Links:
rediff.com Jaya Bachchan profile
rediff.com Jaya Bachchan in 'Guddi' profile
nazara.com Jaya Bachchan profile
NewBollywood recent Jaya photos
expressindia interview with Jaya
II - FILMS
1. Mahanagar (1963) , Satyajit Ray. Rating – 8/10.
Role – Bani, daughter of middle class family, becoming a salesperson.
If, at some point in the future, Pather Panchali cannot fulfill its duties as Satyajit Ray's masterpiece, Mahanagar can step up and fill in the position. Or perhaps the two films can co-rule, as they compliment each other so nicely. Pather Panchali is the simple, straightforward masterpiece and Mahanagar is the more ambitious and complex work. The first is Ray's La Strada and the second his La Dolce Vita.
2 . Guddi (1971)
Directed by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Writing credits
Sampooran Singh Gulzar (dialogue)
Sampooran Singh Gulzar (screenplay)
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This story is about a schoolgirl (Jaya) who is crazy about movies. She thinks that in movies real life related things are shown. She is crazy about a movie-star (Dharmandra) and he is her real-life hero. Now, she is growing but still unable to differentiate between reality of life and movie. A young boy is deeply in love with her but the girl is crazy about this movie star. In the movie, girl's mama (Uncle) takes the help of the movie star and shows her the reality of movie making. In the end, the girl gets the points and decides to get married to the boy.
Summary: Story of a girl who fell in love with a movie star...
Vintage Hrishikesh Mukherjee...
A classic movie, now etched in the hall of fame of Indian cinema, of how a schoolgirl falls in love with a man she sees in the movies...
Dharmendra plays the part of the movie star with ease...it's almost like he's playing himself...Utpal Dutt once again shows his knack for humor...
But, it's Jaya Bhaduri (Now Mrs. Bachchan ) who steals the show.This was her breakthrough into mainstream cinema, and she does it like a pro...showing that she was a force to reckon with during those days...
Rating - Whopping 9/10
4. Uphaar (1971) – director – Sdudhendu Roy.
5. Piya Ka Ghar (1971) – Basu Chatterji.
6. Shor (1972) -, Manoj Kumar. – Rating - 8.7/10. Shankar (Manoj Kumar), his lovely wife Geeta (Nanda) and Deepak (Master Satyajeet) are a poor but happy family. Tragedy strikes one day, when Deepak wonders over to the railway tracks. When Geeta rushes in to warn and rescue him, she is run over by the train and is instantly killed, and Deepak loses his vocal chords and cannot speak. Shankar takes Deepak to see a doctor (Raj Mehra), who examines Deepak, and tells Shankar that Deepak can recover his voice after a surgical operation, which may cost around 1000 to 1500 rupees. Shankar is unable to afford this but is determined to find the money to cure his son. Shankar's mom (Kamini Kaushal), sister (Naaz), Khan Badshah (Prem Nath), Rani alias Raat ki Rani (Jaya Bhaduri) offer support. Will Shankar ever be able to hear his son speak? How is Shankar going to raise the money in so short a time ? 7. Samadhi (1972) – Prakash Mehra. 8. Parichay (1972) – Sampoorn Singh Gulzar (?)
Summary: A nice musical remake
A nice story based on THE SOUND OF MUSIC. A hit in its times, it has some good acting by Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and Jeentendra. Vinod Khanna has a small role in the movie. Pran is trying to bring up his grandchildren, children of his dead son, Sanjeev Kumar. The children are very obstinate, but things start changing when a teacher (Jeetendra) come to take care of the children. The eldest grand child(Jaya Bhaduri) falls in love with the teacher and things sort out.
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