Recap of Hindi Classics Watched Recently
Mera Saya (1966) – “Inke peeth pe til heh”, says Sadhana in her double role as daaku and wife to the lawyer, Sunil Dutt himself! Thumkofying to ‘Jhumka Gira Re’ and the haunting ‘Mera Saya’, thanks to which as a child I was convinced this was a ghost story Rating: 9/10
Director: Raj Khosla
Starring: Sunil Dutt, Sadhana Shivdasani, Shivraj, K.N. Singh, Anwar Hussain
Genre: Drama, Musical, Mystery, International
Watch it on YouTube
Mahal (1969) – Dev Anand fools a slim Asha Parekh first as his boss then as a rich man’s nephew and yet it’s love in the end. Farida Jalal is more than cute as the villi nurse in bold outfits.
Rating: 7/10
Director: Shankar Mukherjee
Starring: Dev Anand, Asha Parekh, Farida Jalal
Genres: Suspense, Drama, International
Watch it on Amazon Prime Video
Anubhav (1971) – A sensual ‘Mujhe Jaan Na Kaho Meri Jaan’ is taken literally by busy Sanjeev Kumar and he ignores his new bride Tanuja for a good 2½ hours!
Rating: 5/10
Director: Basu Bhattacharya
Starring: Sanjeev Kumar, Tanuja, Dinesh Thakur
Genres: Drama, International
Watch it on YouTube
Namak Haram (1973) – Mazdoor and maalik, dost and dost ki maa, patang and shayari, maut and sad songs. All covered by the then superstar Rajesh Khanna and newbie Amitabh Bachchan. Awesome camaraderie and next level friendship this is!
Rating: 9/10
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Starring: Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha
Genres: Arts, Entertainment, and Culture, Drama, International
Watch it on Amazon Prime
Ajnabee (1974) – It was funny as on YouTube we chose a 10 part movie! In the middle of it YouTube decided to switch movies and station master Rajesh Khanna became a singer for a bit. Zeenat Aman the perfect spoilt rich girl gets passionate to ‘Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein’ then sways on a goods train to ‘Hum Dono Do Premi’ and even quizzes to ‘Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se, Yuun Mulaqat Ho Gayi!’
Rating: 9/10
Director: Shakti Samanta
Starring: Rajesh Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra
Genres: Arts, Entertainment, and Culture, International, Drama
Watch it on Prime Video
Written by: Shyamala Nawab