At the cost of being labelled a die hard Big-B fan, this eponymous film has to be added to the list to our Retro Gems section sheerly on the strength of its popularity due to its story, screenplay and of course Amitabh Bachchan in antipodal double role of a sauve but hardened gangster and a Kohl-eyed bumpkin.
There was novelty in the story but it was such that it could have even back-fired. It were Amar Akbar Anthony, Trishul before this and Kasme Vaade after this that propelled the already popular star Amitabh Bachchan to new heights of megastardom. It was his decade and the 'Chora Ganga Kinarewala' had made it big in this cut throat world of Hindi film industry. Whatever he did or touched turned to gold; take for example the song 'khaike paan banaraswala' which was introduced right at the height of tension when the hero and the heroine are trying to escape from the goons, the scene ....
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Feroz Khan (FK) was a stylish personality and his movies also had his touch of style. Qurbani was one of his best with a good storyline, execution and fantastic songs and music. This definitely was one of the best movie roles after Hare Rama Hare Krishna for Zeenat Aman, role that was tailor made for her.
Qurbani also kick started the career of Shakti Kapoor as a villain and also gave us the exotic Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan with some chartbuster numbers in the movie. Produced and directed by FK it released on 20th June 1980, FK spared no cost in the production department, there is a scene right at the beginning where FK ruins the Mercedes of the villain (Mercedes was an expensive car and in those days it was not so common to see it around). In fact some scenes were even lavishly mounted and that showed in the final product, it was one of the best movies with rich production values ....
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SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM- ABOUT LOVE AND THE SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
Based on the Hindu spiritual philosophy of Satyam Shivam Sundaram which means Satya or truth itself is the absolute divine Shiv which is the most beautiful in itself. This film is a story of rediscovering of truth, love and passion and difference between physical and spiritual love. It was Raj Kapoor’s opus which is remembered not so much for its content and message but more for Zeenat Aman’s sensuous portrayal in a blouse-less wet sari and under the waterfall.
This movie did make a furor, even housewives discussing Zeenat’s bold look. This social themed film was released on 24th March 1978. What is hard to believe is that this role was developed keeping Lata Mangeshkar in mind. A heavenly voice which does not match with physical beauty, as written in the book 'Raj Kapoor Speaks' by Ritu Nanda. It is also believed ....
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Released on January 14 1972, Hare Rama Hare Krishna is written, produced and directed by Dev Anand and it is one of his finest movies. Starring apart from Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman there are Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Kishore Sahu, Rajendra Nath and others. The movie was set in Nepal against the background of the hippie culture, which was very much prevalent in those time.
Hare Rama Hare Krishna is about rebels with no cause, about the youth who has given up everything, all hope and is lost in their own world of sex, drugs, merry making and indulging in petty crimes for the upkeep of their lifestyle. The title comes from the popular movement that was going on at the time in America of God consciousness under the auspices of Swami Prabhupada of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON for short, it was a 'bhakti movement' which many in the West had misinterpreted for the ....
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Get set for one of the quirkiest love stories of the year! Ugly aur Pagli movie review...
Ugly Aur Pagli is about Kabir (Ranvir Shorey) who is a happy go lucky, laid back guy who takes life at his own sweet pace. How else then can one describe such a character who he has been doing his engineering since the past 10 years.
Seeing other couples around him, he desires to have a girl to love…
It is also about Kuhu (Mallika Sherawat).
Never had Kabir imagined that his life would go for a sixer until he meets the quirky and kinky Kuhu. He had always longing for a girl to love but he never in his wildest dreams thought he would encounter a girl who could make him dance around circles, run semi naked, ride cycles without seats, wear high heeled ladies shoes...
Kabir who has literally been on slumber suddenly finds himself in the middle of a roller coaster ride wherein he has to ....
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Bollywood celebrities attend 5th TIIFA Awards Saturday evening was witnessed Shamim A Khan PARWAZ MEDIA GROUP celebrating its annual “THE INDIAN ICON FILM AWARDS 2016” called (TIIFA). The Indian icon Film awards is a Complete Bollywood and Television Award event in which they honor those who give their time, dedication & devotion to the Film & TV Industry & they…
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A drama of love, deception and humanity, it is an urban commercial flick set in the City of Joy which tells the story of 3 guys who has one thing in common - their love for music and life.
Director Sanghamitra Chaudhuri's bollywood debut has received acclaim in many International Festivals and has won 5 Awards. It has six beautiful songs and is extensively shot in the interiors of West Bengal, Kolkata and Mumbai.
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Strings of Passion is a story of three boys who meet after a period and begin to relive their past..
Neel, Manu and Amit are from a software engineering collage and they have a band named Strings of Passion. They fall prey to family problems take emotional routes to suffice. Neel, Aman and Amit are young and dynamic guys who run the band "Strings of Passion" but are shadowed by the influences of drugs, broken love and bad parenting. Apparently instigated by college bl ....Read More