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  Pyar Ka Sapna 1969

  Watched 19 Aug 2023

  Honestly, should maybe not have enjoyed it because Mala Sinha is technically being kathputli'ed by various men who decide what she must do because that's what they feel like -whether it is to get a divorce, marry her off again, send her away to ensnare her husband, etc. But, since it leads to Ashok Kumar doing a pygmalion on her, leading to a wonderful montage where Mala Sinha learns French, English, gets her hair done, and practices other essentials for…

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  Talash 1969

  Watched 18 Aug 2023

  Only somewhat redeemed by the shenanigans of the last 15 minutes, before that it suffers from wooden-principal-male-character syndrome. Balraj Sahni had more emotion in his five minutes of desperately tossing over giant suitcases filled with notes, pearls, golden coins, rubies, and valuable documents than Rajendra Kumar had in all his trauma of seeing doubles! Why must Sharmila be saddled with Rajendra Kumar? Why must we?

  Also, very nice lair at the end, and the songs are generally nice! And Helen has two epic dances and gets to have her happily ever after, so there's that.

Popular reviews

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  Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2011

  ★★★ Rewatched 24 Oct 2017 3

  I find myself wishing that Zoya Akhtar and team had spent as much time developing the film's female characters as its male ones.

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  Mahal 1949

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Oct 2020 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  The greatest conspiracy to overcome barriers of class (and the unmentionable caste)? Lawyers' sons will not look at daughters of gardeners unless there's mystery and tragic love involved. Young Asha knows how to play the game, including that to be a good ghost you need flowy black frocks and a boat to mysteriously float down the river while you hum your alluring tune. Of course, everyone is ultimately the loser since the real enemy is social edicts about who to…