Sanyasi (1975)

Renukadevi is widowed and the mother of a son named Ram. Her husband had indulged in all possible vices, and passed away unexpectedly. Her father-in-law, Rai, does not want Ram to repeat ... See full summary »

Director:

Sohanlal Kanwar

Writers:

Dayaram Gupta (dialogue director), Ram Kelkar (screenplay),

Stars:

Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Prem Nath

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Manoj Kumar	...	Ram Rai
Hema Malini	...	Champa
Prem Nath	...	Mangal Singh (as Premnath)
Prem Chopra	...	Banwari
Aruna Irani	...	Radhika
Pran	...	Shanti Baba 'Guruji'
Indrani Mukherjee	...	Devotee
Kamini Kaushal	...	Champa's Mother
Sulochana Latkar	...	Renuka Devi (as Sulochana)
Chandrashekhar	...	Police Inspector Shekhar (as Chandra Sekhar)
Sailesh Kumar	...	Ranjeet (as Shailesh Kumar)
Raj Mehra	...	Girdhari
Helen	...	1st Dancer (song "Tu Mera Din Hai")
Jayshree T.	...	3rd Dancer (song "Tu Mera Din Hai")
Arpana Choudhary	...	2nd Dancer (song "Tu Mera Din Hai") (as Aparna Chowdhary)

Storyline

Renukadevi is widowed and the mother of a son named Ram. Her husband had indulged in all possible vices, and passed away unexpectedly. Her father-in-law, Rai, does not want Ram to repeat his father's mistakes, and teaches him all the positive values of the Hindu religion, in particular the contents of the Holy Book "Geeta". As a result, Ram refrains from all known vices, is an expert in yogic exercises, decides to live the life of a celibate, and refuses to marry anyone. When Rai passes away, Renuka asks Ram to fulfill his grandfather's last wishes, one of which was to get married. She even arranges his introduction to Aarti, an attractive young woman. But Ram is convinced that marriage is not for him. Renuka is overjoyed when her estranged brother, Gopinath, and his son, Rakesh, return from abroad. With their help she hopes to get Ram marries with Aarti. Then things get complicated when Rakesh falls in love with Aarti. Ram leaves town to attend to business, and circumstances propel ...

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Filming Locations:

Filmalaya Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmnagar

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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Soundtracks

"Karm Kiye Jaa, Fal Ki Ichha Mat Kar Ae Insaan"
Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi & Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal

User Reviews

a movie worth missing

Although it has been designated as a Blockbuster by boxofficeindia.com in the list of films released in 1975, but apart from some songs, there is not much in the movie. The story becomes too superficial once Manojkumar changes his role of Sanyasi to an international smuggler to trap the villains Premnath, Prem Chopra etc who had kept his love Hema Malini and Mother Sulochana captive in the movie. Helen's dance was one of the worst, ever seen, as other than Asha Bhonsale's voice nothing else suits for Helen's dances. Pran's role in the movie reminds one of his role in the movie Upkar of 1967, but the songs given to him, sung by Manna Dey are no match with 'Kasme vade Pyaar wafa sab' of Upkar. Overall a film worth missing to be seen.