Old Bollywood Movie Index -

If you search an index for 1960-1969, you will notice a shift toward color cinematography and international appeal. Key entries include Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Sangam (1964)—Raj Kapoor’s first color film.

Inside were index cards—hundreds of them—neatly typed and penciled in a looping hand she recognized from the photograph album. Each card named a film, year, studio, leading actors, director, and a short note that often read like a personal aside rather than dry cinema data: “Songs fill the rain,” “Villain hums lullaby,” “Final scene—train at dawn.” There were scratches and fold marks, ticket stubs from matinees, a stray strip of film, and a tiny pressed marigold. old bollywood movie index