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Meena Kumari in a rare comedic role while she was still unaffected by alcohol and melancholia - that alone makes this movie worth watching. But that isnt all. She plays Mary, an out-of-work teacher unsuccessfully looking for a job. When fellow teacher Arun (Gemini Ganeshan) suggests that they pretend to be married for a job advertised for married couples, she reluctantly agrees. They get the job and land-up having to live as man and wife with a wacko private eye (Kishore Kumar) watching over them while a beautiful student falls for Arun. See Full Movie Brindavan Ka Krishna Kanhaiya Sakhi ri sun bole papiha uss paar O Raat Ke Musafir Ye Mard Bade Dil Sard, Bade Bedard, Na Dhokha Khaana Pahale Paisa, Phir Bhagavaan

Naya Daur production was involved in a highly controversial and widely publicized court case. Initially the actress Madhubala was cast as the female lead. An advance payment was given to her and shooting began and continued smoothly for 15 days. B.R. Chopra, the director, wanted the unit to travel to Bhopal for an extended outdoor shooting. Ataullah Khan, the father of Madhubala, objected to this and claimed that the entire Bhopal schedule was a ruse to give Dilip Kumar the opportunity to romance his daughter (Kumar and Madhubala were in a relationship at the time). Finally, Chopra sued Madhubala for the cash advance she received from him for a film she now had no intention of completing. He replaced her with the South Indian actress Vyjayanthimala who acted with Kumar in Devdas. Madhubala obediently supported her father despite her commitment to Dilip Kumar. Kumar testified against Madhubala and Ataullah Khan in favor of the director B.R. Chopra in open court. The case was...

Pyaasa (English: The Thirsty) is a 1957 Indian film produced and directed by Guru Dutt. The film tells the story of struggling poet, Vijay (Guru Dutt), trying to make his works known in post-independence India. Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman in her first major leading role in Hindi cinema), a prostitute with a heart of gold, eventually helps him get his poems published. The music was composed by S.D. Burman. With the commercial success of thrillers like Baazi, Jaal, Aar Paar and C.I.D. as well as comedies like Mr. & Mrs. '55, Guru Dutt and his studio were financially secure and established. From 1957, he could now make movies he really wanted to make, including Pyaasa. In 2002, Pyaasa was ranked at #160 on the Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll of all-time greatest films. In 2005, Pyaasa was rated as one of the 100 best films of all time by Time Magazine, which called it "the soulfully romantic of the lot." Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amon...

The film was inspired by the story of an ' open prison ' experiment  Swatantrapur  in the princely state of  Aundh  near  Satara . Now Swatantrapur is part of Atpadi  tehsil in  Sangli  district of Maharashtra. It was recounted by screenwriter  G. D. Madgulkar  to V. Shantaram.  In 2005,  Indiatimes Movies  ranked the movie amongst the  Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films . During the filming V. Shantaram battled with a bull and he hurt his one eye during the stunt, though his eyesight survived.   The film was later remade in 1975 in  Tamil  as  Pallandu Vazhga  starring  M.G. Ramachandran  and  Latha , and in 1976 as the Telugu  color film  Maa Daivam  starring  N.T. Rama Rao  and  Jayachitra .   Do Aankhen Barah Haath  makes you want to believe in the innate decency of all human beings. And for how many films can one say that? Despite ...