Bharat Bhushan – ‘Baiju Bawra’ of Hindi cinema
Bharat Bhushan (1920 – 1992) was one of the top stars of Bollywood cinema in the era of 1950s. He shot to instant fame after playing the titular role in the iconic musical, ‘Baiju...
Category: Old Classics Era
These big happenings in Bollywood in year 1969 turn 50 years old
Year 1969 – the last year of the decade of 1960s is associated with some of the biggest happenings of Bollywood, which have become a part of Indian cinema history. Though the first half...
V. Gopi Krishna – Bollywood cinematographer of old classics best known for his association with ace director Shakti Samanta
V. Gopi Krishna was a Bollywood cinematographer who was most active in the era of 1960s. He is best known for his association with ace director Shakti Samanta for many of his hits, and...
Aloke Dasgupta – Less-heard cinematographer of Bollywood who did the camera work of iconic movies like ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’ and ‘Aradhana’
Aloke Dasgupta was a cinematographer of the classic era of Bollywood, of Bengali origin. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi was his first remarkable work in black and white. Alok Dasgupta handled the camera work and...
Aradhana – Bollywood blockbuster movie celebrates golden jubilee year in 2019
50 long years since India got its first superstar through evergreen classic ‘Aradhana’ – a social drama and a woman centric film which broke many stereotypes. With the beginning of the new decade of...
Prem Adib – The real Ram of Hindi big screen
Prem Adib (1917 – 1959) was a Bollywood actor of early talkies known for portraying Rama and other mythological characters. Among all characters he played on screen, he excelled as Lord Rama. It’s widely...
Geetanjali – South Indian actress who played the lead role of princess in Bollywood classic, ‘Parasmani’
Geetanjali (1947 – 2019) was a successful Indian actress of yesterdays who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema in the 1960s. She was very busy in the era of 1960s in Telugu cinema, and has...
Shammi Kapoor – The one and only Rockstar of Hindi cinema
Shammi Kapoor (1931 – 2011) was one of the leading stars of Bollywood cinema in the 1960s, with several blockbusters to his credit. He is unofficially known as ‘India’s first rockstar on celluloid’. Shammi...
Chand Usmani – Bollywood actress who marked her screen debut aside Shammi Kapoor in ‘Jeewan Jyoti’
Chand Usmani (1933-1989) was Shammi Kapoor’s heroine in his debut movie, Jeevan Jyoti (1953). The movie also marked her screen debut. Later she went on to do lead roles in hit comedy film –...
Munawar Sultana – Popular Bollywood actress of 1940s-50s
Munawar Sultana (1924 – 2007) was a famous and successful Bollywood actress of second half of 1940s and early 1950s, with many hit films to her credit. She was one of the early hit...
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