Bobby, released in 1973, is a popular Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film was widely popular, and widely imitated. It also represented the film début for Dimple Kapadia and the first leading role for Raj Kapoor's son, Rishi Kapoor.
The movie is known to be a trend-setter in its own right. It introduced in Bollywood, the genre of teenage romance with a rich-vs-poor clash as a backdrop. Numerous movies in the following years were inspired by this plot.
Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. The film became a "blockbuster" and was the top grossing hit of 1973 ; it also became the second top grossing hit of the 1970's decade, and placed 10th in the all time box office hits.
Bobby is a Golden Globe Award-nominated historical drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. The film features an ensemble cast and is a fictional account set in Los Angeles, California on June 4th and June 5th, 1968. It concerns the lives of many people inside the Ambassador Hotel that day, and Senator Robert Kennedy's presence within the country during the late 1960's, through his bid for the Presidency, and at the hotel that night upon winning the California Primary.
Bobby premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a seven-minute-long standing ovation. The film was released in New York and Los Angeles on November 17, 2006; wide release followed on Thanksgiving, November 23, 43 Years and a day after the John F. Kennedy assassination. Reviews from critics were mixed, but Bobby was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture.
Bobby is the name of two films:
- Bobby (2006 film), a drama about the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
- Bobby (1973 film), a Bollywood film about the love between two Bombay teenagers of different classes.
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Bobby is a 2002 Telugu film which starred Mahesh Babu, Arti Agarwal, Prakash Raj, and Raghuvaran. Sobhan directs this film, Mani Sharma wrote the music.
It is a remake of Leonardo Di Caprio starrer Romeo and Juliet.
Tuesday, June 4, 1968: the California presidential primary. As day breaks Robert Kennedy arrives at the Ambassador Hotel; he'll campaign, then speak to supporters at midnight. To capture the texture of the late 1960s, we see vignettes at the hotel: a couple marries so he can avoid Vietnam, kitchen staff discuss race and baseball, a man cheats on his wife, another is fired for racism, a retired hotel doorman plays chess in the lobby with an old friend, a campaign strategist's wife needs a pair of black shoes, two campaign staff trip on LSD, a lounge singer is on the downhill slide. Through it all, we see and hear RFK calling for a better society and a better nation. Written by
Mr. Nath lives a very wealthy lifestyle in India along with his wife, Sushma, and a 6 year old son, Raj. Both he and Sushma lead a very busy life, so much so that they have no quality time to spend with Raj, leaving his care, even breast-feeding, to their maidservant, Mrs. Braganza, who Raj regards as his mother. When Mr. Nath finds Raj to be precocious, he has him enrolled in a distant boarding school. When Raj returns after 12 years, he does not find any change, save that Mrs. Braganza does not work there anymore as she has been fired by Sushma. At his 18th birthday party, he meets with flirtatious Nima, and this is when he sets his eyes on Bobby, Mrs. Braganza's 16 year old granddaughter, and falls head over heels in love with her. To his delight he finds that she also loves him, much to the chagrin of his parents, who agree to meet with Bobby's dad, Jack, and Mrs. Braganza, but humiliate them. This does not deter Raj and Bobby and they continue to meet, so much so that Mr. Nath instructs him not to leave the house or he will have him and the entire Braganza family arrested if they attempt to get the young couple married, as they are minors and must attain the age of 21 to be married. Raj decides to wait for 2 more years and accordingly writes to Bobby. Raj will soon realize that his parents have already selected a wife for him, in the shape and form of Alka Sharma, the only daughter of wealthy Mr. Sharma. Watch what impact this has on Raj on the occasion of his surprise engagement to Alka. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Raja is the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Bombay businessman who suffers from his parents coldness and neglect. Shortly after finishing school he meets Bobby, the 16-year-old daughter of a poor Christian fisherman. They fall head over heels for each other, but they'll need everything they have to defend their love as their families won't accept them marrying each other... Written by meitschi
