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{{For|the Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on which the film is based|Anandamath}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Anand Math
| image = Anand Math (1952).jpg
| alt = The poster features face of an Indian saint in the upper-half portion while in the right side of remaining half, one begger-woman with sitar and on left the film title: ANAND MATH appears, below which there is crowd of people.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Hemen Gupta]]
| producer = Hemen Gupta
| writer = Krishna Prabhakara
| screenplay = Hemen Gupta
| story = [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]]
| based_on = {{based on|[[Bengali literature|Bengali]] novel [[Anandamath]]|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee}}
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]]|[[Geeta Bali]]|[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]|[[Pradeep Kumar]]|[[Bharat Bhushan Bhalla|Bharat Bhushan]]}}
| music = [[Hemant Kumar]]
| cinematography = Drona Charya
| editing = D. N. Pai (Supervising)<br/>Pratap Parmar
| studio = [[Filmistan|Filmistan Ltd.]]
| distributor = Filmistan Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|1952|||India}}
| runtime = 176 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Anand Math''''' is a 1952 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[historical drama]] film directed by [[Hemen Gupta]], based on the famous [[Bengali literature|Bengali]] novel ''[[Anandamath]]'', written by [[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]] in 1882. The novel and film are set in the events of the [[Sannyasi Rebellion]], which took place in the late 18th century in [[Bengal]]. In a [[BBC World Service]] poll conducted in 2003 across 165 countries, the [[Vande Mataram]] song written by [[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]], composed by [[Hemant Kumar]], sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] was voted 2nd in the "World's Top Ten" songs of all-time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/profiles/index.shtml |title=The World's Top Ten |access-date=5 November 2008 |publisher=[[BBC World Service]] }}</ref>

It stars [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], [[Bharat Bhushan Bhalla|Bharat Bhushan]], [[Geeta Bali]], [[Pradeep Kumar]] and [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] in the lead. Pradeep Kumar made his debut in [[Hindi cinema]], as did the film's music director [[Hemant Kumar]].<ref name=red>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2003/jun/02dinesh.htm Pradeep Kumar] ''[[Rediff.com]]''</ref> Hemant had already worked in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] for a while, but then shifted to Mumbai to start a career in Hindi cinema. With this film, Hemant Kumar took a staff position as a composer with S. Mukherjee's [[Filmistan|Filmistan Studios]].<ref>[http://www.hindilyrix.com/singers/singer-hemant-kumar.html Hemant Kumar] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917043759/http://www.hindilyrix.com/singers/singer-hemant-kumar.html |date=17 September 2008 }}</ref>

The film was dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with the title '''Ananda Madam''' (āṉanta maṭam) and was released in 1953.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |author=Film News Anandan |author-link=Film News Anandan |date=23 October 2004 |location=Chennai |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180624002838/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953.asp |archive-date=24 June 2018 |access-date=24 June 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] as ''Satyanand''
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as ''Bhavanand''
* [[Geeta Bali]] as ''Shanti''
* [[Pradeep Kumar]] as ''Jeevanand''
* [[Bharat Bhushan Bhalla|Bharat Bhushan]] as ''Mahendra''
* Ranjana Deshmukh as ''Kalyani''

==Soundtrack==
Music and [[Film score|Background score]] for the film is composed by [[Hemant Kumar]], which is also his debut film score in [[Hindi cinema]]. Notable songs included ''[[Vande Mataram]]'', based on the song written by [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]]. This song played an important role throughout the [[Indian Independence Movement]] and was eventually declared the "National Song" at the time of [[Independence of India|independence]] in 1947. Kumar's tune for ''Vande Mataram'' is still considered an important version of this popular and widely interpreted song.<ref>[http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/mataram.htm Post Independence era] Vande Mataram, A most popular and evergreen Indian song.</ref> [[Geeta Roy]], one of the most eminent playback singers in Hindi cinema at the time since independence, rendered songs filled with pathos in this film. [[Hemant Kumar]] and [[Geeta Roy]] started a fruitful musical collaboration for many years after this film.

* "[[Vande Mataram]]" - [[Hemant Kumar]]
* "[[Vande Mataram]]" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
* "Kaise Rokoge Aise Tufaan Ko" - [[Geeta Roy]], [[Talat Mahmood]]
* "Nainon Mein Sawan" - Geeta Roy
* "Aa Re Banware Aa" - Geeta Roy
* "Jai Jagdish Hare" - Geeta Roy, Hemant Kumar

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0215515}}

[[Category:1952 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:History of India on film]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hemant Mukherjee]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]
[[Category:1950s historical drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hemen Gupta]]

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