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{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Anand&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Anand film.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = Theatrical release poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = Hrishikesh Mukherjee&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[N. C. Sippy]]&lt;br /&gt;
| writer         = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Screenplay:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Bimal Dutta&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Gulzar]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;D.N. Mukherjee&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Hrishikesh Mukherjee&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Biren Tripathy&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dialogues:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Gulzar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| screenplay     = &lt;br /&gt;
| story          = Hrishikesh Mukherjee&lt;br /&gt;
| based_on       = &lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = [[Rajesh Khanna]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Amitabh Bachchan]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Sumita Sanyal]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Ramesh Deo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| narrator       = &lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[Salil Chowdhury]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = &lt;br /&gt;
| distributor    = Digital Entertainment&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.]]&lt;br /&gt;
| released       = {{Film date|1971|03|12|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 122 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Hindi&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Aḵẖtar |first1=Jāvīd |author-link1=Javed Akhtar |last2=Kabir |first2=Nasreen Munni |title=Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar |date=2002 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-566462-1 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JILAQAAMAAJ |language=en |quote=most of the writers working in this so-called Hindi cinema write in Urdu: [[Gulzar]], or [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]] or [[Inder Raj Anand]] or [[Rahi Masoom Raza]] or [[Wajahat Mirza|Vahajat Mirza]], who wrote dialogue for films like &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mughal-e-Azam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gunga Jumna]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mother India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. So most dialogue-writers and most song-writers are from the Urdu discipline |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=22 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222062332/https://books.google.com/books?id=_JILAQAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| budget         = &lt;br /&gt;
| gross          = {{INRConvert|1.7|c|year=1971|lk=c}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://bestoftheyear.in/movie/anand/ | title=Anand (1971) - Lifetime Box Office Collection, Budget &amp;amp; Reviews | date=25 January 2018 | access-date=25 August 2019 | archive-date=28 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028144832/https://bestoftheyear.in/movie/anand/ | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{Translation|Joy}}){{Efn|Also the title character.}} is a 1971 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] co-written and directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]], with dialogues written by [[Gulzar]]. It stars [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the lead role, with a supporting cast including [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sumita Sanyal]], [[Ramesh Deo]] and [[Seema Deo]].&lt;br /&gt;
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The film won several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1972. In 2013, it was listed in [[Anupama Chopra]]&amp;#039;s book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;100 Films To See Before You Die&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Anupama-Chopras-100-favourite-films/articleshow/20662618.cms |title=Anupama Chopra&amp;#039;s 100 favourite films! |last=Mazumdar |first=Arunima |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 October 2013 |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811011601/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Anupama-Chopras-100-favourite-films/articleshow/20662618.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is counted among the 17 consecutive box office successes of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, adding the multistarrers &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Maryada (1971 film)|Maryada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1971) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1971). The film was a modest success at the box office.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2009-06-02 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&amp;amp;catName=MTk3MQ== |access-date=2021-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602193030/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&amp;amp;catName=MTk3MQ== |archive-date=2 June 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It has since gained a [[cult following]], being hailed as one of the greatest Hindi films ever made. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indiatimes]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; listed it among the &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;25 must watch films Bollywood movies&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |date=18 July 2015 |title=Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=5 October 2016 |archive-date=29 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829000244/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is one of the only two films that Khanna and Bachchan have starred together– the other being the 1973 film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Namak Haraam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which was also directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;indianexpress2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Revisiting Prakash Mehra&amp;#039;s Zanjeer: The film that made Amitabh Bachchan |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=20 June 2017 |access-date=8 December 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033352/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last=Raghavendra |first=M. K. |title=Seduced by the Familiar: Narration and Meaning in Indian Popular Cinema |date=2014 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0199456307 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=19 July 2012 |title=It was Kishore, not Rajesh Khanna, who was to do the role of Anand |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/kishore-rajesh-khanna-do-the-role-of-anand-4677.html |website=INDIA TV NEWS |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530171506/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/kishore-rajesh-khanna-do-the-role-of-anand-4677.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Plot ==&lt;br /&gt;
