Ahh... bollywood once more..
I got this email from Jimmy about hindi movies being shown on TBS by Turner Classic Movies. They plan to show 3 Indian movies every thursday night and believe me, the schedule I received was wayyy too impressive. To say that every movie on the schedule is amazing would be an understatement. Guys, see them all! Here's the schedule as I received it. My personal favourites are Sholay (the best goddamn western I've ever seen), Dil Chahta Hai, Rangeela and Bombay. And yes, do check out Pyaasa.
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JUNE 5th
8:00 PM Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
A young man meets a woman on a whirlwind tour of Europe and then follows her to India to stop her marriage without knowing her feelings for him. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri. D: Aditya Chopra. 181m. LBX
11:30 PM Bombay (1995)
A superb Mani Ratnam movie about love breaching the barriers of religion in the great metropolis Bombay. Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nasser. D: Mani Rathnam. C 135m. LBX
2:00 AM Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Three brothers, separated at birth and following very different paths. Very funny and touching. Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan. D: Mammohan Dasai. C 162m.
JUNE 12th
8:00 PM Rangeela (1995)
A young actress' rise to stardom is complicated by conflicting affections for her smart and suave co-star and her uncouth childhood sweetheart. Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan,
Urmila Matondkar. D: Ram Gopal Varma. 143m. LBX
10:30 PM Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Three friends have their lives transformed by love during one marvelous summer. Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna. D: Farhan Akhtar. 183m.
2:00 AM Sholay (1975)
An epic western about the quest for a terrible bandit in the heartland of India. Marvelous screenplay and direction. Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar. D: Ramesh Sippy. 200m.
JUNE 19th
8:00 PM Pakeezah (1971)
A free-spirited young woman refuses a prince's proposal for love of a man she only met once. Enchanting music and the unforgettable Meena Kumari as courtesan. Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar. D: Kamal Amrohi. 146m. LBX
10:30 PM Junglee (1961)
Shammi Kapoor as a stiff upper lip rich guy who is turned into a Yahooligan by his love for Saira Banu. Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Helen. D: Subodh Mukherji. 140m.
1:00 AM Awaara (1951)
A bitter young man vows revenge on the two men who destroyed his mother's life. Raj Kapoor, Prithvari Kapoor, Nargis. D: Raj Kapoor. 171m.
JUNE 26th
8:00 PM Mother India (1957)
A family struggles to survive the machinations of an evil moneylender. Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar. D: Mehboob Khan. 174m.
11:00 PM Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
Family members risk all in a move to Calcutta to raise money and save their land. Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar. D: Bimal Roy. 125m.
1:30 AM Pyaasa (1957)
A young poet searches the world for pure love. Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman. D: Guru Dutt. 141m.
