Dhoom (2004)Ī discussion about mainstream commercial cinema cannot be complete without Yash Raj Films. One of the songs in the movie “John Jani Janardhan” featured a cameo appearance by some of the biggest actors of the industry at that time including Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Dharmendra and many others. Exquisite sets, lost and found theme, brilliant music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and a diverse cast (I have never seen such a huge cast in my life), this movie has everything to hold an audience in the theatres. The movie featured his regulars like Amitabh Bachchan, Kader Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Pran, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini and others. One more gem of the old masala era was this blockbuster directed again by the master of the genre, Manmohan Desai. Madhuri Dixit also appears with Ranbir Kapoor in the song “Ghagra”. The soundtrack of the movie is rife with chartbuster songs like “Badtameez Dil”, “Dilliwali Girlfriend”, “Illahi” and “Kabira”. The movie went on to become a huge Box Office hit and won several awards including the highest number of nominations (9) including Best Actor, Best Film, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actor and Actress and so on at the 59th Filmfare Awards. This romantic comedy drama stars Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur and was directed by Ayan Mukerji who had earlier worked with Kapoor in Wake Up Sid (2009). A culture that took hold in the Hindi Film Industry in the 70s and peaked in early 80s, here is a look at the list masala movies that are worth ‘tasting’ and enjoying.
A splash of comedy, little showers of catchy dance numbers, plot twists, romance and drama: you put it all in a dryer, you get a ‘Masala movie’. Similarly, a ‘Masala movie’ is a movie that is meant to solely entertain the audience. Now ‘Masala’ is something that we Indians use generally to enhance the savour of our otherwise dull tasting food.
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