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Last Sunday, as I switched on the TV, the hindi movie of 1975, Deewar was on. It just made my Sunday, what a movie! A crime drama reflects the reckless society and the wayward politics of the 70’s. Directed by Yash chopra and written by Salim Javed, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shahi Kapoor. As I enjoyed the movie, I realized a myth that Indian commercial cinema cannot give a good story. The moot point for a good cinema is the amalgam of all the ingredients in right proportion.   Now what are those ingredients? The answer: Story line, plot, director’s ability to orchestrate that story into drama, the scene division, dialogues, continuity and believing in the ability of the talent chosen for delivering the characters. When Deewar was released in 1975, it was a groundbreaking film. The protagonist, an angry young man, his character somewhat similar to John Osborne’s Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger. Though the play is that of a Love triangle, the movie, differs...