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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6609 | Post No. : | 20516 | Movie Count : | 5255 |
‘Yugpurush’ (1998) was produced by Vijay Mehta and was directed by Partho Ghosh. The cast included Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Ashwini Bhave, Mohnish Bahl, Shivaji Satam, Mohan Joshi, Sulabha Deshpande, Ravi Patwardhan (he was my colleague in RBI, who was associated with Inter-bank Hindi and Marathi dramas and Marathi films and theatres), Yashwant Dutt, Jayant Savarkar, Raj Tilak etc. The film’s story was inspired from the novel, ‘The Idiot’ (1868) by Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevasky. Producer, Vijay Mehta is the son of producer Pranlal Mehta who had produced some well known films like ‘Kinaara’ (1977), ‘Kitaab’ (1977), ‘Ham Se Badkar Kaun’ (1981), ‘Bezubaan’ (1982), ‘Dharam Aur Kaanoon’ (1986) among others. Actor Jay Mehta is another son of Pranlal Mehta.
Kya hoga kyun hoga
Posted on: August 19, 2026
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6606 | Post No. : | 20511 | Movie Count : | 5254 |
‘Sheesha’ (1986) was produced by Sattee Shourie and was directed by Basu Chatterji. The cast included Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen, Mallika Sarabhai, Vijayendra Ghatge, Suresh Chatwal, Naaz, Mrinalini, Madhumeeta, Guddi Maruti, Nandita Thakur, Sudha Chopra, Bhagwan Sinha, Ranjana Sachdev, Arvind Deshpande, Shakeela Majeed etc. The film’s story was based on a Bengali novel, ‘Maan Sammaan’ written by Mani Shankar Mukherjee. The film was delayed in its completion due to budgetary constraints and the creative differences between the producer and the director. At one time, the film remained incomplete for a year or so until Mithun Chakraborty persuaded Sattee Shourie to let the film be completed for which he gave up a part of his fee. Basu Chatterji also waived his last instalment of fee. The film was certified by CBFC on June 15, 1986. The film got the theatrical release on October 3, 1986.
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6605 | Post No. : | 20508 |
‘Jungal Mein Mangal’ (1972) was produced and directed by Rajendra Bhatia. The cast included Pran, Kiran Kumar, Reena Roy, Sonia Sahni, Chandrashekhar, Gulshan Bawra, Jagdish Raj, Upendra Trivedi, Arvind Trivedi, Paintal, V. Gopal, Chaman Puri, Bharat Kapoor, Birbal, Krishan Dhawan, Jayshree T., Padma Khanna, Meena T., Meena Rai, Narendra Nath, Balraj Sahni, Pardesi, Hari Yogesh, Shashi Kiran, Ashok Thanki, Bhanumati, Rajni Gupta, Chandabai, Uma Khosla etc. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film, ‘Rest House’ (1969). The outdoor shooting of the film was majorly done in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.
The film is a romantic comedy which turns into a crime thriller towards the end. Two groups of students – one all male students led by a woman-hating retired Colonel and other all-female students led by a strict, man-hating lady biology professor converge in a same wild life sanctuary and stay in the Government Rest House. There are conflicts as well as romance between two groups leading to some comedy. However, after the mysterious death of one student each from the group, both groups unite to solve the mystery of their colleagues’ death. The film is a good ‘time pass’ entertainer in which Pran has a double role as the retired colonel as well as an effeminate student.
Dekho Ye Dewaana
Posted on: August 12, 2026
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6599 | Post No. : | 20499 |
‘Ye Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai’ (1966) was RK Nayyar’s first film as a producer-director under his own banner, RK Nayyar Films. The cast included Ashok Kumar, Joy Mukherjee, Saira Banu, Motilal, Sayeeda Khan, Hari Shivdasani, Badri Prasad, Mohsin Abdullah, Janakidas, Manmohan etc. The film is a romantic crime drama in which Saira Banu plays a double role.
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6589 | Post No. : | 20485 |
There were some Hindi films which either flopped or just made it to be the average performers at the box office after they had theatrical release. But over the years, they have attained the status of cult classics. The films in my minds are, Chetan Anand’s ‘Neecha Nagar’ (1946) for pioneering the parallel cinema, Raj Kapoor’s ‘Jaagte Raho’ (1956) for its social commentary, Guru Dutt’s ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’ (1959) for its cinematic style, Dev Anand’s ‘Guide’ (1965) for its progressive themes, Raj Kapoor’s ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970) for its philosophical depth and ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’ (1983) for raising a couple of serious issues facing the country in a satirical way. The list is not exhaustive. I also feel that I should add ‘Shakti’ (1982) in this list for the powerful performances of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan as father and son, respectively who are in the opposite side of the law.
Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein Ishaara
Posted on: July 20, 2026
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6576 | Post No. : | 20465 | Movie Count : | 5241 |
‘Kaanoon Kee Aawaaz’ (1989) was produced by R Kumar and was directed by P Chandrasekhara Reddy. The cast included Shatrughan Sinha and Jaya Prada in the lead roles supported by Prem Chopra, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Raja Babu, Shekhar Suman, Maneka Babbar, Maneck Irani, Leena Das, Gulnar Irani, Bob Christo etc. Probably, this is the only Hindi film in which Jaya Prada worked with her elder brother, Raja Babu (also known as Raj Babu).
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