Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Growing up days – Bollywood heroines of the 1960s


Bollywood heroines of the 1960s were forever shy with sarees draped around their lissome bodies – the result was meant to provide possibilities of the viewers to go on some sort of a make believe journey into a world of fantasy. Of course, movies were and still are worlds of fantasies and make-believe – hence the mass appeal. But, only a handful of heroines of the 1960s went in for show of skin which, in today’s world, is the order of the day.
They were Sharmila Tagore who donned a swimsuit in the 1967 movie ‘An Evening in Paris’ and Vijayantimala who, in the 1964 super-hit ‘Sangam’, was shown swimming in a lake.
Without doubt, the Bollywood heroines of the 1960s lasted the full decade and are held their positions throughout the decade and even beyond – that can hardly be said of heroines of the present era. Many of today’s heroines are flashes in the pan.
Waheeda Rehman – Kala Bazaar (1960), Sahib bibi aur ghulam (1962), Bees saal baad (1962), Baat ek raat ki (1962), Mujhe jeene do (1963), Guide (1965), Teesri Kasam (1966), Ram aur Shyam (1967)
Nutan – Chhalia (1960), Bandini (1962), Dil hi to hai (1963), Tere Ghar ke Saamne (1963), khandan (1964), Milan (1967), Saraswatichandra (1968)
Asha Parekh – Jab pyar kisi se hota hai (1961), Phir wohi dil laya hoon (1963), Love in Tokyo (1966), Aye din bahar ke (1966), Do Badan (1966), Baharon ke sapne (1967), Aya sawaan jhoom ke (1969) Sharmila Tagore – Kashmir ki kali (1964), An evening in Paris (1967), Waqt (1965), Aamne Saamne (1967), Aradhana (1969), Talaash (1969), Satyakam (1969)
Sadhana – Love in Simla (1960), Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962), Mere Mehboob (1963), Woh kaun thi (1964), Arzoo (1965), Mera Saaya (1966), Ek phool do mali (1969)
Vijayantimala – Gunga Jumna (1961), Sangam (1964), Amrapali (1966), Suraj (1966), Jewel Thief (1967), Saathi (1968) Nanda – Kala Bazaar (1960), Hum Dono (1961), Gumnaam (1965), Teen Deviyan (1965), Jab Jab phool khile (1965), Ittefaq (1969) (to be continued …)

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