At an award ceremony in [[Mumbai]] for his first book, &amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;, Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee is asked to speak about the book. Bhaskar says that the book has been written based on his diary excerpts when he met Anand and narrates to the audience his experience with him.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bhaskar, an [[Oncology|oncologist]], treats the poor for no charge but is often disheartened by the fact that he cannot cure all the ailments in the world. He becomes pessimistic after seeing the suffering, illness, and poverty all around him. He is straightforward and will not treat the imaginary ailments of the rich. His friend, Dr. Prakash Kulkarni, follows a slightly different path. He treats the imaginary illnesses of the rich and uses that money to treat the poor.&lt;br /&gt;
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One day, Kulkarni introduces Bhaskar to Anand, who has [[lymphoma|lymphosarcoma]] of the intestine, a rare type of [[cancer]]. Anand has a cheerful nature and despite knowing that he is not going to survive for more than six months, he maintains a nonchalant demeanor and always tries to make everyone around him happy. His cheerful and vibrant nature soothes Bhaskar, who has a contrasting nature and they become good friends. &lt;br /&gt;
Anand has the rare quality of attracting people and befriending them. In one such encounter, he makes Isa Bhai, a theater actor, his friend. They enjoy each other&amp;#039;s company and create an emotional bond.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anand&amp;#039;s condition gradually deteriorates, but he does not want to spend his remaining days in a hospital bed; he, instead, roams free and helps everyone. He discovers that Bhaskar has strong feelings for Renu, whom he had treated previously for [[pneumonia]]. He helps Bhaskar express his love and convinces Renu&amp;#039;s mother to bless their marriage. He tells Bhaskar that everyone should remember him as a lively person and not as a cancer patient. It is also discovered that he loved a girl back in [[Delhi]] who is now married to someone else because of Anand&amp;#039;s illness. The day she got married, Anand came to Mumbai from Delhi to move on from her but kept a flower in his book in her memory. Anand becomes sicker with time and is now bound to the house. He records Bhaskar saying a poem and himself delivering dialogue and both of them laughing together on tape. He is counting his last breaths as his friends gather around him, but Bhaskar is gone to bring medicines for him. He shouts for him and dies. Bhaskar comes back just a few minutes later and begs Anand to speak to him. Suddenly, the tape starts playing with Anand&amp;#039;s voice and his friends cry for him. A couple of balloons are seen flying away in the sky as Anand leaves the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cast ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Anand Sehgal&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee a.k.a. Babu Moshai&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sumita Sanyal]] as Renu Bhaskar Banerjee&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ramesh Deo]] as Dr. Prakash Kulkarni&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Seema Deo]] as Suman Kulkarni&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Matron D&amp;#039;Sa&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Durga Khote]] as Renu&amp;#039;s mother&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Isa Bhai Suratwala / Morarilal&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Chandra Nath&lt;br /&gt;
* Dev Kishan as Raghu Kaka &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Dara Singh]] as Wrestling Coach aka Papaji&lt;br /&gt;
* Brahm Bhardwaj as Mauni Baba&lt;br /&gt;
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== Production ==&lt;br /&gt;
Mukherjee was loosely inspired by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ikiru]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and initially considered [[Shashi Kapoor]] and his brother [[Raj Kapoor]] for the lead role in the early 1960s.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kumar2021&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;first&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The character of Anand was inspired by Raj Kapoor, who used to call Mukherjee &amp;quot;Babu Moshay&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;first&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-hand-me-down-role-in-anand-crowned-khannas-career-383511.html |title=A hand-me-down role in &amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039; crowned Khanna&amp;#039;s career |last=Kaul |first=Vivek |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-date=16 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316031134/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-hand-me-down-role-in-anand-crowned-khannas-career-383511.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It is believed that Mukherjee wrote the film when once Kapoor was seriously ill and Mukherjee thought that he may die. The film was dedicated to Kapoor and the people of Bombay.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;anand&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2022-09-30 |title=Anand was based on my relationship with Raj Kapoor, I wrote it when he wasn&amp;#039;t well: Hrishikesh Mukherjee |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anand-based-on-raj-kapoor-hrishikesh-mukherjee-relationship-rajesh-khannna-amitabh-bachchan-8181124/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008112409/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anand-based-on-raj-kapoor-hrishikesh-mukherjee-relationship-rajesh-khannna-amitabh-bachchan-8181124/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Later, Mukherjee thought of making the film in [[Bengali language]], with [[Uttam Kumar]] as Babu Moshai.