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✱ Reviews One for your collection Baazi (1951) adan comes from a poor fam- Presenting a list of ily background. Unable to find Classic Starring: employment, he takes to gam- must have classics ... Madan bling in a big way. He makes a lot Geeta Bali ... Leena ofM money, and decides to open a gambling Kalpana Kartik ... Rajani den, where he makes even more money. He on dvd, for all die Collection Roopa Verman meets with sophisticated and cultured Dr. K.N. Singh ... Rajani’s Father Rajani, and both are attracted to each other. hard movie fans But Rajani’s dad does not approve of Madan Krishan Dhawan ... Ramesh nor of his background, and would prefer that DVDs courtesy Shemaroo Home Video Rashid Rajani marry Inspector Ramesh. Rejected, Habib Madan meets with vivacious and outgoing www.shemaroo.com Srinath Meena, and romances her. Then Inspector Rashid Ahmed Ramesh arrests Madan and imprisons him for Abu Baker the murder of Meena, who was killed with a Nirmal Kumar revolver with Madan’s fingerprints on it. The

112 Issue 5 ✱ January 2010 Lifestyle Magazine shooter intended to kill Madan, but Meena hildhood sweethearts, (Dilip The movie ends with Shambhu returning to protected him & was killed instead. Rajani’s Kumar) and Parvati or Paro (Suchi- his village, only to see his land sold and a fac- father ordered the killing because he didn’t tra Sen) grow up in a small village tory being constructed over it. consider Madan suitable for his daughter. with a love-hate relationship which Rajani’s father threatens Madan that he will changesC to love when they mature. Devdas kill his sister if he says anything. Madan keeps comes from a very rich and wealthy family. His quiet & is sentenced to be hanged at 6 am. dad does not approve of his marriage or even Starring: Inspector Ramesh finds some evidence that any friendship with Paro, and sends him away - it wasn’t Madan who killed Meena. Rajani’s to Calcutta. Disheartened Devdas gives up Vijayanthimala - father is imprisoned & Madan is freed. on his love, and Paro gets married to a much Johnny Walker - older man, who has a grown-up son and - Devdas daughter. Devdas realises he is unable to give Jayant - up his love for Paro and returns to the village, Starring: only to find that she is married. He returns adhumati tells the story of two Dilip Kumar as Devdas to Calcutta and falls into bad company and young lovers denied by death but as Parvati (Paro) alcohol. He is introduced to a dancer, Chan- not by fate. Devendra, a middle- as dramukhi (Vyjayantimala), who adores him the Zamindar (land owner) wants to acquire aged man, takes shelter during as Chunni Babu and falls hopelessly in love with him. Devdas aM storm in an old house where he sees the his land on the pretext that Shambhu had Pran in not aware of Chandramukhi’s affection and taken some loan from him. Shambhu has ghost of a woman. This prompts him to relate Nasir Hussain as Dharamdas love for him, as most of his time is spent in an to pay back the landlord and hence moves the story of Anand and Madhumati to his Murad as Devdas’ father alcoholic stupor, and lust for Paro. to the city to look for some other source of traveling companions and sets up the narra- as Brijudas money. tive’s framing device. Anand is a painter who Do Bigha Zameen The most famous scene from the movie is falls in love with Madhumati, but bad blood when Shambhu pushes himself to the limit separates the family Anand works for and Starring: pulling a rickshaw. The rider on the rickshaw Madhumati’s family. Sent away by his deceitful ... Shambu Maheto offers Shambhu more money to pull faster ... Parvati (Paro) Maheto because he is chasing (probably) his girlfriend Ratan Kumar ... Kanhaiya Maheto who is in a horse pulled carriage. Shambhu Murad ... Thakur Harnam Singh can not resist the temptation, and he keeps Jagdeep ... Thakur Harnam Singh smiling in anticipation of getting more money. ... Thakurain However, his wealthy customer is not worried Raj Laxmi ... Nayabji (as Rajlakshmi) the least about the lower class’ plight. In this Nana Palsikar race, rickshaw loses a wheel and Shambhu is Noor Jahan ... (as Noorjahan) injured. Nasir Husain ... Rickshaw puller (as Nazir However, through all these hardships Hussain) Shambhu does not lose his righteousness, (ii) ... (as Rekha) which is the moral of the movie. Shambhu’s son steals money to help his father, only to he story revolves around a farmer, be reproached by his father later. Shambhu’s Shambhu (Balraj Sahni), who has morality is the only thing that remains his own been hit badly by a famine in . till the end. T The real reason of his sorrow is that

