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Published: 20 July 2018

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In 1954, revival of Jugnu (1947) in color!

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Published: 03 November 2017

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We hear many times that these days too many films are being copied from Hollywood. Others say that they were always copied but we are hearing more because the world is more connected. Well, it is true we were always inspired. Even Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, has freely admitted that he was inspired a foreign film. But, did people know about it? My guess is that educated people who saw foreign films always knew. Here is a sample from an issue of Filmfare (August 8, 1952).

So, are more inspired now? To answer this question, somebody has to produce a list of all the inspired films ever. That has not been done yet.

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Published: 17 October 2017

Last Updated: 17 October 2017

One reads all kinds of things about star salaries in the fifties. Here is a table from the Doctoral Thesis of Rikhab Dass Jain. Gives you an indication of the popularity of the stars. There are lots of interesting tables in his thesis.

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