Best From Bollywood (Making of 30 Outstanding Hindi Films since 1949)

Back of The Book The Hindi film industry, also known as Bollywood, is extremely popular today, and has even surpassed Hollywood, hitherto considered to be the largest in the world. It was in 1931that India produced its first film Raja Harishchandra, but its was only after independence that our Hindi film industry started growing by leaps and bounds. Since then, Bollywood films have carved a niche for themselves in the international film world, and our producers and directors have brought out one after the other popular and outstanding films.

Over the years, many Hindi films have received international recognition and appreciation. In this book the author has selected 30 films which are considered to be outstanding and distinctive, and have won accolades both nationally and internationally.

Though it was a very difficult task to select a few of the innumerable films, the author has made a selection of only 30 which he perceives to be exceptional in terms of their production value, directorial brilliance, soulful music, excellent performances, and above all public popularity. All these films went on to make history, and are till remembered by old and young alike.

This book gives elaborate details of each of those 30 films, including their star cast and credits, songs, story line, achievements and awards.

About The Author Ramesh Dawar, aged 64, is the General Secretary of Delhi Cine Goers Council since 1967, and his outstanding contributions to radio, television and various newspapers and journals, as a film critic, led him to be nominated as a member of the Preview Committee of the 33rd International Films Festival of India 2002. He has also been a recipient of several awards as a film columnist.

His first book ‘BOLLYWOOD, YESTERDAY-TODAY-TOMORROW’, was appreciated and applauded film lovers, and it is hoped that his new book will not only entertain but also educate the film lovers of India abroad every way.

Index

	Andaz(1949)	5
	Barsaat(1950)	9
	Awara(1951)	13
	Aan (1952)	18
	Baiju Bawra (1952)	21
	Do Bigha Zameen(1953)	24
	Boot Polish(1954)	28
	Mirza Ghalib(1954)	32
	Devadas(1955)	35
	Jagte Raho(1956)	38
	Do Aankhen Barah Haath(1957)	42
	Mother India(1957)	45
	Pyaasa(1957)	50
	Kaagaz Ke Phool(1959)	55
	Mughal-e-Azam(1960)	59
	Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam(1962)	64
	Haqeeqat(1964)	68
	Sangam(1964)	71
	Guide(1965)	75
	Anand(1970)	79
	Mera Naam Joker(1970)	83
	Pakeezah(1971)	85
	Jai Santoshi Maa(1975)	93
	Sholay(1975)	98
	Hum Aapke Hai Kaun(1994)	102
	Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge(1995)	106
	Lagaan(2001)	111
	Baghban(2003)	117
	Veer Zara(2004)	122
	Black(2005)	127