Anupama () is a 1966

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directed by

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. The movie stars

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and Surekha Pandit. The music was composed by

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. At the 1966 National Film Awards it won the

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. The film was critically acclaimed and was nominated for four

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and won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography, B&W. It did "Above Average" business at the Indian

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. One of the best Indian movie on father and daughter relationship.

Plot

Mohan Sharma (Tarun Bose), a successful businessman in

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, marries Aruna (Surekha Pandit) late in his life. His happy marriage ends when Aruna dies during childbirth, leaving behind a young daughter, Uma (

). Mohan cannot bear to see his daughter unless he is drunk, as she is a painful reminder of his late wife. Naturally, Uma grows up all by herself and becomes highly introverted and depressed. As time passes, Mohan's health starts failing due to overwork and alcoholism; doctors suggest a change of weather to a hill station,

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. Meanwhile, Arun Mehta (Deven Verma), the son of Mohan's friend Hari Mehta, is set to marry Uma, but prefers Annie (

) instead. He returns home after studying engineering abroad for five years, and joins them along with his friend, Ashok (

), a writer and teacher who due to his straightforward nature most of the time remains jobless. Things change when young Ashok enters Uma's life. Uma falls in love with Ashok but she cannot do anything to jeopardize the already fragile relationship between her and her father who dislikes Ashok. Finally, Uma's father agrees and Uma leaves with Ashok to his village.

Cast

- Ashok *

- Uma Sharma *

- Anita Bakshi 'Annie' *

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- Mohan Sharma * Dulari - Sarla *

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- Moses *

- Arun Mehta * Naina - Gauri *

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- Ashok's Mother * Surekha Pandit - Aruna Sharma * Brahm Bhardwaj - Suresh Bakshi

Production

In an interview, the director shared that film was partly based on the life of his cousin. “My aunt died during childbirth, my uncle became an alcoholic, and he couldn’t stand his daughter" Part of the film, including the hit song, "Kuch Dil Ne Kaha'' was shot in

.The Sound of Silence
Indian Express, March 15, 2015.

Soundtrack

The music for the movie was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

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. The movie includes many popular songs such as "Dheere Dheere Machal" picturised on Surekha & Tarun Bose, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and composed by Hemant Kumar. "Ya Dil Ki Suno" and "Kuch Dil Ne Kaha" are other memorable songs from this movie.

Release

Awards

* 1967:

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: Jaywant Pathare (Black and white category) Anupama - Awards
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''. ;Nominated *

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: Hrishikesh Mukherjee * Best Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee * Best Story: Hrishikesh Mukherjee * Best Supporting Actress:

References

External links

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Hrishikesh Mukherjee's best films - Anupama (1966)
at '' Rediff.com''.
A review of the film by one of its lovers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anupama 1960s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films 1966 films Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee Films scored by Hemant Kumar Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners Films about depression Films shot in Maharashtra