Films that gained a ‘cult following’ over the years, despite being unnoticed on release
Back in the 80s, all we had was Doordarshan. Anything you wanted to know about cinema, mythology, world literature, astronomy, science fiction, history; it was all there – right in your living room. So, in that glorious age of kitsch, I remember noticing this bubbly-looking but rather demure young woman in two films – one was Raghuveer Yadav-starrer Massey Sahib (1985) and this obscure film with an interesting name – In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989). By the third time I caught her on TV, she had won a Booker Prize for fiction, for her book The God of Small Things. She was Arundhati Roy – the above-mentioned films were made by her then husband, Pradip Krishen. But we’re more interested in the second film – In Which Annie… was about a group of students in an Architecture College in Delhi,...
Back in the 80s, all we had was Doordarshan. Anything you wanted to know about cinema, mythology, world literature, astronomy, science fiction, history; it was all there – right in your living room. So, in that glorious age of kitsch, I remember noticing this bubbly-looking but rather demure young woman in two films – one was Raghuveer Yadav-starrer Massey Sahib (1985) and this obscure film with an interesting name – In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989). By the third time I caught her on TV, she had won a Booker Prize for fiction, for her book The God of Small Things. She was Arundhati Roy – the above-mentioned films were made by her then husband, Pradip Krishen. But we’re more interested in the second film – In Which Annie… was about a group of students in an Architecture College in Delhi,...
- 8/21/2012
- by Amborish Roychoudhury
- DearCinema.com
New Delhi, Dec 4: From Sadhana to Waheeda Rahman, Usha Kiran to Nalini Jaywant, Dev Anand romanced most of the beauties of the black and white era. The songs picturised on him and his leading ladies boosted his romantic image and made him the heartthrob of millions.
Here are some of the memorable numbers.
'Yeh raat yeh chaandni phir kahaan' ('Jaal' 1952): This was one of the first few hit songs of Dev Anand. It shows him strumming a guitar on a moonlit evening, and singing for his love, played by Geeta Bali.
'Yaad kiya dil ne kahan ho tum' ('Patita' 1953): Another song with beautiful lyrics and lilting music,.
Here are some of the memorable numbers.
'Yeh raat yeh chaandni phir kahaan' ('Jaal' 1952): This was one of the first few hit songs of Dev Anand. It shows him strumming a guitar on a moonlit evening, and singing for his love, played by Geeta Bali.
'Yaad kiya dil ne kahan ho tum' ('Patita' 1953): Another song with beautiful lyrics and lilting music,.
- 12/4/2011
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
The 56th National Film Awards ceremony was held in Delhi on Friday where Bollywood bagged 13 awards. Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Farhan Akhtar were present at the ceremony while President Pratibha Patil gave away the awards to the winners. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni was present at the event, which was compered by actress Divya Dutta.
Legendary cinematographer V.K. Murthy, best remembered for his work on the Guru Dutt films, received a standing ovation at the 56th National Film Awards ceremony Friday when he was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2008 by President Pratibha Patil.
Murthy, 87, received a cash prize of Rs.10 lakh, a Swarna Kamal and a shawl. This is the first time that a cinematographer has been selected for this award.
Murthy is known for breaking new ground, ushering in highly sophisticated techniques and bringing in rich visual artistry to Indian cinema. He...
Legendary cinematographer V.K. Murthy, best remembered for his work on the Guru Dutt films, received a standing ovation at the 56th National Film Awards ceremony Friday when he was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2008 by President Pratibha Patil.
Murthy, 87, received a cash prize of Rs.10 lakh, a Swarna Kamal and a shawl. This is the first time that a cinematographer has been selected for this award.
Murthy is known for breaking new ground, ushering in highly sophisticated techniques and bringing in rich visual artistry to Indian cinema. He...
- 3/19/2010
- by IANS
- DearCinema.com
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