Thursday, January 8, 2009
Kati Patang (1970)
Asha Parekh - Madhavi "Madhu"Rajesh Khanna - Kamal Sinha
Prem Chopra - Kailash
Bindu - Shabnam
Nasir Hussain - Diwan Dinanath
Director - Shakti Samanta
Genre - Romance; Drama; Family
Music Director - R.D. Burman
Lyrics - Anand Bakshi
Award - Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Asha Parekh
Synopsis: Madhvi (Asha Parekh) is an orphan living with her maternal uncle, who arranges her marriage with someone she does not know, so she runs away to her lover, Kailash (Prem Chopra), only to find him in the arms of another woman, Shabnam (Bindu). She returns to her maternal uncle, only to find him dead. She then runs away from there, and meets with a friend, a widow and her child at a railway station. The three travel together by the same train. Unfortunately, the train meets with an accident, killing the widow instantly, leaving the child with Madhvi. Madhvi assumes the identity of the dead woman, Poonam, and travels alongwith the child to her in-laws. She is welcomed with open arms. She finds out that her uncle had arranged her marriage with Kamal Sinha (Rajesh Khanna). Kamal is angry and bitter at the manner his to-be wife treated him, even without knowing him. Kamal is attracted to Poonam, and makes it known to his family, who are shocked. Then Shabnam and Kailash re-enter their lives, making Madhvi look like an impostor, turning her in-laws against her; and Kamal's loves turns to resentment.
Naya Raasta (1970)
Asha Parekh - ShalloJeetendra - Chander
Balraj Sahni - BansiFarida Jalal - Radha Pratap Singh
Roopesh Kumar - Suraj Pratap SinghLalita Pawar - Tulsi
Sujit Kumar - RamuDirector - Khalid Akhtar
Music Director - Dutta N.Lyrics - Sahir Ludhianvi
Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969)
Asha Parekh - AartiDharmendra - Jaishankar
Ravindra Kapoor - Rajesh
Nasir Hussain - Lala Jugal Kishore
Rajendranath - Sandhuram Sood
Nirupa Roy - Maya
Laxmi Chhaya - Rita
Bindu - Seeta
Aruna Irani - Mala
Director - Raghunath Jhalani
Music Directors - Laxmikant - Pyarelal
Genre - Family; Drama; Romance
Chirag (1969)
Asha Parekh - Asha ChibberSunil Dutt - Ajay Singh
Om Prakash - Dr. O.P. Chibber
Director - Raj Khosla
Music Director - Madan Mohan
Lyrics - Majrooh Sultanpuri
Genre - Family; Drama
Nomination: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Asha Parekh
Synopsis: Ajay Singh meets with pretty Asha Chibber, and is led to believe that she is wealthy. After a few misunderstandings, he does find out that she is from a poor family. Both do fall in love, and Ajay goes to meet with Asha's brother, Dr.O.P. Chibber, and his wife, Shanti. They are pleased with this alliance, and arrangements are made for Ajay's mom, Gayetridevi to visit them and approve of Asha, which is done. Subsequently, Ajay and Asha are married, and settle down. Asha is expected to give birth to a baby boy as a heir to the Singh family. Unfortunately, she is unable to do so, and even worse -loses her eye-sight and becomes dependent on Ajay. Frustrated at this, Gayetridevi decides to ask Asha to leave the house, and arranges a second marriage for Ajay, with results that will change the lives of everyone around them.
Kanyadaan (1969)
Asha Parekh - RekhaShashi Kapoor - Amar/Kumar
Bela Bose - Kamini
Om Prakash - Bansi
Director - Mohan Segal
Music Directors - Shankar - Jaikishan
Synopsis: Two small children, Rekha and Amar, undergo a marriage ceremony under guidance of their respective parents. Years later, Rekha and Amar have grown up, and are now capable of fulfilling their marriage vows and living together. Both are attracted to each other. It is only after a few days of their living together that Amar confides to Rekha, that his real name is Kumar, and that the man she married in her childhood is his best friend, Amar, who is already married with Lata, and have a child of their own. Devastated, Rekha must now come to terms with her new life-partner, or seek drastic alternative remedies to escape the stigma that has been thrust upon her.
Trivia: The song "Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe" was said to be incorporated in Raj Kapoor's Sangam but Kapoor rejected for unknown reasons.
