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their control. As Mirza’s cannot make jaggery. The film with some
relatives gradually migrate hummable Ravindra Jain songs, like Sajna
to Pakistan, he has to hai mujhe and Tera mera saath rahe, was
decide whether to stay on India’s entry to the Academy Awards that
and rebuild his life. year.

Yaadon Ki Baraat:
Nasir Hussain, with
Namak Haram: the help of Salim-
Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Javed’s sharp script,
classic story of the clash was able to make the
between friendship and old lost-and-formula,
duty, written by Gulzar, fresh and entertaining.
loosely inspired by Jean Dharmendra, Vijay
Anouih’s 1959 play Arora and Tariq played
Becket, the film starred three brothers separated in childhood, with
Amitabh Bachchan as Vicky, the son of an only a song that could reunite them. Ajit
industrialist and Rajesh Khanna as Somu, played Shakal, the villain, Zeenat Aman
his poor friend, who is asked to infiltrate and Neetu Singh the leading ladies, Aamir
the trade union in Vicky’s father’s factory. Khan was a child actor in his uncle’s movie.
But Somu is moved by the condition of the
workers and refuses to betray them. Rekha Zanjeer:
and Simi Garewal played the love interests As a child, Vijay,
of the two men. The film marked the rise of witnessed the murder of
Bachchan and the beginning of the decline his parents and wants
of Rajesh Khanna. The two never worked revenge, when all he
together again. has seen from his hiding
place is a ‘stallion’ charm
Saudagar: bracelet worn by the
A small film set in rural villain Teja (Ajit). The
Bengal, directed by Prakash Mehra film, written by Salim-
art director Sudhendu Javed, went to Amitabh Bachchan, when
Mukherjee, starring other stars turned it down. It made him
Amitabh Bachchan in a superstar, and established the careers
the unlikely role of a of Mehra and screenwriters Salim-Javed,
toddy tapper, Moti, who who became stars in their own right. Jaya
sells the jiggery made by Bachchan played the knife-sharpening
Mehzubeen (Nutan). When he falls in love woman the taciturn cop (no song was
with Phoolbanu (Padma Khanna) and needs picturised on him) falls in love with, Pran
to collect the bride price demanded by her as his unlikely ally Sher Khan, and Bindu
father, he marries Mehzubeen, only to as Teja’s moll, who was forever labelled
betray and divorce her. That also marks the Mona Darling. A much-imitated Bollywood
waning of his business, since Phoolbanu landmark.

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