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Bollywood spies

Hindustan Times | ByGautam Chintamani
Aug 24, 2012 04:05 PM IST

Agent Vinod (2012) has convinced me that much like an anomaly called the Indian road, the Hindi spy thriller isn't going to save the day. Indian cinema might be going global and all that but some genres that just don't work in their current debased state. Gautam Chintamani writes...

Agent Vinod (2012) has convinced me that much like an anomaly called the Indian road, the Hindi spy thriller isn't going to save the day. Indian cinema might be going global and all that but some genres that just don't work in their current debased state.



Bollywood's spy game started way back in 1967 with a surprise hit called Farz. A remake of a Telugu film, Feroz Khan refused the lead convinced that the film wouldn't strike a chord with the audience. Or maybe he didn't fancy the idea of a superspy, Agent 116, being called Gopal. Written by Arudra and directed by Ravikant Nagaich, Farz was blessed with some great songs like Mast baharon ka main ashiq and Happy birthday to you Sunita that helped it becoming a big hit. Farz not only made Jeetendra a start but was also the first big box-office success for the genre. It helped make the next few years extremely conducive for spy thrillers like Humsaya (1968), Aankhen (1968) and Yakeen (1969).



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