Daag: A Poem of Love is a 1973Bollywoodromantic drama film produced and directed by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films. It is an adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Rajesh Khanna impressed the audience and critics with his performance and the film was a superhit.[2]
Daag - A Poem Of Love | |
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Directed by | Yash Chopra |
Produced by | Yash Chopra |
Written by | Gulshan Nanda (story) Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue) |
Starring | Rajesh Khanna Sharmila Tagore Raakhee |
Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
Cinematography | Kay Gee |
Edited by | Pran Mehra |
Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date | 27 April 1973 |
146 min | |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹ 6.5 crores [1] |
The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee (who won her first Filmfare award), Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and A.K. Hangal.
The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna's craze and became a Super Hit at the box office.[1] The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal dominated the charts for the year. The film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978) starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, and Jayasudha.[3]This film was Kader Khan's debut as an actor. [4]
- 5Awards and nominations
Plot[edit]
A young man, Sunil Kohli (Rajesh Khanna), falls for beautiful Sonia (Sharmila Tagore). Soon, they get married and leave for their honeymoon. On the way, owing to bad weather, they decide to spend a night at a bungalow owned by Sunil's boss. The boss's son, Dheeraj Kapoor (Prem Chopra), tries to rape Sonia when she is alone. But Sunil arrives in time, and a fight ensues, resulting in the death of Dheeraj. Sunil is arrested and, later, sentenced to death by the court. But, on the way to prison, the police van carrying him meets with an accident. All occupants are killed. Years later, Sonia, working as a school teacher and bringing up Sunil's and her son, finds out that her husband is still alive. He is living with a new identity as Sudhir, and is married to a rich woman named Chandni (Raakhee). After escaping from the police van, Sunil met Chandni, whose lover had ditched her on learning of her pregnancy. Sunil married her to provide legitimacy to her child, in return for her help in establishing his new identity. Now, after so many years, the law is once again at his doorstep. This time, however, there is an added crime to his name: bigamy.
Cast[edit]
- Rajesh Khanna - Sunil Kohli
- Sharmila Tagore - Sonia Kohli
- Raakhee - Chandni
- Prem Chopra - Dheeraj Kapoor
- Baby Pinky - Pinky
- Raju Shrestha (Master Raju) - Rinku
- Manmohan Krishna - Deewan
- Madan Puri - K. C. Khanna
- Achala Sachdev - Mrs. Malti Khanna
- Iftekhar - Inspector Singh
- Hari Shivdasani - Jagdish Kapoor
- Yashodra Katju - School Principal
- Kader Khan - Prosecuting attorney
- A. K. Hangal - Prosecuting Attorney / Judge
- S. N. Banerjee - Judge
- Karan Dewan - Doctor Kapoor
- Surendra Nath - Sunil's uncle
- Jagdish Raj - Ram Singh (driver)
- Manmohan - Prisoner in van
- Padma Khanna - Dancer
- Habib - Smith removing Sunil's handcuffs
Crew[edit]
- Director - Yash Chopra
- Story - Gulshan Nanda
- Dialogue - Akhtar-Ul-Iman
- Producer - Yash Chopra
- Editor - Pran Mehra
- Art Director - R. G. Gaekwad
- Cinematographer - Kay Gee
- Stunts - Ravi Khanna, M. B. Shetty
- Choreographer - Suresh Bhatt
- Lyricist - Sahir Ludhianvi
- Music Director - Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Playback Singers - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Rajesh Khanna
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi[5]
- Song 'Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba' was listed at #7 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973
- Song 'Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai' was listed at #20 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973
Daag: A Poem of Love | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 1973 (India) | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
Producer | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |||
Laxmikant Pyarelal chronology | ||||
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# | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | 'Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai' | Kishore Kumar | 04:19 |
2 | 'Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba' | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 05:36 |
3 | 'Hum Aur Tum Tum Aur Hum' | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 04:07 |
4 | 'Jab Bhi Jee Chaahe' | Lata Mangeshkar | 04:19 |
5 | 'Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin' | Rajesh Khanna | 02:28 |
6 | 'Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni' | Lata Mangeshkar, Minoo Purushottam | 05:48 |
7 | 'Hawa Chale Kaise' | Lata Mangeshkar | 05:46 |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Daag Movie Rajesh Khanna Ki
Wins
- Best Director - Yash Chopra
- Best Supporting Actress - Raakhee
Nominations[edit]
- Best Actor - Rajesh Khanna
- Best Music - Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Best Male Singer - Kishore Kumar - 'Mere Dil Mein Aaj'[6]
References[edit]
- ^ abBox Office 1973Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-rajesh-khanna-his-top-15-films/story-xZ8WYc2v7LYVftj6D7lWHP.html
- ^http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/daag-1973/article6085506.ece
- ^https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0434318/filmotype/actor?ref_=m_nmfm_1
- ^Daag 1973 songs
- ^1st Filmfare Awards 1953
External links[edit]
- Daag: A Poem of Love on IMDb
- Daag (1973) at Yash Raj Films
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