Underplayed Gems

Anuradha (1960)

Anuradha poster
Original title
अनुराधा
Directed by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genre
family, drama, romance
Country
India
Runtime
2h 21m
Rated
U
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A dedicated doctor works in a small town and marries a singer who dreams of a bigger career. Their lives and marriage are tested by her desire for music and his commitment to his patients.

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What happens

Anuradha (Hindi: अनुराधा; English: Love of Anuradha) is a 1960 Hindi-language Indian film produced and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Balraj Sahni and Leela Naidu in lead roles along with Asit Sen and Mukri. The film is Miss India Naidu's debut film. The film's music was composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar, in one of his rare forays into Hindi cinema. The film was based on a short story by Sachin Bhowmick, first published in the Bengali monthly magazine Desh, and according to his autobiography, Madame Bovary (1857) by Gustave Flaubert inspired him to create this story. The film did not do well at the box office, but went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival in 1961. This dialogue by Nasir Hussain, "beti gaana gaao, main tumhare pita samaan hun", was repeated in the film Abhimaan. The dialogue writer and director of both films were the same: Rajinder Singh Bedi and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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