IMDb > Abhimaan (1973)

Overview

User Rating:
8.2/10   456 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Writers:
Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogue)
Biresh Chatterjee (screenplay)
more
Release Date:
27 July 1973 (India) more
Genre:
Plot:
Subeer Kumar (Amitabh) is well on his way to becoming India's top pop singer. He has no intention of getting married... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Stupendous Performances, An Excellent Movie. more (15 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Amitabh Bachchan ... Subir Kumar (Beeru)
Jaya Bhaduri ... Uma Kumar
Asrani ... Chandru Kriplani
Bindu ... Chitra
Durga Khote ... Aunt Durga (Durga Mausi)
A.K. Hangal ... Sadanand
David Abraham ... Brijeshwar Rai (as David)
Jaywant Pathare
Lalita Kumari ... Radha
Bhola
Habiba Rehman
Biren Tripathy
Manohar Kamat
Raju Shrestha (as Master Rajoo)
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Country:
Language:
Color:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally the film was titled "Raag Ragini". more
Movie Connections:
References Devdas (1955) more
Soundtrack:
Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Stupendous Performances, An Excellent Movie., 13 March 2009
10/10
Author: Pratik Jasani from United Kingdom

What can be said about this old time classic movie? Perhaps it can be described as one of the best movies that I can remember watching in Bangalore with my parents thirty six years back and even that after I had heard that Amitabh Bachchan had got married to Jaya Bhaduri. Watching this film, made me remember those childhood days. A professional singer, whose career is soaring, marries a girl from a village, who has learnt singing from her father and whose career, he takes care of. But then his begins to falter and leads to jealousy.

Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Asrani, David Abraham, Bindu, Durga Khote and A.K. Hangal, this is superbly directed by the late Hrishikesh Mukherjee, while the music is by S.D. Burman I still remember watching Bindu as a vamp in many of the films before this and it made a change to see her in a role, which could have led her to be the "other woman" in this, but she didn't and this made a difference in the story. Amitabh as the husband who becomes jealous is just superb and since this was released after "Zanjeer," he was by then very well known. Jaya Bhaduri was also perfectly cast as are Asrani and David Abraham.

The music by S.D. Burman is beyond any doubt as the best for this type of film and the songs – all of them are memorable even after thirty six years and while listening to and watching them, I was able to sing along, which nowadays is extremely rare to do so as many of the tunes are not so memorable. As the lyricist, Javed Akhtar, said recently, it is very rare to hear such tunes nowadays.

It's a shame that films such as "Abhimaan" are no longer being made and if they are, they wouldn't do very well as times have changed, peoples taste have also changed and they will keep on doing so even after you, the reader, and I are no longer around.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (15 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Abhimaan (1973)

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Hum Tum Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Bombai Ka Babu Guru Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew External reviews News articles
IMDb Drama section IMDb India section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.