Anand (1971)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Bimal Dutta (screenplay)
Gulzar (dialogue)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

The classic story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the full before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Lymphosarcoma | Rehearsal | Joy Of Life | Death

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Rajesh Khanna	...	Anand Saigal / Jaichand
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Dr. Bhaskar K. Bannerjee / Babu Moshai
Sumita Sanyal	...	Renu
Ramesh Deo	...	Dr. Prakash Kulkarni
Seema Deo	...	Mrs. Suman Kulkarni
Asit Sen	...	Chandranath / Muralilal #1
Dev Kishan		(as Devkishan)
Atam Prakash	...	Ranjeet
Lalita Kumari	...	Mrs. Sanyal
Savita
Brahm Bhardwaj	...	Moni Baba (as Bhardwaj)
Lalita Pawar	...	Matron D'Sa
Gurnam Singh		(as Gurnam)
Durga Khote	...	Renu's Mother (Guest Appearance)
Dara Singh	...	Head Wrestler (Guest Appearance)

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Rupam Chitra

Trivia:

Dedicated to Raj Kapoor with whom Hrishikesh Mukherjee started his movie career as an editor.

Quotes:

[Babu Moshai enters the room to see Anand lying still on his deathbed - too still. He rushes over to the bed and starts shaking him, weeping]
Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee: I will not let you leave me! I want to listen to you for at least 20 seconds!
[shouts]
Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee: Speak to me!
Anand Saigal: Babu Moshai...
[Babu Moshai looks up with a start at his friend - then he sees a tape recorder]
Anand Saigal: [voice played on tape recorder] Babu Moshai, we are mere puppets in the game of life and death. Whatever happens here, we do not know for it is all in the hands of the Almighty.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mere Apne (1971)

Soundtrack:

Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye

A very touching movie.

Excellent performances by Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. Both showed maturity and depth in their role. This movie is about a person (rajesh Khanna) who is dying of a dreaded disease but lives every moment of his life to fullest. He entertains others and brings happiness to their life. On the contrary, Amitabh Bachchan is young doctor who is frustrated and angry. Rajesh khanna befriends him and both go well with each other. Amitabh tries hard to cure Rajesh Khanna but in vain. Ultimately Rajesh khanna leaves not before leaving a message of love and happiness. Amitabh Bachchan was at his best. This was the first movie when he was seriously noticed by Bollywood. He exceed expectations. A versatile actor this is one of his many movies where he plays a role of serious, angry young man who hardly smiles. Though it was primarily Rajesh Khanna's movie but it catapulted Amitabh Bachchan into fame ultimately replacing Rajesh Khanna as numero uno. A must watchable for Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh fans.