MUMBAI: The festive season has begun and Zee Classic, India’s only Classic Hindi Movie Channel, is all set to entertain its viewers with an exciting line-up of movies from the timeless era of Hindi cinema this Dussehra, Friday, 3 October starting from 7:30 AM in the morning. Celebrating the grand message of ‘The victory of good over evil’, the movie line-up will star some of Bollywood’s iconic villains giving audiences that extra pinch of masala combined with thrill, drama and the ultimate heroic act of saving the day.
Celebrated villains and evil masterminds of Indian Cinema – Pran, Ajit, Kanhaiyalal, Ranjeet, Kadar Khan, Jeevan, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri and the infamous Kulbhushan Kharbanda aka Shakaal - come together this Dussehra in a series of movies back to back all day!
Speaking of creating innovative programming for their viewers, ZEEL deputy business head, Hindi movie channels Ruchir Tiwari stated, “Keeping the festive season of Dussehra in mind, we will showcase a fascinating line-up of movies that show heroes conquering the villains. We are hopeful that our audiences of all ages will love some of the best villainous movies of all time in Hindi cinema.”
Kick-starting Dussehra with Brahmachari starring Shammi Kapoor up and against Pran, the festival line-also airs Kalicharan featuring an inspector – criminal duo played by Shatrughan Sinha and Ajit. While movies with male leads exhibit Ram’s victory over Ravana, Mother India showcases the victory of Goddess Durga over Demon Mahishasur with Nargis standing up and tall with Sunil Dutt against Kanhaiyalal, a prominent villain of the evergreen times of Indian Cinema. Geraftar starring some famous evils of all time like Ranjeet, Kadar Khan, Jeevan and Shakti Kapoor also features popular actors Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth, Satyendra Kapoor along with leading ladies Madhavi, Poonam Dhillon and Nirupa Roy and showcases Lord Ram and Goddess Durga fighting. Shaan starring Sunil Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha against Kulbhushan Kharbanda aka the very popular Shakaal along with Hum Paanch featuring an all-star cast Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Gulshan Grover and Amrish Puri will also be aired during the day to entertain the viewers.
All in all, viewers will be in for a fun day in front of their television screens as they watch some of the best villainous movies of all times with a captivating line-up of good over evil.
The movie line-up is stated as below:
