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Hits of 1970s, GLAM AND GLORY...

   The generation changed like the black and white movies in 1960's turned into interesting color movies. The youngster's style icons also changed. The period of chocolate romantic heros remained far away and the new generation loved the Angry young man Amitabh Bachchan very much. The image of this fighter angry young man made a new craze amoung youngsters and he taught the youngsters to fight for their ethics and rights rather than running behind the beautiful heroins in the garden. Don, Trishul, Amar Akbar Anthony, Sholay, Deewaar, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Zanjeer are some of the examples. Don has been remaked by taking lead hero as Shahrukh Khan but the movie could not create the magic as Amitabh's movie.
     Well, but another chocolate hero make another style icon for teenage love birds. Rishi Kapoor was really cute and handsome boy when Bobby released. The youngest cute couple Choco face Rishi Kapoor and Beauty bomb Dimple Kapadia made a craze by the hit song "Hum tum ek kamre main band ho" and aother famous song "Jhoot bole kauwa katein kale kauwe se dariyo..." Raj kapoor was always experimenting for young viewers by choosing beauty bombshell actresses such as Zeenat Aman, Parween Babi, Dimple and Madakini.
     The another versatile actor popular in 1970's was Sanjeev Kumar. His Trishul, Seeta Aur Geeta and Aandhi were very famous.
   Aandhi was a very sensetive movie by very sensetive lyrist Guljar which was based on palytical base and also relationship between husband and wife. Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen lived that role. Seeta aur Geeta was comedy movie of tween girls ( which was remaked by stealing the same concept as Chalbaaz in which Shridevi played the roles of tweens). Hema Malini played the title roles and for simple Seeta, Dharmendra was co-star and for naughy Geeta, Sanjeev Kumar was as a hero. Do you know something? Sanjeev kumar was literally fida and bowled over Hema Malini. Though she was his dreamgirl, her dreamboy was Dharmendra, the lady killer handsome macho man Punjabi Munda. The beautiful South chhori married with this Punjabi munda and the sad soul Sanjeev Kumar became Devdas and started drinking in the sorrow of heart break.
   Hema and Dharmendra then acted together in many movies as Jugnu and the block buster super duper hit Sholay in which Amitabh was also their co-star. The movie Sholay got unbelievable fame. The dialogues of Gubber were very popular even amoung children " Are oh Samba, Kitne aadmi the..." or " Ye hath hamko dede thakur" The movie was recognised by the characters in that. This movie gave the faces to all the characters in this movie as Jay and Veeru ( Ye dosti hum nahi chhodenge), Thakur, Basanti, Dhanno, Gabbar, Samba... Another fun about this movie is two real couples Hema-Dharmendra and Amitabh-Jaya played the couple roles in this movie. Sholay was a super duper duper....hit movie and no one can reach upto that limelight...not even Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag, which was a very dump remake of this superhit film though Big B Amitabh Bachchan played role of Gabbar. He could not even make thriller in the role like Amjad Khan. Ramgopal Varma ki aag failed to make even the light.
   Amitabh also acted in comedy movie Chupke chupke with Jaya as his heroin. The lead hero in that movie was Dharmendra. The another excellent romantic movie of Amtabh was Kabhi Kabhi... " The famous sweet song Kabhi Kabhi mere dil me khayal ata he..." Amitabh was romantic hero with angry young man image which was a perfect dreamboy image for all the young girls that time.
   Abhiman was the excellent movie by real life couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. The very nice role he played as an egoestic man who loves his singer wife and inspires her for playback singing but feels jealous when he realises he got lesser fame as a singer than his wife. Again a very nice relationship story between husband wife.
