Movies Behind/Ahead of their times - Page 2

Originally posted by: frosty

A lot of the older movies are way ahead of their times. Indian audiences were fairly progressive about what they liked to watch until the 90s. There is Amar starring Dilip Kumar, Nimmi and Madhubala where the hero actually rapes the second lead and Madhubala stands up for the woman's rights. Then there is Mirch Masala where you have the women standing up to the cruel Nasser. There is Dastak starring Sanjeev Kumar and Rehana which no one would dream of making even today. Prem Rog which talks of widow remarriage and the caste system. There was Akhir Kyon which had nothing going for it except Smita Patil which showed Smita walk out on her cheating hubby and leaving her infant daughter because her husband would give the kid a better life. Arth which showed that a woman does not need a man or husabnd to succeed. Intezaar which talked about failed romances and the impact of the marriage. Namkeen, Mausam, Andhi all these are so far ahead and more progressive than any movie that is made these days.

Originally posted by: TheBoss

Because progressive is only good selling insurance, not movies.