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for killing his wife (Lily Dimple Kapadia, who
Chakravarty) and her lover played the titular Bobby,
(Ravi Raaj). He escapes a poor Catholic girl, who
from jail to fulfill the rich boy Raj falls in love
promise to immerse her with. When their families
mangalsutra in the Ganga frown on their romance,
and is shot by the police. they run away, with their
The doctor (Om Shivpuri) who operates on angry fathers (Pran, Prem Nath) in pursuit.
him and the nurse (Farida Jalal), is hit by The film with its youthful Laxmikant-
the realization that the man whose life he Pyarelal soundtrack—Main shayar to
saved, is headed for the gallows. The fast- nahin, Hum tum ek kamre mein band hon,
paced songless film was not a typical Gulzar Beshaq mandir masjid todo, Jhooth bole
movie, but remains a classic, and helped lift kauwa kaate, Mujhe kucch kehna hai, Na
Vinod Khanna to top star status. maangoon sona chandi—was a blockbuster.
Rishi Kapoor became a star overnight,
Blackmail: Dimple Kapadia’s stardom was delayed,
Vijay Anand directed as she gave up films to marry superstar
this tense thriller-cum- Rajesh Khanna.
romantic triangle, in
which Asha (Rakhee) is Dhund:
forced by her boyfriend BR Chopra’s film based
Jeevan (Shatrughan on Agatha Christie’s
Sinha) to marry Kailash The Unexpected Guest,
(Dharmendra), the starred Zeenat Aman as
nephew of a scientist (Madan Puri) who Rani, the hapless wife of a
has developed a solar energy project that cruel, wheelchair-bound
has the potential to make a fortune. Jeevan man Thakur (Danny
blackmails Asha to get the blueprint by Denzongpa). A man (Navin Nischol) whose
threatening to reveal their past relationship car crashed in the fog at the isolated hillside
to Kailash. Dharmendra played a role very location, finds Rani holding a gun, claiming
different to his action image, as a man who to have shot her husband. He decides to
suspects his wife of cheating on him. The help her, but there is also her boyfriend
melodious Kalyanji-Anandji songs, Pal pal (Sanjay Khan) in the picture and it takes a
dil ke paas, Naina mere rang bhare, Mile do lot of more twists and a gripping courtroom
badan, Teri jheel si aankhon mein elevated drama, with the redoubtable Ashok Kumar
the film to box-office success. playing a public prosecutor.
Bobby: Garm Hava:
Raj Kapoor was in financial trouble after MS Sathyu’s powerful masterpiece told the
the debacle of his big-budget Mera Naam story of the travails of the dignified Salim
Joker, and decided to make a small, teen Mirza (Balraj Sahni) and his family, when
love story starring his son Rishi Kapoor. Muslims in India suffer the consequences
He discovered the stunningly beautiful of Partition and a political tragedy beyond
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