Hindi cinema today has its set of glories. Current producers, directors and even stars have nevertheless grown up and nourished their creativity on yesteryear’s Hindi films. The likes of Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Bharat Bhushan and of course Dev Anand defined what cinema was to become and what a son, a husband, a lover and simply a man was all about. Likewise, Nargis, Madhubala or Nutan incarnated the ideal of feminity on the silver screen for generations.
In a renewed effort to bring back the glory days of Indian cinema in all its splendour to audiences today, ‘Hum Dono’ has been released in its colour (rangeen) version at multiplexes throughout the country and abroad.
Nearing my forties, it was definitely not difficult to convince me to watch this classic in the comfort of a multiplex. But what about convincing a friend in his twenties that this film would be a delight to watch at the cinema and sensibly a better option than waiting to watch it on DVD or on television? Would he accept following us forty year olds to the cinema for a film made in 1961 instead of watching a recent and more modernly commercial release such as ‘Patiala House’?
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