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Daag: A Poem of Love 
Directed by Yash Chopra Produced by Yash Chopra Written by Gulshan Nanda (story)
Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue)Starring Sharmila Tagore
Rajesh Khanna
RakheeMusic by Laxmikant Pyarelal Cinematography Kay Gee Editing by Pran Mehra Release date(s) April 27, 1973 Running time 146 min Country India Language Hindi Box office 
6.5 crores [1]For other uses, see Daag (disambiguation).Daag: A Poem of Love is a 1973 Bollywood film produced and directed by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films. It is an adaptation of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Rakhee(who won her first Filmfare award), Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and A.K. Hangal.
The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna craze and became a "super hit" at the box office.[1] The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal dominated the charts for the year. Film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978) starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, and Jayasudha.
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Plot summary
A young guy, Sunil Kohli (Rajesh Khanna), falls for beautiful Sonia (Sharmila Tagore). Soon they get married and leave for their honeymoon, but on the way due to bad weather decide to spend a night at Sunil’s Boss bungalow. There Sunil’s boss’s son, Dheeraj Kapoor (Prem Chopra) attempts to rape Sonia, when she was alone. But Sunil’s arrives in time and a fight ensues resulting in the death of Dheeraj.
Sunil gets arrested and sent to jail, and later sentenced to death by the court. But on the way to prison, the police van meets with an accident and all persons are killed. Years after, Sonia, who is now living as Sunil’s widow and working as a school teacher, finds out that Sunil is still alive, living with a new identity of Sudhir and is married to a rich women named Chandani (Rakhee). Sunil at his end in his attempt to establish a new identity had earlier met Chandni, though he ends up marrying her to give her illegitimate child his name. But soon the law is at his door steps once again after so many years, this time however there is an added crime - bigamy!
Cast
- Sharmila Tagore - Sonia Kohli
- Rajesh Khanna - Sunil Kohli
- Rakhee Gulzar - Chandni (as Raakhee)
- Prem Chopra - Dheeraj Kapoor
- Baby Pinky - Pinky
- Raju Shrestha - Rinku (as Master Raju)
- Manmohan Krishna - Deewan
- Madan Puri - K. C. Khanna
- Achala Sachdev - Mrs. Malti Khanna
- Iftekhar - Inspector Singh (as Iftikhar)
- Hari Shivdasani - Jagdish Kapoor
- Yashodra Katju - School Principal (as Yashodhara Katju)
- Kader Khan - Prosecuting attorney (as Kadar Khan)
- A. K. Hangal - Prosecuting Attorney / Judge
- S. N. Banerjee - Judge (as S.N. Bannerjee)
- Karan Dewan - Doctor Kapoor
- Surendra Nath - Sunil's uncle
- Jagdish Raj - Ram Singh (driver)
- Manmohan - Prisoner in van
- Aruna - Dancer
- Padma Khanna - Dancer
- Habib - Smith removing Sunil's handcuffs (as Habeeb)
Crew
- Director - Yash Chopra
- Story - Gulshan Nanda
- Dialogue - Akhtar-Ul-Iman
- Producer - Yash Chopra
- Editor - Pran Mehra
- Art Director - R. G. Gaekwad
- Cinematographer - Kay Gee
- Stunts - Ravi Khanna, M. B. Shetty
- Choreographer - Suresh Bhatt
- Lyricist - Sahir Ludhianvi
- Music Director - Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Playback Singers - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Rajesh Khanna
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhiyanvi [2]
- Song "Ab chaahe maa roothhe ya baaba" was listed at #7 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973
- Song "Mere dil mein aaj kya hai" was listed at #20 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973
Daag: A Poem of Love 
Soundtrack album by Laxmikant Pyarelal Released 1973 (India) Genre Film soundtrack Label Sa Re Ga Ma Producer Laxmikant Pyarelal Laxmikant Pyarelal chronology Gaai Aur Gori
(1973)Daag: A Poem of Love
(1973)Barkha Bahar
(1973)Song Singer (s) "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" Kishore Kumar "Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar "Hum Aur Tum Tum Aur Hum" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar "Jab Bhi Jee Chahe" Lata Mangeshkar "Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin" Rajesh Khanna "Ni Mein Yaar Manana Ni" Lata Mangeshkar "Hawa Chale Kaise" Lata Mangeshkar Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Director Award--Yash Chopra
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award--Rakhee
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor-Rajesh Khanna
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Music-Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer-Kishore Kumar for the song "Mere Dil Mein Aaj"[3]
References
External links
Yash Raj Films About Head Office (1970) • Yash Raj Films International • Yash Raj Films USA • Y-FilmsYash Chopra Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) • Kabhi Kabhie (1976) • Kaala Patthar (1979) • Silsila (1981) • Mashaal (1984) • Faasle (1985) • Vijay (1988) • Chandni (1989) • Lamhe (1991) • Parampara (1992) • Darr (1993) • Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) • Veer-Zaara (2004)Aditya Chopra Kunal Kohli Shaad Ali Saathiya (2002) • Bunty Aur Babli (2005) • Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)Siddharth Anand Sanjay Gadhvi Shimit Amin Chak De! India (2007) • Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)Jugal Hansraj Roadside Romeo (2008) • Pyaar Impossible! (2010)Kabir Khan Kabul Express (2006) • New York (2009) • Ek Tha Tiger (2012)Pradeep Sarkar Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) • Lafangey Parindey (2010)Maneesh Sharma Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) • Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011)Vijay Krishna Acharya Tashan (2008) • Dhoom 3 (2013)Other Doosra Aadmi (1977) • Noorie (1979) • Nakhuda (1981) • Sawaal (1982) • Aaina (1993) • Yeh Dillagi (1994) • Neal 'n' Nikki (2005) • Aaja Nachle (2007) • Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) • Badmaash Company (2010) • Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)Bollywood (Hindi cinema) 
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