Khamoshi - The Musical :
Khamoshi truly shows what Sanjay Leela Bhansali is capable of and that is extracting performances from actors and having a great sense of music. He dared to cast Nana Patekar as a deaf and dumb character. An actor who is known for firing dialogues.
Besides this Khamoshi has one of the purest performance by Salman Khan as the bridge between sound and silence. A musical masterpiece which failed miserably at the box-office, later gained a cult status has mindblowing performances by Nana Patekar, Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Seema Biswas and great music by Jatin-Lalit.
Silsila : Silsila can be termed as poetry on celluliod. It has a very special casting and the treatment given by Yash Chopra is truly appreciable.
Every character is given equal importance. Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha were able to keep their personal issues aside and do justice with the role.
Yash Chopra was a visionary director and Silsila was ahead of its time. Therefore the movie gained a cult status later.
Dil Se: What more you can ask for? Brilliant performances by Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala, bubbly Preity Zinta, Malaika dancing on
the top of a train, cinematography by Santosh Sivan, music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar and all this under the direction of Mani Ratnam. Set in the background of insurgency in Assam, Dil Se is a complete package.
It has all the shades of love like passion, aggression, compassion, attraction, obsession etc. People term it as a flop due to its unusual ending but made with a budget of 11 Crores, it collected some 26 Crores at the box-office. 60 Lakhs units of the album's soundtrack were sold at that time. 2 National and 6 Film Fare Awards.
The film is remembered for remarkable performances by the cast, great music and technical excellence. Really a Masterpiece.
Jaagte Raho:
Raj Kapoor did not direct Jaagte Raho but he delivered a memorable performance onscreen. A humble villager comes to city in search for a better life, enters a building to quench his thirst, is assumed to be a thief and gets trapped in the web of middle - class greed and corruption.
Released in 1956, you can still relate with the movie even after more than seven decades. In today's fast world you might find the film a bit lengthy but it is a must watch.
The silence of Raj Kapoor throughout the movie and his outburst in the pre - climax depicts the deep message that he wants to give. Finally Nargis in a cameo quenching his thirst of wisdom. Unfortunately it was a commercial failure in India but in 1965 in Soviet Union (USSR) it earned around 4.44 Crores due to the popularity of Raj Kapoor.
One more example of a visionary concept with good performance yet box-office failure.
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