Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
Classic Revisited: Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
Today when Manoj Kumar is in semi-retirement it is easy to overlook his monumental contribution to commercial Hindi cinema. From the time he turned director officially with Upkar in 1967(he had earlier ghost-directed the patriotic Shaheed) Manoj Kumar emblazoned the silver screen with star-studded epic-sized mega-musicals. Purab Aur Pachchim in 1970, Shor in 1972 were followed by Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (RKAM) in 1974. A star-spangled melodrama about love, betrayal and unemployment RKAM saw Manoj return to the role of the Every-man Bharat, the conscience of the nation pricked by the | Click Here...
Classic Revisited: Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
Today when Manoj Kumar is in semi-retirement it is easy to overlook his monumental contribution to commercial Hindi cinema. From the time he turned director officially with Upkar in 1967 (he had earlier ghost-directed the patriotic Shaheed) Manoj Kumar emblazoned the silver screen with star-studded epic-sized mega-musicals. Purab Aur Pachchim in 1970, Shor in 1972 were followed by Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (RKAM) in 1974. A star-spangled melodrama about love, betrayal and unemployment RKAM saw Manoj return to the role of the Every-man Bharat, the conscience of the nation pricked by the | Click Here...