Pyar Ka Mausam (1969)
Asha Parekh - Seema KumarShashi Kapoor - Sunder/Sunil/Pyarelal/Jhatpat Singh/Ramesh Kumar
Nirupa Roy - Jamuna
Rajendranath - Fake Jhatpat Singh
Madan Puri - Shankar Kumar
Director - Nasir Hussain
Music Director - R.D. Burman
Lyrics - Majrooh Sultanpuri
Genre - Romance
Synopsis: Seema is the only child of widowed Mohan, who is adopted by Mohan's boss, Sardar Ranjit Singh, who has no heir to his estate, as his daughter, Jamuna, eloped with a much poor peasant, Gopal, as well as Ranjit does not get well with his step-brother, Shankar. Jamuna manages to placate her dad, & he goes to her house, only to find it in flames with Gopal burned to death, and their son, Sunder, missing. Years later, Seema has now grown up and meets with a young man named Pyarelal in Ooty. She meets him a year later, but this time he introduces himself as Jhatpat Singh, a man she was supposedly engaged to in their childhood. Shortly thereafter she meets with the real Jhatpat Singh, and changes her mind about the fake Jhatpat Singh alias Pyarelal. She does get to meet him again - this time he claims to be Sunil, who gets employed by Ranjit as the Estate Manager. Both re-kindle their romance - but Seema is betrayed again when she finds out that he has lied to her - as his real identity is Ramesh Kumar, the son of Shankar Singh - and his motive to get married to Seema so that he can inherit the estate and wealthy of the Kumar family.
Sajan (1969)
Asha Parekh - RajniManoj Kumar - Ashok
Shatrughan Sinha - Havaldar
Director - Mohan Segal
Genre - Mystery; Romance
Music Directors - Laxmikant - Pyarelal
Lyrics - Anand Bakshi
Synopsis: Ashok comes from a business family and lives a very wealthy lifestyle. One day while perusing newspapers he comes across an article which claims that he is to marry a dancer named Rajni. Angered at this insinuation, he goes to confront Rajni, all ready to threaten with a lawsuit, but is instead bewitched by her beauty and innocence and ends up falling in love with her. Initially he does not reveal his real identity, but does inform her eventually, and both are ready to take the next step. Before that could happen both get embroiled in a murder - a murder that ends up having three different killers - all confessing to the same crime. The song "Sajjan sajjan pukaru galiyon main, kabhi phoolon me dhundu, kabhi kaaliyon main..." continues to be popular even today.
Shikar (1968)
Asha Parekh - KiranDharmendra - Ajay Singh
Sanjeev Kumar - Inspector Sai
Helen - Veera
Rehman - Sharma
Bela Bose - Mahua
Johnny Walker - Teju
Director - Atma Ram
Music Directors - Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyrics - Hasrat Jaipuri
Awards:
* Filmfare Award for Best Comedian - Johnny Walker
* Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (Female) - Asha Bhosle (for "Parde Mein Rehne Do").
* Filmfare Award for Best Sound Recordist - P. Thackersey
* Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Sanjeev Kumar
Synopsis: Womanizing and alcoholic Naresh attempts to molest Kiran, who resists, and as a result Naresh is shot and killed by a bullet wound, and Kiran absconds. The police believe Kiran committed this crime, and are on her trail. Kiran meets with Ajay, and both attempt to find the real killer, and get in the bad books of gangster Ranvir. Ajay and Kiran are on the run, not only from the police, but also from Ranvir and his men who have cornered them in a jungle full of elephants, bears, tigers, and other ferocious beasts.
Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)
Asha Parekh - GeetaRajesh Khanna - Ramaiya
Premnath - Mr. Kapoor
Rajendranath - Pandu
Madan Puri - Ranjeet
Director - Nasir Hussain
Writer - Nasir Hussain
Music Director - R.D. Burman
Lyrics - Majrooh Sultanpuri
Genre - Drama; Family
Award - Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White) - Jal Mistry
Synopsis:
In a small industrial town near Bombay lives Bholanath, who works at the local mill, and is the proud husband of Gauri, a daughter, Champa, and above all his son, Ramaiya, who is a graduate in the arts faculty, - the only one in this town who has attained this degree. But times are hard, and jobs are difficult to come by. When Bholanath loses his job, Ramaiya decides to find employment, and does so as a menial worker in the same mill his dad used to work. Ramaiya is very popular with his co-workers and they soon elect him as their new union leader. This puts Ramaiya in conflict with the Management of the Mill, headed by the owner, Kapoor, who has ordered that Ramaiya be eliminated post haste. But Ramaiya is determined to address the workers' grievances, and he gets himself framed for theft; has the police on the lookout for him, and so Ramaiya goes into hiding. When Ramaiya does not show up for a workers' meeting, some believe that he has been bought by the mill management, and they decide to take the matters into their own hands - by burning the mill down, killing Kapoor and his family, and getting into direct confrontation with the local police, who have been issued orders to shoot-at-sight.
