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{{Infobox film
| name = Anita
| image = Anita 1967.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Raj Khosla]]
| producer = Raj Khosla
| writer = Chandrakant(dialogue) G. R. Kamath (screenplay)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Manoj Kumar]] [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] [[I. S. Johar]] Kishen Mehta Sajjan
| music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = [[V. Gopi Krishna]]
| editing = D. N. Pai
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1967}}
| runtime = 154 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Anita''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1967|1967]] Indian [[suspense film]], directed and written by [[Raj Khosla]], and starring [[Manoj Kumar]] and [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]. The film is the last of the suspense-thriller trilogy of Khosla-Sadhana partnership. ''[[Woh Kaun Thi?]]'' (1964) and ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966) were the two previous films in the series.This movie flopped at the box office. The plot twist of the movie was based on that of the 1958 film ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]''.

==Plot==
Neeraj (Manoj Kumar) and Anita (Sadhana) are deeply in love and wants to marry but is unacceptable to her father Mr. Bihari Lal , a millionaire as Neeraj do an ordinary job and Anita is a millionaire. When her father rejects her marriage with Neeraj, Anita visits Neeraj and asks him to marry her by Civil Marriage. When both reach court, her father comes and tells her not to sign otherwise the consequences will be bad. She comes home with her father. Anita's father wants her to marry Anil Sharma (Kishen Mehta), a business tycoon. When Neeraj tries to talk with her, she tells him to not come back in her life. Initially, Anita wants Neeraj to walk out of her life but later, Neeraj gets a letter from Anita, which raises some suspicions in his mind. He goes to meet her, only to learn that she has committed suicide. Neeraj suspects foul play and decides to find out the truth on his own.

Surprisingly, he sees Anita at the same exact place where she supposedly committed suicide. His friend advises Neeraj to go on a vacation and try to forget the incident. During his vacation, at a picnic, Neeraj once again sees Anita as a saffron clad sadhvi (saint), Maya. Neeraj learns that he saw Maya Jogan(also played by Sadhana), who died 20 years ago. He sees her again in a train coach while travelling to [[Mumbai]].

Anita sends a letter to Neeraj asking him to meet at a hotel so that she can disclose the truth. To avoid the police, Anita meets Neeraj in his house. Anita then takes Neeraj to the secret building where Anil reveals that he killed his lover who was pregnant and threw her into the river and made it look like Anita committed suicide. Later the police come chasing Anil and he is killed in an encounter. After that, Neeraj and Anita are reunited and hug each other.

==Cast==
* [[Manoj Kumar]] as Neeraj
* [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] as Anita/Maya
* [[Sajjan (actor)]] as Anita's father
* [[Ulhas]] as Maharaj, astrologer
* [[Kishan Mehta]] as Anil Sharma
* [[Chand Usmani]] as Varsha
* [[Shah Agha]] as Varsha's husband
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Razdhan detective
* [[Mukri]] as Joseph Baker
* [[Shivraj]] as Police Commissioner
* [[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]] (Who was Satyendra Khosla - got screen name as Birbal in this movie) as Roshandan, assistant to Dhumal
* [[Bela Bose]] as dancer in La Bella
* [[I. S. Johar]] as painter
* Madhumati as blonde dancer in La Bella
* Meena T as typist in Razdhan's office
* Kedarnath Saigal as Peter

==Music==
Composed by the musical duo [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]], the songs of the film are penned by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Anand Bakshi and Arzoo Lucknavi. The music album also has two instrumentals, the title music track and the suspense theme track.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Gore Gore Chand Se Mukh Pe | extra1 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] | lyrics1 = Arzoo Lucknavi | length1 = 05:15
| title2 = Hai Nazar Ka Ishara | extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]] | lyrics2 = [[Anand Bakshi]] | length2 = 05:26
| title3 = Kareeb Aa Ye Nazar | extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar | lyrics3 = [[Raja Mehdi Ali Khan]] | length3 = 04:19
| title4 = Pichhwade Buddha Khansta | extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar | lyrics4 = Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | length4 = 05:04
| title5 = Samne Mere Sanwariya | extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar | lyrics5 = Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | length5 = 04:39
| title6 = Tum Bin Jeevan Kaise Beeta | extra6 = Mukesh | lyrics6 = Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | length6 = 04:19
| title7 = Anita (Title Music) | extra7 = Instrumental | lyrics7 = - | length7 = 01:55
| title8 = Theme Music | extra8 = Instrumental | lyrics8 = - | length8 = 03:58
}}

==Filming==
This is probably the only movie where a full song "Gore gore chand se mukh par" is played before the opening credits.

Some of the scenes in the movie were shot in [[Nainital]].

The ashram and temple is Hanuman Garhi in Nainital, where the song "Tum bin jeevan kaise beeta" is shot.

The final scene is shot at Mumbai'S Vihar Lake area. The popular 'Humpty Dumpty' cartoon structures can be seen.

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0231150|Anita}}
* Reference for Birbal's original name |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MheN2i1Y0W8&t=1929s

[[Category:1967 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Khosla]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]

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