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Ajanabee (1974 film)

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{{short description|1974 film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ajanabee
| image = Ajanabee (1974 film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Shakti Samanta]]
| producer = Girija Samanta
| story = Gulshan Nanda
| screenplay = Gulshan Nanda
| writer = Akhtar Romani (Dialogues)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]] [[Zeenat Aman]] [[Prem Chopra]] [[Asrani]] [[Yogeeta Bali]]
| music = [[Rahul Dev Burman]] [[Anand Bakshi]] (Lyrics)
| cinematography = Aloke Das Gupta
| editing = Bijoy Chowdhary
| studio = Natraj Studios
| distributor = Samanta Enterprises United Producers EVP International
| released = {{film date|1974|9|18|df=yes|India}}
| runtime = 141 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| gross = {{INR}} 28 million
}}
'''''Ajanabee''''' ({{lang-en|Stranger}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]] [[Bollywood]] film produced by Girija Samanta and directed by [[Shakti Samanta]]. The film stars [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Zeenat Aman]] in the lead supported by [[Prem Chopra]], [[Asrani]], [[Madan Puri]], [[Yogeeta Bali]] and [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]]. The film's music is by [[R.D. Burman]]. The song Hum Dono Do Premi is a four-minute train sequence in the film and it was the first song to be shot fully on the top of the train. This film saw Khanna paired for the first time with Aman.<ref>http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/film/seven-leading-ladies-who-made-the-late-rajesh-khanna-one-of-bollywoods-everygreen-romantic-heroes</ref>

==Plot==
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One monsoon night, a terrified young woman, Sonia ([[Yogita Bali]]), gets down from a Taxi and runs towards the Railway station in Deena Pur asking for a ticket to Bombay. However, she is not able to catch the said train on time as the station master takes time to give her the railway ticket to Bombay. She doesn’t have any place to go and decides to wait at the station for the next train, the following morning. She's carrying an attache case containing jewellery worth lakhs. She deposits it to Rohit, which he safely locks in his safe.

Since Rohit feels it's not safe for her to wait at the platform he offers to drop her at his quarters, near by and she readily agrees to it.

It's obvious that she's fleeing from someone and Rohit feels she must have stolen the jewellery but she denies the accusation. She tells him that she inherited them from her mother but there are goons behind her because of it. And she's escaping from them. He buys the story and assured that she's safe and comfortable there, he goes back to the station.

Sitting on his chair in his office, he goes back in time and lives in flashback for a while thinking about how he first came across Rashmi (Zeenat Aman).

He's riding a motorcycle on his way to his uncle's (Asit Sen) house for his cousin's wedding. On the road he sees a car ahead of him and they have a race. After a while, Rashmi's car runs out of petrol. Attempting to help her and also not wanting to lose an opportunity of spending some time with a lovely dame, he empties all the petrol from his motorcycle into Rahmi's car and decides to travel along in her car. But before he can get in, she drives off. With no petrol, he gets stuck and finally manages to get a lift in a lorry. They meet a couple of times during his stay there and they fall in love.

Her father, Diwan Sardarilal ([[Hari Shivdasani]]), is looking for an assistant for Moti Babu ([[Prem Chopra]]), her brother-in-law, who has been looking after the business now. And Diwan feels Moti Babu is over-burdened with work and responsibilities. Rashmi presents Rohit to Diwan and he agrees to hire him. Rashmi has a hunch that Moti Babu is not as honest as he appears to be and tells Rohit about it. Rohit immediately begins auditing the records and discovers that the entries are not correct and a huge sum of money has been missing.

Moti Babu, scared that the truth will come out, plots against Rohit. Since Rashmi is so fond of him, the best way to get Rohit out of his way would be to somehow make her dislike him. As a part of the plan, they have a celebration with much Bhaang followed by a dance "Satra baras ki". And with the help of Bahadur and Bijli he manages to prove that Rohit tried to rape Bijli and has cheated on Rashmi. As per Panchayat's decision, a punishment, he's thrashed in front of the villagers and asked to leave the place immediately.

Moti Babu is celebrating his victory with Bahadur and Bijli. Rashmi happens to witness this and is disgusted. Much against wishes of Diwan and Moti Babu, she leaves the house and runs away with Rohit singing "Hum dono do premee". They go to Bombay and get married in a temple.

Two men show up at his office and they wake him up from his reverie. They introduce themselves as Inspector Tiwari and Inspector Sinha and enquire about a girl with an attache – Sonia. They tell him that she has stolen some valuables and has run away, and they are investigating the case. Though suspicious, Rohit doesn’t reveal her whereabouts. He goes to his quarters and confronts her. But she tells him she hasn’t stolen anything and gives him her mother's letter. After reading it he's convinced that she's innocent.

