''Yaadein'' (English: ''Memories'') is a 1964 black and white Hindi film directed and produced by Sunil Dutt who also stars in the film as the only actor to appear onscreen in the entire film. The only other actor in the film is Dutt’s wife

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who only appears as a

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in the final scene. This film is the first Indian film in cinema that features only a single

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and hence has found an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in the category ''Fewest actors in a narrative film''. Film narrative progresses through dialogues and background music composed by

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, who also gave two songs sung by

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Overview

The film is soliloquy of a man who comes home to find that his wife and son are not at home, he assumes that they have left him and reminiscences his life with them, and scared of his life without them, he regrets his past indiscretions.

Music

# "Radha Tu Hai Diwani" - Lata Mangeshkar # "Dekha Hai Sapna Koi" - Lata Mangeshkar

Cast

* Sunil Dutt - Anil

Awards

* 1964: National Awards ** National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi * 1966:

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** Best Cinematographer: S. Ramachandra (B&W category) ** Best Sound: Essa M. Suratwala Yaadein Awards

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References

External links

* 1964 films 1960s Hindi-language films 1960s mystery drama films Indian mystery drama films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Sunil Dutt One-character films Films scored by Vasant Desai 1964 directorial debut films 1964 drama films {{mystery-film-stub