50 Years of Shor (1972)

 

Released on 15th September 1972, Shor is a beautiful collage of emotions.  A tale of a father and son coping after a tragic accident, and how their misfortunes affect them.The film was written, produced and directed and edited by Manoj Kumar, who also plays the lead role in the film.

The highlight of this film is its music, composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.  “Ek Pyaar Ka Naghma Hai”, written by Santosh Anand and sung in different versions by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh. It plays throughout the film, and retains its chartbuster status till date. The other songs, like “Jeevan Chalne Ka Naam” and “Paani Re Paani” stand out for their sheer brilliance.

 Manoj Kumar who plays Shankar loses his wife Nanda in an accident. She dies while saving her son (Deepak). , Deepak loses his voice. Shankar contacts doctor to get his son's voice again; however, doctors suggests him to undergo surgery to get his son's voice back. Shankar  He has no money for the surgery,he tries hard to collect money and finally is able to collect enough money. Deepak undergoes the surgery successfully. Shankar goes to work; however, is unable to focus properly while working with machines and eventually gets injured. The injury causes him to lose his hearing. The father is now unable to hear his son's voice when he regains it.There is communal harmony with the stereotyped Muslim, Khan Badshah and a medley of workers that include a Sikh and a Christian.  Many characters introduced to provide a few laughs for the front benchers, notably Meena T, Manorama, Asrani and V.Gopal, fail to add any fizz.

Jaya Bhaduri’s portrayal of Raat Ki Rani is average but Satyajeet who plays Deepak is outstanding. Nanda, in a cameo, is the soul of the film. 

Nominated for Filmfare Awards

• Best Director – Manoj Kumar
• Best Supporting Actor – Prem Nath
• Best Music Director – Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Best Lyricist – Santosh Anand for "Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai"
• Best Male Playback Singer – Mukesh for "Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai"
• 'Best Story – Manoj Kumar
• Won 
• Best Editing – Manoj Kumar

Soundtrack

 

1.	"Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai"	Lata Mangeshkar
2.	"Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai - Part 2"	Mukesh
3.	"Jeevan Chalne Ka Naam" (Lyricist - Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi)	Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, Shyama Chittar
4.	"Macha Diya Shor"	Lata Mangeshkar
5.	"Paani Re Paani" (Lyricist - Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi)	Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
6.	"Shehnai Baje Na Baje"	Lata Mangeshkar

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Sadhana - The Fashion Icon of the 60s

 Sadhana (2 September 1941 – 25 December 2015) belonged to an era when Hindi cinema was transitioning from the slow ’50s  to the more playful, romantic ’60s. Her first film as a heroine was Love In Shimla, released in 1960 which was a hit. She became a rage and her hairstyle became instantly popular with the girls. Her fringe haircut named "Sadhana Cut"

Sadhana is also credited for bringing into fashion tight churidar-kurta. She went with this concept of gracefully changing the traditional loose salwar kameez to her director Yash Chopra for 1965's film Waqt. Initially, Yash Chopra was not agreed for this change but Sadhana with the help of her fashion designer Bhanu Athaiya showed him a sample, which he liked. The trend lasted well in the 1970s and can be seen to be adopted by many actresses.

After Love In Shimla, her 2nd film Parakh was released. in this film she played the simple village girl, she had to stick her fringe back in order to match the simple village girl she played here. Even without that, she looked beautiful. Then came Hum Dono in 1962 The film stars Dev Anand in a double role and also has Nanda his co-heroine.The film was a big hit that established Sadhana as a leading actress. In the same year, Ek Musafir Ek Hasina and Asli Naqli were released, both were successful.at the Box Office.

In 1963, Sadhana played her first role in a technicolor film Mere Mehboob directed by H. S. Rawail. The film was the "blockbuster" of 1963.She now became the most sought-after heroine of Bollywood.

In 1964, she played a double role in the first of the suspense-thriller trilogy, Woh Kaun Thi? This white-sari-clad performance opposite Manoj Kumar earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. The film was a box office "Hit". Raj Khosla cast her in two more successful mystery films, Mera Saaya (1966) and Anita (1967) thus making her famous as the "Mystery girl". Mera Saaya, a box office "Super Hit".

Since then every year she was giving a hit throughout the 60s, In 1963; it was Rajkumar opposite Shammi Kapoor, Waqt, and Arzoo in 1965, Mera Saya in 66, Anita in 67 and Inteqam and Ek Phool Do Mali in 1969.

Sadhana had health issues due to her thyroid, which she got treated in Boston. She was doing limited films, earlier also she did 2 or 3 films in a year, most of her films were hit.In 1971 she had a hit Aap Aye Bahar Ayee, in 74 she acted and directed Geeta Mera Naam which was also a hit.

After her retirement from acting, she refused to be photographed, She suffered from eye problems due to hyperthyroidism. She had undergone an emergency surgery due to a bleeding oral lesion in December 2014 at the K J Somaiya Medical College.

