The perfect Match
Clearly,
audiences have become mature enough to distinguish between reel and
real romance and can judge films on merit. During the 1950s and 1960s,
this was not so. An already married Raj Kapoor could hit it off with a
yet-to-be married Nargis through a series of romantic socials like Aag, Barsaat, Andaaz, Awara, Aah and Shri 420 simply
because it was no secret to the public that they were romantically
involved. Kapoor kept feeding the gossip mills on the affair whenever he
launched a romantic musical. And when he had a serious, non-romantic,
issue-based film like Boot Polish (this was before Shri 420), he conveniently dropped Nargis. After Nargis married Sunil Dutt in 1957, the screen chemistry just fizzled out.
The
Raj Kapoor-Nargis affair was the hottest and the most happening thing
in those days, rivaled perhaps by an equally doomed Dev Anand-Suraiya
romance. Any film that presented the couples as lovers offered the
audience a cinemascopic view of how they could possibly be behaving in
private. The extra ‘something’ screen pairs brought in could generate
enough sizzle to make even below-average performances perfectly
acceptable by the box-office.
Not
any longer though. Audiences have become so very demanding and cinema
is fast losing its innocence. Love stories are increasingly making way
for sex comedies, costume dramas and experimental features.
Characterisation, storyline and treatment have come to count for more
than casting and chemistry. Indeed, the very complexion of Hindi cinema
has changed.
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Sanjeev Kumar-Jaya Bhaduri: Both were powerful and sensitive performers and complemented each other perfectly in films like Koshish, Naya Din Nayi Raat and Anamika.
Crackling chemistry
Here’s a quick run-up of some of the hottest Hindi screen couples:
Ashok Kumar-Nalini Jaywant:
His suave, gentleman persona was a perfect foil to her exuberant,
impish image. In barely seven years, they produced a string of hits,
such as Samadhi, Sangram, Kafila, Jalpari, Nau Bahar, Saloni, Naaz and Mr X.
Raj Kapoor-Nargis: The most idolised romantic pair of all time, they worked in as many as 16 films, most of them Kapoor’s home productions: Barsaat, Aah, Awara, Shri 420, Chori Chori
Dilip Kumar-Madhubala: They shared screen space in just four films – Tarana, Sangdil, Amar andMughal-e-Azam. But it was their tempestuous, larger-than-life romance that kept their on-screen association alive in public perception.
Guru Dutt-Waheeda Rahman: They epitomised tragic love, the theme of two of their most memorable films — Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool. They were also in 12 O Clock, Chaudhvin Ka Chaand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.
Sanjeev Kumar-Jaya Bhaduri: Both were powerful and sensitive performers and complemented each other perfectly in films like Koshish, Naya Din Nayi Raat and Anamika.
Dharmendra-Hema Malini: They looked very much the couple in love, whether in Seeta Aur Geeta, Jugnu or Sholay. The chemistry they shared could never be matched by their other co-stars.
Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha: Their widely publicised romance (and break-up) no doubt contributed to the aura around their performance in films like Do Anjane, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and Silsila. As a screen couple they were an item — more natural and convincing than the Amitabh-Jaya or Rekha-Jeetendra jodis.
my comment:-
koshish kiya but failed , because it was one sided as happened to sulakshana and others ..also
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