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kumar2021&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hrishikesh-mukherjees-anand-lives-on/article34100696.ece|author=Anuj Kumar|title=Hrishikesh Mukherjee&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039; lives on|newspaper=The Hindu|date=March 18, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; When this plan also failed, he considered [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] (as Babu Moshai) in lead roles.{{Sfn|Zaveri|2005|p=133}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kumar2021&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; One of the producers, [[N. C. Sippy]], had earlier served as Mehmood&amp;#039;s production manager. Mukherjee was asked to meet Kishore Kumar to discuss the project. However, when he went to Kishore Kumar&amp;#039;s residence, he was driven away by the gatekeeper due to a misunderstanding. Kishore Kumar (himself a [[Bengali people|Bengali]]) was involved in a financial dispute with a Bengali event manager over a stage show. He had instructed his gatekeeper to drive away this &amp;quot;Bengali&amp;quot;, if he ever visited the house. The gatekeeper mistook Hrishikesh Mukherjee to be that &amp;quot;Bengali&amp;quot;, and refused him entry. The incident hurt Mukherjee and he decided not to work with Kumar.{{Sfn|Zaveri|2005|p=133}} Consequently, Mehmood had to leave the film as well.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8u9kAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=The+Essential+Guide+to+Bollywood |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |publisher=Lustre Press |year=2005 |isbn=9788174363787 |access-date=21 September 2016 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726074205/https://books.google.com/books?id=8u9kAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=The+Essential+Guide+to+Bollywood |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to [[Dharmendra]], he was also considered for the lead role before it went to Rajesh Khanna.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=50 years of Anand: When Dharmendra was upset with Hrishikesh Mukherjee for casting Rajesh Khanna, drunk dialled him all night |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/50-years-of-anand-when-dharmendra-was-upset-with-hrishikesh-mukherjee-for-casting-rajesh-khannad-7224364/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010064642/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/50-years-of-anand-when-dharmendra-was-upset-with-hrishikesh-mukherjee-for-casting-rajesh-khannad-7224364/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a [[playback singer]], Kishore Kumar had become the preferred voice for Khanna by this time, but &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039; did not have any song by him.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kumar2021&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Mukherjee initially signed [[Sanjeev Kumar]] for Babu Moshai&amp;#039;s role, but Khanna did not want to work with Kumar. On Khanna&amp;#039;s insistence, Mukherjee replaced Kumar with [[Amitabh Bachchan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=&amp;#039;Rajesh Khanna is shakki, nobody can live with him,&amp;#039; Sanjeev Kumar warned Anju Mahendru about him; he thought they were dating |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rajesh-khanna-is-shakki-nobody-can-live-with-him-sanjeev-kumar-warned-anju-mahendru-about-him-he-thought-they-were-dating/articleshow/124622766.cms}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee shot the film in 28 days.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;anand&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/it-was-kishore-not-rajesh-khanna-who-was-to-do-the-role-of-anand-4677.html |title=It was Kishore, not Rajesh Khanna, who was to do the role of Anand |publisher=India TV |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042441/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/it-was-kishore-not-rajesh-khanna-who-was-to-do-the-role-of-anand-4677.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The screenplay of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was written by [[Gulzar]] (who also wrote the dialogue and the lyrics of a few songs), Bimal Dutt, D.N. Mukherjee and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/anand-1971/article1431207.ece |title=Anand (1971) |last=Malhotra |first=A. P. S. |work=The Hindu |date=13 December 2008 |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726074207/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enspAnand-1971/article15395649.ece |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Later, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was remade in [[Malayalam]], with the name &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chitrashalabham&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/kishore-rajesh-khanna-do-the-role-of-anand-4677.html |title=It was Kishore, not Rajesh Khanna, who was to do the role of Anand |date=19 July 2012 |publisher=Indiatvnews |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121182720/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/kishore-rajesh-khanna-do-the-role-of-anand-4677.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Music ==&lt;br /&gt;
The background score and songs were composed by [[Salil Chowdhury]], with lyrics by [[Gulzar]] and [[Yogesh (lyricist)|Yogesh]]. Gulzar also wrote the poem &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Maut Tu Ek Kavita Hai&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;#039; which is narrated by [[Amitabh Bachchan]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Before confirming Salil Chowdhury to compose the songs, Mukherjee approached [[Lata Mangeshkar]], as she had previously worked as a music director in Marathi films under the pseudonym &amp;#039;Anandghan.&amp;#039; However, she politely declined the offer to compose and chose to sing the songs in the film instead.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;first&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the songs, &amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;#039; was originally composed 20 years earlier as a Bengali song titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Amay Prashna Kore Neel Dhrubatara&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;#039; and was sung by [[Hemant Kumar]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Dwyer |first=Rachel |title=March 15, 2021 |url=https://thewire.in/film/anand-1971-movie-amitabh-bachchan-rajesh-khanna |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313163017/https://thewire.in/film/anand-1971-movie-amitabh-bachchan-rajesh-khanna |archive-date=13 March 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=The Wire}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The background music used in the emotional scenes of the film is based on the tune of the song &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Koi Hota Jisko Apna&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mere Apne]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which was released later the same year. The music for both films was composed by Chowdhury.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was one of Rajesh Khanna&amp;#039;s few films that do not feature his longtime collaborator [[Kishore Kumar]] in their soundtracks.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| headline = Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| extra_column = Singer(s)&lt;br /&gt;
