Raj Kapoor, Nargis, and Dilip Kumar in the film "Andaz"

A sophisticated black and white melodrama (not unlike a Douglas Sirk classic), director Mehboob Khan's "Andaz" heralded a new era in Indian film and had a profound and enduring influence. It was a love triangle with a truly modern setting that showed the difficult transition from traditional to modern in the relationships between men and women. The film made top stars of his actors: Nargis, Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor.

Photograph courtesy of Mehboob Productions Pvt Ltd/Hyphen Films Collection