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boss, Anand returns to discover that - Shri 420 mati has disappeared. Anand and her father search for her only to discover she has been Starring: kidnapped by Anand’s boss. In the confronta- , tion that follows, Anand is beat within an inch , of his life. After recovering, he again wanders Nemo, the countryside where he first met Madhuma- ti. Here he meets another young woman, who resembles Madhumati in every way. Confused aj Kumar Saxena (Raj Kapoor) and withdrawn, he begins to believe that the comes to Bombay armed with Hon- two are one and the same and hatches a plan esty. Integrity and his Degree along to catch his boss in a trap. What follows blurs with a whole of dreams and aspira- the lines between reality and the supernatural tionsR of making it in this city of opportunities. as Madhumati comes back from the grave to Raj was to find out that his values and beliefs accuse her killer and rescue her beloved. had no worth in a city like Bombay where the social system allowed profiteers, black- the high flying society, where no price is too family; encourages all religious groups to live marketers, and other species of “420’s” to much to pay for success - a life of high stake mughal-e-azam in harmony together; and even undertakes a make fortunes. In the course of drifting from gambling and drinking - a life which drifts him barefoot journey to the temple of Ambe Maa one job to another Raj meets the beautiful further and further from his values, beliefs and Starring: and installs a gold umbrella over Ambe Maa. Vidya (Nargis). Though very poor herself, this Vidya. - Badshah Jalaluddin Mo- He married a Hindu Rajput Yodhabai, and school teacher shared Raj’s philosophy on hammed (as Prithviraj) together they sire a son who they name Sal- life and they start to share their dreams. Raj Sujata Dilip Kumar - Shehzada Nooruddin Moham- eem. Born in a very tolerant and acceptable soon learns that their dreams are impossible mad Saleem atmosphere, Saleem also witnesses war and to achieve honestly - and so, economic need Cast: - Anarkali perhaps this does have an affect on his mind. and bitter experiences drive this simple and Lalita Pawar, - Empress Jodha Bai He then falls in love with a lowly courtesan, honest man to dishonesty and evil. , Nigar Sultana - Bahar Anarkali. When his parents want him to get tells the story of Raj’s perilous journey into , Ajit - Durjan Singh married to a woman of their choice, he refus- Behl, M. Kumar - Sculptor Sangtaraash (as Kumar) es and wants to marry Anarkali. This angers Murad - Raja Mann Singh the tolerant Akbar, who could never visualize Jilloo Maa - Anarkali’s Mother (as Jillo Bai) his son marrying a mere dancing girl. He has beautiful story created around the Vijayalaxmi Anarkali imprisoned, but Saleem arranges her social issue of untouchability. Nutan, S. Nazir escape and incites a open revolt against Ak- an untouchable orphan, is raised by Sheela Delaya - , Anarkali’s Sister bar. Enraged, Akbar declares Saleem a traitor a couple of a higher caste, who also Ahave their own daughter, , of the (as Surinder) and sends his armies to crush him. Saleem Johnny Walker is defeated and brought in chains to be sen- same age. Lalita Pawar, a family friend with Jalal - Young Prince Saleem tenced by his father, but Anarkali managed conservative views condemns this whenever to elude his armies. Akbar wants to trade she gets a chance to do so. Years pass and adshah Akbar was the supreme ruler Saleem’s life with that of Anarkali, but Saleem Lalita now wants her grandson Sunil Dutt to of Hindustan and ruled this coun- will not let anyone know where Anarkali is, marry Shashikala, but he has fallen in love try fairly and justly. He wanted the and is therefore sentenced to die. with Nutan, who reciprocates the same. Is B and to live as a big love able to rise above caste?

114 Issue 5 ✱ January 2010 Bollywood Lifestyle Magazine Shemaroo Entertainment has put in lot of you Shemaroo, for giving life to yesteryears, efforts to revive this old classic. They have not only on my behalf, but also on behalf of all colour corrected the images, improved the those who loved me through this serial’. picture quality and audio by restoring it for Adds Hiren Gada, Director - Shemaroo more clarity. The original master of Yeh Jo Hai Entertainment, ‘It really feels nice breathing Zindagi, which was in ‘Low Band U-Matic’ life into something which is more than two format, is now digitally restored and upgraded decades old, yet which is the top most recall Remebering which enhances the visual appeal of the serial among audiences’. for viewers. Director of the serial Kundan Shah says, ‘To Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi gave an excellent release Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi in today’s era on platform and made the careers of artistes home video is really a great idea and this also like , Swaroop Sampat, Satish lets the younger generation to understand Shah, Rakesh Bedi, Tiku Talsania, Farida how TV, serials, comedy and entertainment in Jalal, Vijay Bhattacharya and Sulabha Arya. general worked 20 years ago’. the time Directed by Kundan Shah, the serial was These DVD/ VCD packs will be a timeless Relive the humorous times Zindagi DVDs and VCDs were presented executed with utmost simplicity. collection to audiences’ libraries. to Satish Shah himself, who released it by Actor Satish Shah is reminiscent of pleasant Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi VCD pack is priced at of ‘YEH JO HAI ZINDAGI’ unveiling them. It is certainly a moment to be memories of yesteryears and says, ‘Thank Rs. 349/-MRP and DVD pack is priced at Rs. treasured for the actor and seen at the occa- 499/-MRP. Available at www.shemaroo.com n today’s time and age, when TV chan- sion on behalf of Shemaroo was Ms. Madhuri nels are countless and so are the sitcoms; Gada, Manager Alternative Content. even then this comedy serial ‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’, stands out and rules in its genre. IThis well known comedy show was a hit during the early 1980’s and won the hearts of millions. The show was aired on during days when it was the only TV Channel. Right from its title track sung by the legend- ary to its cast; from its sense of humour to its simplicity, Shemaroo Enter- tainment takes you back down memory lane and has released the VCD and DVD packs which contain all the 67 episodes, the com- plete serial of this popular comedy TV show of the early 1980s - ‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’ The entire serial is now available in 3 Sea- sons, in and Internationally. These packs are available as: ‘Season 1 - episodes 1 to 24 (Vol 1 to 4)’, ‘Season 2 - episodes 25 to 48 (Vol 5 to 8)’ and Season 3, the final season - episodes 49 to 67 (Vol 9 to 11). The first 3 season packs of Yeh Jo Hai

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