Thursday, March 19, 2009

Bollywood famous blockbuster films

5. Waqt (Yash Chopra, 1965): A huge blockbuster in its day and the most repeated show in theaters and on television till date, Waqt is an ageless tale masterfully told by Bollywood's ace story teller, Yash Chopra. When he said the man could be the architect of his own destiny and could, if he wanted, write the story of his children, Kedarnath did not know that the next moment the great world of Lala Kedarnath and Sons would be humbled to dust in the big earthquake of Quoeta. Waqt brought home the profound message that in the affairs of humans, it is time that is the ruling factor - Time, that is Waqt. Chopra's direction is without doubt the major highlight of the movie. He directs the9. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Aditya Chopra, 1995): The longest running film of Indian cinema, DDLJ has made history by completing 500 weeks of continuous play in Maratha Mandir, Mumbai. It emerged as a cult film from day one of its release and remains one of the very few evergreen films that can be watched again and again. The film's focus is on the family for which lovers are ready to sacrifice their love if necessary. Its a love story that consolidates the feel good trend in HindiKabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (Karan Johar, 2001): Unequalled star power, glamor, laughter, tears and fabulous musical numbers enrich this superb Bollywood exravaganza. The story is all about Amitabh Bachchan, a Business tycoon, trying to enforce Indian family values and traditions in the face of the foreign studied son's rebellious romantic yearnings. The first half of the film focuses on the romance between Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, while the romance between Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor dominates the film after interval. Much of the film is based in London. NRI is shown as being just as capable (or more so) of upholding Indian family value as those who never left their country. NRI-themed films like this one have been tremendously important and profitable cultural touchstone amongst the worldwide Indian diaspora. Watching the film, you will laugh, you will cry, and you will think of your parents many times. Johar handles the emotive scenes and the sad scenes with a magic touch cinema and unleashed a plathora of family-cum-love stories aimed especially at the NRI audience and overseas market. Cultural crisis of the NRI and his family comes in as a dramatic element in the film. But its greatest strength is its perfect blend of the modern and the conservative through its state-of-the-art packaging story that is strongly rooted in the tradition of Indian culture. DDLJ would not have been what it is - despite its powerful dialogues, fabulous music and exciting locales - without all those superlative performances by the top heavy cast comprising of Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal and Satish Shah. Khan, Kajol and Kher are particularly awesome. They all three won Filmfare (1996) Awards for the best performances film with flair and passion.

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