   Mr. Raj Kapoor made a movie for "natural beauty lovers" ;) i.e. Satyam Shivam Sunderam. Zeeni baby was always ready to show off her "natural beauty"! Zeenat Aman became very famous because of this movie as compared to male co-actor Shashi Kapoor. Oh not a wonder why we don't remember the actors in the Bipasha's movies...:)
   The another movie of Zini Baby was Don, Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, Hare rama hare krishna and Yaadon Ki Baraat. Don was totally movie of Big B Amitabh and Hum kisi se kum nahin is remembered as Rishi Kapoor's movie. But Zinat was amazing with her simple and stylish beauty in Yaadon Ki Baraat in the very famous song "Chura liya he tumne jo dilko..." and the co-actor Vijay Arora was really dumbo in front of Stylish Zini baby. Hare rama hare krishna was the movie of a hippi group and a search of a brother for his lost sister. Dev Anand played the role of brother and Zeenat Aman played role as his sister who got involved in druggist hippis' group. The very famous song sung by Asha Bhosle "Dum maro Dum" gave zeenat much name and fame. Also the sweet song of little brother and sister's love "Phoolonka taaronka sabka kahna he" also make you hum the sweet tune.
   Anand was Rajesh Khanna's excellent movie. A very sweet sensetive story of a Cancer patient though how he lives his life happily by sprading joy amoung the people around him till the end of his life and his positive attitude towards life. Very nice story giving inspiration and also melodious songs. You can't forget Rajesh Khanna's smily face, his superb acting, his style to call as "Babumoshaaay", Amitabh Bachchan, the Babumoshay and the natural acting by marathi couple Ramesh and Seema Dev.
   Rajesh was also nice in his another movie Kati Patang in which asha parekh played the lead role of a sad widow.
   There was another movie Sachcha Jhoota in which Rajesh played double role of two brothers, one good soul and one bad soul.
    A melodius movie Julie was also very nice about the love story of a christian girl and a hindu boy. South heroin Lakshmi was as and in Julie and Sridevi was very small played a role of Julie's little sister.
   Guddi of Jaya Bhaduri, Pakeezah of Rajkumar and Meena Kumari and Caravan of Aasha Parekh, aruna Airani and jumping jack Jitendra was also nice movies in 1970.
   Mera Naam Joker became super hit after the death of Raj Kapoor.

  • Top-grossing films of 1970s

    • Sargam (1979): Jaya Prada's musical Hindi debut with Rishi Kapoor
    • Gol Maal (1979): Comedy. Stars Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt.
    • Don (1978): Amitabh Bachchan plays a double role in this movie. He plays the role of a simple man put into the role of a crime boss. Also stars Zeenat Aman and Pran.
    • Trishul (1978) : Yash Chopra directs Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar in a tale of revenge.
    • Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) Prakash Mehra directs Amitabh Bachchan in a tale of unrequited love. Amjad Khan loves Rekha who loves Amitabh who loves Rakhee who loves Vinod Khanna.
    • Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) Raj Kapoor directs Zeenat Aman a village outcast who has burnt her face on one side thereby disfiguring her beauty.
    • Dharam Veer (1977): A fairy-tale adventure; maharajas, princely brothers separated at birth, battling pirate ships. Stars Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Zeenat Aman, Pran.
    • Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977): Nasir Hussain produced and directed this musical thrillerm which stars Rishi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Tariq, Kaajal Kiran and Amjad Khan. Much-loved music by R.D. Burman, including the title track and the song "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah".
    • Amar Akbar Anthony (1977): Three brothers are separated by a family disaster, adopted by kind strangers, and raised as a Hindu, a Muslim, and a Christian. Stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, supported by leading ladies Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi (in one of her few masala-roles) and Neetu Singh. Directed by Manmohan Desai.
    • Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977): The critically acclaimed film directed by Satyajit Ray. An aristocrat remains absorbed in chess while the British capture India. Stars Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffery.
    • Kabhi Kabhi (1976): Lavish Yash Chopra production of family saga. Stars Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh.
    • Chitchor (1976): Stars Amol Palekar as a singer. Features songs by K. J. Yesudas and Hemalata and music by Ravindra Jain.
    • Julie (1975): South Indian producer Nagi Reddy had a surprise hit in this Hindi film. Stars Lakshmi. The music was very popular.