Sadhana died on 25 December 2015 in Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai after being hospitalized with a high fever. She made a rare public appearance walking the ramp in a pink sari at a fashion show to support the cause for cancer and AIDS patients. She was escorted by her relative, actor Ranbir Kapoor in 2014

Song from Hum Dono

Song from Asli Naqli 1962

Song from Mere Mehboob 1963

Below are a few links to her most popular songs

https://youtu.be/5a7l2UzZ654

Songs of Parakh 1960

https://youtu.be/E5KJpGaXgwE

Songs of Hum Dono 1961

https://youtu.be/TFr6G5zveS8

Songs of Woh Kaun Thi 1964

https://youtu.be/S7-d-7EWMHU

Song of Rajkumar  1964

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Mein or Mera Songs- The songs used to establish one's character (Part 2)

 

                                                                                 Part 2

Continuing from my earlier post, in this part, I have selected 15 very popular ' Mein or Mera' or 'Hum aur Hamara' songs of the 1960s. The first song on my list is 'Mera Naam Raju Gharana Anaam' from the 1960 film 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behati Hai'(1960), sung by Mukesh for Raj Kapoor. The song is sung by Mukesh and it is picturized on Raj Kapoor as a boat song. The song is an introduction song where Raj Kapoor, carrying a “Dafli” introduces himself by singing this song. This film has two more songs 'Ho Maine Pyar Kiya' and 'Hum Bhi Hain Tum Bhi Ho' in this theme. 

Audio

Song of Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behati Hai(1960)

Mein Hoon Jhoom Jhom Jhumroo

Song of Jhumroo 1961

Main zindagi ka saath nibhaata chala gaya 

Song of Hum Dono 1961

Main aashiq hoon bahaaron ka

Song of Aashiqi 1962

                       Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri Mohabbat Ki Kasam

Song of Mere Mehboob 1963

Main ye soch kar uske dar se utha thaa

Song of Haqeekat 1964

Ham jab simat ke aapki baanhon mein aa gaye

Song of Waqt 1965

Main to ek khwaab hoon 

Song of (Himalay Ki God Mein)(1965)

Mere Dushman tu meri dosti ko tarse

Song of Aye Din Bahar Ke 1966

Hum toh tere aashiq hain sadiyon puraane 

Song of Farz 1967

Main hoon saaqi tu hai sharaabi sharaabi 

Song of Ram Aur Shyam 1967

Aaja Tujhko Pukare Mera Pyar 

Song of Neel Kamal 1968

Mera naam hai chameli 

Song of Raja Aur Runk 1968

Mere sapanon ki raani kab aayegi tu 

Song of Aradhana 1969

A Look into the Special Appearances of Rajesh Khanna in Bollywood Films

 

Rajesh Khanna the Super Star who gave 15 consecutive hit films from 1969 to 1972 was the most sought-after hero. He appeared in 30 films as Special Appearance. In most of the films, he sang a song in the film. In 8 films he appeared as Rajesh Khanna, the hero. The first special appearance was in the 1968 film Shrimanji and he then appeared in the 1971 film 'Andaz' just after the success of Aradhana. and Do Raste  The song 'Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana' became a rage.

In this blog, I have selected only those films in which he gave a special appearance.

Song of Andaz 1971

Song of Anuraag 1972

A Scene of Badhti Ki Naam Dadhi 1974

Song of Aakraman 1975

A Scene from Aaina 1977

Song of Tinku 1977

Song of Muqablq 1979

Song of Naseeb1981

Song of Suraag 1982

Song of Disco Dancer 1982

Song of Mamta ki Chhaon Mein 1989

Qawwali of Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladoun - 1976

The Cool & Supportive On-screen Dads of Bollywood

 

Father is a synonym for happiness! He has been your rock, your shoulder to cry on, and your protector. There was a time when Bollywood gave us a stoic and strict father. Many films were made on Father and son conflicts. Recall the conflict of Prithviraj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in Mughal e Azam, Dilip Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan in Shakti or Amitabh and Sanjeev Kumar in Trishul.

Over the last couple of years, the industry has progressed from such roles to progressive ones. Today, our filmmakers are portraying the father as a friend or supportive to his children. In the 2015 film, Piku  Amitabh Bachchan plays the father of Deepika Padukone, advocates for women's rights, and encourages women to be financially independent. In Dangal(2016) Amir Khan plays a father of 4 daughters & goes to ensure that his daughters live a life of dignity rather than staying within the confines of their homes. Let's take a look at a few of these cool and supportive on-screen fathers. 

Angrezi Medium (2020)

Irfan Khan plays the father of a girl, who has always harbored a dream to travel and study abroad. Irfan is strongly supportive of her dream, and, with some effort, she secures a high rank in her final school examinations, enough for her to secure a scholarship from London's Truford University, which has partnered with her school.

102 Not Out (2018)  

Amitabh Bachchan plays a 102-year-old who enjoys life in jovial and fun ways. His 75-year old son, Babulal Vakharia, is his stark opposite. Babulal believes that he is now too old and fragile to enjoy life, and detests how his father acts. This movie amazes us, as a father teaches his son how to live life.

Raazi (2018) 

This movie showcases a different perspective of a father-daughter relationship. A father who is an Indian Spy, trains her daughter to be a spy and asks her to marry a guy from Pakistan. He explains his love for the nation and how important it is.

Dangal (2016) 

It is based on the real story of  Phogat family. Amir Khan plays Mahaveer Phogat, a pehlwani amateur wrestler who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become India's first world-class female wrestlers. He ensures that his daughters live a life of dignity rather than staying within the confines of their homes.

Piku (2015) 

Piku Banerjee (Deepika Padukone) is a Bengali architect residing in Delhi with her 70-year-old widower father, Bhashkor (Amitabh Bachchan). Bhaskar is a hypochondriac with chronic constipation, who traces every problem to his bowel movements. The film shows how a daughter will leave no stone unturned to remain with her aging father despite having a difference in their ideologies. It also tells us that a daughter will go to any extent to cure his father’s disease.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) 

Farooq Sheikh, plays one of those cool dads who will have a heart-to-heart chat with you if you are feeling low. In the movie, despite his son's tendency to stay away from him and avoid real conversations, Thapar cared for his son in all the small and big ways possible.