#Nargis films

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Protest for Palestine at Washington D.C., 20th October 2023. Photos taken by Nargis.

#nargis #nargisonthemoon #palestine #palestine protest #protest for palestine #solidarity with palestine #solidrity with gaza #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #washington dc #portrait photography #film photography #ph #film is not dead #free palestine #free gaza

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Awaara (1951) | dir. Raj Kapoor

[ Nargis and Raj Kapoor ]

#awaara #awaara 1951 #raj kapoor #nargis #nargis dutt #indian cinema #hindi cinema #bollywood #cinema #movies #films #classic cinema #old bollywood #world cinema #1950s #cinematography #indian films #bollywood movies #indian movies #bollywood films #classic bollywood #hindi films #hindi movies #film scenes #movie scenes #awara #awara 1951 #gif

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Nargis in Awaara (Raj Kapoor, 1951)

#india #indian cinema #bollywood #cinema #film #raj kapoor #nargis #awaara

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Rockstar (2011), dir. Imtiaz Ali.

#movies #rockstar #rockstar movie #imtiaz ali #ranbir kapoor #nargis fakhri #indian cinema #Indian film #Films #Cineshots #Cloud_tinn

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Barsaat (1949)

#barsaat #nargis #raj kapoor #bollywood #classic bollywood #film #captions

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"Don't call me a devil. I'll fight back."

Mother India (1957) Directed by Mehboob Khan Cinematography by Faredoon A. Irani

#film stills #mother india #mehboob khan #faredoon a. irani #nargis #sunil dutt

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Nargis in Aag (1948)- dir. Raj Kapoor

#aag #raj kapoor #nargis #nargis dutt #aag 1948 #old bollywood #black and white film #my screencaps #the link has english subtitles btw! #also this was raj kapoor's debut directorial and he was only 24 when he made it

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Propaganda

Jean Hagen (The Asphalt Jungle, Singin' in the Rain)—a shimmering star in the cinema firmament! Absolutely iconic as the villainess Lina in singin’ in the rain and makes the picture, to be honest. Nobody played funny-evil-gorgeous the way she does. and that voice!

Nargis Dutt (Shree 420, Barsaat, Awaara)— I first loved her because she played such strong characters in everything I saw her in, but beyond that, she has a natural charm to her. She's a Bollywood icon for a reason!

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Jean Hagen:

Riddle and you shall receive! How could we forget about Jean Hagen! I love a woman who can play really delightfully evil, and it's very fun seeing her other roles after you've seen her as Lina Lamont. Also, she's got an adorable smile and a gorgeous chin.

Her Oscar-nominated performance as Lina Lamont is a wonderful example of being talented enough to make an unsympathetic character difficult to hate. Admittedly her looks also help a lot - in so many films she would have been the romantic lead and it's a shame Lina didn't get a redemption arc.

Had a sexy sexy alto register so when she was being dubbed as Lina Lamont by Debbie Reynolds she was dubbing Debbie Reynolds dubbing her. Shoutout to Betty Noyes also.

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did. is anyone. can we please bring attention to her in drag. please god and thank you

If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as though our hard work ain't been in vain for nothin!

Nargis Dutt:

#nargis dutt #jean hagen #hotvintagepoll #ladies 2 #fuck that old woman #Youtube

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75 Years of #Barsaat (22/04/1949)

Barsaat is directed by #RajKapoor. The film stars the famous duo of Kapoor and #Nargis as well as #PremNath.

One of the posters showing the heroine dangling on the arm of the hero would go on to inspire the R K Studios' famous logo.

The film was the debut of music director Shankar Jaikishan and established their career. Lyrics by Ramesh Shastri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Jalal Malihabadi, and Akhilesh.

What are your favorite Barsaat songs?

#bollywoodirect #bollywood #Barsaat (1949) #Raj Kapoor #Prem Nath #Nargis #shankar jaikishan #ramesh shastri #hasrat jaipuri #shailendra #jalal malihabadi #akhilesh

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(old) bollywood actresses (1)

why am i making this post...... no reason apart from being incredibly queer abt women (not romantic not sexual but a secret third thing (fan)). join me etc.

ruby myers (stage name sulochana)

DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD WINNER WHO CHEERED!!!!!!!!!!!

born in poona (now pune) in 1907 in british india, ruby myers was a silent film actress of bhagdadi jewish ancestry. she was approached by mohan bhavnani from kohinoor films, and though she was initially hesitant (acting was a very.... suspicious? dubious? profession for women at the time) she agreed with little knowledge of how to act. she ended up becoming a huge star under bhavnani, and then moved on to imperial film company, and became the highest paid actress in india at the time (5k/mo inr salary).

