Kalidas

Kalidas, man, now there’s a name that old-school Bollywood fans don’t forget. He’s the mind behind some absolute gems—Bheegi Raat (1965), Half Ticket (1962), and Saazish (1975). Each one’s got its own flavor, but let’s be real, these movies hit different. Bheegi Raat is all about tangled love and big emotions—the kind where you’re yelling at the TV because the characters just can’t say what they mean. The story spins around a rich guy and a woman with a haunted past (the drama never takes a day off, right?), and there’s no shortage of longing gazes set to classic melodies. Seriously, the songs from this film? Timeless. Half Ticket, though, that’s a whole other vibe. It’s lighter, funnier—Kishore Kumar basically running the show with his wild antics. He pretends to be a kid to get a train ticket for half price, and chaos follows. There’s diamonds, mobsters, disguises, and some of the silliest slapstick you’ll ever see. You can’t help but laugh, even if the jokes are a little out there. Old Bollywood comedies just have that charm. Saazish shifts gears again, tossing you into a world of spies and international intrigue. Think James Bond, but with more dramatic facial expressions and big, bold action sequences. There’s betrayal, secret missions, a dash of romance—pretty much everything you’d want from a 70s thriller. Kalidas just knew how to keep audiences glued to their seats, whether you wanted to cry, laugh, or grip the armrest in suspense.