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Writers:

Biresh Chatterjee (associate screenplay)
Biresh Chatterjee (story)
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Release Date:

19 November 1973 (India) more

Plot:

Somnath (Somu) lives in a shanty house in a Delhi slum with his widowed mom, and unmarried sister, Sarla... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

2 wins more

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Two of the greatest performances of Indian cinema. more (5 total)


Cast

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Rajesh Khanna ... Somnath (Somu) / Chander Singh
Rekha ... Shyama
Simi Garewal ... Manisha
A.K. Hangal ... Bipinlal Pandey
Asrani ... Dhondu (Shyama's brother)
Manmohan ... Jai Singh
Om Shivpuri ... Damodar Maharaj

Amitabh Bachchan ... Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj
Raza Murad ... Alam
Jayshree T. ... Courtesan
Yogesh Chhabra
Darshan
Neelam
Lalita Kumari
Habiba Rehman (as Habiba)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Ungrateful
Traitor
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Runtime:

146 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

India:U


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Two of the greatest performances of Indian cinema., 23 February 2002
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Author: Sanjay

Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachan put in two of the best performances of Indian cinema. Although Amitabh Bachan in a louder role got more praise from the masses, it is Rajesh Khanna in a role that required underplaying, who is the heart of the film and whose acting performance is as good if not better than that of Amitabh. This is not to say that Amitabh puts in a truly great acting performance (one of his best). The film itself is excellent and is another tribute to the greatness and versatility of Hrishikesh Mukherjee (director). Quite simply put, it is in the 'MUST NOT MISS' category. By the way the excellent music is also a real plus.

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