Anari (1959 film)
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Shankar Jaikishan | |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Anari is a 16 January 1959 Indian
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
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; satisfied 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, arrest him, and hold him 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 as Raj Kumar
- Nutan as Aarti Sohanlal / Asha
- Lalita Pawar as Mrs. L. D'Sa
- Shubha Khote as Asha
- Motilalas Seth. Ramnath Sohanlal
- Mukri as Kamdaar
- Nana Palsikaras Evil Priest
- Ruby Mayeras Girl's College Facilitator
- Cuckoo Moray as Aarti's friend
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,
In the office scene Mukri says " Aaj ka kaam Kal Karo, Kal ka kaam parson..." this dialogue was repeated by Hrishikesh Mukherjee in his 1979 movie Gol Maal.
Awards
- 1960 Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raj Kapoor
- 1960 Shankar Jaikishan
- 1960 Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Lalita Pawar
- 1960 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for Shailendrafor "Sab Kuchh Seekha Ham Ne"
- 1960 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Mukeshfor "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. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ 2:35:50 in the film, available e.g. at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HujdhyUcfrw
- ^ "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.