Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, playback singers, tagged Johnnie Walker, Helen, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Vyjayanthimala, S.D. Burman, Dev Anand, Tanuja, Johnny Walker on May 7, 2008 | 14 Comments »
It’s been a Jewel Thief week. 3 videos featuring 3 of the women stars have been featured earlier this week.
First it was “Rula Ke gaya Sapna Mera,” featuring Vyjayanthimala
Next was “Raat Akeli Hai,” picturised on Tanuja
Then it was Helen, in “Baithe Hain Kya Usike Paas”
I asked which of the women was the best match the jewel thief, Dev Anand: super [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, playback singers, tagged Dancing in Indian Cinema, Helen, Video of the Day, playback singers, Asha Bhosle, BOLLYWOOD, Vyjayanthimala, S.D. Burman, Dev Anand, Jewel Thief, Tanuja on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
If the last 2 numbers featured from Jewel Thief (1967) I posted here don’t make you want to see the movie, this one will. Two days back there was the heartfelt “Rula Ke gaya Sapna Mera,” then there was the upbeat “Raat Akeli Hai.” I posed the question about who you think Dev Anand, the [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Video of the Day, playback singers, tagged playback singers, Asha Bhosle, BOLLYWOOD, Alka Yagnik, Vyjayanthimala, S.D. Burman, Dev Anand, Jewel Thief, talent shows, Tanuja, Aishwarya Mujmudar on May 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday’s video was also from Jewel Thief (1967). Today I was inspired by Shweta who commented about yesterday’s sad scene featuring a tearful Vyjayanthimala:
“Vayjanti bores me to tears (by her tears) in this one-Dev actually had the option of going out with Tanuja in the movie, who is far more cheerful and peppy- and he [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, playback singers, tagged Dev Anand, Jewel Thief, Lata Mangeshkar, playback singers, S. D. Burman, Shailendra, Tanuja, Vyjayanthimala on May 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s possible for me to love the costumes, characters, sets, and music of a film, without actually loving the film. That’s what happened to me with Jewel Thief (1967). What a such a stylish movie! It’s nonstop eye candy. Philip’sFil-ums has a compact, but power packed synopsis of the film here.
Jewel Thief is a 1967 Indian [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, playback singers, tagged Asha Bhosle, BOLLYWOOD, Daisy Irani, Dilip Kumar, Kumkum, Minoo Mumtaz, Naya Daur, O. P. Nayyar, Reshmi Salwar Kurta Jaali Ka, Sahir Ludhianvi, Shamshad Begum, Video of the Day, Vyjayanthimala on March 9, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Dosto! Sometimes I love a movie so much that I could post so many screen images and videos from it that it would amount to having you see the entire movie. Such is the case with Naya Daur (1957). Just look at these swell images and I know you will understand my excitement:
With images this [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, tagged Aishwarya Rai, sharabi, Lata Mangeshkar, Video of the Day, BOLLYWOOD, Shahrukh Khan, Vyjayanthimala, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, S.D. Burman, Suchitra Sen, Motilal, Dilip Kumar on November 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Let’s look at the Chandramukhi character from Devdas, 1955, and Devdas , 2002.
The 1955 version stars:
Dilip Kumar as Devdas
Vyjayanthimala as Chandramukhi
Motilal as Chunni Babu
Suchitra Sen as Parvati (Paro)
The 2002 version stars:
Shahrukh Khan: Devdas Mukherjee
Aishwarya Rai: Parvati “Paro”
Madhuri Dixit: Chandramukhi
Jackie Shroff: Chunnilal (”Chunnibabu” 
Childhood sweethearts, Devdas (Dilip Kumar) and Parvati or Paro (Suchitra Sen) grow up in [...]
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