Indian cinema: 1950-59 - Revision history

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‎Mayabazar

Pdewan: /* Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) */

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‎Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)

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‎1950

Pdewan: /* Mayabazar */

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‎Mayabazar

Pdewan: /* Mirza Ghalib (1954) */

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‎Mirza Ghalib (1954)

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‎Footnotes

Pdewan: /* Mother India (1957) */

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‎Mother India (1957)

Pdewan: /* Navrang (1959) */

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‎Navrang (1959)

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‎Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)

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 ===Mayabazar===
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aOqC1z_KBY youtube]
 (Telugu: మాయాబజార్ Tamil: மாயா பஜார்) is a 1957 folklore Telugu and Tamil Indian bilingual film. The Telugu version was first released in Andhra Pradesh on 27 March 1957. The Tamil version, the following month in Tamil Nadu, with changes in cast and other details apt to Tamil audience. The Telugu version was later dubbed in Kannada. The story, dialogues, and song lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendra Rao. The producer of both the versions, Bommireddy Nagi Reddy bagged the highest award for films in India, Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1986.

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 ===Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)===
-[[File: jjpb.jpg| Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, a Technicolor blockbuster |frame|500px]]
+[[File: jjpb.jpg| Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, a 'Color by Technicolor' blockbuster |frame|500px]]
 The film, made purely on the theme of dance, became a rage for some unique dance numbers by Sandhya and Kathak exponent Gopi Krishna. The V. Shantaram film was also the first 35 mm film to be re-issued on the 70 mm format after a gap of 27 years in 1982.

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 ===1950===
-[[File:aan.jpg| Mehboob Khan's ‘Aan’ (Hindi-Urdu, 1953), was the first Indian film to be shot in the extremely expensive Technicolor.|frame|500px]]
+[[File:aan.jpg| Mehboob Khan's ‘Aan’ (Hindi-Urdu, 1953), was the first Indian film with prints in the extremely expensive Technicolor. It would have been even more expensive had the negatives been in Technicolor. |frame|500px]]
 : Various Film Trade Organizations confer to decide upon formation of Film Federation of India (FFI) as an apex body. Death of Rai Bahadur Chuni Lall, President of IMPAA and MPSI and one of the architects of FFI. The Pakistan Government levies a tax of Rs 1 per foot on all imported Indian films.

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 The critically acclaimed Mayabazar is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian Cinema.[1][2] The film was touted as a landmark achievement in Indian film's cinematography, art direction and visual effects with the technology available at the time.[3] The music delivered by Saluri Rajeswara Rao (uncredited) and Ghantasala has been extremely popular. The film stars Gummadi Venkateswara Rao as Balarama, NTR as Krishna, ANR (Telugu version); Gemini Ganesan (Tamil Version) as Abhimanyu, S. V. Ranga Rao as Ghatotkacha, and Savitri as Vatsala/Sasirekha. A digitally remastered colour version was released in 2010.
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+===Mirza Ghalib (1954)===
 The first film to be made on the life of a renowned poet by Sohrab Modi was also the first to win the President`s gold medal for the best Hindi film of the year

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 Kagaz Ke Phool This was the second Indian and also the second Hindi film made in the cinemascope format, which depicted the tragedy of a showman. Guru Dutt portrayed the role of a filmmaker who has his own ups and down in his career. The film also featured Waheeda Rehman in the role of an actress.
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+===Mayabazar===
 The first film to be made on the life of a renowned poet by Sohrab Modi was also the first to win the President`s gold medal for the best Hindi film of the year

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	===Mother India (1957)===		===Mother India (1957)===
		+	[[File: Mother India.jpg\|Mother India, Mehboob Khan’s Technicolor opus and India’s first ‘multi-starrer’ (It had three leading men, one major female lead and two relatively minor heroines \|frame\|500px]]
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	The immortal film of Hindi cinema by Mehboob Khan will be remembered long for the fantastic performance by Nargis. And this film also resulted in Nargis and Sunil Dutt coming together in real life. The marvellous actress won the best actress award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film also had a rare American preview at World Theatre, New York on July 3, 1959.		The immortal film of Hindi cinema by Mehboob Khan will be remembered long for the fantastic performance by Nargis. And this film also resulted in Nargis and Sunil Dutt coming together in real life. The marvellous actress won the best actress award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film also had a rare American preview at World Theatre, New York on July 3, 1959.

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	===Navrang (1959)===		===Navrang (1959)===
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	V. Shantaram once again proved his subject was the real hero of the film when he cast relative newcomer, Mahipal opposite Sandhya. Music by C Ramchandra and graceful dances by Sandhya were the major highlights.		V. Shantaram once again proved his subject was the real hero of the film when he cast relative newcomer, Mahipal opposite Sandhya. Music by C Ramchandra and graceful dances by Sandhya were the major highlights.

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	===Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)===		===Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)===
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	The film, made purely on the theme of dance, became a rage for some unique dance numbers by Sandhya and Kathak exponent Gopi Krishna. The V. Shantaram film was also the first 35 mm film to be re-issued on the 70 mm format after a gap of 27 years in 1982.		The film, made purely on the theme of dance, became a rage for some unique dance numbers by Sandhya and Kathak exponent Gopi Krishna. The V. Shantaram film was also the first 35 mm film to be re-issued on the 70 mm format after a gap of 27 years in 1982.

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 In 1953 another change took place in the industry when Mehboob Khan released his film Aan in colour. Aan starred Dilip Kumar in the role of Jao Tilak, a poor villager, who enters a competition to tame a horse which belongs to a princess. Upon winning it, he is challenged to a fencing duel by the evil Prince, who loses. However, Jai falls in love with the arrogant Princess, played by the debutant actress Nadira, aged 19.
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 A farmer is in danger of losing his two acres of land, which is his ancestral plot, unless he repays a debt to the feudal lord. The farmer decides to go to the Bengali city of Calcutta to raise money. To do this he becomes a rickshaw puller, but struggles against the odds that are mounting. Despite all his efforts, sadly he loses his land and a factory is built upon it.
 ===Geeta Bali===
 The well-known actress Geeta Bali came from the state of Punjab before the partition in 1947 but started her career in 1948 with the film Suhaag Raat (First Night) and went on to act with Guru Dutt and Dev Anand, and her future brother-in-law Raj Kapoor. But unlike other actresses, who stopped working in films after marriage, she continued to work and once acted with her future father-in-law, Prithviraj Kapoor in Anand Math, which was released in 1952. Her secretary was Surinder Kapoor, father of the movie director Boney Kapoor and actor and producer Anil Kapoor. She kept on working until her death on 21 January, 1965, when she succumbed to smallpox. Geeta Bali was survived by her husband Shammi Kapoor, a son Aditya and a daughter Kanchan. Her niece, Yogeeta Bali, later joined the industry.