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| Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
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| Written by | Inder Raj Anand |
| Produced by | L. B. Lachman |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Nutan Motilal Lalita Pawar |
| Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
| Edited by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Music by | Shankar Jaikishan
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
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Anari is a 1959 Bollywood comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Motilal and Lalita Pawar. The music was by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri as well as Shailendra. This was among the few movies in which Lalita Pawar played a positive role and Motilal a role with shades of grey. The film was remade in Tamil as Pasamum Nesamum[1] and in Turkish as Enayi.
Anari was released on 16 January 1959 and met with critical acclaim. Film critics had praised the screenplay and performances of lead actors in the film. Subsequently it became the highest-grossing film of 1959 with Box Office India declaring it "Super Hit".
Plot
Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome, and intelligent young man. Working only as a sole trader painter, he is unable to earn a living, including paying rent to his kind-hearted and talkative landlady, Mrs. D'sa. One day, Raj finds a wallet containing money and returns it to the owner, Mr. Ramnath. Ramnath admires Raj; pleased with his honesty, he employs Raj to work in his office as a clerk. Raj meets Ramnath's maidservant Asha and they fall in love with each other. This all ends when Raj finds out that Asha is really Aarti, the niece of his employer. Unfortunately, his landlady Mrs. D'sa dies suddenly consuming medicine manufactured by Mr. Ramnath. The police conduct a post-mortem and as a result, conclude that someone poisoned Mrs. D'sa. The police take Raj for questioning as the prime suspect, is arrested, and held in jail. In the trial, however, Ramnath admits full responsibility for the tainted medicine, clearing Raj of the charges. Aarti tells Raj she promised Mrs. D'sa she would take care of him, someone who is "as big an idiot as the world is clever," giving a sense that they will marry.[2]
Cast
- Raj Kapoor ... Raj Kumar
- Nutan ... Aarti Sohanlal
- Lalita Pawar ... Mrs. L. D'Sa
- Shubha Khote ... Asha
- Motilal ... Seth. Ramnath Sohanlal
- Mukri ... Kamdaar
- Nana Palsikar ... Evil Priest
- Ruby Mayer ... Girl's College Facilitator
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Music Director | Lyricist | Duration |
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| 1 | "Dil Ki Nazar Se" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh | Shankar Jaikishan | Shailendra | 04:38 |
| 2 | "Nineteen Fifty Six" | Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey | Manna Dey , Shankar Jaikishan | Shailendra | 04:59 |
| 3 | "Woh Chand Khila Woh Tare" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh | Shankar Jaikishan | Hasrat Jaipuri | 04:13 |
| 4 | "Sab Kuchh Seekha Ham Ne" | Mukesh | Shankar Jaikishan | Shailendra | 03:40 |
| 5 | "Ban Ke Panchhi Gaaye Pyar Ka Tarana" | Lata Mangeshkar | Shankar Jaikishan | Hasrat Jaipuri | 03:35 |
| 6 | "Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe" | Mukesh | Shankar Jaikishan | Shailendra | 04:31 |
| 7 | "Tera Jana" | Lata Mangeshkar | Shankar Jaikishan | Shailendra | 03:41 |
Trivia
Motilal plays Nutan's uncle in the film. In real life, he lived with Nutan's mother, Shobhana Samarth.
Awards
- 1959 Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raj Kapoor
- 1959 Filmfare Best Music Director Award for Shankar Jaikishan
- 1959 Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Lalita Pawar
- 1959 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for Shailendra for "Sab Kuchh Seekha Ham Ne"
- 1959 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Mukesh for "Sab Kuchh Seekha Ham Ne"
- 1959: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi[3]
References
- ↑ "Enge Thaan Povaai" – Pasamum Nesamum (1964) – Tamil Feature Film. thesouthernnightingale.net(May 31, 2017). Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ 2:35:50 in the film, available e.g. at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HujdhyUcfrw
- ↑ 7th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
External links
- Template:IMDb title
- A study of film Anari - Indian Cinema, University of Iowa
- The official tribute site for director Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Kisiki Muskurahaton Pe Ho Nisar song Lyrics
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