Anand (1971)

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.

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay), Gulzar (screenplay),

Stars:

Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal

6 wins.

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)

Storyline

A melodramatic tale of a man with a terminal disease. The story begins with Dr Bhaksar winning a literary prize for his book about a patient called Anand. The rest is flashback. Anand, the title character, is suffering from lymphosarcoma of the intestine. He, however appears to be cheerful on the outside and is determined to extract as much pleasure from his remaining lifespan as is possible. Dr. Bhaskar his physician tends to Anand in his last days. After Anand dies we can however still hear his voice which was recorded on a tape. Dr Bhakser writes a book on his patient and wins a literary prize for it

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | lymphosarcoma | dark hero | death of protagonist | tragic event | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

5 March 1971 (India)

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rupam Chitra

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Since Anand was a low budget film, Rajesh Khanna waived off his remuneration and accepted only 7 lakhs INR for this film.

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Quotes

Anand Saigal: Babumoshai, life should be big, not long.

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Connections

Referenced in Salaam Namaste (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Na jiya laage na"
Sung by Lata Mangeshkar
Music by Salil Choudhury
Lyrics by Gulzar (as Sampooran Singh Gulzar)

User Reviews

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.