Amar Prem (Hindi: अमर प्रेम, Urdu: امر پریم, Translation: “Immortal Love”) is a 1971 Bollywood film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri. The movie is a remake of a Bengali film ‘Nishipadma’ (1970) by Arabinda Mukherjee,...

Chhoti Si Baat is a 1975 Bollywood romantic comedy film. The film’s title means “One small thing” in Hindi. One of the best Hindi comedy films of the 70s - is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay. The film established Amol Palekar as having an uncommon comic talent for playing mousy characters, a role he would go on...

Sharmilee is a 1971 Hindi movie produced by Subodh Mukherjee and directed by Samir Ganguly. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee, Ranjeet, Anwar and Asit Sen. The films very popular music is by S. D. Burman. Rakhee played a double role in this film, and it’s success helped make her one of the decades top leading lady in Hindi films. In Sameer Ganguly’s “Sharmilee”...

Junglee (Urdu: جنگلی) is a 1961 Indian movie produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala and Asit Sen. Saira Banu, in her debut film, earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress and became a star. The movie was a lighthearted musical...

Deedar is 1992 Hindi Movie directed by Pramod Chakravarti and starring Akshay Kumar,Karishma Kapoor,Anupam Kher,Tanuja.Other cast members include Laxmikant Berde,Seema Deo,Ajit Vachhani,Anjana Mumtaz,Rajeev Varma,Dan Dhanoa,Priya Arun,Rajesh Puri,Viju Khote. Anand Malhotra (Akshaye Kumar), the only son of a very wealthy industrialist, Kailanshnath Malhotra (Rajiv Verma)...

Baaghi: A Rebel for Love is a Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Nagma, and Shakti Kapoor, which was released in 11 December 1990. It was Nagma’s first role in Bollywood, as the opening credits note; she was 15 years old when the film was released. In an ironic twist, the DVD cover has a warning noting that the movie is “suitable only for persons of 15 years...

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is a 1993 Indian Bollywoodfilm directed by Kundan Shah. Shahrukh Khan plays the role named Sunil. The film also stars Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Naseeruddin Shah and Deepak Tijori. This is one of the rare mainstream Hindi movies in which the hero plays the role of a loser, and has been considered one of Shahrukh Khan’s best performances.He received...

Maine Pyar Kiya is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree. It was released on December 29, 1989.Maine Pyar Kiya was the biggest hit of 1989 in India, one of the most successful Bollywood movies of the 1980s, and it established Salman Khan’s status in the industry. Karan (Alok Nath) lives in a small house with...

Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) is a Hindi movie directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri. The film was a “blockbuster” at the box office in 1981. Hindi-speaking collegian Sapna lives a wealthy lifestyle in Dona Paula, near Panaji, Goa, India, along with her Professor dad, Kundanlal, and mom. Their immediate neighbors are Tamil-speaking vegetarian...

Taal is a 1999 Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Taal was an official selection by Roger Ebert for his 2005 Overlooked Film Festival. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Amrish Puri and Alok Nath. It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam. Despite a poor box office performance in India, it was successful overseas, becoming the first Indian film to...