Country: India Director: Rakesh Kumar Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Lalita Pawar Music: Rajesh Roshan – Lyrics by Anjaan If like me, you’re taking your first tentative steps into an understanding and appreciation of Bollywood film then I guess looking at the films of superstar Amitabh Bachchan is a good place [...]
9Feb11
Do Aur Do Paanch
The espionage festival continues at Teleport City. Today however, I step back into the shadows and allow Todd to carry the ball – and carry it he has – all the way to India! And you know what that means folks! Yep, not only wild and crazy spyjinx, but wild and willfully energetic dancing. Uploaded [...]
20Oct10
Spy in Rome (1968)
Country: India Director: B.K. Adarsh Starring: Hercules, Rajendra Nath, Jaymala, Carolene King, Brahm Bhardwaj, K.N. Singh, Lata Sinha Music: Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma Once again I travel to the mysterious sub-continent and look at another cheap-jack spy production. Yes, despite this film’s title, it is not a Eurospy flick, but another film from [...]
14Sep10
Hum se Badhkar kaun (1981)
Release Year: 1981 Country: India Starring: Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Amjad Khan, Vijayendra Ghatge, Ranjeeta, Kajal Kiran, Neeta Mehta, Padmini Kapila, Ranjeet, Purnima Screenplay: Khalid – Narvi Director: Deepak Bahry Cinematography: Arvind Laad Music: Raam Laxman Producer: Pranlal V. Mehta I am going to have to hire myself a translator because there are just some [...]
26Dec09
Yakeen (1969)
Country: IndiaDirector: BrijStarring: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, David, HelenMusic: Shanker Jaikishen I trust that everyone had a safe and happy Christmas. I am not back on deck till mid-January, so posts will be a little light on. But please check out the other COBRAS member’s sites. It looks like many of them are blogging through, and [...]
21Oct09
Farz (1967)
Country: India.Director: Ravee Kant NagaichStarring: Jeetendra, Babita Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Kanchana, Sajjan, Agha, Manohar Deepak, Mukri, Mohan Choti, V.D. Puranik.Music: Laxmikant-PyarelalLyrics: Anand BakshiChoreography: I. Hiralal Although Farz was among the first Bollywood attempts at making a Bondian spy flick, it was in fact a remake of a Tollywood film called Goodachari 116 (1967). For the [...]
20Oct09
Puraskar: CID Agent (1970)
Country: IndiaDirector: Ram KumarStarring: Joy Mukerji, Sapana, Helen, I.S. Johar, Abhi Bhattacharya, Farida Jalal, Ram KumarMusic: Rahul Dev BurmanLyrics: S.H. BihariChoreography: Kamal, Surya Kumar My excursion into the world of the Bollywood spy film has only just begun — at this stage having only watched a handful of films — but so far, and this [...]
11Oct09
Surakksha (1979)
Country: IndiaDirector: Ravee Kant NagaichStarring: Mithum Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Jeevan, Aruna Irani, Suresh Oberoi, BalajeMusic: Bhappi LahiriDance: B. Hiralal Once again, without the aid of a translator or a safety net, I travel to India in search of superspy action, and I found it in Surakksha, the first of the Gunmaster G-9 films. You may think [...]
20Jan09
Humsaya (1968)
Once again I find myself short for words and turn to Todd over at Die Danger Die Die Kill (or 4DK as we in the trade say). Here Todd tackles another Bollywood spy film, without the aid of a safety harness, net or even a translator. But barriers like ‘foreign languages’ are just a minor [...]
5Dec08
Spy In Rome (1968)
Here’s a lazy posting for the day. It’s a link to Die Danger Die Die Kill and the Bollywood Spy film, Spy In Rome. Over at Die Danger Die Die Kill, for those you want to venture further into the strange and neglected world of Indian, Thai and Mexican movies, allow Todd Stadtman. to be [...]
