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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Anupama<br />
| image = Anupama (1966).jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br />
| producer = L. B. Lachman<br />
| screenplay = Bimal Dutta<br />D. N. Mukherjee {{Infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1= Dialogues by|data1 = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]}}<br />
| story = Hrishikesh Mukherjee<br />
| starring = [[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Sharmila Tagore]]<br/>[[Shashikala]]<br />[[Deven Verma]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare<br />
| editing = Das Dhaimade<br />
| music = [[Hemant Kumar]]<br />
| studio = LB Films<br />
| distributor = [[Shemaroo Entertainment]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1966|||df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 148 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''Anupama''' ({{Translation|Incomparable}}) is a 1966 [[Hindi film]] directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] featuring [[Dharmendra]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Shashikala]], [[Deven Verma]] and Surekha Pandit. At the [[14th National Film Awards|1966 National Film Awards]], the film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/9/national-film-awards-1966 |title=National Film Awards (1966)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=3 November 2021 |archive-date=27 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227140304/http://www.gomolo.com/9/national-film-awards-1966 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Mohan Sharma (Tarun Bose), a successful businessman in [[Mumbai]], marries Aruna (Surekha Pandit) late in his life. His happy marriage ends when Aruna dies during childbirth, leaving behind a young daughter, Uma ([[Sharmila Tagore]]). Mohan cannot bear to see his daughter unless he is drunk, as she is a painful reminder of his late wife. Naturally, Uma grows up all by herself and becomes highly introverted and depressed. As time passes, Mohan's health starts failing due to overwork and alcoholism; doctors suggest a change of weather to a hill station, [[Mahabaleshwar]].<br />
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Meanwhile, Arun Mehta (Deven Verma), the son of Mohan's friend Hari Mehta, is set to marry Uma, but prefers Annie ([[Shashikala]]) instead. He returns home after studying engineering abroad for five years, and joins them along with his friend, Ashok ([[Dharmendra]]), a writer and teacher who due to his straightforward nature most of the time remains jobless. Things change when young Ashok enters Uma's life. Uma falls in love with Ashok but she cannot do anything to jeopardize the already fragile relationship between her and her father who dislikes Ashok. Finally, Uma's father agrees and Uma leaves with Ashok to his [[village]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Dharmendra]] as Ashok<br />
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Uma Sharma<br />
* [[Shashikala]] as Anita "Annie" Bakshi<br />
* [[Tarun Bose]] as Mohan Sharma<br />
* [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Sarla<br />
* [[David (actor)|David]] as Moses<br />
* [[Deven Verma]] as Arun Mehta<br />
* Naina as Gauri<br />
* [[Durga Khote]] as Ashok's Mother<br />
* Surekha Pandit as Aruna Sharma<br />
* [[Brahm Bhardwaj]] as Suresh Bakshi<br />
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==Production==<br />
According to Mukherjee, the film was based on his cousin. "My aunt died during childbirth, my uncle became an alcoholic, and he couldn't stand his daughter. For Anupama’s relationship with the poet who rescues her, I used my imagination," he told [[The Indian Express]]. His decision to cast Tagore as the protagonist was also frowned upon. Tagore, who was working on ''[[An Evening in Paris]]'' at the time, had received backlash for wearing a one-piece swimsuit for the film. She was the first [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] actress to have done so. "There were howls of protests when I signed [Tagore]. I was told to take [[Nutan]] instead, I said, ‘Look, Rinku [Tagore] has the expressive eyes of my Anupama.’ I had to instruct her very closely. She didn’t know what she was doing. When she saw the rush print, Rinku gave me a kiss,” said Mukherjee. The song ''Kuch Dil Ne Kaha'' from the film was shot in [[Mahabaleshwar]], for which Tagore and her co-star [[Dharmendra]] had to report on set at five in the morning.''<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/the-sound-of-silence-2/ The Sound of Silence] Indian Express, March 15, 2015.</ref>'' Majority of ''Anupama'' was shot at Mohan Studios in Mumbai, Maharashtra.<br />
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==Music and soundtrack==<br />
The music for the Anupama was composed by [[Hemant Kumar]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Kaifi Azmi]]. The songs were sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] and Hemant Kumar.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Song<br />
! Singer/s!!Length <br />
![[Raga]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Dheere Dheere Machal"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]||4:04<br />
|[[Khamaj]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar||4:10<br />
|[[Bhimpalasi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Bheegi Bheegi Faza"<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]]||4:14<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| "Kyon Mujhe Itni Khushi"<br />
| Asha Bhosle||4:01<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| "Ya Dil Ki Suno Duniyawalo"<br />
| [[Hemant Kumar]]||4:32<br />
|[[Pilu (raga)]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Anupama'' was released on 21 January 1966 and it did an above average business at the box office. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |title=Box Office 1966 |access-date=22 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
''Anupama'' received five nominations at the 1967 Filmfare Awards for Best Film, and Jaywant Pathare won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography]]. The film also won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] at the [[14th National Film Awards|1966 National Film Awards]].<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/28slide2.htm Hrishikesh Mukherjee's best films - Anupama (1966)] at ''[[Rediff.com]]''.<br />
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