'Kal Aaj Aur Kal ' completes 50 Years

 

Released on 1st July 1971 wast the first film of Randhir Kapoor as Actor & Director. This was the last film of Shanker-Jaikishan for R.K.Films.Jaikishan had already completed the recording music for this film before he died.

Babita was the heroine of the film who later married Randhir Kapoor. The highlight of the film was the presence of Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor, the three generation of Kapoors in a film. This film came after the colossal disaster of “Mera Naam Joker”.

 The movie was based on how three generations live under one roof but with different opinions. The movie is a time-pass. The grandfather and grandson always had difference in thoughts while the father always tries to makeup between them. In the end, the grandfather dies giving the message that it is KAL AAJ AUR KAL.

Randhir Kapoor does not show much of promise as a director He was no way near to Raj Kapoor’s classic touch. He directed a few films after this but none of the film clicked at the box office.

The music of the film was given by Shankar Jaikishan but Nothing compared to “Barsaat”, “Awara” and “Shree 420”. There are some hummable tunes like “Aap Yahan Aye” and “Tik Tik Tik Tik” though. Kishore Kumar became the voice of Randhir Kapoor.

Soundtrack

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Aap Yahan Aaye Kisliye"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
2	"Bhanware Ki Gunjan"	Kishore Kumar
3	"Hum Jab Honge Saath Saal Ke"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
4	"Tick Tick Tick Chalti Jaye Ghadi"	Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
5	"Ek Paon Chal Raha Alag Alag"	Manna Dey
6	"Kisi Ke Dil Ko Sanam"	Sharda

Songs of Kal Aaj Aur Kal 1971

50 Years of Mela

 

Released on 30 June 1971, Mela was a hit film of that year. This was the first time the two Khan brothers, Feroz Khan and Sanjay Khan appeared together in a film. Mumtaz was the heroine of the film. This film was the second directorial venture of Prakash Mehra after Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968).

The film is a lost and found story, a very popular subject of the 70s. It was based on a rural background where a Shahri Babu(Sanjay Khan) comes and falls in love with a village girl(Mumtaz). There is a dacoit Shakti Singh(Feroz Khan who does not permit anyone to plow his land as he believes that his evil paternal uncle(Randhir) forged documents to make him the owner, and he blames himself for losing his brother, Kishan, during a Mela 20 years ago. Kanhaiya buys the land from his uncle in the city who dies soon after out of shock upon receiving such a large sum of money.,Now Kanhaiya comes with his foster mom to reside at the Uncle s home in the village.

The music of the film was given by R D Burman and the lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Few of the songs were popular but none of the songs is great.

  

Soundtrack

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Dekho Re Hua Lahoo Se Lahoo Kaise Judaa"	Manna Dey
2	"Ek Baar Rakh De Kadam Zara Jhoom Ke"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
3	"Gori Ke Haath Mein Jaise Ye Challa"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
4	"Kya Soch Raha Re"	Lata Mangeshkar
5	"Meri Sakhiyo Bolo"	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
6	"Rut Hai Milan Ki Sathi Mera Aa Re"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi

Songs of Mela 1971

50 Years of 'Haathi Mere Saathi'

 Haathi Mere Saathi was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1971. It was released on 1st May 1971 and became an instant hit all over India. It was not a children's film but became a craze among children. Children's cinema was a rarity in the 70's decade which was dominated by action dramas. But one big exception was "Haathi Mere Saathi"(1971), directed by M.A.Thirumugham which was inspired by his own Tamil hit, "Vettaikkaaran"(1964).

This was the first film of Salim Javed as an independent script & screenplay writer. it was the biggest hit in the career of Rajesh Khanna as a hero. This movie is about the relationship/bondage between man and animal. Elephants play an equally important role with Rajesh Khanna in the movie and the movie revolves around them. Tanuja playing the heroine also contributes.

