Ek Duuje Ke Liye
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| Ek Duuje Ke Liye | |
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | L.V. Prasad |
| Written by | K. Balachander |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Release date(s) | 5 June 1981 |
| Running time | 163 min. |
| Language | Hindi |
Ek Duuje Ke Liye (Hindi: एक दूजे के लिए) is a 1981 Hindi movie directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. It was a remake of the director's own Telugu movie Maro Charithra. The film was labeled a "blockbuster" at the box office in 1981, earning a total of 
10 crore (US$2.2 million) in receipts.[1]. One of the plus point was beautiful lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi and music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the green locations with different moods of sea. Acting by all the characters was commendable.
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[edit] Plot
The movie is about the love between a Tamil man, Vasu (Kamal Hasan), and a North Indian woman, Sapna (Rati Agnihotri), who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each other and they have regular skirmishes. When Vasu and Sapna admit their love, there is chaos in their homes, and their parents reject the idea.
As a ploy to separate the lovers, their parents impose a condition that Vasu and Sapna should stay away from each other for a year. After such a period, if they still want to get together, they can get married. During the year there should be no contact between them whatsoever. Vasu and Sapna reluctantly agree to the condition and decide to separate.
Vasu moves to Hyderabad, and they both initially suffer a lot tolerating the separation. Vasu then meets Sandhya (Madhavi), a widow who teaches him Hindi. Meanwhile, Sapna's mother brings a family friend's son, Chakram (Rakesh Bedi), to Goa to distract Sapna from her devotion to Vasu, but she is not impressed. At a chance meeting in Mangalore, Chakram lies to Vasu that Sapna has agreed to marry him. Vasu gets upset and decides to marry Sandhya on the rebound. However, Sandhya comes to know of Vasu's real love and goes to Goa to know the exact situation and to clear the misunderstanding between the lovers.
Vasu then returns to Goa and impresses Sapna's parents with his Hindi skills. When Vasu goes to meet Sapna he is attacked by a group of goons hired by Sandhya's brother (Raza Murad). Meanwhile, Sapna gets raped by a familiar person (Sunil Thapa, who plays a librarian) at a temple and is left to die. The movie ends tragically when Vasu and Sapna commit suicide by jumping off a cliff.
[edit] Cast
| Character's name | Played by |
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| Vasudev | Kamal Haasan |
| Sapna | Rati Agnihotri |
| Sandhya | Madhavi |
| Chakram | Rakesh Bedi |
| Sapna's mother | Shuba Khote |
Ek Duuje Ke Liye marked the debut of two stars from South India in Hindi films: leading lady Rati Agnihotri and playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam. Both received Filmfare nominations becoming top stars in Hindi films later.
The only person who was missing in the Hindi remake who was in the original Telugu hit Maro Charithra (1979) was leading lady Saritha, as her role was now played by Rati Agnihotri. Director K. Balachander, Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, and S.P. Balasubramaniam all repeated their artistry in the Hindi hit.
[edit] Soundtrack
| Ek Duuje Ke Liye | |
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| Soundtrack album by Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Language | Hindi |
The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.
- "Tere Mere Beech Mein" - Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Hum Tum Dono Jab Mil Jayen" - Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Mere Jeevan Saathi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Paudwal
- "Hum Bane Tum Bane" - Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Tere Mere Beech Mein (Sad)" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar" - by Lata Mangeshkar, Anup Jalota
A portion of "Tere Mere Beech Mein" was later sampled in the hit 2004 Britney Spears song "Toxic" as part of its hook.[2]
[edit] Awards and nominations
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - S.P. Balasubramaniam
- Filmfare Best Editing Award - K.R. Kitoo
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - Anand Bakshi for the song "Tere Mere Beech"
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Film
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Director - K. Balachander
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor - Kamal Haasan
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress - Rati Agnihotri
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress - Madhavi
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Asrani
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Story - K. Balachander
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Music Director - Laxmikant-Pyarelal
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist - Anand Bakshi for the song "Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar"
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer - S.P. Balasubramaniam for the song "Tere Mere Beech"
[edit] References
- ^ "Box Office 1981". Box Office India. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ==. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Britney Spears's Toxic sample of Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubramaniam's Tere Mere Beech Mein". WhoSampled. 2004. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/16717/Britney%20Spears-Toxic_Lata%20Mangeshkar%20and%20S.%20P.%20Balasubramaniam-Tere%20Mere%20Beech%20Mein/. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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