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Bollywood has a penchant of throwing new stars. Apart from new talents who have come from unknown places, there are some star sons also who have proved their mettle. If this decade saw emergence of Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi then Ranbir Kapoor is not far behind. The lad is on a roll what with his movies earning not only critical success but also commercial success. This year saw his 3 movies, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Wake Up Sid and Rocket Singh doing great business at box office. His acting prowess is also earning appreciation from every quarter. Many film critics are wondering whether next decade is going to be his. Ranbir is doing great service to his surname that has given us wonderful actors across the generations.

Credit goes to Ranbir for selection of his movies. Right from the time when he made his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Sawaria, he had this knack of choosing films of different genre. His next movie, Bachna Ae Haseeno saw him in a role of Casanova wooing three leading ladies. This year 2009, has truly proved to be a milestone for him. Wake Up Sid, a story about a confused youth managed to strike instant chord with youth cine goers. The success of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is entirely of his doing. He single-handedly stole the show. Using his humour, spontaneous acting and quick wit his character Prem had viewers rolling on floors. 

His upcoming movies include Anjaana Anjaani and much talked about Rajniti directed by Prakash Jha. Going by the buzz in the town, he is further going to establish his position as new bankable star after these movies. Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh must be very proud parents of Ranbir Kapoor.

Many upcoming movies are generating curiosity amongst movie buffs. Ajay Devgan who is fresh from his last release ‘All the Best’ is in news for his upcoming venture named ‘Athithi Tum Kab Jaaoge’. There are quite a few gossips about the inspiration of the movie. Some gossip columns talked about movie being a copy of a Hollywood movie whereas some other attributed its story to some other sources. But recently the producer of the movie Kumar Mangat cleared all the confusion in a press conference. He said the movie is inspired from a book.

Well known satirist Late Sharad Joshi had written a short story named Tum Kab Jaoge Atithi and the movie in question is based on the same book. Movie stars Ajay Devgan and Konkana Sen along with Paresh Rawal who is apparently playing the role of Atihti. The team of the movie has yet to release any poster or look of the film. Only the working still of the movie has been released. The movie is co-produced by reputed Hollywood production house Warner Bros Picture India in association with Amita Pathak’s banner Wide Frame Films. Though the poster of the movie does look similar to a Hollywood movie but similarity ends there.

The theme of the movie, as the name suggests is quite humorous and based on a common problem faced by many Indian households, i.e., having guests that never leave. This movie is the first production venture of Amita Pathak and those who don’t know her yet, she is the daughter of Kumar Mangat who has got quite a reputation in films production. The movie will be directed by Ashwin Dhir and will be shot in a flat duration of 50 days in the Yashraj studios. The movie is supposed to release on 26^th of February.

Indian film industry is known for giving some of the biggest blockbusters in its history. Every era since the time first spoken film ‘Alam Ara’ was released, we have seen dozens of golden and jubilee hits. Stars like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Shahrukh Khan, Amir Khan and Hrithik Roshan etc have given us top grosser. But if we have to name just one film that has done astonishing business and is officially considered as the biggest hit and highest gross earner of Bollywood then it must be Sholay. This movie is nothing less than a legend. It is not just a movie; it has become an icon. This movie represents the essence of Hindi cinema. This movie gave a new lease of life to bollywood. It helped in redefining the genre of action movies in Hindi cinema. More than actors, we remember the characters portrayed by the leading actors of the movie. Who can forget names like Thakur, Gabbar Singh, Jai, Veeru, Basanti and even Dhanno? The characters and stars became immortals with this movie.

Sholay was released on August 15, 1975. According to one estimate, Sholay has earned more than $200 million till now. It also has an enviable record of running for more than 5 years in one Mumbai theatre named Minerva. This movie began the culture of hard core action packed movies. Sholay is also the only movie to celebrate Silver Jubilee in over 500 theatres all over the country, at the same time. That’s indeed something to cherish for!