In an interview, Tanuja said, "I showed them the film when Kajol was six and Tanishaa around three years old, and for two weeks Kajol did not speak to me!! "Mummy, you killed the elephant! Because of you, he had to die!" screamed Kajol! "And Tanishaa was annoyed too!" 

Another highlight of the film was its music by Laxmikant Pyarelal who have composed some great hits for this movie sung by Kishore Kumar. One song by Mohammad Rafi is a class.

 The film ranks as a classic because it is still unequaled as the complete family fare in its genre for kids of all ages!. If you have not seen this film, you must see this film with your children.

Songs

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Chal Chal Chal Mere Saathi"	Kishore Kumar
2	"Dhak Dhak Kaise Chalti Hai Gaadi"	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
3	"Duniya me rehna hai to kaam kar pyare"	Kishore Kumar
4	"Sunja Aa Thandi Hawa"	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
5	"Dilbar Jani Chali Hawa Mastani"	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
6	"Nafrat Ki Duniya Ko Chhod Ke"	Mohammed Rafi

Songs of Haathi Mere Saathi' 1971

Romeo & Juliet in Hindi Cinema

 

William Shakespeare's 1590s play Romeo and Juliet has been adapted to film many times in almost all the languages of the world. The first time it was adapted into a film was in 1911  It was directed by Barry O'Neil (USA). In India, it was in 1947 that Romeo & Juliet appeared on-screen by Nargis Art Concern directed by Akhtar Hussain, the roles played by Sapru and Nargis.

Almost after 30 years, it was adapted ( Maro Charitra ) in the Telugu language written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead.The film dealt with a cross-cultural romance between a Tamil boy and a Telugu girl. Upon release, it was commercially successful and remains a cult classic. Three years later the Hindi version of  Maro Charitra as ,'Ek Duje Ke Liye'( 1981),   directed once again by K Balachandra was released. with Kamal Haasan reprising his role. the female lead, was, however, replaced by actress Rati Agnihotri. The Hindi remake became a success as well.

 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988); was the next Hindi film adapted on Romeo & Juliet a long-standing blood feud between two families is complicated when the son of one falls in love with the daughter of the other; directed by Mansoor Khan (India). The film was a super hit.

Saudagar (1991) was another successful film adapted from the great play by the producer-director Subhash Ghai. The role of Romeo & Juliet was played by Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala. The role of Mandhaari was somewhat similar to Friar Laurence of Romeo and Juliet

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela (2013) is another super-hit adaptation of Romeo and Juliet , directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Bhansali called it a "desi adaptation" of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet

Song of Romeo Juliet 1947   Audio only

Song of Ek Duje Ke Liye 1981

Song of Quamat Se Quamat Tak 1988

Song of Saudagar 1991

Song of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela (2013)

Danny Denzongpa - The name Danny was given by Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan

 

His original name is Tshering Phintso Denzongpa became famous as Danny from Bollywood. He was born on 25th Feb 1948 in Sikkim. He got admission to Armed Force Medical College Pune and went there to study Medicine but his interest was in Art. When he came to know about Pune Film & Television Institute, he shifted to an acting course.

Jaya Bhaduri was his classmate, who suggested him to change his name to 'Danny'.He also became a good friend of Amitabh Bachchan, they used to play tennis together in the early 70s. He got his first role in Zaroorat(1972) but got his major break in Gulzar's Mere Apne (1971), where he had a positive role. He had his first played an antagonist in B.R.Chopra's Dhundh (1973), where he played the role of a crippled and frustrated husband.

He is also a good singer, he was first given a chance to sing, 'Mera Naam Aao' by S.D. Burman in the film Yeh Gulistan Hamara in 1972. later he sang in a few films. He has sung with Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. 

