Priyatama (1977)

Directed by

Basu Chatterjee

Genre

romance, comedy

Country

India

Runtime

2h

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical romance from 1970s India, following interconnected love stories between a group of young people. Relationships are tested by misunderstandings and family pressures, with songs reflecting their joys and sorrows.

light-heartedromanticmusicalupbeatdramaticnostalgicemotionalstar-driven

What happens

Priyatama (transl. Sweetheart) is a 1977 Hindi-language musical film, produced by T.C. Dewan under the Modern Pictures banner and directed by Basu Chatterjee. It stars actors like Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Rakesh Roshan, Asha Sachdev in lead roles, with music composed by Rajesh Roshan. Asha Sachdev won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the portrayal of the character of Renu. According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian producer T C Dewan in a foul mood rejected the song Koi roko na stating its rubbish. He spoke harshly to lyricist Yogesh Gaur which hurt the writer deeply. Although Dewan later apologised Yogesh walked out of the film never fo work again with him. Song writer Anjaan stepped in to pen the remaining songs. Ironically Koi roko na sung by Kishore Kumar became a chartbuster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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