Must Watch Classical Movies..

Film: Mughal-e-Azam
Director: K Asif
Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala
Why it's a must-watch: The film is a class apart. It has the best screenplay and dialogues and is very relevant even today.

Film: Mother India
Director: Mehboob Khan
Cast: Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Raaj Kumar
Why it's a must-watch: It has the best script and screenplay. Plus, Nargis' performance is unbeatable. I love the scene where the mother sells herself to take care of her dying child. My favoruite dialogue is 'Maa banna kitna mushkil hai and devi banke sab dekhna kitna aasan.'

Film: Sholay
Director: Ramesh Sippy
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan and Amjad Khan
Why it's a must-watch: Everyone should watch the film for Ramesh Sippy, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar.

Film: Deewar
Director: Yash Chopra
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy and Parveen Babi
Why it's a must-watch: The film shows, to great effect, the relationship between brothers. It has a lot of emotions and has showed Amitabh in the 'angry young man' role. My favourite scene is when the mother goes to the temple and the poojari says that her son came and prayed for her that morning.

Film: Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam 

Director: Abrar Alvi
Cast: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman and Meena Kumari
Why it's a must-watch: The era when the film was shot is very different. It shows what loss and unfulfilled desires mean. It also characterises women differently. The characters are well-understood and very true. Waheeda's jealousy evokes thoughts in people's mind.

My favourite scene is when Meena Kumari orders alcohol when she never drinks. Also, the introduction of Waheeda's character is very good. This film is a lesson in cinema. The camerawork is superb and I would call this film cinema at its best.

Film: Satya 
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: J D Chakravarthi, Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai and Paresh Rawal
Why it's a must-watch: All departments in this film have brought out a masterpiece. I think this is a landmark film. My favourite scene is the climax when Satya goes to Vidya's (Urmila Matondkar) home but she doesn't let him in, and he gets shot.

Film: Chupke Chupke 

Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore and Jaya Bachchan
Why it's a must-watch: This is the first time anybody has seen Dharamji in a funny role. We had seen him in macho roles, and it was a pleasant treat to see him in Chupke Chupke. I love all the scenes where he tries to speak authentic Hindi. It is very funny.