Mumbai. Bollywood cinema has given viewers hundreds of such stories that have entertained millions. If these stories of films showed someone a new direction, the songs of these films entered the hearts of people. Year after year, Bollywood improved its format and introduced freshness in its stories. After a journey of 110 years, now more than 1 thousand films are released in Bollywood every year.
Some of these films are huge hits at the box office, while many settle in people’s minds based on their stories. We tell you 6 films from such an era of Bollywood that immortalized Indian cinema for 20 years. Not only this, the 20 years from 1940-60 are called the Golden Age of Bollywood based on these films.
These 6 films changed the time of Bollywood
In the year 1940, India was burning in the fire of freedom struggle. Meanwhile, the bugle of revolution was sounding in India regarding independence. While plots against the British were being hatched all over the country, cinema also did not leave this revolution untouched. Many veteran filmmakers, imbued with a sense of patriotism, also started showing realism in their stories.
It was from here that the foundation of the golden age of Bollywood was laid. This trend, which started in 1940s, took a completely new form after India’s independence. In the 50s, legendary filmmakers like Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor and K Asif started producing parallel cinema. Pyasa released in the year 1957 became a classic film.
In these 20 years, 6 films like Kagaz Ke Phool (1959), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Mother India (1957) and 2 Bigha Zameen (1953) changed the course of cinema. On the strength of these films, the golden age continued for 20 years in Bollywood. Although the public’s interest in commercial cinema increased later, the parallel cinema’s path slowed down. Even today these films are kept in the list of the greatest films of Bollywood.
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First published: August 25, 2023, 18:45 IST