That is why 1968, fifty years ago, is important in the history of the Hindi film industry as it saw a scenario that would never come back again. And then, 1973 brought in the 'angry, young man' Amitabh Bachchan and again, things changed tremendously. So the “K” was now for Khanna and no longer for the Kapoors and Kumars. One could not think of watching any other actor except Rajesh Khanna. The year 1969 brought in its wake Aradhana after which Hindi cinema changed drastically. One must remember that after 1968, the Kumars and Kapoors would be quite overshadowed by the superstar who, for the next four to five years, dominated the screen in a way that dimmed the shine of many a male star including Shashi Kapoor, Biswajit, Shammi Kapoor (who ruled the 1960s and was a heartthrob), Rajendra Kumar and Manoj Kumar.Īfter 1968, the Kumars and Kapoors were quite overshadowed by Rajesh Khanna. Then it had Sunghursh where the great actor Dilip Kumar and the young Sanjeev Kumar shared screen space, Ankhen, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, and Shikaar which starred Dharmendra, Saathi and Jhhuk Gaya Aasmaan starring Jubilee Kumar (Rajendra Kumar whose films always had silver or golden jubilees) Brahmachari with Shammi Kapoor dancing and singing into every heart, Kanyadaan and Haseena Maan Jayegi with the boisterous Shashi Kapoor (in a double role in Haseena Maan Jayegi), Manoj Kumar and 'jaani' Raaj Kumar in Neel Kamal, Dilip Kumar and Manoj Kumar in the melodramatic Aadmi, Sunil Dutt, Mehmood and Kishore Kumar in the classic comedy Padosan, the popular chocolate –faced Biswajit in Kismat and Do Kaliyaan, and Duniya starring Dev Anand! Indeed, this was a colourful, musical year for Hindi cinema and gave us films that can be called classics forever. The 1960s was the decade of the Kapoors and the Kumars, as well as Dev Anand. It featured Raj Kapoor in Sapno ka Saudagar which gave the industry its dreamgirl, Hema Malini. And 1968 saw all of them at the peak of their glory. The 1960s was the decade of the Kapoors and the Kumars, as well as Dev Anand, Jeetendra and Sunil Dutt. This was the last year of the 1960s which would see such a vast variety of stars twinkling on celluloid before the silver screen was hit and captured by the first superstar of our cinema – the phenomenal Rajesh Khanna!
The most important reason is the tremendous variety of films and the actors who worked in them. Many genres of cinema can be found on the list of the hit films of this year. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mukesh Khanna.The year 1968 remains memorable for Hindi cinema due to various reasons. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. ^ "Mammootty is wonderful to work with: Mukesh Khanna - Times of India".Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Character to die in horse-riding accident". Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. ^ "Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar cannot play Shaktimaan" (in Hindi).Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via Business Standard. ^ " 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai.' may be my last daily soap: Mukesh Khanna".Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. "Mukesh Khanna Show: 'Bhishma' of Mahabharata launches The Mukesh Khanna Show, steps taken after rejecting 'Kapil Sharma Show '". Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. ^ "Mukesh Khanna Director, mumbai film city, Mumbai (2020)".
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