- Amar Prem
Infobox_Film
name = Amar Prem
director =Shakti Samanta
writer =Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji (Story),Arvind Mukherjee (screenplay),Ramesh Pant (Dialogue)| starring =Rajesh Khanna ,Sharmila Tagore ,Vinod Mehra Abhi Bhattacharya Madan Puri
producer =Shakti Samanta
music = Rahul Dev Burman
lyrics =Anand Bakshi
released =1972
language = Hindi
imdb_id = 0066758"Amar Prem" (
Hindi : अमर प्रेम,Urdu : امر پریم,Translation : "Immortal Love") is a 1972Bollywood film starringRajesh Khanna ,Sharmila Tagore ,Vinod Mehra andMadan Puri . It was directed byShakti Samanta .The movie is a remake of a Bengali movie, by the same director. The film sentimental and has great music by
R.D. Burman and sung by famous playback singersKishore Kumar , RD Burman's fatherS.D. Burman andLata Mangeshkar , and the lyrics are byAnand Bakshi .ynopsis
Pushpa (
Sharmila Tagore ) is sold to a brothel inCalcutta by her village-uncle, Nepali Babu (Madan Puri ). On her audition at the brothel, Anand Babu (Rajesh Khanna ), a business man seeking love, is attracted by her singing. Anand Babu is unhappily married, and lonely and becomes her regular and exclusive customer as love blossoms.Later a widowed man with his family, from the same village as her, moves in close to Pushpa's place. The new neighbour's son, Nandu (
Vinod Mehra ) doesn't get any love at home, as his father works all the time and his step mother doesn't care about him. Pushpa starts treating Nandu as her own son when she gets to know that he is from the same village as her.The story evolves around Pushpa's great love for both Anand Babu and Nandu. The story details how circumstances stop Pushpa from meeting them as people and society prejudge her.
Cast
*
Rajesh Khanna - Anand Babu
*Sharmila Tagore - Pushpa
*Vinod Mehra - Nandu - Nandkishore Sharma
*Abhi Bhattacharya - Dr. Ghosh
*Madan Puri - Nepali Babu
* Bindu - Kamla Sharma
* Sujit Kumar - SharmaAwards
Amar Prem won 3
Filmfare Award s for:
*Best Dialogue: Ramesh Pant
*Best Screenplay: Arvind Mukherjee
*Best Sound Recording: Jehzngir Nowroji and was nominated for another 3Filmfare Award s:
* Best Actor: Rajesh Khanna
* Best Lyricist: Anand Bakshi - Chingari Koi Bhadke
* Best Singer Male: Kishore Kumar - Chingari Koi Bhadkeongs
*Doli mein bithai ke.....S.D. Burman
*Raina beeti jaye........Lata Mangeshkar
*Chingari koi bhadke.....Kishore Kumar
*Kuchh toh log kahenge...Kishore Kumar
*Yeh kya hua.............Kishore Kumar
*Bada natkhat hai yeh....Lata MangeshkarExternal links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066758/ IMDB listing]
* [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/oct/16dinesh.htm The Magic of Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila and Amar Prem]
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