''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'' () is a 1975 Indian

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Devendra Goel Devendra Goel (3 March 1919 – 26 February 1979) was an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood films and best known for his work in the 1950s and early 1960s. He directed Aankhen on his debut. Devendra Goel also directed the Marathi ...

. It stars

Ashok Kumar Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He ...

Dharmendra Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known Mononymous person, mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has w ...

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the F ...

Leena Chandavarkar Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian former actress who appeared in Bollywood movies as a leading actress and now appears in reality shows. She was an actress during the late 60s and early 70s. She played leading heroine opposi ...

Deven Verma Deven Verma (23 October 1937 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with Bollywood directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He also produced and directed fi ...

. The music was composed by

Ravi Ravi may refer to: People * Ravi (name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Ravi (composer) (1926–2012), Indian music director * Ravi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musical artist * Ravi (music director) (1926–201 ...

Cast

as Anand Kumar *

as Vishal *

as Aruna *

as Sonia *

as Ramu Makhichandani "Shola" *

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

as Dr. Abraham *

Ramesh Deo Ramesh Deo (30 January 1926 – 2 February 2022) was an Indian film and television actor who worked in more than 285 Hindi films, 190 Marathi films and 30 Marathi dramas with over 200 showings in his long career. He also produced feature films, ...

as Dr. Mathur *

Achala Sachdev Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry. She was from Peshawar and started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother ...

as Vishal's Mother *

Mohan Sherry Mohan Sherry is an Indian actor of Bollywood who is known for his role as villain's henchman. His best roles are in Ram Balram, Deewaar ''Deewaar'' () is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Yash Chopra and written ...

as Prakash *

Jagdish Raj Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films. Early life and career He was born in 1928 in the tow ...

as Paul

Plot

Vishal met Aruna and they both fall in love. However, soon Aruna finds from Dr. Mathur that she will be blind within 6 months as she suffers from

optic atrophy Optic neuropathy is damage to the optic nerve from any cause. The optic nerve is a bundle of millions of fibers in the retina that sends visual signals to the brain. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic featu ...

. Devastated, Aruna decides to leave Vishal as she doesn't wish to burden him, who is already taking care of his disabled mother. With no other choice left, she decides to marry Anand Kumar, her much older employer. Anand is reluctant and doesn't want to ruin her life and tries to talk her out of it. Helpless, Aruna marries him. Vishal is devastated and is confused of why did she marry him and thinks she betrayed him. Things, take a turn when Anand's young daughter Sonia falls for Vishal. Vishal dislikes her but later falls for her too. Soon, after 6 months, Aruna realises that the day has come, terrified, she faints. She is taken to Dr Mathur, who is shocked to see her report. It is later revealed that due to a medical strike, Aruna's report was wrong and her eyesight is fine. Aruna learns that Sonia is in love with Vishal and decides to sacrifice her love as she cared for Sonia deeply. She meets Vishal and asks him to forget her. Sonia who overheard them talking is shocked, realising her mistake, she tries to convince Aruna to marry him, but in vain. Unfortunately, Anand dies in an accident and Aruna is severely injured. She decides to feign blindness so that Sonia can marry Vishal. One day, Sonia discovers that Aruna sacrificed for her all these time. She goes to tell Vishal about it, even though Aruna tries to stop her. Vishal learning of this is guilty for misunderstanding Aruna. They get a letter from Aruna asking him to marry Sonia. She mentions that she is going away and he must never find her. Aruna is kidnapped by Prakash who lusts for Aruna. Vishal and Sonia fight the goons and save Aruna. In the end, Aruna and Vishal are married.

Songs

The music of the film was given by

and lyrics by

Sahir Ludhianvi Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. His work influenced Indian cinema, i ...

References

External links

* Films scored by Ravi 1975 films 1970s Hindi-language films Films directed by Devendra Goel {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub