Welcome to Mangala Talkies!
Mangala Talkies is a place where we - Jateen and Sachin watched countless films growing up. It is only natural that this podcast is called ‘Mangala Talkies’. This is a podcast where we discuss, deliberate, disagree but in the end forlornly confess our love for this ultimate art form called ‘Films’.
We commit to covering all the films and film subjects. Old. New. Classics. Independent. Blockbuster. Indian, American, Continental. Chinese. Wherever they are on the menu. Notwithstanding the language.
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Welcome to Mangala Talkies!
Mangala Talkies is a place where we - Jateen and Sachin watched countless films growing up. It is only natural that this podcast is called ‘Mangala Talkies’. This is a podcast where we discuss, deliberate, disagree but in the end forlornly confess our love for this ultimate art form called ‘Films’.
We commit to covering all the films and film subjects. Old. New. Classics. Independent. Blockbuster. Indian, American, Continental. Chinese. Wherever they are on the menu. Notwithstanding the language.
Grab your seat fast. Don’t miss the start.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We know Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar were direct contemporaries. They had a friendship and but they also had a well-guarded rivalry. Which is to be expected from the contemporaries.
There is that famous story when Raj Kapoor moved heaven and earth to cast Dilip Kumar in Sangam. Sagam made in 1963 was an ambitious project. To be produced and directed by Rak Kapoor. It had a dram like planning. Evergreen story of that classic love triangle. Great music. Shooting all over the world. No expense spared.
Despite all this, Dilip Kumar still rejected the film. But he was particularly heartbroken because of the reason Dilip Kumar cited.: He rejected the film because of Raj Kapoor was also directing it. He thought he wouldn’t get a fair treatment in the film which was going to be produced, directed and co-starred by Raj Kapoor.
This story of rejection became an open secret. Everyone knew about it but no one dared to talk about it. I did not find any record of Raj Kapoor approaching Dilip Kumar again for any role.
Many many years later. Year 1981. Raj Kapoor was on the set of his film ‘Prem Rog’. Directing it. It was a particularly emotional scene. Rishi Kapoor his son and the lead in the film was trying his best but Raj Kapoor was not having any of it. He gave few suggestions. Assistants read the back story again to bring Rishi Kapoor in the desired state of mind. Production staff got ready. ‘Action’ was called. Rishi Kapoor did the scene again. Aaaaaaand ‘CUT’. Scene ended.
Raj Kapoor had turned red by this time. He was a seething with anger. He screamed at Rishi Kapoor: 'क्या कर रहा है? मुझे यूसुफ़ चाहिए यूसुफ़, ये सीन मैं!
Glances were exchanged. Everyone on the set, including Rishi Kapoor noticed – who by the way is the source of this story.
We all know – who Yusuf is. Yusuf of course is Dilip Kumar. Despite the rivalry and professional fall out – Yusuf aka Dilip Kumar was not only his favourite actor but he was also his high-water mark that he wanted his son to hit.
Also, so committed was Raj Kapoor to his craft of film making he did not care for single moment that in the process of giving action instructions, he was giving big compliment to his rival.
'मुझे यूसुफ़ चाहिए, यूसुफ़!'
I just love this story.
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