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{{Infobox film
| name = Abhilasha
| image = Abhilasha poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
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| director = Amit Bose
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| starring = [[Meena Kumari]]<br />[[Sanjay Khan]]<br />[[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]<br />[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
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| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
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| released = 1968
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Abhilasha''''' is a 1968 [[Bollywood]] romantic film starring [[Meena Kumari]], [[Sanjay Khan]], [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]], [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] in lead roles. The film was directed by [[Amit Bose]]. The film's producer who was also a builder, built a bungalow in lieu of payment for [[Meena Kumari]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/the-tragedy-queen-poet-meena-kumari-got-three-filmfare-nominations-in-the-same-year-84th-birth-anniversary|title=Meena Kumari Won Three Filmfare Nominations in the Same Year|work=The Quint|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
A soon-to-be-married army officer faces rejection after he finds he was adopted as a child.

==Cast==
* [[Meena Kumari]] as Meena Singh
* [[Sanjay Khan]] as Lieutenant Arun Singh
* [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] as Ritu
* [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Major General Ranjeet Singh
* [[Kashinath Ghanekar]] as Dr. Ajay Singh
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Geeta
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Rai Bahadur Daulatram
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Singing College Student
* [[Polson (Indian actor)|Polson]] as Singing College Student
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Singing College Student

== Music ==
The music was composed by [[R. D. Burman]] and [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] wrote the lyrics. The song "Wadiyan Mera Daman" is known for its fantastic composition<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicindia/lesser-known-gems-of-rd-burman_157392.html|title=Lesser known gems of RD Burman|date=27 June 2014|work=Zee News|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://madhulikaliddle.com/2016/03/27/abhilasha-1968/|title=Abhilasha (1968)|date=27 March 2016|work=Dustedoff|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and also finished in the top 25 chart of [[Binaca Geetmala]] of 1969.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Munne Mere Aa" (Slow)
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Munne Mere Aa" (Fast)
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Pyar Hua Hai Jabse, Mujhko Nahin Chain Aata"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Wadiyan Mera Daman"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Wadiyan Mera Daman"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Ek Janib Sham-E-Mehfil, Ek Janib Rooh-E-Jana"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]]
|-
| "Yaaron Hamara Kya, Chal Den Jidhar Chahe"
| [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]], [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0138994}}

[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:1960s romance films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language romance films]]

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