mid-day turns 40: How Bollywood's home changed Bollywood

Updated On: 28 June, 2019 07:10 AM IST | | Shaheen Parkar, Sonil Dedhia, Letty Mariam Abraham, Mohar Basu

When an artiste does the unexpected, it changes the course of filmmaking. These are 40 films and people whose unusual acts led to the making of new-age entertainment.

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Parallel cinema finds footing

Smita Patil

Parallel cinema gained prominence in the '70s and '80s. Filmmakers like Gulzar, Shyam Benegal, Mani Kaul and Saeed Akhtar Mirza were its torch-bearers. Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980) and Sparsh (1980) set the movement rolling in the '80s, followed by Katha (1982), Ardh Satya (1983) and Mirch Masala (1987). Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah were the leading lights of Bollywood's parallel universe.

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