Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
TopicRajesh Khanna

Topic: Rajesh Khanna

50 years of Anand — Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s timeless classic is an ode to life

Unnati Sharma -
Thursday marks 50 years since Anand was released on 12 March 1971. It was well-received at the box office and went on to become the third-highest grossing film of 1971.

Smita Patil in Aakhir Kyon? is an example of how art and mainstream films aren’t so far apart

Samira Sood -
Directed by J. Om Prakash, the film, also starring Rajesh Khanna, Rakesh Roshan and Tina Munim, was one of Smita Patil's early forays into mainstream Hindi cinema.

Daag, Yash Chopra’s debut as producer, broke the mould with its shades of bigamy

Samira Sood -
Starring Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Rakhee, the film was a daring choice for Yash Raj Films to debut with, but its massive success made it a risk worth taking.

Bawarchi — the Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic that humanised Bollywood’s first superstar

Samira Sood -
Rajesh Khanna, who delivered 17 hits in a row & had a fan following which included women who married his photos, was akin to a deity. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bawarchi made him more relatable.

Rajesh Khanna’s Safar is a melancholy meditation on life, death, love and duty

Samira Sood -
Even before the more famous Anand, the superstar had perfected the role of a dying man who wants to spread joy, but Safar is far darker and less feel-good.

Amar Prem tells the story of relationships that have no name but the power to break hearts

Samira Sood -
Not Shakti Samanta, Rajesh Khanna or Sharmila Tagore – it was Anand Bakshi’s lyrics that gave this movie its soul.

Sharmila Tagore’s Chhoti Bahu gave us a Bollywood rarity — a layered female protagonist

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s book, Bindur Chhele, this film makes for a great family drama. 

Do Raaste cemented Rajesh Khanna’s position as Bollywood’s first superstar

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Do Raaste shows how a middle-class Indian family tries to adjust when people with different outlook share the same roof.

In Kati Patang, director Shakti Samanta created magic with Rajesh Khanna & R.D. Burman’s music

Sharanya Munsi -
The film gave us evergreen hits like Yeh Shaam Mastani and Pyar Diwana Hota Hai featuring superstar Rajesh Khanna.

Roti and Rajesh Khanna: When a Bollywood film took melodrama to new heights

Amit Upadhyaya -
Hindi films have an unceasing connection to mythological tales. But in the hands of someone like Manmohan Desai, they turn into great entertainment.
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Tale of two ships – How Delhi is asserting Indianness of the Indian Ocean to China

Jyoti Malhotra -
A US Navy ship docked in an Indian port for the first time. And a Chinese ship couldn’t in Sri Lanka. New Delhi is finally pulling strings.
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SPARSH will make defence pension digital, but problems won’t disappear. Ask pensioners

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Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

Economy

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‘We are cracking down’— how Modi govt plans to make it tougher for states to fund freebies

Shubham Batra -
The Narendra Modi government is looking at ways to check states’ spending on handouts like free electricity and rations. The first step is to tighten the noose on state borrowings.

Defence

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Army looks to reduce troops by 2 lakh, deployment in Kashmir could be rejigged

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Army, which faces a shortage of about 1.35 lakh personnel, is aiming to reduce its strength from 12.8 lakh to around 10.8 lakh.

National Interest

In Kashmir 3 years on, 3 positive changes, 3 things that should’ve happened & 3 that got worse

Shekhar Gupta -
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.

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