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A Century of Bollywood
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Portraits of lead stars Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala on a poster of
Madhumati.
Photo courtesy of NFAI
the jury’s acquittal of Nanavati, leading to the abolition of the jury system
in India. Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke was one of the first Indian movies to be
based on a contemporary news story.
41. 1964—Actor and auteur Guru Dutt commits suicide in Bombay at the age
of thirty-nine.
42. 1965—Guide becomes the first film to sweep the top four Filmfare
awards in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and
Best Actress. A bilingual production—a Hindi version directed by Dev
Anand’s younger brother, Vijay Anand, and an English-language version
by American writer-novelist Pearl S. Buck, directed by Tad Danielewski,
it introduces India’s first matinee idol, Dev Anand, to Western audiences.
While the Hindi Guide went on the become a game-changer in Indian