Upkar (1967)
Asha Parekh - KavitaManoj Kumar - Bharat
Prem Chopra - Puran "Kumar"
Kanhaiyalal - Lala Dhaniram
David Abraham - Major Saab
Manmohan Krishna - Kishan
Madan Puri - Charan Das
Director - Manoj Kumar
Music Directors - Kalyanji - Anandji
Lyrics - Qamar Jalalabadi
Writer - Manoj Kumar
Genre - Drama
Awards:
* Filmfare Award for Best Director - Manoj Kumar
* Filmfare Award for Best Film - Manoj Kumar
* Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Gulshan Bawra (for "Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Ugle").
* Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Pran
Synopsis: Widowed Radha lives in rural India circa 1960s, along with two sons, Bharat and Puran. While she would like to educate her sons, and ensure that they lead good lives, she cannot do so on her own, and must sacrifice the career of one son so that the second can achieve this goal. For this purpose, Bharat willingly sacrifices his life, toils hard so that Puran can get a decent education, which he does, excels in his studies, and also goes abroad. The family is very pleased, when Puran returns, hoping that he will ensure that they all live happily in India. But the man they know as Puran has been replaced by a cruel, self-serving man who now calls himself Kumar, and whose one goal is to usurp and divide the family property, so that he can continue to live a comfortable life. "Kasme vaade pyar wafa sab, baaten hai, baaton ka kya, koi kisika nahin, yeh jhootey naahtey hai, naahton ka kya..." by Manna Dey, continues to be popular even today, which translated means that "Promises, faith, love are mere unreliable words, no one is true to anyone, all relations are mere words..."
Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966)
Asha Parekh - KanchanDharmendra - Ravi/Prakash
Balraj Sahni - Shukla
Rajendranath - Anmol Ratan
Director - Raghunath Jhalani
Music Directors - Laxmikant - Pyarelal
Lyrics - Anand Bakshi
Genre - Romance
Synopsis: Ravi is an eligible bachelor, who lives with his mother. The whereabouts of his dad are unknown. He meets with beautiful Kanchan and both fall in love. But fate has other plans for them, as Ravi soon finds out that Kanchan is already married and has a child.
Do Badan (1966)
Asha Parekh - AshaManoj Kumar - Vikas
Simi Garewal - Dr. Anjali
Pran - Ashwini Nath
Director - Raj Khosla
Genre - Family; Romance
Music Director - Ravi
Lyrics - Shakeel Badayuni
Award - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Simi Garewal
Synopsis: Vikas comes from a poor family, and is attending college so that he can complete his studies, get a job, and financially look after himself and his dad. He meets with wealthy Asha at this college, and after a few misunderstandings, both fall in love. Vikas' dad passes during the exams, and Vikas leaves to attend the funeral, and is unable to complete his studies. Asha feels sorry for him, and arranges to get him employed with her dad, which he does so, not knowing that his employer is Asha's dad. Asha's dad wants her to get married to Ashwini, and he soon announces their engagement. Ashwini finds out that Asha is in love with Vikas, and arranges an accident for Vikas. Vikas survives the accident, but loses his eyesight. After this incident, Vikas does not want to burden himself on Asha, and strikes up a new friendship with Dr. Anjali. Meanwhile, Ashwini informs Asha that Vikas has passed away in the accident, and Asha reluctantly marries Ashwini. The question remains, will those Vikas and Asha be able to meet during their lifetimes?
Love in Tokyo (1966)
Asha Parekh - AshaJoy Mukherjee - Ashok
Mehmood - Mahesh
Pran - Pran
Shubha Khote - Sheela
Lalita Pawar - Gayatridevi
Director - Pramod Chakravorty
Genre - Romance; Comedy; Drama
Music Directors - Shankar - Jaikishan
Synopsis: Gayetridevi (Lalita Pawar) sends her son, Ashok (Joy Mukherji) to get her grandson from Japan. Gayetridevi had an elder son, who married a girl of Japanese origin without her blessings. She wants Ashok to get married to Sarita (Lata Bose), but Ashok does not show any interest in Sarita. In Japan, Ashok meets with Asha (Asha Parekh) and both fall in love. Asha's uncle (Madan Puri) wants Asha to marry Pran (Pran), but Asha does not like Pran and runs away with Ashok. Pran runs down Ashok with his car, and Ashok is hospitalzied and may lose his eye-sight. Gayetridevi will soon find out which of the two girls - Asha - who she does not approve of - or Sarita, will take of her blind son.
