Must Watch Films For Eid

Bollywood cinema has always been known for  its spirit  of  celebration. Singing dancing  having a  good time,  has been an important part the Bollywood experience.  Here are  the  5 festive films that  must be seen this Eid .

1. Hum Saath Saath  Hain: While most would opt for  Sooraj  Barjatya’s  Hum…Apke Hain Koun  as  the ultimate festive fare, this feel-good followup after the  historic Hum…Aapke Hain  Koun   from Barjatya’s school of familial merrymaking has a string  of terrific stars from Salman Khan  to Saif Ali Khan eating, singing and dancing through a  stream of   nursery-rhyme styled  songs  composed in juvenile style by Ram Laxman. The  entire  4-hour film is a pleasure  binge for  Alok Nath’s  Chaturvedi family  as they  picnic  party a wed  and celebrate  from Eid to Diwali  to  marriage  anniversaries. Life is one long  celebration in this thinly-plotted excuse to  celebrate  the  joys  a family togetherness.
2. Mere Mehboob:  Ideal Eid viewing with the  characters  shown to belong in a well-to-do Muslim  environment . Director H S Rawail constructs  the  royal grandeur  of  the nawab culture  lavishly.Given the  spatial grandeur and  the  never-ending  burst  of lovely melodies  composed by Naushad, this film feels even today like  an ode to romance and  revelry. Except  Nimmi  none of  the  principal  actors  Sadhana, Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar  or Pran were Muslim. But they carried the Nawab culture so gracefully !   Watch  the  way  Rajendra Kumar falls in  love with the mysterious woman in a  veil played  by  Sadhana. It is the  most dignified  ode to  courtship you will see  in a Hindi   film.Incidentally  Mala Sinha and Sadhana were two actresses who were mistaken to be  Muslim  because  of the roles they played.
3. Pakeezah:  The theatrical actor Raj Kumar falls in love with a courtesan Meena  Kumari’s feet. But he doesn’t know she is a tawaif. This is  the story  of  a fallen woman’s search for love and  family through pain and poetry. Kamal Amrohi spared no expenses  to ensure the film exudes a glamour  of epic proportions, This Eid  sit back and watch  the  legendary Meena  Kumari dance  to Inhi logon ne,Thare rahiyo, Chalte  chalte and  Teer-e-nazar. The melodious  music by Ghulam Mohamed  merges and  melts into an absolutely  enchanting evening  of  unparalleled beauty and harmony.
4. Chaudhvin Ka  Chand:  Set  in  Lucknow this  love triangle features two friends Aslam(Guru Dutt)  and Nawab(Rehman) who fall in love with  the same beauty Jameela(Waheeda Rehman). The film captures the exhilarating hustbustle  of  Eid and other  festivities of  Lucknow  known as the  city of  Nawabs,  while the  the love triangle unfolds in graceful  episodes through song poetry and  courtship.The  sequence  where  Guru Dutt  sings the title song in Mohd Rafi’s voice  to  describe Waheeda Rehman’s beauty is considered among the most poetic description of  love and  romance  to have ever been filmed in Hindi cinema. Come,  fall in love with love.
5. Padosan: An absolutely  delightful  family comedy. Timeless and eternally enjoyable featuring  comic  geniuses Kishore Kumar and Mehmood as  rivals in love seeking the attention  of  the  beauteous  Saira Banu through songs that  R D  Burman composed  in a state  of sheer  inspiration. The  fun never stops. The  music never ends. This is  comedy that targets  itself at  every strata  of  viewership and  hits bull’s eye .Ek chatur kar ke shringar brings the house down  every time.Enjoy  it this festive season.