after sound got introduced, she took a break for a year (to learn hindustani which she wasn't fluent in) and came back with madhuri (1932)--- this is a remale of madhuri (1928) but w sound--- and became a star again. other remakes of her silent movies were bombay ki billi (1936) (remake of wildcat of bombay 1927), and anarkali (1935), a remake of anarkali (1928). unfortunately i don't think even one of these films survived.

she was also in a popular pairing with actor d billimoria from 1933-39. she faded into obscurity after their split.

she was also in another anarkali (1953), where she played salim's mother, and had a small role as a nun in dostana (1980).

she died in mumbai in 1983.

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florence ezekiel (nadira)

born in 1932 in bhagdad, and living in nagpada (south bombay) after her parents moved for business reasons, nadira was a famous bollywood actress who usually played westernised roles (or anglo-indian ones). she is mostly well known for her role as julie's mother margaret in julie (1975) and maya in shree 420 (1956). the latter typecasted her in seductress roles. she has worked with several actors like sridevi (in julie), nargis (in shree 420), srk (josh (2000)).

fun fact! a filmmaker (idk who he was) once called her up for a role to which she replied along the lines of "not now i'm drunk and naked." he never called her again.

less fun fact! she was an alcoholic and had an alcohol-related liver disorder. she died in 2006 in a hospital in tardeo.

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#thx reva for supporting me (saying POST POST POST in the sidelines) #absolutely self indulgent post...... love infodumping on the infodumping webbed site #hope i'm not annoying. if i am. sorry abt that. still gonna be a fan on main #saying fan and not queer bc i'm not into both of them. um #sorry guys. i tried with the alt image descriptions idk what some of the things they were wearing were :( n e ways #india #bollywood #desiblr #black and white era #ruby myers #nadira #they're both jewish so. #jumblr #iraq #sulochana #movies #movie recs #actresses #cinema #black and white cinema

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Awaara (1951) | dir. Raj Kapoor

#awaara #awaara 1951 #raj kapoor #nargis #nargis dutt #indian cinema #hindi cinema #bollywood #cinema #movies #films #classic cinema #old bollywood #world cinema #1950s #cinematography #indian films #bollywood movies #indian movies #bollywood films #classic bollywood #hindi films #hindi movies #film scenes #movie scenes #awara #awara 1951 #film screencaps #movie screencaps #screencaps

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Coeli's Picks: Weddings, part 1 (Indian Film Edition)

One Dress a Day Challenge

June: Weddings

Indian movies do love their wedding scenes! Here are some more terrific costume examples, in order from the oldest film to the newest. Lots of good men's costumes in this batch.

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) / Madhuri Dixit as Nisha Choudhury

Devdas (2002) / Madhuri Dixit as Chandramukhi

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) / Hrithik Roshan as Raj Khanna

Bride and Prejudice (2004) / Namrata Shirodkar as Jaya Bakshi and Naveen Andrews as Balraj (top); Martin Henderson as Will Darcy and Aishwarya Rai as Lalita Bakshi (bottom)

(Okay, this one isn't technically an Indian movie, being an international co-production. But it definitely belongs with the Indian movies costume-wise.)

Vivah (2006) / Shahid Kapoor as Prem 'Bholu' and Amrita Rao as Poonam 'Bitto'

Rockstar (2011) / Nargis Fakhri as Heer Kaul

2 States (2014) / Alia Bhatt as Ananya Swaminathan

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) / Salman Khan as Prem Dilwale (or maybe Yuvraj Vijay Singh; he plays a double role and I'm not sure which this is!)

Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018) / Sunny Nijar as Titu Sharma 

#coeli's picks #wedding costumes #movie costumes #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #bollywood costumes #indian movies #indian film #indian cinema #wedding dresses #Hum Aapke Hain Koun #devdas #Mujhse Dosti Karoge #rockstar #vivah #2 states #bride and prejudice #Prem Ratan Dhan Payo #Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

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do you heard winners of national awards?

Yes and laughed at some wins like Kriti sanon for a pretty avg performance like you kidding me . She got the award just caz in the film she did minimal acting as opposed to her usual blank face blank mood blank voice variation..also so many better options were there for best actor than AA in pushpa even if I really am a fan of AA. Same goes for pankaj tripathi.. he is a good actor and i genuinely am happy for him but like the performance he got it for was pretty ehh.