| total_length = 16:28&lt;br /&gt;
| title1 = Kahin Door Jab (Male)&lt;br /&gt;
| extra1 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics1 = [[Yogesh (lyricist)|Yogesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length1 = 05:40&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| title2 = Maine Tere Liye&lt;br /&gt;
| extra2 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics2 = [[Gulzar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length2 = 03:09&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| title3 = Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/it-was-an-honour-to-sing-for-rajesh-khanna-says-manna-dey-110075-2012-07-17 |title=It was an honour to sing for Rajesh Khanna: Manna Dey |work=India Today |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616180931/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/it-was-an-honour-to-sing-for-rajesh-khanna-says-manna-dey/1/208954.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| extra3 = [[Manna Dey]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics3 = [[Yogesh (lyricist)|Yogesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length3 = 03:30&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| title4 = Na Jiya Lage Na&lt;br /&gt;
| extra4 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics4 = [[Gulzar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length4 = 03:22&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| title5 = Maut Tu Ek Kavita Hai&lt;br /&gt;
| extra5 = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics5 = [[Gulzar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length5 = 00:47&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Awards ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable plainrowheaders sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!scope=col|Year&lt;br /&gt;
!scope=col|Award&lt;br /&gt;
!scope=col|Category&lt;br /&gt;
!scope=col|Recipient(s)&lt;br /&gt;
!scope=col|Result&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!1971&lt;br /&gt;
|[[18th National Film Awards|National Film Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and [[N. C. Sippy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=8|1972&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bengal Film Journalists&amp;#039; Association Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi)|Best Actor (Hindi)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rajesh Khanna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=7|[[19th Filmfare Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and [[N. C. Sippy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{nom}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rajesh Khanna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gulzar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{won}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Impact==&lt;br /&gt;
Till the time of the release of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the star of the film, [[Amitabh Bachchan]], was not recognized in public. Sharing the incident on Twitter, a fan-Aashish Palod reminded him of how he got recognition from the film. On the release day of the film, Bachchan went to a petrol pump to fill up the tank of his car and no one recognized him. But, after the release of the film in the evening, when he went to the same petrol pump for a refill, the public started identifying him. Bachchan posted on Twitter, &amp;quot;this is a true happening .. it was the petrol pump at Irla, on SV Road.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |date=12 March 2019 |title=Amitabh Bachchan reacts to an incident that happened during the release of &amp;#039;Anand&amp;#039; |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amitabh-bachchan-reacts-to-an-incident-that-happened-during-release-of-anand/articleshow/68373157.cms |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=[[Times Of India]] |archive-date=13 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313005233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amitabh-bachchan-reacts-to-an-incident-that-happened-during-release-of-anand/articleshow/68373157.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |user=SrBachchan |author=Amitabh Bachchan |date=12 March 2019 |number=1105345503414247425 |title=.. this is a true happening .. it was the petrol pump at Irla, on SV Road ..🙏 https://t.co/6YtxipIVkF}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Further reading ==&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |last=Zaveri |first=Hanif |title=Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods |year=2005 |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |isbn=81-7991-213-2 |chapter=A Comedy King and Superstar}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8u9kAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=The+Essential+Guide+to+Bollywood |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |publisher=Lustre Press |year=2005 |isbn=9788174363787}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{IMDb title|0066763|title=Anand}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|anand|Anand=}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{FilmfareAwardBestFilm 1971–1990}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Hrishikesh Mukherjee}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1971 films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1971 drama films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1970s buddy drama films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1971 Hindi-language films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1971 Indian films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian buddy drama films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Gulzar]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>RajveerSingha1950</name></author>
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