Abhimaan (1973)

Directed by

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A successful singer marries a woman with a beautiful voice. Her rising fame creates jealousy and pride in him, straining their relationship.

heartfeltmelancholicromantictensemusicaldramaticemotionally chargedcharacter-driven

What happens

Abhimaan (lit. 'Pride') is a 1973 Indian Hindi musical drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Asrani, Bindu, and David. The film is perhaps best remembered for its songs, composed and arranged by S. D. Burman, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and sung by playback singers Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Manhar. According to Aalif Surti, the film is based on the troublesome marriage of two Hindustani classical music maestros, the sitarist Ravi Sankar and the surbahar player Annapurna Devi, though author Raju Bharatan states that Mukherjee based the film's story on the life of singer Kishore Kumar and his first wife, Ruma Guha Thakurta. The 1954 film A Star Is Born has also been cited as a vague influence. The 1970 Bengali film Bilambita Loy, starring Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi is also noted to be an influence. The film was a major hit at the box office and is amongst the earliest hits of Amitabh Bachchan's career. Jaya Bachchan won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for Abhimaan. Popular singer Anuradha Paudwal started her music journey from this film, where she sang a Sanskrit verse for Jaya Bhaduri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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