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  Continuity of success cannot be sustained by the good. Ramesh Sippy's 'Sholay' was a resounding success. After this great success, he made the movie 'Shaan'. While making this film, he was always burdened with the expectations of the audience as the comparison was going to be direct with 'Sholay'. While making 'Shaan', he took great care that nothing was missing anywhere. The star cast, music, scenery, locations, technology, cinematography were all ahead of time. But the fog of Sholay in the eyes of the audience had not yet come down. They kept comparing Shaan with Sholay frame to frame. Why did the audience not even think of 'Shaan' as an independent film and criticized the movie by giving headlines that 'Shaan' is not the 'Shaan' of 'Sholay'. The reason for remembering all this today is that it is now thirty-five years since 'Shaan' was released on December 12, 1980. At least today, can we neutrally thi...

Guru Dutt is a director who has worked in the Hindi film industry for 12 to 13 years. Guru Dutt's films are known as masterpieces. Today, his films are screened at many film festivals around the world and his films are studied in many universities. He is known as the next director of time. (Gurudatta) Guru Dutt's film 'Pyasa' (1957) marked his breakthrough. The film was very popular among both classes and masses. Even today, the list of top ten films in India includes the film 'Pyasa' without fail. Even while this film was being made, Guru Dutt's thoughts for his next film were running in his head. This film was very important for him. Was ambitious. The movie was 'Kaagaj Ke Phool'. He made this film at a very fluid level. Each of these frames is still discussed today. Guru Dutt's cinematography by photographer VK Murthy for this film is still studied today. The use of light and shade in this is going to surprise even toda...