Anand (1971)

The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the fullest before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee (story), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay)

Stars:

Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal

Top Rated Movies #115 | 9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rajesh Khanna	...	Anand Saigal
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Dr. Bhaskar K. Bannerjee / Babu Moshai
Sumita Sanyal	...	Renu
Ramesh Deo	...	Dr. Prakash Kulkarni
Seema Deo	...	Suman Kulkarni
Asit Kumar Sen	...	Chandranath / Muralilal #1 (as Asit Sen)
Atam Prakash	...	Ranjeet
Lalita Kumari	...	Mrs. Sanyal
Dev Kishan	...	(as Devkishan)
Savita
Brahm Bhardwaj	...	Moni Baba (as Bhardwaj)
Lalita Pawar	...	Matron D'Sa
Durga Khote	...	Renu's Mother
Gurnam Singh	...	(as Gurnam)
Dara Singh	...	Head Wrestler

Storyline

Dr Bhaskar Bannerjee is not happy with his profession as he cant save the lives of people dying of illness due to poverty.His Dr friend Kulkarni charges huge for imaginary illness of rich and uses that money to people who cant afford treatment.Things change when Anand a cancer patients enters Bhaskar's life Anand is cheerful and believes in spreading happiness to everyone as he knows he is on last stage of cancer and has few months to live.Bhaskar and Anand bond very well Anand also gets Bhaskar's love life back on track and Bhaskar doesn't want him to loose anymore.As time passes Anand's condition starts to deteriorate and everyone around him is just hoping for a miracle.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | forename as title | one word title | doctor | lymphosarcoma | 

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The climax of the film when Rajesh Khanna dies was frequently played on news channels when Rajesh Khanna died.

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Quotes

Issabhai Suratwala: Even on his death bed, the student taught his master about life. Deal with sorrow yourself, but share your joy with others.

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Connections

Featured in Mere Apne (1971)

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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

Hrishikesh Mukherjee Special

"Babu Moshai, Zindagi Aur Maut ke Khel Mein Hum Sab Katputhli Hain" An immortal piece of dialog from an immortal movie Anand. Many a Hindi movie starts of well,but falters pretty badly in the climax. Anand was one of the few movies which grips you from start to end. Its one of the few movies which has an unforgettable climax.

Consider this the eponymous character Anand(Rajesh Khanna) lies on the bed dying. Babu Moshai(Amitabh Bachan) enters the room. He cannot bear to see his friend lying still on death bed. He holds him and shakes him up weeping uncomfortably

"Tum Mujhe Aisa Chod Ke Nahin Ja Saakte"

"20 mahine se mein tera bak bak sun raha hoon"

"Baate Karo Mujhshe" And then as if on cue, the tape recorder plays "Babu Moshai, Babu Moshai, Zindagi aur Maut Ki Khel Mein Hum Sab Katputhli Hain, Yahan kya hote hai, na tum jaane na main Sab Upar Wale ki Haath Meiin" The ghostly way in which the voice appears and the equally eerie laughter, creates such a haunting impact, that a shiver runs down my spine every time i watch this scene. It's as if Anand is speaking through his spirit, and even after death he still continues to live.

Anand is a masterpiece of the first order by Hrishida and one of my all time fav movies. Now an interesting thing regarding the dedication of Anand. It wad dedicated to Raj Kapoor and the city of Mumbai.

The Raj Kapoor connection was easy to make out, as he was Hrishida's best buddy in real life. Hrishida got his first commercial success with Raj Kapoor's Anari and Raj Kapoor got the best actor award for the movie. They were as different as chalk and cheese. While Raj Kapoor was the typical loud Punjabi extrovert,,Hrishida was the very epitome of the Bengali Babu with his sober intellectual demeanour. Also Hrishida's movies were aimed at the common man, and pretty sober and minimalist in nature, while RK was a showman par excellence with his penchant for larger than life canvas and huge settings. Hrishida himself admitted that Anand's character was based on RK's and he didn't cast RK as he couldn't bear to see his friend die on screen also. For his part Anand was a movie always close to RK's heart.

Regarding the Mumbai connection, i feel the story of Anand is somewhat linked to that of Mumbai. One could be that Hrishida made his career in Mumbai and i guess this was his way of saying thank you to the city which made him. Most of Hrishida's best movies have been Mumbai centric "Anand", "Mili","Abhimaan","Gol Maal" to name a few. Also like Anand, Mumbai is a city which though beset with innumerable problems like slums, crime, pollution, overcrowding still manages to survive and live every day. Life is not easy for an average Mumbaikar, what with all those overcrowded trains, high prices, crime rate but he/she still has a zeal for life, which is rarely found anywhere else. Its a city which gets back to normal life even after a couple of bomb blasts have destroyed large chunks. Its a city where dreams are made and realized. Its a city where people face a daily struggle and yet have an inexhaustible zest for life,much like Anand, who knows he will die but takes death head on as he says "Babu Moshai, zindag Badi Hone chahiye, Lambi nahin". Mumbai is a city that dies a thousand deaths daily, but never loses its love for life. Anand is a man who knows he is to die, but makes the best of his limited life.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

12 March 1971 (India)

Also Known As:

Ананд

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rupam Chitra

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono DTS (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1