Anuradha (film)
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| Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee L. B. Thakur |
| Screenplay by | Shachin Bhowmick Rajinder Singh Bedi D. N. Mukherjee Samir Chowdhary |
| Story by | Sachin Bhowmick |
| Starring | Balraj Sahni Leela Naidu |
| Music by | Pandit Ravi Shankar Shailendra |
| Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
| Editing by | Das Dhaimade |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Anuradha (Hindi: अनुराधा; English: Love of Anuradha English) is a 1960 Hindi-language film produced and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Balraj Sahni, Leela Naidu, Asit Sen and Mukri.
The film's music was composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar, in one of his rare forays into Hindi cinema.[1][2] The film was based on a short story written by Sachin Bhowmick, first published in the Bengali monthly magazine 'Desh' and according his autobiography, it was inspired by Madame Bovary, a novel by Gustave Flaubert.[3]
The film went on win the National Film Award for Best Film and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival in 1961.
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[edit] Plot
Anuradha Roy (Leela Naidu), a noted radio singer and daughter of a rich man, falls in love with an idealistic doctor, Dr. Nirmal Chowdhary (Balraj Sahni), who serves the poor in the distant village Nanda gaon. After the marriage and a daughter, she realizes the gravity of the choice of living in a village, it is then she has to decide between her love and her love for city life. The clinching moment is when Dr. Nirmal concedes to her desire to leave him and restart her life in the city. At this point she asks him: "Can't you ask me stay back?", and then decides to stay back with her husband.
[edit] Cast
- Balraj Sahni as Dr. Nirmal Chaudhary
- Leela Naidu as Anuradha Roy
- Ranu
- Abhi Bhattacharya as Deepak
- Nasir Hussain
- David
- Hari Shivdasani as Brijeshwar Prasad Roy
- Asit Sen as Zamindar
- Mukri as Atmaram
[edit] Awards
- 1961: National Film Award for Best Film[4]
- 1961: Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear: Nomination[5]
[edit] Soundtrack
The film music department had a rare combination, sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, with lyricist, Shailendra.
- "Jaane Kaise Sapno Main" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Sanware Sanware Kahe Mose" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Kaise Din Beete, Kaise Beeti Ratiyan" - Lata Mangeshkar [6]
- "Bahut Din Huye" - Mahendra Kapoor
- "Hai Re Woh Din Kyon Na Aaye" - Lata Mangeshkar [7]
[edit] References
- ^ Ravi Shankar Filmography
- ^ Hrishikesh Mukherjee Biography on winning, the 31st Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
- ^ Trivia Internet Movie Database.
- ^ 8th National Film Awards
- ^ Awards Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Kaise Din Beete"
- ^ Songs of Anuradha 1960
[edit] External links
- Anuradha at the Internet Movie Database
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