''Anuraag'' is a 1972 Indian
Hindi
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-language
drama film
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, directed by
Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /'' Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''anay abhi ...
. The film stars
Moushumi Chatterjee
Moushumi Chatterjee (born Indira Chattopadhyay) is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s. She joined the Bharatiya Janata ...
in her debut as a heroine and
Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Indian films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to h ...
in lead roles. The Shakti Samanta fixture
Rajesh Khanna, having earlier made ''
Aradhana'' (1969) and ''
Kati Patang
''Kati Patang'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It was a box office success. The film stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations ...
'' with Samanta, makes a special appearance. The music is by
S. D. Burman
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one o ...
. Initially, Shakti Samanta was thinking whether to make this film or not as he was not sure if the distributors would buy a film with such a story line and had shared the idea with Rajesh Khanna, who encouraged Samanta and volunteered to make an extended appearance for the film, and also distributed the film under the banner "Shakti-Raj" (indicating Shakti Samanta and Rajesh Khanna).
The film became a semi-hit, while doing extremely well in big cities. and won the
Filmfare Best Movie Award
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for the year. It was later remade into the Telugu film "Anuraagaalu" (1975) with
Sridevi in her first leading role. A. Bhimsingh also remade it in Malayalam as ''
Raagam'' (1975). It was also remade in Tamil as ''
Neela Malargal'' (1979), and in Kannada as ''
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu, as well as some fil ...
'', with Manjula and Srinath.
Plot
A blind sculptor, Shivani (
Moushumi Chatterjee
Moushumi Chatterjee (born Indira Chattopadhyay) is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s. She joined the Bharatiya Janata ...
) stays in an ashram and makes friends with a young boy (Satyajit), who is suffering from cancer. She falls in love with Rajesh (
Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Indian films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to h ...
). Rajesh asks his parents to permit him to marry her, to which his mother agrees, but his father refuses. Then, an eye specialist reveals that an eye replacement would cure her. Later, as a dying wish, the young boy donates his eyes to her.
Cast
*
Ashok Kumar
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He ...
- Mr. Shiv Shankar Rai/Rai Saheb
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Nutan
Nutan Samarth Bahl (4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, she appeared in more than 70 films, mostly as a protagonist, in both b ...
- Anu Rai (Rai Saheb's daughter-in-law)
*
Rajesh Khanna - Gangaram, shopkeeper (Guest appearance)
*
Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Indian films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to h ...
- Rajesh
*
Moushmi Chatterjee
Moushumi Chatterjee (born Indira Chattopadhyay) is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s. She joined the Bharatiya Janata ...
- Shivani
*
Master Satyajeet - Chandan Rai, grandson of Rai Saheb
*
Nasir Hussain
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- Anu's Father
*
Murad
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It ...
- Eye Specialist
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David
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*
Asit Sen - D'Souza
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Madan Puri - Amirchand, Rajesh's father
*
Anita Guha
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- Rajesh's Mother
*
Abhi Bhattacharya
Abhi Bhattacharya (20 November 1921 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films of the 1950s and the 1960s, such as '' Yatrik'' (1952), '' Jagriti'' (1954), '' Anuradha'' ...
- Hari
*
Satyen Kappu
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- Dr. Sunil
Music
The soundtrack of the film contains 5 songs. The music is composed by
S.D. Burman
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one o ...
, with lyrics by
Anand BakshiAnuraag 1972
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Awards and nominations
; 21st Filmfare Awards
The 21st Filmfare Awards were held in 1974.
''Anuraag'' won Best Film, but fail to win any other awards, a feat which was repeated by a few films in the 1970s.
''Bobby'' led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by ''Zanjeer'' with 9 n ...
:
Won
* Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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– Shakti Films
* Special Award
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Policing
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Literature
* ''Specia ...
– Rajesh Khanna
Nominated
* Best Actress
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– Moushumi Chatterjee
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* Best Supporting Actress – Nutan
Nutan Samarth Bahl (4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, she appeared in more than 70 films, mostly as a protagonist, in both b ...
* Best Story – Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /'' Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''anay abhi ...
References
External links
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{{FilmfareAwardBestFilm 1971–1990
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Indian films about cancer
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Films scored by S. D. Burman
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Films about blind people in India
Hindi films remade in other languages
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Hindi-language drama films