Films That Are 50
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Films that are 50: Uttam Kumar is at the top of his game as a folk singer in ‘Antony Firingee’
Sunil Banerjee’s 1967 movie draws from Madan Bandopadhyay’s serialised novel ‘Kobiyal Antony Firingee’.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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Films that are 50: A mad scientist, a vampire and willing victims in cross-border hit ‘Zinda Laash’
The baggy adaptation of the Dracula legend proved to be a neat box office fit in Pakistan in 1967.
Karan Bali
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Films that are 50: A Dilip Kumar double treat in ‘Ram Aur Shyam’
The thespian proves that comedy is as easy as tragedy in the 1967 hit comedy.
Nirupama Kotru
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Salman Rushdie’s new memoir un-wounds the ‘knife’ of language
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Films that are 50: ‘Jewel Thief’ is a beautifully crafted gem
Vijay Anand’s 1967 movie, starring Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, is one of the finest thrillers in mainstream Hindi cinema.
Karan Bali
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Films that are 50: ‘Aakhri Khat’ features a baby on its day out and future icon Rajesh Khanna
The debutant actor hunts for his misplaced son in Chetan Anand’s unusual movie from 1966.
Gautam Chintamani
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Films that are 50: When Dharmendra completed Guru Dutt’s dream in ‘Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi’
Stalled after the filmmaker’s death in 1964, the movie was resurrected with a new leading man and finally released in 1966.
Karan Bali
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Films that are 50: ‘Gogola? Kaun Gogola? Bada janwar? OK! OK!’
Gogola, an Indian cousin of the Japanese Gojira, terrorised Mumbai in 1966.
Rajesh Devraj
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Films that are 50: ‘Do Badan’ is an overlooked Raj Khosla tragedy
Best known for crime and suspense films, the director worked well across genres, as is evident from the Asha Parekh-Manoj Kumar starrer.
Akshay Manwani
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Films that are 50: ‘Mamta’ is the rare remake that works
Suchitra Sen reprises the role that won her plaudits in Asit Sen’s Bengali original ‘Uttar Falguni.’
Karan Bali
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Films that are 50: ‘Teesri Kasam’ is a rich monochrome about love and loss
Directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra, the black-and-white gem is filled with strong performances and fabulous songs.
Akshay Manwani
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Films that are 50: There are movies about the movies and then there is Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’
Uttam Kumar plays a version of himself in a superior examination of the flip side of fame and glamour.
Arunava Sinha
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Films that are 50: Come, fall in love again with ‘Anbe Vaa’
Tamil stars MGR and Saroja Devi star in the breezy and extremely colourful romantic comedy.
Karan Bali
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time