''Ankahee'' (''English: Unsaid'') is a 1984 Indian

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directed by

Amol Palekar Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. Career Palekar studied fine arts at the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai, and commenced his artistic career as a painter. As a painter, h ...

and starring Amol Palekar,

Deepti Naval Deepti Naval (born 3 February 1952) is an Indian-born American actress, director, and writer, predominantly active in Hindi cinema. Her major contribution has been in the area of art cinema, winning critical acclaim for her sensitive and 'clos ...

and Dr. Shriram Lagoo. It was based on the

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play ''Kalay Tasmai Namaha'' by

C. T. Khanolkar Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar (C. T. Khanolkar) ( mr, चिंतामणी त्र्यंबक खानोलकर) (8 March 1930 – 26 April 1976) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote poetry under the name "Arati P ...

. The film is also noted for its soundtrack, which won two awards at the 32nd National Film Awards, including Best Music Direction for

Jaidev Jaidev (3 August 1918 – 6 January 1987; born Jaidev Verma) was a music composer in Hindi films, most known for his work in films: '' Hum Dono'' (1961), '' Reshma Aur Shera'' (1971), ''Prem Parbat'' (1973), ''Gharaonda'' (1977) and '' Gaman ...

and Best Male Playback Singer for noted classical singer Pt.

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also sang a song, "Kauno Thagwa Nagariya". Director Amol Palekar's next film in the dual role of actor-director was ''

Samaantar ''Samaantar'' (''Parallel'') is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar and starring Palekar himself along with Sharmila Tagore in the lead roles. This is Sharmila's first Marathi film. Director Amol Palekar's previous film in the dual role ...

'' (2009).

Story

Well known Indian astrologer Jyotibhaskar Pandit Satyanarayan Chaturvedi wishes good luck to a doctor, who is about to perform surgery on a woman, but also tells him that the patient will not survive. The doctor (a non-believer in Astrology) scoffs at this, and proceeds to the operation theatre. However, just as the astrologer had predicted, the patient dies. The astrologer lives with his wife, Devaki, and their son, Nandu. The astrologer would like to see Nandu marrying a woman named Indu Agnihotri. But Nandu loves Sushma Chatopadhyay and wants to marry her. It is at this stage that the father tells his son that he is destined to marry twice in his lifetime, with his first wife dying within eleven months of their marriage, after which he will remarry. An educated Nandu must now decide, whether to believe his father, let go of Sushma, and explore an option of marrying her after she dies, or, defy his astrological beliefs and marry her, with a possible eventuality of her death within eleven months of their marriage.

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed by

, and feature semi-classical and devotional songs. * ''Raghubar Tumako Meri Laaj'':

Tulsidas Tulsidas (; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas; c.1511pp. 23–34.–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, b ...

(Lyrics) * ''Thumak Thumak Pag Dumak Kunj Madhu'':

, Traditional * ''Mujhko Bhi Radha Bana Le Nandlal'' (sad):

* "Nagariya lutal ho thagwa":

Awards

* 32nd

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** Best Music Direction:

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: ''Thumak Thumak''32nd National Film Awards (PDF)

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. *

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: ''Nominated''

References

External links

* 1984 films Indian films based on plays 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Jaidev Films directed by Amol Palekar {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub