Anand (1971 film)
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Anand is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with dialogues written by Gulzar. It stars Rajesh Khanna in the lead role, with a supporting cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal, Ramesh Deo and Seema Deo.
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Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Written by | Bimal Dutta Gulzar D.N. Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee Biren Tripathy |
Produced by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee N. C. Sippy |
Starring | Rajesh Khanna Amitabh Bachchan Sumita Sanyal Ramesh Deo Saurabh Singh(Vicumbe) |
Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
Edited by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Music by | Salil Chowdhury |
Distributed by | Digital Entertainment Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi[1] |
Box office | ₹1.7 crore (equivalent to ₹81 crore or US$10 million in 2023)[2] |
The film won several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1972. In 2013, it was listed in Anupama Chopra's book 100 Films To See before You Die.[3] Anand is counted among the 17 consecutive box office successes of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, adding the multistarrers Maryada (1971) and Andaz (1971). The film was a modest success at box office.[4] It has since gained a cult following , being hailed as one of the greatest Hindi films ever made. Indiatimes listed it among the "25 must watch films Bollywood movies".[5] Anand is one of the only two films that Khanna and Bachchan have starred together– the other being the 1973 film Namak Haraam, which was also directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.[6][7][8]