Growing up days – English musicals of the 1960s

It can be said without doubt that the 1960s was the golden era of movies in all fields including musicals, social themes, and even crimes and comedy. It was the period when new ideas were making waves and movie makers were dedicated to making movies that would appeal to the masses.
Let us take the musicals - Can Can (1960) Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Frank Sinatra, North to Alaska (1960), Come September (1961) Rock Hudson, Gina Lolobrigida, Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin and Summer Holiday (1963) Cliff Richards, My fair Lady (1964) Audrey Hepburn and Sound of Music (1965) Julie Andrews.
Another movie worth mentioning is South Pacific – it is a 1958 movie and had wonderful music and songs.
Each of these movies was a super hit and even today are in demand. Moreover, some of these have been adapted in other gauges. Best example is The Sound of Music – it has a Bengali version Jay Jayanti as well as a Hindi version Parichay. (to be continued …)