Hindi Golden Hits...for our Young FB Viewers! Iss Mod Se Jaate Hai - Ever Green Hit!...Kishore & Lata melt our hearts!! Aandhi (translation: Storm) is a 1975 Indian political drama film directed by Gulzar. At the time, the film was allegdedly based on life of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by politician Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi, though this got the film into controversy.The film story is based around a chance meeting of an estranged couple after several years, when wife Aarti Devi, now a leading politician happens to stay in the hotel run by her husband during an election campaign. The movie is noted for its songs composed by Rahul Dev Burman, written by Gulzar and sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. Suchitra Sen, the noted actress from Bengali cinema, who also worked in a few Hindi films, played the lead role of Aarti Devi after actress Vyjayanthimala refused the film as she had reservations about enacting the role. The movie was not allowed a full release when Mrs. Gandhi was in power. The film was banned during the national emergency of 1975 a few weeks after its release. The banned immediately made the film a national news. After her defeat in the 1977 national elections, the ruling Janata Party cleared it and had it premiered on state-run television channel. It proved to be an important film in the career of Sen, and also her last Hindi film, as she retired from the films altogether in 1978. At the 23rd Filmfare Awards, she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award, while Sanjeev Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The film itself won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. The RD-Gulzar team created for the film, songs which were both acclaimed and also popular songs of the decadeSongs like Tere Bina Zindagi, Tum Aa Gaye Ho and Is Mod Se Jate Hain are considered eternal classics in Indian cinema. Songs Tere Bina Zindagi Se and Is Mod Se Jate Hain were listed 5th and 14th respectively on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1975.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:50:39 +0000
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