Teesri Manzil (1966)
Asha Parekh - SunitaShammi Kapoor - Anil Kumar Sona "Rocky"
Prem Chopra - Ramesh
Laxmi Chhaya - Bela
Director - Vijay Anand
Writer - Nasir Hussain
Genre - Mystery; Romance; Comedy; Thriller
Music Director - R.D. Burman
Synopsis: A woman named Ruby is killed and her body is thrown off of the third floor of a building. The police are called in to investigate, and they are assisted by Anil, who was a friend of Ruby. The prime suspect in Anil's eye is Ramesh, who has been lying about his alibi, and also about his relationship with Ruby. But the police have a clue - a button from an overcoat, a button that is worth Rs.250, and it is more than likely that this coat belongs to the killer, who is very wealthy.
Mere Sanam (1965)
Asha Parekh - Neena MehraBiswajeet - Kumar
Pran - Shyam
Rajendranath - Pyare
Mumtaz - Kamini
Director - Amar Kumar
Music Director - O.P. Nayyar
Lyrics - Majrooh Sultanpuri
Genre - Romance
Synopsis: Neena, in the company of her mom, and several female friends, travels to a remote holiday spot, and stay overnight at a lodge. A young man named Kumar also attends at this lodge, claiming to be the owner, and asking the caretaker, Shyam, to get rid of the intruders. Shyam assures Kumar that he will do so immediately. Instead of asking them to leave, he tells the visitors that Kumar is mentally unstable, and believes that he owns this lodge. After several misunderstandings, Kumar and Neena fall in love, and want to get married. And it is then Neena and her mother are come across photographs of Kumar and a young woman named Kamo alias Kamini, in very intimate positions.
Ziddi (1964)
Asha Parekh - Asha SinghJoy Mukjherjee - Ashok Shankar
Mehmood - Mahesh
Shubha Khote - Sheela
Director - Pramod Chakravorty
Music Director - S.D. Burman
Lyrics - Hasrat Jaipuri
Genre - Romance
Synopsis: On the lookout for employment, Ashok (Joy Mukherji) sees the photographs of beautiful Asha (Asha Parekh), and decides to accept employment as the estate's Manager. His expectations are shortlived as Asha turns out to be a rich, spoiled, conceited bratty young lady. To complicate matters further, Seema (Nazima), Asha's sister is attracted to Ashok. Ashok and Asha do like and eventually end up in love with each other, but Ashok's dad (Ulhas) does not approve to their marriage as he knows of Asha's parentage, a father who is an escaped convict, in jail for murder, and a mother whose profession was: prostition. Ashok himself sees Asha in her true colors when she sings and dances at a party, overly intoxicated.
Bharosa (1963)
Asha Parekh - GomtiGuru Dutt - Bansi Das
Mehmood - Platform M.P.P.S.
Director - K. Shankar
Genre - Drama; Family
Music Director - Ravi
Lyrics - Rajinder Kishan
Synopsis: Ramdas is a trusting individual, and trusts everybody around him. When times turn bad for him, he entrusts the life of his son, Bansi, to his trusted employee, Ronaklal, and departs. He regularly sends money to Ronaklal to provide for the upkeep of his son, but Ronaklal uses this money to educate his son, Deepak, keeps Bansi uneducated, and makes him do a lot of manual work. Years pass by, Ronaklal is now crippled, and is dependent on Bansi, as Deepak has left him, got married to a wealthy girl, and lives with his in-laws. Ronaklal is unable to show his face to Ramdas, and avoids him, and Bansi has grown up without knowing who his real father is. Will Ronaklal be able to tell Ramdas the truth when he returns, or will be just let Deepak be the sole heir to all the estate and the property?
Bin Badal Barsaat (1963)
Asha Parekh - Sandhya GuptaBiswajeet - Prabhat
Mehmood - Sunder
Director - Jyoti Swaroop
Producer - Uttam Chitra
Music Director - Hemant Kumar
Synopsis: Seventy years ago the wealthy Thakur of Neelamghat had an affair with a gypsy girl, and then married another woman. The gypsy girl's dad placed a curse on the entire Thakur family that whenever a male marries, his wife will die in mysterious circumstances after an year. The curse has come true over the years, and none of the Thakurs have escaped it's wrath. The latest Thakur, Prabhat has now come to settle in Neelamghat, and is attracted to the local doctor's daughter, Sandhya Gupta. When Dr. Gupta proposes marriage, Prabhat tells them about the gypsy curse, and both father and daughter scoff at this. They quickly change their minds one night, when they find Prabhat dressed as a groom, getting ready to marry a reincarnated gypsy girl.
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