Tag Archives: Manoj Kumar

Do you know how to handle success and failure ?

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Jitendra Mathur

I am shocked to know the (alleged) suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput. This decade old review is presented again in that context only as it is extremely important to know in life as to how to handle success as well … Continue reading →

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Jab Chali Thandi Hawa . . .

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

First of all, I sincerely thank my friend and elder Mr. Thomas Dhavala for inspiring me to write a review of this emotional love story of the sixties which is still remembered for its great songs. Do Badan (1966) was the first … Continue reading →

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Greenery of joys and thornful path for lovers

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

After posting my article on the top Bollywood love stories, I realized some time later that accidentally I had omitted one of my all time favourite love stories from that list. That movie is Hariyali Aur Rasta (1962). Now, correcting … Continue reading →

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It’s partially a predecessor to Ghajini

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

During the fifties, sixties and seventies, Bollywood boasted of good script-writers. There were specific story departments in the film companies where full time writers worked relentlessly on scripts. That’s why several novel ideas used to emerge for making feature films … Continue reading →

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Baabul Ki Duaaen Leti Ja …

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

Bowing before the urge of my younger sister and esteemed reviewer and blogger – S.B. Patra (chalojai bahudure), I am presenting my review of Neel Kamal (1968) which is based on the novel of the same title, written by Gulshan Nanda. … Continue reading →

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An unknown killer among ten little Indians

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

Gumnaam (1965) is a take on the classic whodunit of Agatha Christie – Ten Little Indians (or Ten Little Niggers) which has also been published under another title – And There Were None. It’s a murder mystery based upon revenge which … Continue reading →

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Last part of Raj Khosla-Saadhana mystery-trilogy

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Jitendra Mathur

Director Raj Khosla made three suspense movies consecutively during the sixties casting Sadhana in the female lead. The specialty of these three movies is that in all of them, the plot is based on the mysterious personality of a woman. … Continue reading →

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Jai Jawaan ! Jai Kisaan !

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Jitendra Mathur

Today alongwith the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation of India, also is the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the ex-prime minister of India who was a man of ideals and principles just like Mahatma … Continue reading →

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Who was she ?

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Jitendra Mathur

It’s the time of wee hours in India and it’s raining outside in Hyderabad. What can be a better situation to write a review of this movie which begins with the scene of heavy rainfall and that scene itself lends … Continue reading →

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