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 Hindi
films are not just the biggest entertainment industry in
the country but a mirror reflecting true social changes of
Indian societies. Unbelievable success story of bollywood,
Amitabh Bachan has once quoted Films as the media of
Directors and when it comes to directors/ Film makers
surely name of G. P. Sippy [Sippahmalani] will appear on
the topper list as Legendry, immense creative and history
creator.
History of Indian film industry recalls legendry Bimal Roy
two hat trick of Best Directory [1954,1955, 1956 and
1959,1960,1961] at prestigious Film Fare Awards, Rajkapoor
for taking Indian Cinema to world platform but G P Sippy
is recalled for producing a film which not created only
world records of box office collection but even after 33
years of release is still a house hold name in India. This
will be interesting to know that he had started life with
carpet selling and went on to expand business to
construction and hoteling before entering dream world of
Hindi Films as a film maker.
From very first film "Marine Drive" released in 1955, all
the films produced by him have two common things
established stars of industry featuring in the credits of
the film which generates a good box office collection.
This prolific filmmaker was also active at the platform of
Film & TV Producers Guild of India and served the
institution in the capacity chairman for four terms.
In the year 1968 during the making of "Brahamchari" he got
very serious differences with Bhappie Soni, director of
the film which resulted in not only delay of this film but
also start affecting other film "Bandhan" with star cast
of Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz. These went on creating
situations that Sippy has almost reached to decision of
quitting from the film industry, but as destiny of Sippy
being the master film maker was written years ahead of
this so things steeled down. He called his son Ramesh,
studying at London School of Economics to assist him in
film making, the duo went on make Sita Aur Gita with stars
like Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini which was
among hit Hindi films of 1972.
1975 proves year of grand success on only for the Sippy
films but also for the entire film industry as script of
Salim Javed with star cast of Amitabh Bachan, Dharmendra,
Sanjeev kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Hema Malini and New comer
Amzad Khan proved magnificent production of Sippy and
Sholay resulted into biggest box office ever produced in
bollywood. Film went on to complete beyond imagination 286
straight weeks ran at Minerva theater in Mumbai. Sholay is
the only film of bollywood which has shown impacts on
every walk of Indian life. Gabar's dialogues "Jo Dar Gaya
Samjho Mar Gaya" and "Kitne Aadami The" are still used as
reference and creating humour by common people. |