| Anokha Pyar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. I. Dharamsey |
| Produced by | Sitaram V. Mungrey |
| Starring |
Dilip Kumar Nargis Nalini Jaywant |
| Music by | Anil Biswas |
Production company |
Ambica Films |
Release date | May 21, 1948 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Anokha Pyar is a 1948 Indian Bollywood film starring Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Nalini Jaywant. The black and white film was directed by M. I. Dharamsey under the Ambika Films banner. The music was composed by Anil Biswas, who made use of a fairly unknown Lata Mangeshkar for the popular songs in the film. The rest of the cast included Sankatha Prasad, Mukri, Ved, Kesarbai, Habib and Sheikh.
The film, a romantic melodrama, was a love triangle between Nargis and Nalini Jaywant, with Dilip Kumar as the male interest.
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Plot
Ashok (Dilip Kumar) is an impoverished writer waiting for his book to be published. He meets Bindiya (Nalini Jaywant), a flower-seller, who insists he buy some flowers from her. Ashok gives his last two annas (12 pence) to her. A rogue tries to get the money from Bindiya and when Ashok tries to help her, he is knocked down and loses his eyesight. Bindiya takes Ashok to the local doctor, whose daughter Geeta (Nargis) falls in love with him. Since he has no place to stay, the doctor gives Ashok accommodation in his house till he improves. Bindiya has also fallen in love with Ashok, and when Ashok is implicated in a probable murder, she visits him in jail. Geeta's father dies and her two aunts come to stay with her and try to get her married. Meanwhile, Bindiya finds a suicide note from the apparent murdered victim and Ashok is set free. Geeta's aunts see Bindiya with Ashok and come to the opinion that she's his wife. They get Geeta to agree to get engaged to Ashok's publisher. After some more melodramatic turns in the story, Bindiya dies and Ashok and Geeta are united. Ashok's book becomes hugely popular.
Cast
- Dilip Kumar as Ashok
- Nargis as Geeta
- Nalini Jaywant as Bindiya
- Sankatha Prasad as the publisher
- Mukri
- Munshu Munakka
- Kesarbai
- Amir Bano as one of the aunts
Soundtrack
Lata Mangeshkar was still finding a niche for herself in the Hindi film industry and according to Ganesh Anantharaman, it was a brave move by composer Anil Biswas to use Lata's "tinny vocals" in songs like "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" and "Mere Liye Woh Gam-E-Intazar Chhod Gaye", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Meena Kapoor.[3] Other popular songs were "Yaad Rakhna Chaand Taaro" sung by Lata and Mukesh, "Ik Dil Kaa Lagana Baqi Tha" sung by Lata. The lyricists were Zia Sarhadi, Gopal Singh Nepali, Behzad Lakhnavi and Shams Azimabadi.[4]
Song List
| # | Title | Singer | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Yaad Rakhna Chand Taro" | Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar | Zia Sarhadi |
| 2 | "Yaad Rakhna Chand Taro" | Meena Kapoor | Zia Sarhadi |
| 3 | "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" | Mukesh | Zia Sarhadi |
| 4 | "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" | Lata Mangeshkar | Zia Sarhadi |
| 5 | "Ik Dil Kaa Lagana Baqi Tha" | Lata Mangeshkar | Zia Sarhadi |
| 6 | "Ab Yad Na Kar" | Lata Mangeshkar | Shums Azimabadi |
| 7 | "Ab Yad Na Kar" | Meena Kapoor, Mukesh | Shums Azimabadi |
| 8 | "Bhola Bhala Ri Mora Balama Na Jaane" | Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor | Zia Sarhadi |
| 9 | "Ghadi Ghadi Puchho Naa Ji" | Lata Mangeshkar | G. S. Nepali |
| 10 | "Mere Liye Woh Gam-E-Intazar Chhod Gaye" | Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor | Behzad Lucknavi |
| 11 | "Ai Dil Meri Wafa Me Koyi Asar Nahee Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar | Shums Azimabadi |
| 12 | "Mere Liye Wo Gham-e-intezaar" | Lata Mangeshkar | Behzad Lucknavi |
| 13 | "Mere Phulo Me Chhipi Hai Jawani" | Lata Mangeshkar | Behzad Lucknavi |
