1950s Hit Films
Sujata (1959): Bimal Roy directs the story of a lower caste girl adopted by an upper caste family. Stars Nutan, Sunil Dutt, Shashikala .
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959): Guru Dutt's meditation on the fickleness of celluloid fame, starring Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman.
Madhumati (1958): Directed by Bimal Roy. A story of reincarnation and revenge. Stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, and Pran.
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958): A comedy starring Kishore Kumar, and his two brothers, Anup Kumar and Ashok Kumar. Songs by Kishore and Asha Bhosle, music by SD Burman.
Pyaasa (1957): Guru Dutt's classic about a poet not appreciated while alive, and famous when presumed dead. The movie starred Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, and Mala Sinha.
Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957): A former jailer (V. Shantaram) rehabilitates hardened prisoners by welcoming them onto his family farm, where they learn to work and cooperate.
Mother India (1957): Heroic peasant woman (Nargis) does her duty towards her husband and sons despite heart-breaking obstacles. This movie was nominated in the "Best Foreign Film" category of the Oscars.
Chori Chori (1956): A runaway heiress (Nargis) and a journalist (Raj Kapoor)fall in love.
Jagte Raho (1956): A poor villager (Raj Kapoor) travels to Calcutta to find a better life. Alas, he finds only corruption in the city.
Kabuliwalla (1956): Based on a Rabindranath Tagore story of a poor spice seller from Kabul who befriends a little girl. Stars Balraj Sahni.
C.I.D. (1956) - Guru Dutt's film team made this crime thriller, starring Dev Anand, Shakila, Waheeda Rehman, and Johny Walker. Directed by Raj Khosla
Devdas (1955): Bimal Roy's version, the third adaptation (second with sound) of Sarat Chandra's novel. Stars Dilip Kumar , Suchitra Sen and Vyjayantimala. Critically the most acclaimed of the four versions of Devdas to date.
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) One of India's first colour films. A lovely courtesan studies dancing under a strict guru, and falls in love in defiance of his orders to think only of dance. Many lavish dance sequences.
Shree 420 (1955): Raj Kapoor comes to Bombay to find work, and ends up becoming a swindler, or 420. Famous for the opening song Mera Joota Hai Japani.
Aar Paar (1954): A romance in which two women fall in love with a taxi-driver (Guru Dutt), who is keen to become rich. The film is well known for its songs.
Do Bigha Zameen (1953): Bimal Roy's classic of a poor farmer ( Balraj Sahni) who becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta.
Aan (1952): Mehboob Khan directed this historical swashbuckling romance, which stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nadira, and Nimmi.
Baazi (1951): A man (Dev Anand) forced into crime, a gangster moll (Geeta Bali) who dies to save him. Also starring Dev Anand's wife-to-be Kalpana Kartik. Directed by Guru Dutt and written by Balraj Sahni.
Awaara (1951): A young man (Raj Kapoor, who directed and starred) is rejected by his father, a judge, and turns to crime. He is redeemed, in the end, by his love for a young lawyer (Nargis). The film, especially the title song Awaara Hoon, was famously popular in China, the Soviet Union, Turkey, and much of the Mideast and Africa.
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Sujata (1959): Bimal Roy directs the story of a lower caste girl adopted by an upper caste family. Stars Nutan, Sunil Dutt, Shashikala .
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959): Guru Dutt's meditation on the fickleness of celluloid fame, starring Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman.
Madhumati (1958): Directed by Bimal Roy. A story of reincarnation and revenge. Stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, and Pran.
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958): A comedy starring Kishore Kumar, and his two brothers, Anup Kumar and Ashok Kumar. Songs by Kishore and Asha Bhosle, music by SD Burman.
Pyaasa (1957): Guru Dutt's classic about a poet not appreciated while alive, and famous when presumed dead. The movie starred Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, and Mala Sinha.
Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957): A former jailer (V. Shantaram) rehabilitates hardened prisoners by welcoming them onto his family farm, where they learn to work and cooperate.
Mother India (1957): Heroic peasant woman (Nargis) does her duty towards her husband and sons despite heart-breaking obstacles. This movie was nominated in the "Best Foreign Film" category of the Oscars.
Chori Chori (1956): A runaway heiress (Nargis) and a journalist (Raj Kapoor)fall in love.
Jagte Raho (1956): A poor villager (Raj Kapoor) travels to Calcutta to find a better life. Alas, he finds only corruption in the city.
Kabuliwalla (1956): Based on a Rabindranath Tagore story of a poor spice seller from Kabul who befriends a little girl. Stars Balraj Sahni.
C.I.D. (1956) - Guru Dutt's film team made this crime thriller, starring Dev Anand, Shakila, Waheeda Rehman, and Johny Walker. Directed by Raj Khosla
Devdas (1955): Bimal Roy's version, the third adaptation (second with sound) of Sarat Chandra's novel. Stars Dilip Kumar , Suchitra Sen and Vyjayantimala. Critically the most acclaimed of the four versions of Devdas to date.
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) One of India's first colour films. A lovely courtesan studies dancing under a strict guru, and falls in love in defiance of his orders to think only of dance. Many lavish dance sequences.
Shree 420 (1955): Raj Kapoor comes to Bombay to find work, and ends up becoming a swindler, or 420. Famous for the opening song Mera Joota Hai Japani.
Aar Paar (1954): A romance in which two women fall in love with a taxi-driver (Guru Dutt), who is keen to become rich. The film is well known for its songs.
Do Bigha Zameen (1953): Bimal Roy's classic of a poor farmer ( Balraj Sahni) who becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta.
Aan (1952): Mehboob Khan directed this historical swashbuckling romance, which stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nadira, and Nimmi.
Baazi (1951): A man (Dev Anand) forced into crime, a gangster moll (Geeta Bali) who dies to save him. Also starring Dev Anand's wife-to-be Kalpana Kartik. Directed by Guru Dutt and written by Balraj Sahni.
Awaara (1951): A young man (Raj Kapoor, who directed and starred) is rejected by his father, a judge, and turns to crime. He is redeemed, in the end, by his love for a young lawyer (Nargis). The film, especially the title song Awaara Hoon, was famously popular in China, the Soviet Union, Turkey, and much of the Mideast and Africa.
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