+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Era | Defining Characteristics | Iconic Examples | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | The Golden Era (1950s - 1960s) | Social dramas, parallel cinema, poetic | Pyaasa, Mother India, Mughal-e-Azam, | | | music, and black-and-white masterpieces. | Awara, Junglee | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | The Masala Wave (1970s - 1980s) | The rise of the "Angry Young Man," | Sholay, Deewaar, Don, Amar Akbar Anthony,| | | action-romance, and larger-than-life plot| Disco Dancer, Mr. India | | | twists. | | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | The Romantic Wave (1990s) | Glossy family dramas, Switzerland song | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch | | | sequences, and pop-culture staples. | Hota Hai, Andaz Apna Apna | +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ Benefits of Accessing an Organized Movie Index
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