Bairaag (1976)

Original title

बैराग

Directed by

Asit Sen

Genre

family, drama

Country

India

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with a complex family history takes on multiple identities to confront hidden enemies. The story involves mistaken identities and a struggle between good and evil.

melodramaticfamily-centricemotionalfast-pacedintensetangledmusicaldated

What happens

Bairaag (transl. Renunciation) is a 1976 Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Asit Sen. Produced by the duo Mushir-Riaz, it stars Dilip Kumar in triple roles, with an ensemble cast of Saira Banu, Leena Chandavarkar, Helen, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Sujit Kumar, Kader Khan, Paintal, Mukri, Asit Sen, P. Jairaj and Ruma Guha Thakurta. Its music is by the duo Kalyanji-Anandji, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Music. The film received a Filmfare Award for Best Sound for P. Harikishan. The film failed to perform at the box office. It was Dilip Kumar's third consecutive failure at box-office, the first and only time in his career since Milan (1946). After this film, he went on a hiatus, returning after 4 years in Kranti (1981). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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