In the country’s 60 -70s and 80s, the era of fierce poverty, unemployment and starvation, shocked and disturbed farmers, in the name of socialism, strikes in factories in the name of socialism, the stunning workers, trade union and the stories of the workers in a tug of war owners, amidst the story of the protagonist. The simple people of Manoj Kumar, which the general public of the country loved as much as hero Dharmend, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan’s films. At that era of gross disappointment, when the political parties of nationalism in the country were era, Manoj Kumar was teaching the people of the country to take pride in the culture and greatness of their country. Poor -Barozagari -In the era of Bhukhamari, in which he was wandering from his duty path, he was trying to convince them that do not think what the country is giving us? Before that, think what the country is giving you?
He made dozens of super duper hit films. He had a style that people used to copy. But he was never considered a great filmmaker. He never received the honor that Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Devanand. He was never considered a great filmmaker like Raj Kapoor, he was not considered a great actor like Dilip Kumar. It was his misfortune or the country’s anti -nationalism Eco system did not allow him to become great, it can be a matter of debate. But the Congress redeemed pseudo nationalism through him.
How different was the nationalism of the Congress era from today
After independence in the last century, 2 things went together till the 90s. The people of the country used to choose the Congress governments and Manoj Kumar’s patriotic films used to make a hit. In the 60s, Manoj Kumar’s Shaheed Azam Bhagat Singh got so much love from the common people that the country got a nationalist artist. Manoj Kumar used to make films like Desh Prem and Janta Hit Kareti Karati, Puram West, Upkar, Roti and House and Kranti made him a hit as Bharat Kumar. Manoj Kumar’s nationalism was slightly different from today’s nationalism. Time time and circumstances can be understood by making films and literature and how much influence. In the country with patriotism being produced in the country for the last 3 decades, villain is a Muslim. But the villain of Manoj Kumar’s films used to be an English or English -right bourgeoisie. Like other films of Bollywood, there was a Muslim character in his films who used to be a priest of national love or humanity. Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Christians are among themselves, there were some scenes in the spirit of brother-brother in their films, but it used to climb Indianness and love to the country.
They were adept at serving the problems of the country with sugar syrup
The 80s when the youth of the country was rebelled against power and society due to inflation, unemployment and poverty in the country. Millions of youth of the country were looking for their future in Angry Young Man. At such a time, a movie comes to bread cloth and house. There is a story of a family with many siblings. The elder brother (Manoj Kumar) catches his younger brother (Amitabh Bachchan) doing some illegal work. Actually, younger brother becomes rebel in a family struggling with poverty. An agent gives the younger brother to get riots at Delhi University and to set fire to the VC office. The scene is near India Gate in Delhi. The elder brother tells his younger brother that you are betraying the country. The younger brother says that the country which cannot give a job to my educated brother, which the country cannot provide us for 2 times … The elder brother slaps his younger brother and indicates the Amar Jawan who is burning at India Gate. Citing all those anonymous soldiers, he says what the country is giving you before, think what you are giving to the country.
The whole film is masala but goes by giving a message to the country. Manoj Kumar becomes a smuggler struggling with unemployment. In the film, the famous song while satirizing the inflation of that era … The rest was left to inflation .. The super dupper was a hit. His superhit movie of her era shows the poverty and helplessness of the metros in the 70s in the 70s, etc. His specialty was that Ort did not say his words in a bored manner like a movie. Through the stories of the best music of his era, he used to convey the reality of the country to the common people. Shor was a very sad film but a song of it .. Ik Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai … It raises hope in life. The song was considered by the BBC World Service as the most popular song of the last century.
Amitabh and Rajesh Khanna broke records during their era
The films, released in 1975, or after that the films like Ten Nambari, Identification, Kranti etc. became super dupar when Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan had stardom round. When Amitabh Bachchan was given the title of One Man Industry, Manoj Kumar’s revolution was cutting the ghadar at the box office. The discussion of Amitabh Bachchan’s super duper hit unclaimed and Naseeb had faded in front of the revolution that took place in 1981.