We had so many other good films in all regional industries

.how about karanan, jaybhim to name a few..also for how many years worth was this since mimi came more than 2 yrs ago.

Also don't get me started on irony of kashmir files winning the nargis Dutt award..basically the hate being awarded

Sorry I just had to rant.

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PAKEEZAH - A UNENDING LEGACY!

Friends, dya know which Bollywood film holds the inglorious record, of taking by far the longest time in making?? A. Pakeezah (1972) err or perhaps equally truthfully told, Pakeezah (1957) ... a masterpiece of a film, that as destiny had it, took 16 yrs in shooting, that's leaving all post-production & release time aside ! For as records show, the film was started & to the point of half shot, in mid-1950s or hereabouts, with a very young Meena Kumari in her early 20s. And the remaining half shot, as above mentioned, ~15 yrs later, with a 37-38 yr old Meena Kumari (if observe the film closely, find how all interior scenes, 50% of film, bear a much younger almost teenage looking Meena Kumari, while all outdoor scenes showcase visibly much older Meena..yet a glaring disparity overlooked by fans, connoisseurs & historians alike, for simple & undeniable reason, that 'Pakeezah' till today stands as the greatest or among top 2-3 greatest directed Hindi films ever, a perfect example of remarkable all-encompassing collection of high sensitivities coupled with phenomenal attention to detail!) Reasons being manifold. When initially started, color cinema was nowhere near fruition in India, but by time half-shot, was in vogue, tempting Mr. Amrohi to give his magnum opus vision the fullest justice it deserved in color. And so b & w portions were scrapped & new color portions re-shot. But since that took very long too, a new shooting technique with Cinemascope lens became movie-making trend in India, & so Mr. Director decides to scrap colored portions as well, & re-shoot entirely. (Details on which portions were re-shot in Cinemascope & which plainly re-colored, are fuzzy till today). But important details skipped- The director & his wife separate in the interim, leaving project thus in cold storage for very long, till close family friends Sunil Dutt & Nargis chance upon raw footage of the film from yrs back, & amazed at how such a masterpiece-in-making could be left incomplete, get Meena & Kamal together, for the film. Now didya know who hero was in late 50s? Ashok Kumar! But by late 60s, heartthrob of times, Dharmendra was roped in. But with portions re-shot, husband in Mr. Amrohi getting affected by gossip mags spinning tales around Meena & Dharam, had him thrown out in angst! And a mini-revolt from Meena Kumari, against these silly antics, then furthering delaying matters. Also leaving prodn in quandary to which hero to cajole as replacement on a running set. That's when Amrohi took favors of another hero, he had great time with in interim of this long-delayed film, Raj Kumar, from his 'Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai', also a good friend of Meena Kumari. Getting an ever-in-making masterpiece, finally made! PS. Btw this is the only film, a unrelated actor, Pran, refused his Filmfare for,in protest over injustice meted to its music! A music album, today competing to be the greatest Bollywood Album ever @ Indies! Find out Soon!

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Nargis Fakhri up facing sexual harassment in Bollywood: I just get away from everybody - Times of India

Over a decade ago Nargis Fakhri marked her debut in front of the camera with Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar’, wherein she romanced Ranbir Kapoor. Speaking about her journey in films, the actress recently opened up about dealing with the ups and downs in the industry. Speaking about facing sexual harassment, Nargis Fakhri told Zoom, “I do not judge other people, everybody’s gotta do what they gotta do.…

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#anupam kher #nargis fakhri #neena gupta #ranbir kapoor #Shiv Shastri Balboa

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B-2 : Why Indians Need to Watch Frank Capra’s Movies?

If you're a fan of Old Hollywood, you can realize the significance of Frank Capra (1897-1991) in the American Film Industry. An Italian by origin, he spent 89 years in the United States. His life story was that of a "rags to riches" one - an ideal example of achieving the American Dream. He also served in the United States Army during the Second World War - and made several war documentaries. One can learn about it in the Netflix series Five Came Back - with Guillermo del Toro narrating his story. Capra has influenced many directors of the post-World War II era (from Indian directors like Satyajit Ray & Raj Kapoor to foreign directors like Akira Kurosawa, Steven Spielberg, & Francois Truffaut). But what is it that makes Capra's work evergreen?

