nigam, “chalka chalka re”, etc., had stormed bollywood with remote style of orchestration. He had received many film fare awards for the best composer in the respective years and had made major contribution in South Indian film industry. It is not possible to cover the major contribution of the genius in a small article as he contributed in huge number of films made in different languages.

These days he also appears as judge in a number of music competitions organised in different TV Channels. AR Rehman’s innovative tune in the song “bande mataram” also is worth mentioning. In 2008, filmlovers are expected to hear new compositions of the versatile genius. His compositions should be preserved in an archive to understand the grammer of beat oriented compositions and innovative tracks which add flavour to melodious songs.