Classics Movies gets a coloured look
A NUMBER OF BLACK AND WHITE HINDI MOVIES ARE BEING CONVERTED TO COLOUR NOWADAYS Converting black and white Hindi movies into colour is the latest rage. K.Asif's Mughal-e-Azam has paved the way for several black and white Indian films to be converted into colour. After this came B.R. Chopra's Naya Daur , and now Dev Anand is planning to re-release Hum Dono in colour with Dolby Digital Sound. The movies were big hits once upon a time when they were first released. Even today a lot of people love to watch old movies and listen to the melodies of these timeless classics . But will these films lose their charm by adding colour to the original version or will they become even more popular? Last year on Diwali, Mugale-Azam was re-released in colour and it turned out to be a success. What made director Akbar Asif, son of K. Asif come up with the idea to convert the movie into colour? He replies, "My father believed in Mugal-e-Azam and created a timeless classic with his belief....