Parinda was the first realistic gangster film in Hindi cinema, and it spawned a whole new genre of thrillers. It is a story about two brothers trapped in the gang war, and the conflicting pull of duty and family. Even now, Underworld slang in Bombay borrows from dialogue in this film.

Parinda was a critical and commercial hit, and the official Indian entry for the Oscars that year.

Cast: Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher

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Chhoti Bahen is the poignant story about the delicate but powerful bond of filial love. Hardly does one see such family movies these days. And the blame goes to more than exagratted daily TV soaps, which have killed three hours poignant drama into never ending annoying saga.

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Its pretty refreshing to watch bollywood classics once in a while. You can clearly see, the advancements made by indian cinema in last few decades. From black and white to eastman color to todays Imax the advancement is definitely beyond anyones imagination. On the one hand can we see commercial and technical achievements bollywood have made but on the other hand you can clearly see the backruptcy of ideas in these days movie. No wonder, why directors are opting for remakes. Compared to classics like Kagaaz Ke Phool, Mudhumati, Mother India I often think where have all those writers gone.

If you thought Devdas (2001) was an ideal bollywood musical love story, then watch ‘Goonj Uthi Shehnai’ your belief will be shattered within first 5 minutes.

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If you thought ‘Black (2005)’ was a great fare, then you will say outstanding to Dosti released in 1964. Dosti is one of the finest movies churned out from Rajshri Productions (makers of Miane Pyaar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun). It is a treasure-able product which families, friends should treasure upon watching. The title of the film resonates the true moral it depicts- the value of a friend.

Bandini is arguably Bimal Roy’s greatest and most complete film, Do Bigha Zameen nothwithstanding. The story is based on a book by Jarasandha, a former jail superintendent who wrote fictional versions of his experiences (Louha-Kapat (1953), Tamasha (1958), Nyaydanda (1961)). Set at a time when women had no choices, the film’s protagonist Kalyani had the courage to not only make choices in her life but choices which at times might appear to be even wrong ones as she gives up everything for love.

Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam
Tum Rahe Na Tum, Hum Rahe Na Hum …

One of the finest song delivered by Geeta Dutt in Guru Dutt’s final directoral venture ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’. Kaagaz Ke Phool till date is considered just second to Pyaasa by many. A cinematic masterpiece that went over the audience’s heads and sank like the Titanic so to say.

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Bimal Roy tells a story of the dispossessed peasant and the moneylender/ landlord in Do Bigha Zameen. With his innate reserve and good taste he chooses a much wider context in which to place his narrative thus looking at rural poverty at one end and the brutalizing effects of city life at the other end.

It is one of Indian Cinema’s tragic ironies that a sensitive and poetic film like Teesri Kasam sank without a trace indirectly leading to its producer lyricist Shailendra’s death due to stress of financial problems caused by the failure of the film. The irony is even more so as today the film is recognised as one of the the all-time great films of Indian Cinema.