Showing posts with label Bollywood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bollywood. Show all posts

Friday, December 12, 2025

Which classic Bollywood movie character do you think still perfectly embodies the enduring spirit of common Indian people today?

Avtaar : This Indian classic (1983) narrates saga of common Indian couple (Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi) ; who selflessly devote their money ; energy and time for their family members.

Dejected : Nevertheless, an accident changes his personal and family fortune.

His entire family starts treating him as a liability and often misbehaves with him.

Restart : Nevertheless, he restarts his life again with the help of his loving wife and a dutiful assistant.

By fate, he makes it big and becomes financially strong.

Re approach : No wonder, his family members want to accept him.

But : He flatly refuses them and donates all his wealth to social cause.

Facts :Many elders are maltreated by their family members.

Unlike past, money often decides personal relationship.

It is always good to be financially ; but also ethically strong.

Movie has good music ; superb acting ; cinematography.

Note : 1st Pic displays Avtaar in hindi language.

Pic Credits : Google Images / Web

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

How popular are Bollywood films in Russia?

Awara : This 1954 hindi movie was a mega hit in USSR (now Russia).

It happened to the most successful commercial movie in USSR.

Shri 420 : This hindi movie was also quite popular in erstwhile USSR.

Its songs were often played by orchestras and music bands.

Disco dancer : This 1982 hindi movie was well appreciated by Russian youth.

Its dance and songs are still played by many.

Pushpa : This 2022 multilingual movie was super hit in Russia.

Audience admired its dance and songs ; cinematography ; out of box story.

Facts : Russians admire Indian movies for their entertainment.

Indian actors are quite popular in Russia.

Many Indian movies are shot in Russia for its exquisite locales and technical facilities.

Russians are family oriented ; emotional and practical human beings.

Perhaps, they acknowledge turns and twists of life like their Indian counterparts.

Pic Credits : Google Images / Web

What do you think made Dharmendra stand out among other Bollywood actors of his time?

 He was a revelation

At a time when bollywood was ruled by urban City slickers who spoke with impeccable English a rarity in the early ages of independence

Dharmendra came literally from the country side he managed to beat the Filmfare talent contest winners on the basis of his hairstyle alone when all his competitors were copying Dev Anand Dharmendra had his own blue collar crew cut

He was the first muscle man of Bollywood

Mithun Chakraborty and

Sanjay Dutt came later

& Salman Khan much later

He literally introduced action

& James Bond inspired spy films

When an entire generation

& It's succeeding genaration of the 50s

& 60s were oscillating Between Tragedies and romantic movie

The man was devilishly handsome there's a reason why Meena Kumari lost her heart to him

& Later on Hema Malini

A box office juggernaut who have more than 5 hits twice in 1973 and 1987

Only Akshay Kumar is the modern day superstar who could do that again

Versatility thy name Dharmendra

Dharmendra versatility - Google Search

Today when you think of Angry young man

King Of Romance

Action hero

Greek God

But Dharmendra was all rolled into one

A Dilip Kumar-esque tragedy in Bandhni

Sunil Dutt-esque idealistic idealism Satyakam

A Rajendra Kumar style romantic movie Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

A Jeetendra style Caper Jugnu

An Amitabh Bachchan-esque angry young man movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh

A rib tickling comedy Chup Ke Chup Ke

He ended Rajesh Khanna’s reign

And started the action movie era with Mera Gaon Mera Desh

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Long before SRK of Baazigar and Darr

We had Dharmendra of Aayi Milan Ki Bela


Long Before we had Salman Khan's vigilante antics of Kick

It was Dharmendra in Khatron Ke Khiladi who was the obvious predecessor

A whole host of actors got there big break and revival with Dharmendra

Sanjay Khan's first big hit with Dharmendra

Haqeeqat

Feroz Khan's movie which put him in the big leagues with Dharmendra Aadmi Aur Insaan

Vinod Khanna's ticket to stardom Mera Gaon Mera Desh with Dharmendra

Shatrughan Sinha’s first movie albiet a small in Pyar Hi Pyar with Dharmendra

Jeetendra's comeback into bollywood’s reckoning with Dharmendra

Dharam Veer

Amitabh Bachchan got his name recommended for Sholay

By Dharmendra

Dharmendra invented the muscular anti hero archetype

The soft & or vulnerable face

With a tough body

Copied by so many actors of multiple generations

Feroz Khan

Vinod Khanna

Shatrughan Sinha

Amitabh Bachchan

Mithun Chakraborty

Jackie Shroff

Sanjay Dutt

Sunny Deol

Salman Khan

Akshay Kumar

John Abraham

Even actors who didn't copy Dharmendra’s tough guy archetype you could see flashes of his on screen charisma and wit in the like likes of Anil Kapoor

Govinda and

Shah Rukh Khan

The man was a box office beast who gane more than 50 hits more most superstars

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Nowadays you use almost senior citizens like Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan still doing main lead

But the trend started from here a 57 years old Dharmendra giving a blockbuster like Tahelka

When Amitabh Bachchan after the underperforming Khuda Gawah had announced retirement.

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Hell till 1995 Dharmendra was still a bigger draw than up and coming SRK

In the 60s Dharmendra ji was competing with Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt,Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar

1970s he was competing with Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra,Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor

1980s he was he was competing with Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and even his own son Sunny Deol

1990s he was competing with Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan

Dharmendra Ji’s life is what dreams are made off I hope God grant mercy to his good soul and I hope all of us get success similar to dharm ji