I just got this e-mail yesterday and I couldn't believe it!! Turner Classic Movie will be showcasing Bollywood films in June. Starting with the first Thursday and then every Thursday throughout the month of June. Unbelievable. Incidentally, my favorite night will be June 20, PAKEEZAH!!! I wonder how the print will look. Can't wait to find out!
Here is the lineup:
JUNE 6th 8:00 PM Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) A young man follows the woman he loves to
India to stop her arranged marriage. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri. D:Aditya Chopra. 181m. LBX
11:30 PM Bombay (1995) Religious unrest threatens the marriage of a Hindu man and a Muslim woman. Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nasser. D: Mani Rathnam. C 135m. LBX
2:00 AM Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Three brothers separated at birth come together to
track a kidnapper. Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan. D: Mammohan Dasai. C 162m.
JUNE 13th 8:00 PM Rangeela (1995) A young actress' rise to stardom is complicated by conflicting affections for her co-star and her childhood sweetheart. Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar. D: Ram Gopal Varma. 143m. LBX
10:30 PM Dil Chahta Hai (2001) Three friends have their lives transformed by love during one marvelous summer. Aamar Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna. D:Farhan Akhtar. 183m.
2:00 AM Sholay (1975) A vengeful police chief forces two small-time crooks to huntdown the bandit who destroyed his family. Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar. D: Ramesh Sippy. 200m.
JUNE 20th 8:00 PM Pakeezah (1971) A free-spirited young woman refuses a prince's proposal for love of a man she only met once. Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar. D:Kamal Amrohi. 146m. LBX
10:30 PM Junglee (1961) Young lovers defy the caste system to fight for happiness. Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Helen. D: Subodh Mukherji. 140m.
1:00 AM Awaara (1951) A bitter young man vows revenge on the two men who destroyed his mother's life. Raj Kapoor, Prithvari Kapoor, Nargis. D: Raj Kapoor. 171m.
JUNE 27th 8:00 PM Mother India (1957) A family struggles to survive the machinations of an evil moneylender. Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar. D:Mehboob Khan. 174m.
11:00 PM Do Bigha Zamin (1953) Family members risk all in a move to Calcutta to raise
money and save their land. Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar. D: Bimal Roy. 125m.
1:30 AM Pyaasa (1957) A young poet searches the world for pure love. Guru Dutt, Mala
Sinha, Waheeda Rehman. D: Guru Dutt. 141m.
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