Foreign channels and publications have also hailed this movie. For example, BBC has declared this movie as the ‘Film of the Millennium’ in the year 1999. Movie was directed by Ramesh Sippy and was made in no less than 3 years. Movie starred Amitabh Bacchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Prada, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics and movie was written by Salim-Javed. Music was composed by legendary RD Burman and movie was shot in Ramanagaram, a small village near Bangalore.

We all know how Slumdog Millionaire made history all over the world. This was the movie that also made Indian proud. This movie won India two Oscars and a much awaited one for our Wizard A R Rahman. ‘Jai Ho’ became the buzz word everyone was using. Though this movie was not made in India but its essence was India only. Movie earned critical acclaim as well as huge commercial success. It also won several Oscars and generated media publicity of gigantic proportions. Movie had maximum participation of Indian actors, technicians, and shooting locales. There are several other reasons also that make it a more Indian than a British movie.

The theme and essence of the movie is India based. Based on a novel titled Q&A by an Indian diplomat-cum-part-time writer Vikas Swaroop, Slumdog Millionaire had a co-director on board named Lovleen Tandon who is basically from Delhi. The entire cast of the movie is of india origin. Shot and picturised in different parts of India, movie had maximum number of technicians from India. Rasul Pookutty who won Oscar for sound mixing is from South India. All the songs of the movie are in Hindi. Director Danny Boyle confessed that Movie ps part inspired from Black Friday and Satya.

Slumdog Millionaire had all the typical bollywood masala like songs and dance sequences, drama, action and what not! The famous song and now a part of popular language, Jai Ho had people singing it during Awards ceremonies and even at famous Times Square. This song also has a remixed version sung by Pussycat Dolls and it is in English. Movie has also proved to be hugely beneficial for Indian film industry. Hollywood has started to outsource technical works to bollywood. The star cast of the movie are getting wonderful opportunities in abroad.

The earlier eras of bollywood are also known as golden era. That period saw emergence and reign of uniquely talented stars in the entire sphere of film industry. Talk about acting, singing, composing or directing, some of the finest ever talents were witnessed during the Black and White Era of Hindi cinema. Think of any name and you are most likely to be astounded by the sheer abundance of the talents. If we talk about acting, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Guru Dutt, Dev Anand etc were the shining jewels of period surrounding India’s independence. Later on, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna etc conquered the hearts of millions Indian movie fans.

Actresses like Waheeda Rahman, Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Nargis, Suraiiya etc still make generations of movie goers nostalgic. Some talents in the field of music were Kishore Kumar, Rafi, Mukesh, Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle crooned songs that still tug on our heartstrings. Naushad, S D Burman, R D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan, Salil Chaudhary composed greatest songs ever written in the history of Indian movies. The works of these geniuses are still admired, appreciated and loved. One cannot really measure the contributions made by these legends.

Though, today film industry has totally commercialized and songs are coming in remixed versions but at the same time we cannot forget most of the hit remixed songs are based on older ones. That is the ode and acknowledgement of charm of ever-lasting Indian music.  We should also remember when directors like Mehboob, Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor etc were making movies including Mother India, Pakeezah, Mera Naam Joker, Do Beegha Zameen and Baiju Baawra etc, they did not have the facility of latest equipments. All credit goes to the sheer hard work and imagination of these mavericks. This article aims at dedicating the content to these great talents who made Bollywood what it is today! 

Bollywood has a proud history of almost hundred years. What had started as a small step in form of ‘Raja Harishchandra’ has turned out to be a behemoth. Bollywood definitely had a wonderful and memorable journey. And the best part of all, we are still counting. Now when Indian film industry has started to garner huge attractions in world cinema circuit, things are looking even rosier. The first sound film of India was ‘Alam Ara’ and it had done exceptional business and that was followed by thousands more. Hindi film industry has given numerous hits that are still watched with undivided attention. Films like ‘Sholay’, ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, ‘Hum Aapke Hein Kuan’, ‘Maine Pyar Kia’, ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Ghazini’ etc have made phenomenal business and mind it; this is just a select group of names. Now Indian movies are also being accepted on world scale and in coming time, world market for Indian movies is far going to outweigh domestic market.

