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Writers:
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay) and
Gulzar (screenplay) ...
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Genre:
Drama | Family more
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)
Vibha Anand is getting married…..
 (From RealBollywood. 22 June 2009, 5:00 AM, PDT)

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 (From RealBollywood. 13 February 2009, 1:21 AM, PST)

User Comments:
One of the best Hindi movie of all times more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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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Additional Details

Runtime:
122 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Company:
Rupam Chitra more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The song "Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli" was originally proposed as background song for the title. After listening the song, Rajesh Khanna thought that it would be a waste to use such a nice song as background song for title. He suggested Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Director, to create a situation for this song. In those days songs played in background for title, was less played on radio. more
Quotes:
Anand Saigal: Babumoshai, life should be big, not long. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Mere Apne (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Zindagi kaisi hai paheli more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best Hindi movie of all times, 8 February 2001
10/10
Author: Rahul (patel_rahul) from Anaheim, California

Hrishikes Mukherjee delivers yet another masterpiece aided by superb acting from Rajesh Khanna. This is a story of Anand(Rajesh Khanna) who inspite of knowing that he has cancer manages to maintain a cheerful persona. The movie is told through the eyes of Bhaskar(Amitabh Bachchan), with whom Anand stayed during the last months of his life.

It's a pity that such a gem of a movie fails to inspire today's directors. Even with the huge budgets of today's movies no one movie can produce the range of emotions displayed in Anand. When will the directors learn that it is not the glamorous sets, the scantily clad heroines, designer wardrobe that make a good movie; it is a good story, meaningful dialogues and sincere acting that form the ingredients.

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