

He soon realises the evils of the so-called ‘civilised society’ as he enters into a predicament. Jaagte Raho (1956)Ī Raj Kapoor-starrer directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra shows the story of a poor villager who moves to the city in search of a better life.

The masterpiece also won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie. Produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Prakash Arora, the movie revolves around two pre-teen kids who are left in the care of an evil aunt and start polishing shoes for a living against her will. The movie stars Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy. Directed by Bimal Roy, it shows the struggles of a farmer whose two and a half acres of land has been acquired by a landlord due to his debts and how he struggles to pay it off.

This was the first movie to win the Filmfare Award for Best Movie. The movie also shot Lata Mangeshkar to instant fame for the song “Aayega Aanewala”. Hari Shankar (Ashok Kumar) plays a man who becomes obsessed with the ghost of the beautiful Kamini (Madhubala) after moving into a mansion (Mahal). Directed by Kamal Amrohi, this was India’s first reincarnation suspense thriller.