    • Chupke Chupke (1975): Hrishikesh Mukherjee's delightfully directed comedy about a prank played by the newly married hero (Dharmendra) on his brother-in-law (Om Prakash). Also stars Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri.
    • Aandhi (1975) : Gulzar directs Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen in this sensitive tale of a female politician choosing her career over marriage.
    • Sholay (Flames) (1975): Ex-cop Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) hires two jail birds (Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra) to save his district from Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) and his band of dacoits. Based on American westerns, it became the most successful film in Indian film history.
    • Jai Santoshi Maa (1975): A good woman is abandoned by her husband and mistreated by his malicious sisters-in-law, but her devotion to the Hindu goddess Santoshi Maa solves all. This religious B-movie was an unexpected success and elevated a regional deity (Santoshi Maa) to wider fame.
    • Deewaar (1975): A story of two brothers who follow different career paths. Stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor.
    • Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974): Patriotic drama tackles unemployment and heartless profiteering. Stars Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterjee.
    • Garam Hawa (1973): Directed by M. S. Sathyu. A critically-acclaimed drama of the Partition of India. Stars Balraj Sahni, Farooq Shaikh, Gita Siddharth.
    • Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) : Love triangle. Stars Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, and Rakhee.
    • Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973): Three brothers take revenge on the criminal who killed their parents. Stars Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman. Notable for R.D. Burman's energetic score and especially the song Chura liya hai.
    • Abhimaan (1973): Two singers marry. When the wife's career takes off, the husband falls prey to abhimaan, jealousy. Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan (whom he later married). Music by S.D. Burman.
    • Zanjeer (1973): Stars Amitabh Bachchan as an angry young police man, and Jaya Badhuri as his love interest.
    • Bobby (1973): The rich Rishi Kapoor and the working-class daughter Dimple Kapadia of a Catholic sea captain (Premnath) are teenage lovebirds in this Raj Kapoor-directed blockbuster.
    • Jugnu (1973): A crook (Dharmendra) on the run, and a father(Pran) looking for a lost son. Also stars Hema Malini.
    • Shor (1972) :Manoj Kumar writes, produces, directs, and stars in this family melodrama. Stars Jaya Badhuri, Nanda, Premnath and Kamini Kaushal.
    • Seeta Aur Geeta (1972): Identical twins separated at birth grow up and exchange places, with hilarious results. Directed by Ramesh Sippy; stars Hema Malini, Dharmendra, and Sanjeev Kumar.
    • Pakeezah (1972): The story of a second generation courtesan's quest for love. This classic was a decade in the making and the lead actress Meena Kumari was on her deathbed at time of release. Also stars Ashok Kumar, Raj Kumar. Directed by Kamal Amrohi.
    • Caravan (1972): A Nasir Hussain production, about a runaway heiress travelling with some Gypsies. Stars Asha Parekh, Jeetendra, and Aruna Irani.
    • Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971): Hippies discover India, and some Indians discover hippies. Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman star. Source of the hit song "Dum Maro Dum".
    • Kati Patang (1971): Shakti Samanta directs Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh, and Prem Chopra.
    • Anand (1971): Rajesh Khanna as a dying young man who wishes to leave a legacy of love. Also stars Amitabh Bachchan.
    • Guddi (1971): Jaya Bachchan (nee Bahduri) stars in this movie about a schoolgirl with a crush on filmstar Dharmendra (playing himself).
    • Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971): A jailbird (Dharmendra) asked to help defend a village against a bandit (Vinod Khanna). Also stars Asha Parekh.
    • Purab Aur Paschim (1971): East meets West. Stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran.
    • Johny Mera Naam (1970) Directed by Vijay Anand. Melodrama about separated brothers. Stars Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran, Prem Nath.
    • Sachaa Jhutha (1970) Directed by Manmohan Desai. Stars Rajesh Khanna in the dual role of the honest(Sachaa) and the liar (Jhutha). Also stars Mumtaz and Vinod Khanna.
    • Mera Naam Joker (1970): A Raj Kapoor classic. Semi autobiographical-tells the story of a romantic aritst ( a circus clown) and all the women he falls in love with.

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