''Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin'' (alternative: ''Truth Needs No Support'') is a 1979

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directed by

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. This film was inspired by the story ''Panch Parmeshwar'', written by the famous writer

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. The film was produced by

Tarachand Barjatya Tarachand Barjatya (10 May 1914 – 21 September 1992) was an Indian film producer. He has produced many Hindi films from the 1960s through to the 1980s. He founded Rajshri Productions which continues to produce films even today. His mainstay wa ...

. The film stars

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and

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, and also marked the debut of actress

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Plot

Manoharlal Agarwal (played by

) and Satyaprakash Agarwal (played by

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) are wealthy businessmen and close friends. Manoharlal enters into a dispute with Hariram and to solve this he asks his friend Satyaprakash to be the sole arbitrator. To bond their friendship more, Manoharlal proposes to wed his daughter Nirmala (played by

) with Satyaprakash's son Ajay (played by

). He also proposes this in order to get favour from Satyaprakash in his case. Given the acceptances from both the families, Nirmala and Ajay keep meeting each other and soon fall in love. They are also engaged. But as the events in the case turn out, Satyaprakash gives his decision in favour of Hariram. This agitates Manoharlal and in vengeance he decides to break off the wedding. With his power of money he also gets himself appointed as a sole arbitrator in one of the cases involving Satyaprakash. He then decides to rule against Satyaprakash and ruin him financially. Nirmala is also made to marry another man, Murli. But just before the wedding, she decides to elope with Ajay. Seeing that her daughter has departed, Nirmala's mother goes in shock and falls critically ill. Hence Ajay brings back Nirmala so that her mother can feel better. In the case, Manoharlal sees how Satyaprakash is really innocent. Hence, with all the truth in front of him, he is unable to give a false verdict just for the sake of his vengeance. He thus realises in what situation Satyaprakash had been when he ruled and realises how the truth needs no support and always wins. They both patch up their animosity and the two lovers, Nirmala and Ajay, also get married.

Cast

as Ajay *

as Nirmala *

as Manoharlal Agarwal *

as Mrs. Sharda M. Agarwal (Nirmala's mother) *

as Satyaprakash Agarwal *

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as Hariram *

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as Bahadur (Chauffeur) *

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* C.S. Dubey as Ganeshi (Murli's father) * Javed Khan as Kailash (Ajay's friend) *

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as Manikchand *

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as Mrs. Pratap M. AgarRwal

Music

The songs of the film are composed by the musical duo

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on lyrics penned by Kulwant Jani and Ravindra Rawal.

Reception

The film was a modest success. ''Film World'' wrote "''Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin'' is no patch on the earlier hit pictures of

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, like '' Dulhan Wahi...''". Madhu has said of her appearance in the film and several others in the 1980s: "I made mistakes and signed some wrong movies" and cited it as to why her career never took off.

References

External links

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