A little unknown fact about bollywood is that it is one of the biggest employment generation industries of the Indian economy. Now, that gives Hindi movie industry a much respected weightage. Changing preferences of movie-goers have made this industry even more lucrative. Emergence of new technologies has created several new job opportunities for people interested in making careers in Bollywood.

Bollywood is a synonym for uninterrupted fun and entertainment. Movies are said to be the biggest passion of India. People still flock to see first day-first show movie release in different parts of India. If you have to see people behaving crazily for their favourite movie stars then go to any part of Southern India. Indian movies have an everlasting presence in our lives.    

Did Shakespeare once say, What’s in a name? Well, unfortunately i will have to agree because here I am talking about name Radhe. This one word surely means a lot in Salman Khan’s film career. Whenever he has been found down in the dumb, this name has rescued him twice. Fans have also come to associate this name with Sallu Bhai.

If we go back to previous decade, Salman was having some amazing chemistry with the name Prem that worked so well for him in Sooraj Barjatya’s movies. Remember, Maine Pyar Kia, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Hum Saath Saath Hain? All three were super-duper hits and all of them had Salman in lead roles with the name Prem. Quite a lucky name for him, huh? The name Prem revealed his soft side, his image of a lover boy and nedless to say, it just by chance or design but yeah, it worked for him.

Prem gave way to Radhe when he had this name in blockbuster Tere Naam. In fact, such was the popularity of that character and its hair style that even today, males can be found with characteristic middle parting hair style that Salman wore in that movie. This hairstyle is still known as Radhe Hairstyle. The interesting thing is before the release of Tere Naam, Salman was going through some torried time both personally as well as professionally. He had given string of flops including Yeh Hai Jalwa, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge, Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye and Chal Mere Bhai etc. Tere Naam broke the jinx and Radhe worked.

This time again, Salman was going through string of flops like Baabul, God Tussi Great Ho, Yuvraaj and Salaam-E-Ishq when Wanted happened. This movie has truck gold mines at the box office and no prizes for guessing, his name in the movie is Radhe again. Hopefully, Salman continues his successful journey with London Dreams and other movies.

As mentioned in the first post of this ‘wonderful site’, Hindi cinema started its journey with the release of movie ‘Alam Ara’ in 1930s. What sets this period apart is emphasis on social themes. These themes were represented as a voice against the regressive norms and culture of soicety. Alam Ara was followed by several socially relevant themes like Damle & Fatehlal’s Sant Thukaram, Mehboob’s Watan, Ek hi Raasta and Aurat, V.Santharam’s Duniya Na Mane, Aadmi and Padosi and Franz Osten’s Achut Kanya. The last one mentioned was against the caste system starring Ashok Kumar and it was a mega hit.

Next decade had the same nucleus of socially relevant themes but with expanded focus on entertainment as well. Technology was a constraint and yet bollywood gave viewers many movies to cherish and rejoice. Some of the famous ones were, Mehboob’s Roti, Sohrab Modi’s Sikander, Pukar and Prithvi Vallabh, Shantharam’s Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani, Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar, Abbas’s Dharti Ke Lal, Uday Shanker’s Kalpana, J.B.H. Wadia’s Court Dancer, Vijay Bhatt’s Bharat Milap, S.S. Vasan’s Chandralekha, and Rajkapoor’s Barsaat and Aag to name a few. The legends of Indian cinema like Raj Kapoor, Mehboob, Shantharam etc arrived with a bang. But it was just the beginning of a great period of amazing movies.

One great talent was also making a silent entry into the mesmerising world of Indian cinema. He was none other than Satyajit Ray who single-handedly gave a new direction to Indian cinema. His biggest contribution was to make Indian cinema knonw to the world. He gave classical ones in 1950s and the themes were based on neorealism. 1950s also witnessed cinemas like V. Shantharam’s Do Aankhen Barah Haath and Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Rajkapoor’s Boot Polish, Shri-420 and Jagte Raho, Mehbood’s Mother India, Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin, Devadas and Madhumati, B.R. Chopra’s Kanoon and Gurudutt’s Pyaasa and Kagaz Ke Phool.

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