MAKER OF MASSES CINEMA...MAN OF CLASS!

Popular filmmaker Manmohan Desai & his famous 'Amar Akbar Anthony' (1977)

Today is 84th birth anniversary of popular filmmaker of blockbuster bollywood cinema.. Manmohan Desai!

Eisenstein's Soviet silent film 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925).

Famous for 'lost & found' formula hit films..Manmohan Desai always entertained masses with hidden messages. Like Secularism ('Amar, Akbar, Anthony'/1977) & National integration (title song of 1982 - made film "Mere deshpremiyon aapas mein prem karo..").

Though he was a mainstream - filmmaker with popular genre, he was aware of the quality of world cinema! Many years ago (late) P. K. Nayarsahab told me that 'Manmohan Desai was keen to watch Sergei Eisenstein's Soviet/Russian film 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925) at 'NFAI', Pune!'

Manmohan Desai's film 'Roti' (1974)

And in his movie 'Roti' (1974) there was one scene.. inspired from classic film 'Zorba The Greek' (1964).

So there was 'class' in his Man (mind), but he focused on Manoranjan (entertainment) of 'masses'!

Tribute to him!!

- Manoj Kulkarni