Before I start, I wish to talk about my rendezvous with Capra. I first heard about him when he attended the 1972 Oscars to co-present the Best Director Award with Natalie Wood (to William Friedkin for The French Connection). I watched six of Capra's movies between December 2021 and July 2022. They are:

It Happened One Night (1934)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Mr. Smith s Goes to Washington (1939)

Meet John Doe (1941)

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

(1) Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night

(2) Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Chori Chori

I loved every single picture. While watching It Happened One Night, I found it similar to the 1956 Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer Chori Chori (not to mention their final collaboration). The screwball comedy got remade in several Indian languages - even the 1991 movie Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (with Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt). The key themes the movie exhibits are the class and socio-economic differences between the two lead characters - along with love, freedom, poverty, unemployment, etcetera.

It would also be interesting to know that It Happened One Night was the first of the three movies to win the "Big Five" awards at the Oscars: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. The other two movies are One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Silence of The Lambs (1991).

Below are the heroes of Capra:

(1) Gary Cooper in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

(2) James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Deeds and Mr. Smith grabbed my attention because of the themes discussed in the two (like corruption, misuse of power, beliefs in democracy, patriotism, etcetera). The most significant element is the depiction of the ideal 'American Hero' - which one can see in Gary Cooper and James Stewart, respectively. However, the hero is something that every nation wishes to have - including ours. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town got remade in Bengali (Raja-Saja of 1960 with Uttam Kumar) and Tamil (Nallathambi of 1949 with S. Krishnan). Whereas Mr. Smith Goes to Washington did not have an Indian adaptation.

However, Mr. Smith reminded me of how the English tried to suppress such movements during the freedom struggle. Scenes like 'young boys printing newspapers and citizens launching movements to prove a man's innocence & bureaucrats and politicians trying to stop it' remind us of such events. One must remember that it got released less than three years before Gandhiji launched the Quit India movement of 1942. Even after independence, now and then, we come across news headlines featuring similar happenings.

(3) Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe

(4) Amitabh Bachchan and Shabana Azmi in Main Azaad Hoon

Meet John Doe is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist with the involvement of a hired homeless man and pursued by the paper's wealthy owner. The renowned Indian adaptation of the film is the Amitabh Bachchan-Shabana Azmi starrer Main Azaad Hoon (1989). It's one of the rarest movies where Bachchan has not fought the corrupt violently.

Although John Doe survives in the end, Azaad kills himself to stay true to the words of the reporter's fictional character. Azaad could have avoided it - but he did not do it so that the people's anger and urge to fight the corrupt system never cool down. Azaad also leaves a message for his supporters and appeals that Azaad should evolve in them. Capra claimed that he never found a satisfying ending for Meet John Doe. However, Main Azaad Hoon provides a finale that suits the main character's commonality and mythic stature.

(5) Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Edward Arnold in You Can’t Take It with You    

And finally, You Can't Take It with You (for which he won his third Directing and second Best Picture Oscar) has a similar theme to It Happened One Night. It's a love story of a successful banker's son and his stenographer. In several Bollywood movies, we see romances between a rich boy and a poor girl (and vice versa) - but they are not like the romances between Capra's characters.  

(6) Donna Reed, Stewart, and Karolyn Grimes in It’s A Wonderful Life

This article would be incomplete without talking about It's a Wonderful Life (his first movie after leaving the Army) - which gives an important lesson about the significance and beauty of human life. It teaches us that our work can impact the people we come across - and those with friends are never lonely.

But that's not all!

We live in his world. It is the "Capra Universe" - where demons of society have surrounded us - and all we need is a "hero" to fight against them. Indeed, there are various Indian movies with similar themes (and distinct from Capra's plots). However, one can the difference only after watching them. Capra has taught us that you can be a rebel or an "angry young man" - without having a gun or a weapon to fight the system and beating up the bad guys. All you must do is to believe in yourself and the moral principles of society. He gave complex social and economic problems a human face - showing unemployment and vast concentrations of economic power.

Elaborating on the themes expressed in Capra's most famous works, two of the most reoccurring subjects are selflessness and a familial sense of community. That's why there is always strong support for the lead characters.

The only difference between Capra's movies and the Indian versions is the inclusion of songs - a standard Indian Cinema formula.

With themes depicted in them and the problems we see around us, Indians must watch some of Capra's movies. There have been directors who have remade them in the Indian context (and there will be in the future, no doubt). However, they won't have the exact authenticity as those of Capra's movies.

#frank capra #director #actors #james stewart #gary cooper #clark gable #raj kapoor #amitabh bachchan #jean arthur #donna reed #nargis dutt #claudette colbert #old hollywood #five came back