No shades of grey

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic=""><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></span><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">The new generation of film watchers might have to contend with </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Mughal-E-Azam </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">in colour, but </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Jitesh Pillai </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">prefers the classics in black-and-white .Here''s the checklist...</span><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="32.1%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/929697.cms" alt="/photo/929697.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Do Bigha Zameen (1953)</span><br /><br />To raise money to save his land, Shambhu (Balraj Sahni) descends into the corrupt maw of Kolkata, the teeming city, taking menial jobs and suffering abuse at every turn. Shambhu and his wife head back to the village only to see the factory already built on their land. <br /><br />When you see the eddies and currents churning in Shambhu, you know why Sahni was Hindi cinema''s greatest natural actor. With Do Bigha Zameen, director Bimal Roy raised the bar for Hindi cinema.<br /><br /></div> <div align="right" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="right" border="1" width="32.1%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/929699.cms" alt="/photo/929699.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Pyaasa (1957)</span><br /><br />The poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) trying to make his mark in a mercenary world, juxtaposed with Dutt himself trying to find meaning in the world of make-believe cinema. <br /><br />Time still stands for a bout of gooseflesh when SD Burman''s evocative <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Piya aiso jiya mein, Hum aapki aankhon mein </span>and <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Yeh mehlon yeh takhton </span>play out in the theatres.<br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic=""><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></span></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="32.1%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/929700.cms" alt="/photo/929700.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)</span><br /><br />The rumbustious Ganguly brothers, the <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si</span> gorgeous Madhubala and the harrum-scarrum trio, who scaled all the plot holes effortlessly to craft Hindi cinema''s sunshine-filled comic caper of all times. Extraordinary in its mirth, if fun is on your agenda, CKNG is the <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">baap </span>of all comedies.<br /><br /></div> <div align="right" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="right" border="1" width="32.1%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/929701.cms" alt="/photo/929701.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)</span><br /><br />Despite the somewhat inconsistent screenplay, the film sees Guru Dutt at his most lyrical, poetic and ultimately poignant. The film follows the trajectory of the unhappy director Suresh Sinha (Guru Dutt) who discovers Shanti (Waheeda Rehman) on a rain-soaked night. <br /><br />The film sensitively delineates the personal and professional pitfalls in the movie whirligig. VK Murthy''s play of light and shadow and SD Burman''s unforgettable <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Waqt ne kiya kya haseen situm</span>. Dutt is mandatory viewing for any self-respecting cinema lover.<br /><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="32.1%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/929703.cms" alt="/photo/929703.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Sahib, Bibi aur Ghulam (1962)</span><br /><br />A debauched landlord''s wife is ignored by her husband. She agrees to take a nip to appease her husband, but soon falls victim to demon alcohol. Her husband manages to change his drinking ways, but the insidious grip of booze has his helpless wife hooked. <br /><br />He straightens out his life as he watches her drink away the family fortune. Meena Kumari''s incredibly rivetting alcohol-soaked performance is a text-book in brilliant acting. Abrar Alvi directed the film, but it bears the unmistakable Guru Dutt touch. <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Na jaao saiyyan </span>continues to haunt....</div> </div>