With Asha Bhosle, he sang a duet "Suno Suno Kasam Se" in the Hindi film Kala Sona in 1975 picturized on him, became a hit, He also sang with Mohammad Rafi "Mujhe Doston Tum Gale Lagaa Lo" from Naya Daur 1978, in the same film he sang a duet with Kishore Kumar "Botal Khaali Hone To Do"

He has sung a Nepali duet with Asha Bhosle, "Aage aage topai ko gola pachhi pachhi machinegun barara" in 1976. This song was shown by Danny to Rajesh Khanna who liked the song tremendously. Then Rajesh Khanna requested R.D. Burman to compose the song – "Sang Mere Nikle The Sajan" from the 1981 film Phir Wohi Raat, which was directed by Danny himself 

His most applauded negative characters are in Bandish (1980) as Kapil Kumar, Phir Wahi Raat as "Ashok", Dharm Aur Qanoon (1984), as SP "Kader", Kanoon Kya Karega (1984), as "Raghuvir Singh", Andar Baahar (1984), as "Shera", Oonche Log (1985), as "Thakur Maan Singh", Aandhi Toofan (1986), as "Balbir" Bhagwaan Dada (1986), as "Gangwaa", Agneepath (1990), as "Kancha Cheena", Hum (1991), as "Bakhtawar", Ghatak: Lethal, as "Kaatya", Krantiveer (1994), as "Chatur Singh", Pukar, (2000) as "Abhrush" and Indian, as "Shankar Singhania". He was pitted against Pran in the film Sanam Bewafa, Paap Ki Duniya, Gurudev and 1942: A Love Story. His command over the Urdu language came in handy in films such as Sawan Kumar's Sanam Bewafa and Mukul Anand's Khuda Gawah.

In recent years he appeared in Jai Ho (2014), co-starring Salman Khan and Bang Bang (2014), co-starring Hrithik Roshan.

He was nominated 5 times as the Best Villain and 5 times as Best Supporting actor and won it twice in Sanam Bewafa(1992) and Khuda Gawah(1993). He was also given Padamshri by Govt of India.

Song of Yeh Gulistan Hamara 1972

Song of  Kala Sona 1975

Song of Naya Daur 1978

Song of Naya Daur 1978

50 Years of Gambler

 

In the 70s Dev Anand was launching new faces, picking himself to play lead roles against actresses half his age. This film too had Zaheeda, the niece of actress Nargis as his heroine. Though Zaheeda first appeared in Prem Pujari, she was not his heroine. To compensate for that role, she was taken as his heroine for this film. Same was with Shatrughan Sinha who was introduced by Dev Anand in a very small role, was given a parallel role in this film. This film was released on 19th Feb 1971 after the grand success of Johny Mera Naam 

The film opened with mad euphoria of Dev Anand, all the shows were full all over India for a few weeks. Though the film did Jubilee but was not a great hit. . It was Dev Anand who carried the movie. He was at his best in the courtroom scenes with Sahu in splendid form as the public prosecutor.  Shatrughan Sinha, still trying to establish himself, came up with a nice cameo of a gangster having a change of heart.

 The movie, however, fell far below the standards that Dev Anand had set during the first two decades of his career but his fans still love his role as Raja.  the man who is taught how to gamble while playing cards, but whose life takes a turn when he finds himself accused of murder. Jeevan is decent in his supporting role as Master, the criminal who cheats whilst participating in cards in order to win the cash.

The music of the film was composed by S D Burman It had 5 tracks and all of them were popular.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Apne Honthon Ki Bansi"	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	03:54
2	"Choodi Nahin Ye Mera Dil"	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	04:27
3	"Dil Aaj Shayar Hai"	Kishore Kumar	03:33
4	'"Mera Man Tera Pyasa"	Mohammed Rafi	04:14
5	"Kaisa Hai Mere Dil Tu Khiladi"	Kishore Kumar	03:23

Overall, Gambler was an enjoyable thriller, thanks to the very good and central performance from Dev Anand, along with the excellent direction, script, technical aspects and tense atmosphere

Song of Gambler 1971

Song of Gambler 1971

Song of Gambler 1971

Song of Gambler 1971

Song of Gambler 1971