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{{Infobox film
| name = Anjaan
| image = Anjaan.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Amiya Chakrabarty]]
| producer = [[Bombay Talkies]]
| writer = Amiya Chakrabarty
| starring = [[Devika Rani]]<br>[[Ashok Kumar]]<br>[[David (actor)|David]]<br>[[Om Prakash]]
| music = [[Pannalal Ghosh]]
| cinematography = R. D. Mathur
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1940|9|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Anjaan''''' (The Unknown) is a [[Bollywood films of 1941|1941]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Amiya Chakrabarty]] and produced by [[Bombay Talkies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=23 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|accessdate=23 July 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> It was Chakrabarty's first film direction.<ref name="Valicha1996">{{cite book|author=Kishore Valicha|title=Dadamoni: the authorized biography of Ashok Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xx5lAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Viking|isbn=9780670872718}}</ref> The film's story and screenplay were by Amiya Chakrabarty, with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematography was by the debutant R. D. Mathur. Its music direction was by [[Pannalal Ghosh]], with lyrics by [[Kavi Pradeep]] and P. L. Santoshi.<ref name=Review>{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Devika Returns With Charming Vengeance |journal=Filmindia|date=September 1941|volume=7|issue=9|pages=72|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194107film_1#page/n761/mode/2up/search/anjan+|accessdate=24 July 2015|ref=Our Review-Anjan}}</ref> The film starred [[Devika Rani]], who had recently returned to films after a two-year absence, following the death of her husband [[Himanshu Rai]] in 1940.<ref name=Films>{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Films in the Making|journal=Filmindia|date=September 1941|volume=7|issue=9|pages=66|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194107film_1#page/n607/mode/2up/search/anjan+|accessdate=24 July 2015|ref=Bombay Talkies}}</ref> The cast included [[Ashok Kumar]], [[David (actor)|David]], [[V. H. Desai]], Gulab, Suresh and [[Om Prakash]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Anjaan (1941)|url=http://www.citwf.com/film16348.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref>

Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar formed a popular pair and acted together in eight films from 1936 to 1941. Devika enjoyed a higher status, was termed as a "bigger star" and was accorded top billing. Their films included ''Jeevan Naiya'' (1936), ''Achhut Kanya'' (1936), ''Janmabhoomi'' (1936), ''Izzat'' (1937), ''Savitri'' (1937), ''Nirmala'' (1938), ''Vachan'' (1938) and ''Anjaan'' (1941).<ref name="Patel2012">{{cite book|author=Bhaichand Patel|title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQL4dkVAnPIC&pg=PA32|year=2012|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-670-08572-9|page=32}}</ref>

''Anjaan'' revolved around Devika Rani playing a governess to Ranima's children. She gets entangled in a love triangle involving a doctor played by Ashok Kumar, and the estate manager.

==Plot==
Indira (Devika Rani) is a poor governess employed by the widow, Ranima (Gulab), of a Zamindar for her two children. The estate manager Ramnath (Girish) falls in love with her and turns to villainous acts in order to win her over. Devika falls in love with the doctor, Ajit, played by Ashok Kumar, who looks after Ranima and is guardian to the two children. Following a scheming plot when Ranima dies, Ramnath implicates Ajit, for which he is apprehended. A court scene follows where Ajit is successful in acquitting himself. Indira and Ajit get together in the end, while the villain is convicted.

==Cast==
* [[Devika Rani]] as Indira
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Ajit
* [[V. H. Desai]]
* [[David (actor)|David]]
* [[Om Prakash]]
* Girish as Ramnath
* Suresh (Master Suresh)
* P. F. Pithawala
* Gulab
* Fatty Prasad
* Yusuf Sulehman
* Syed Mukhtar

==Review==
The film came in for praise from the editor of the cine-magazine, ''[[Filmindia]]'', [[Baburao Patel]]. Titling the review as "Devika Returns With Charming Vengeance" he called it "a personal triumph for Devika Rani without whom even a foot of the picture becomes boring". The cinematographer R. D. Mathur was said to have in his "very first chance" "proved himself to be the best camera artist in the studio".

==Soundtrack==
With music directed by the "famous classical flautist" [[Pannalal Ghosh]],<ref name="Valicha1996"/> the film had lyrics by [[Kavi Pradeep]] and P. L. Santosh. The singers were Devika Rani,<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web|title=Anjaan 1941|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/lh414268/songs/#tabs/songs/#tabs|website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Ltd.|accessdate=24 July 2015|ref=Songs}}</ref>

===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !!Singer !!Lyricist
|-
| 1
| "Aayi Paschim Se Ghata"
| [[Devika Rani]]
| [[Kavi Pradeep]]
|-
| 2
| "Chhalko Na Ras Ki Gagariya"
| Rajkimari
| Kavi Pradeep
|-
| 3
| "Khincho Kamaan Khincho"
| Ashok Kumar, Suresh Babu Mane, Rewashankar
| Pradeep
|-
| 4
| "Main Toh Tumse Bandhi Rahoon"
| Devika Rani
| Pradeep
|-
| 5
| "Mere Jeevan Ke Path Par"
| Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar
| Pradeep
|-
| 6
| "Pyare Pyare Sapne Humare"
| Ashok Kumar
| Pradeep
|-
| 7
| "Pyare Pyare Sapne Humare"
| Devika Rani
| Pradeep
|-
| 8
| "Pyare Pyare Sapne Humare"
| Ashok Kumar, Suresh Babu Mane, Rewashankar
| Pradeep
|-
| 9
| "Sanwariya Re Sanwariya Chal Chal Re"
| Arun Kumar Mukherji, Sushila Rani
| P. L. Santoshi
|-
| 10
| "Sanwariya Re Sanwariya Chal Chal Re"
| Arun Kumar Mukherji
| P. L. Santoshi
|}

==See also==
* [[Bollywood films of 1941]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id =0157315 |title =Anjaan}}

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[[Category:1941 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Pannalal Ghosh]]
[[Category:Films directed by Amiya Chakravarty]]

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