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JAWAAN (2023) : review

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And finally the much hyped, much awaited Jawaan saw light of the day ! Big stars, big budget( humongous budget actually), big music composer, everything super large. But does it meet the expectations of the average viewer? No it goes not. Read on.  A decorated jawan locks horns with a criminal called Kaali, this is in 1986 ( the year movies like Aakhri Raasta released, just for reference). Kaali gets him eliminated and send the pregnant wife to jail. The baby born in jail grows up to become the hero (look alike of the father) and decides to avenge the misdeeds done to his innocent patriotic parents. Well, isn’t it a masaaledaar full on Bollywood- Tollywood drama subject ?  And then the director Atlee also borrows ideas and references from various retro movies, some idea from Sholay (1975) as the hero assembled a gang of jailed Qaidis in order to form a team to nab the villain, then there’s an entire episode borrowed from Dhartiputra (1993), and the basic theme is copy pasted ...
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HIGHEST GROSSERS OF THE 60s

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Revisiting the golden era of Bollywood cinema, the sensational sixties that witnessed some of the biggest blockbusters produced in Hindi cinema, replete with class, timeless music and breathtakingly beautiful photography, and not to forget the celluloid stars whose charisma and charm attracted the audience to cinema halls.  MUGHAL E AZAM(1960) An epic, a masterpiece that has been revered over the decades continues to charm the cinema lovers, directed by K Asif the tragic love story between Salim and Anarkali impressed the audience. Naushad’s music and Madhubala’s aristocratic beauty were also major crowd pullers.  GANGA JUMNA(1961)  The tale of two brothers portrayed on screen by real life brothers, thespian Dilip Kumar and the lesser known Nasir, turned out to be a box office blockbuster. Naushad’s melodies were chartbusters so were Vyjayantimala’s dancing histrionics.  BEES SAAL BAAD (1962)  A chilling murder mystery with the haunting song Kahin Deep Jaley pu...
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Revisiting Jai Santoshi Maa(1975)

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Jai Santoshi Maa(1975) revisited  Little known facts related to the sleeper hit Jai Santoshi Maa(1975) being revisited during the auspicious occasion of Navratri.  Made on a shoestring budget with almost unknown actors the movie made a net adjusted profit of ₹5 crore at that time 1975-76. Calculate the equivalent as on today.  This small budget mythological family drama was released on 15- August 1975 the same day as Sholay.  That year the movie ranked second as the highest grossing blockbuster after Sholay.  It leaped ahead in terms of profit and overall business accumulated as compared to big budget movies like Dharmatma, Deewar, Sanyasi, Do Jhoot and Pratigya that year.  Produced by moneybags Sathram Rohara, he laughed all the way to the cash counters making bumper profit.  The music was a chartbuster that year and is still played at NavRatri Utsav and DUSSEHRA. Composed by C Arjun the songs were sung by Lata Mangeshkar’s under-utilised little sist...
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