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courtesan Anarkali shoot the film, Chopra sued, Dilip Kumar
(Madhubala). When testified on his behalf. The role was done
his father, Emperor by Vyjayanthimala, as the love interest of a
Akbar (Prithviraj tangewala, who opposes the entry of a bus
Kapoor) opposes the service into their village, and challenges the
romance, Salim goes bus to a race.
to war against his
father. Devdas (1954)
Bimal Roy’s
classic based on
Saratchandra
Chattopadhyay’s
Madhumati (1958): novel, which must
Bimal Roy’s be one of the most
reincarnation filmed books of
tale (written by all time. Dilip
Ritwick Ghatak Kumar played
and Rajendra the eponymous
Singh Bedi) had character, who
Dilip Kumar play turns to alcohol when he is not allowed
a less dramatic to marry his beloved Paro (Suchitra
role than he was Sen). Chandramukhi, a courtesan
used to, but no (Vyjayanthimala) loves Devdas, but cannot
less effective. save him from self-destruction.
Anand, a timber estate manager falls in
love with a tribal woman Madhumati Aan (1952):
(Vyjayanthimala), who dies resisting rape Mehboob Khan’s
by the landlord Ugra Narayan (Pran). It Indianised version
takes a rebirth and complicated revenge of Taming of The
plot to bring the villain to justice. Shrew, was India’s
first Technicolour
Naya Daur (1957) film and the
BR Chopra’s rural most expensive
drama has gone production then.
down in movie It was also dubbed
lore as the film and released
that broke up the internationally as
real life love story The Savage Princess. Dilip Kumar played
of Dilip Kumar Jai Tilak, a village leader, who kidnaps an
and Madhubala. arrogant princess (Nadira) to force her to
Her father refused live like a peasant and understand how the
to let her go common citizens live. Of course, by the end
on location to it, she falls in love with Jai.

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