Growing up days – 1960s belonged to Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Shirley Maclaine and Audrey Hepburn

Frankly speaking, the era of 1960s was a sort of social awakening all over the world and, the movies of that era provided a glimpse into changing social structure of the masses. It was the period that belonged to heroines like Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn. Each of them excelled in her role and their acting talents came out loud and clear landing them Academy Awards.
Sophia Loren – It started in Naples (1960), Two women (1960), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage Italian Style (1964), A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Gina Lollobrigida – Come September (1961), Go Naked in the World (1961), Strange Bedfellows (1969), The Dolls (1965), Shirley MacLaine – Can Can (1960), the Apartment (1960), Two for the seesaw (1962), My Geisha (1962), The Yellow Rolls Royce (1964), What a way to go (1964)
Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), How to steal a million (1966), Two for the road (1967)
Then there were movies like The world of Suzie Wong (1960), Hatari (1962), and Swordsmen of Sienna (1962) which did make impressions on the audience. Especially Hatari with its music of Baby Elephant Walk … incidentally, a restaurant opened in South Kolkata named Hatari. It was a favorite meeting joint for collegians and youngsters of the 1960s. (to be continued …)