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Writers:
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay) and
Gulzar (screenplay) ...
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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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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 (From RealBollywood. 22 June 2009, 5:00 AM, PDT)

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Epic performance by Rajesh Khanna more (32 total)

Cast

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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)
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Runtime:
122 min
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee brought back Salil Choudhury, whose career had reached a cul-de-sac in Bombay due to lack of commercial acceptance, and Yogesh, a then-forgotten lyricist. Their careers revived significantly after the film. more
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.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Mere Apne (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Zindagi kaisi hai paheli more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Epic performance by Rajesh Khanna, 13 March 2000
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Author: Rahul (patel_rahul) from Anaheim, California

The best Hindi movie ever. Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan prove how versatile they are as actors. Hrishikesh Mukherjee gives us yet another masterpiece. If you are going to watch only one Hindi movie this should be it. Depicts the life of Anand(Rajesh Khanna) who inspite of knowing that he is going to die of cancer manages to live a life full of zest and happiness, enchanting the people around him. The end will bring tears to your eyes.

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