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Aashirwad

  • 19681968
  • 2h 26m
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7.6/10
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Aashirwad (1968)
Drama
Shivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to th... Read allShivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to the chagrin of his wife, who shuns them and only tolerates them as long as they continue to ... Read allShivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to the chagrin of his wife, who shuns them and only tolerates them as long as they continue to pay taxes. When Shivnath steals money to help dwellers, Leela has the huts burnt down, and... Read all
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    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
    • Anil Ghosh(associate writer)
    • Gulzar(dialogue)
    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Sanjeev Kumar
    • Sumita Sanyal
    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
    • Anil Ghosh(associate writer)
    • Gulzar(dialogue)
    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Sanjeev Kumar
    • Sumita Sanyal
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    Ashok Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    • Shivnath 'Joggi Thakur' Choudhary
    Sanjeev Kumar
    Sanjeev Kumar
    • Doctor Biren
    Sumita Sanyal
    Sumita Sanyal
    • Neena 'Bittu' S. Choudhary
    Veena
    Veena
    • Leela S. Choudhary
    Sajjan
    Sajjan
    • Ramdas
    Harindranath Chattopadhyay
    Harindranath Chattopadhyay
    • Baiju 'Dholakia'
    • (as Harindranath)
    Padma Kumari
    • Rukmini
    • (as Kumari Padma)
    Bipin Gupta
    S.N. Banerjee
    • Mohan
    Amar Kumar
    Brahm Bhardwaj
    Brahm Bhardwaj
    • Shivnath's advocate
    • (as Brahm Bharadwaj)
    Dev Kishan
    Dev Kishan
      Ashim Kumar
      Punya Das
      Baby Deepali
      • Young Neena 'Bittu' S. Choudhary
      Sarika Thakur
      Sarika Thakur
      • Neena
      • (as Baby Sarika)
      Samar Roy
      Ratan Parshuram
        • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
        • Anil Ghosh(associate writer) (story and screenplay)
        • Gulzar(dialogue)
        • Hrishikesh Mukherjee(screenplay) (story)
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        Hrishikesh Mukherjee stated : I took to the idea out of sheer defence. Ashok Kumar used to always joke that I had made so many films with him as a character artiste, but none as a hero. One day I phoned and told him, 'If you don't stop teasing me, Imight just end up making a hero out of a buddha.' He laughed it off thinkingI was joking. I wasn't. The day I had the story of Aashirwad on hand, I told Dadamoni that the time had come for the buddha to play hero. That's howAashirwad was born. Aashirwad won the National Award for the best film. Dadamoni received the best actor and the Bharat Ratna.
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        Ik tha bachpan, ik tha bachpan, chota sa nanhasa bachpan, ik tha bachpan. Bachpan ke ik bapuji thhey, aache sachey bapuji thhey
        Sung by Lata Mangeshkar

        Music by Vasant Desai

        Lyrics by Gulzar

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      7/10
      Ashok Kumar's award winning performance in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's delayed typical Emotional Family Drama.
      Aashirwad (1968) : Brief Review -

      Ashok Kumar's award winning performance in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's delayed typical Emotional Family Drama. So, the year is 1968 and Hrishi da who have delivered films like Anari (1959), Anuradha (1960) and Anupama (1966) goes on to attempt family melodrama. He delivers a fine melodrama Majhli Didi (1967) and then again makes a melodrama to testify what he has got left. But wasn't it too late for him to test his skills in this genre? I said the same thing in my review of Majhli Didi that the same film would have looked more impactful a decade ago. And guess what, i gotto say this for Aashirwad as well. Yes, this film in late 50s would have looked Classic and trendsetter but when i see it in late 60s then i don't know why but it seems delayed. Aashirwad is about Jogi Kumar, a rich man with kind heart who loves to treat poor people same as rich ones. But jealousy of his wife turns situations worse for him and he leaves the house and after one incident he is sent to jail for 14 years. His long awaited blessings for his daughter remains his only wish and the melodramatic scenario provides that emotional quotient for the audience. Aashirwad is all about Ashok Kumar showing his talent. His award winning performance is the major highlight of the film. Rest of the characters are mostly in supporting roles and they have done quite impressive job. Aashirwad gave us that nostalgic rap-song 'Rail Gaadi Chhuk Chhuk' which remains iconic till date and probably will remain the same for many years. Other songs are beautiful too. The editing could have been better with the screenplay trimming many shots in the beginning parts. Hrishi Da successfully manages to make another fine piece of drama but the only problem is, it was almost 10 years late. Nonetheless, Aashirwad still has its own fresh and exciting moments which can be enjoyed with the family.

      RATING - 7/10*

      By - #samthebestest.
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      • Apr 24, 2021

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        • March 9, 2019 (India)
        • India
        • Hindi
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      • 2 hours 26 minutes
        • Mono

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