50 Years of Bombay To Goa

 

Bombay To Goa completed 50 years, was released on 3rd March 1972. It was Amitabh Bachchan’s big break and the beginning of his illustrious career in the film industry over the span of 4 decades or more. The film was directed by S. Ramanathan, starring Mehmood, Amitabh Bachchan, and Aruna Irani, with Shatrughan Sinha in a supporting role.  Mehmood and brother Anwar Ali were the principal players in this comedy that gave Amitabh Bachchan his first big break as the hero of a movie.

 What makes Bombay to Goa memorable is, as the title itself suggests, the bus journey from Bombay to Goa in which the majority of the story actually takes place. This adventurous and comic journey introduces us to a totally mixed bunch of passengers from all over India, from different religions and cultures. Two significant characters are those of Rajesh, the bus driver, and Khanna, the conductor - two characters played by real-life brothers, Anwar Ali and the great Mehmood, respectively. The list of travelers includes, among others, a married couple named Amma and Appa with their fat son, a sleeping passenger (Keshto Mukherjee), a chubby and heavily made-up woman (the wonderful Manorama) sitting at the back of the bus with her daughter, and an elderly noisy woman named Kashibai (Lalita Pawar). The most surprising passenger was  Kishore Kumar's appearance as himself.

This movie will always be remembered for its catchy songs composed by R D Burman, giving us the hit song "Dekha Na".Another song is a medley of old rock-n-roll tunes, sung in English, by an Indian woman in a nightclub.  The same medley also included a portion of "Fever," of Boney M fame also sung in English.

Soundtrack

1. "Dekha Na Haye Re" - Kishore Kumar
2. "Tum Meri Zindagi Mein" - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
3. "Listen To The Pouring Rain" - Usha Uthup
4. "Dil Tera Hai Main Bhi Teri" - Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
5. "Haye Haye Yeh Thanda Paani" - Asha Bhosle
6. "Yeh Mehki Mehki Thandi Hawa" - Kishore Kumar
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8. Songs of Bombay to Goa 1972

Songs of Bombay to Goa 1972

Songs of Bombay to Goa 1972

Songs of Bombay to Goa 1972

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50 Years of 'Anand'

 

The characteristic of a great film is a story well presented on screen so as to grab the attention as well as the emotion of the audience. Anand had all the ingredients of a great film. Produced and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee,, co-written and dialogue by Gulzar starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead role, with a supporting cast including Amitabh Bachchan.

The film was released on 12th March 1971  won several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1972.  The film was a super hit and the third highest-grossing film of 1971. It has since gained a cult following and is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made.

Besides getting the Best Film Award, it also got: Best Actor: Rajesh Khanna.  Best Supporting Actor: Amitabh Bachchan,  Best Dialogue: Gulzar,  Best Editing: Hrishikesh Mukherjee,  Best Story: Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film also got National Award for the Best Hindi Film.

The film has everything excellent. Acting, direction, story, music, dialogues etc... everything is fabulous. It has drama, humour, emotions in dollops. It is a story of a dying man who looks at life with a positive attitude and enjoys his time knowing fully well his disease is incurable and that he is going to die soon.

Rajesh Khanna as Anand was absolutely brilliant, Amitabh Bachchan was fantastic as Babumoshai. Another highlight was its music by Salil Chowdurywho comes up with an absolutely fantastic score and singers Mukhesh and Manna Dey do complete justice to his tunes.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Duration
1	"Kahin Door Jab" (Male)	Mukesh	Yogesh	05:52
2	"Maine Tere Liye"	Mukesh	Gulzar	03:09
3	"Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli"[14]	Manna Dey	Yogesh	03:30
4	"Kahin Door Jab" (Female)	Lata Mangeshkar	Yogesh	03:48
5	"Na Jiya Lage Na"	Lata Mangeshkar	Gulzar	03:22
6	"Maut Tu Ek Kavita Hai"	Amitabh Bachchan	Gulzar	00:47

Song of Anand 1971

Song of Anand 1971

Song of Anand 1971

Song of Anand 1971

Rajnikant- Amitabh Bachchan is his Inspiration

 

Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to his uniquely styled dialogues and idiosyncrasies in films, His style of flipping the cigarette in the film made him popular among the audience He made his debut in 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal,

He is god down south but for actor Rajinikanth, screen legend Amitabh Bachchan is a “role model”, “inspiration” and “guru“. You would be surprised to know that he worked in more than 10 Tamil films that are Amitabh Bachchan's remake. This began with Shankar Salim Simon (1978), a remake of Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), followed by Naan Vazhavaippen (1979), a remake of Majboor (1974). In this blog, I look into the films in which he played Amitabh Bachchan.

Shankar Salim Simon (Amar Akbar Anthony)

This film was released in 1978, Rajnikant played the role of Simon, similar to Anthony played by Amitabh in Amar Akbar Anthony. He remade the Manmohan Desai film again in Telugu, this time as with actors Krishna as Robert, Rajinikanth as Ram and Chandra Mohan as Rahim. Both films were hit.

 Naan Vazhavaippen

This film was released in 1979, it was based on the 1974 hit film Majboor,  it featured Rajinikanth playing Big B’s part. This film was also remade in Telugu

Billa

This film is a remake of Amitabh's Don(1978). This is one of the most memorable films of Rajnikant. It was a super-duper hit.  The success of Billa was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career. Billa established Rajinikanth as the top star of South Indian cinema, overtaking Kamal Haasan.

Thee

1981 saw the release of Thee, a remake of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster Deewaar, also originally written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan; in Thee, Rajinikanth reprised the role of Bachchan in the original.

Mr. Bharath 

lt is a remake of Trishul (1978), released in 1985. It was also a super hit film. Rajinikanth playing the son who takes revenge from his father for cheating on his mother.

Dharamathin Thalaivan

It is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action-drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth in dual roles, along with Prabhu, Suhasini, Kushboo, Nassar and Captain Raju in other roles. The film is a remake of the 1978 Hindi film Kasme Vaade. Dharmathin Thalaivan became a super hit 

Panakkaran 

It's a remake of Laawaris (1981). The film was released in 1990.  This film ran for more than 200 days and was declared a blockbuster hit film. It was dubbed in Telugu as Kondaveedi Puli  Rajinikanth reprised Bachchan’s role

Maaveeran

Maaveeran is a 1986 tamil film.  A remake of the 1985 Hindi film Mard, it stars Rajinikanth, Ambika and Jaishankar. Maaveeran was the first in Tamil to be shot in 70 mm film format, and have a six-track stereophonic sound. It was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and failed commercially.

Padikathavan

Padikkadavan is a 1985 Tamil  film, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth. It is a remake of the Hindi film Khud-Daar starring Amitabh Bachchan  . The film was a huge blockbuster and had a run for more than 250 days. This film is considered as one of the biggest hits for Rajinikanth during the 1980s.

Siva

It was released in 1989, was the remake of Bachchan’s 1977 film Khool Pasina. The film also starred actor-dancer Shobana playing Rekha’s role from the original.The film was dubbed in Telugu as Tiger Shiva.

Velaikkaran

It is a 1987 Tamil-language action comedy film This film is a remake of the 1982 Hindi film Namak Halaal.  So faithful was Rajinikanth to the original that it even featured Bachchan’s iconic ‘I can talk English, walk English because English is a very funny language’, of course, with a few changes.