He comes back to his office. It's raining very heavily outside. Standing by the window he stares out and gets into a flashback mode again. This time the newly wed Rashmi and Rohit are singing "Bheegi bheegi raaton mein" in the rain.

Brought up the way she was, Rashmi doesn’t know much of household work. She has a tough time trying to learn how to cook. They get acquainted with Chetan Kumar (Asrani), who lives in the floor below and become friends with him. He also helps her develop her culinary skills.

Rohit works for Bombay Publicity, an Ad Agency and Rashmi, on the other hand gets bored sitting at home the whole day with nothing to do. Since she has a good knowledge of colours she starts painting (inspired by Chetan) and wants to gift the painting to Rohit on his birthday. One fine day Chetan suggests her to start modelling. Having seen how his boss, M.M. Puri (Madan Puri) deals with models, Rohit is not happy about how the modelling world works.

But Rashmi, with a wealthy background is not used to live the way she is living and doesn’t like compromising for every little thing. And she remains adamant about her decision until Rohit gives in. Indifference creeps in but Rohit is understanding and does all he can to keep Rashmi happy, though his ego keeps coming in between (sounds contradicting?). In no time she becomes a top model and even goes on to win a beauty pageant. She becomes thrilled with the idea that now within a short span of time, name and fame would knock her doors.

Soon after this, she realises she's expecting. She wants to pursue her career and thinks it's not the right time to start a family and even thinks of going for an abortion. But Rohit wants the child. So she decides to keep it. One day Rohit calls and when she goes down to Chetan's flat to answer the call, she slips and falls down the staircase. This results in a miscarriage. But Rohit feels she got an abortion done and gets mad at her, this is due to an incident at his office. They have a row and he walks out of the house. Having realised that he over-reacted, he comes back home in the evening and apologises but only after a while he finds out that Rashmi has left the house and gone.

He later on learns from Chetan that she had fallen down and had a miscarriage. He calls her but she doesn't speak to him. He resigns from Bombay Publicity and he sets out to bring her back. He goes to Diwan's house but learns that they have left the place and gone on a vacation. No one knows when they’ll come back. Devastated, he goes to his uncle's house. There's a letter for him there, a legal notice asking for a divorce. Not knowing what to do next, he seeks employment and with the help of Mr. Saxena (Mama's friend), he gets the post of a Station Master at a remote hill station, Deena Pur.

Back to present...he’s at work and Mr. Saxena comes to meet him. He's surprised to see Mr. Saxena at such a remote place. To this, Mr. Saxena says he had come hunting with Diwan Sardarilal, who has put up at a place named Karimganj, nearby. He leaves for Karimganj to meet Rashmi. Rashmi seeing him doesn't seem to be happy. Rohit on the other hand tries wooing her back and further requests her to join his new residence that he got as a railway employee. Meanwhile, Rashmi's father enters the scene and instructs Rashmi to get away from there. He and Moti Babu tries every possible way to humiliate Rohit due to his low socio-economic condition. Rohit further remaining confident vows before Moti Babu to bring in money in order to get Rashmi back.

Back at present, Rohit realises he needs to arrange in money in order to bring back his estranged wife back. However, he is devastated to realise that he has no such money on his own but only the jewellery worth 5 lakhs in his office's locker belonging to the young lady who took refuge in his quarter. He further decides to open the locker and steal away the attache by strangling the lady to death. However, he comes back to his actual senses and realises he was about to commit a heinous crime under the pretext of bringing his wife back.

Meanwhile, fate decided to play another ruthless game on Rohit. The very next moment he finds himself arrested for the real murder of the lady which he, in actuality, never committed. But Rashmi says in court that she saw the real murderer Sinha and Tiwary. Rohit is proven innocent and reunited with Rashmi

==Cast==
*Rajesh Khanna as Rohit Kumar Saxena, an upright station master.
*Zeenat Aman as Rashmi Saxena, an ambitious girl who wants to make a name and fame for herself.
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Moti Babu, the conniving and unscrupulous brother-in-law of Rashmi who is arrested for cash embezzlement.
*Madan Puri as Mr. M.M. Puri
*[[Yogeeta Bali]] as Sonia
*Asrani as Chetan Kumar
*Hari Shivdasani as Diwan Sardarilal
*Raj Mehra as Advocate Bakshi
*[[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] as Sinha

==Music==

The score and soundtrack for film was composed by [[R. D. Burman]] and lyrics were written by [[Anand Bakshi]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback

| title1 = Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]

| title2 = Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se
| extra2 = Kishore Kumar, [[Rajesh Khanna]]

| title3 = Hum Dono Do Premi
| extra3 = Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

| title4 = Satrah Baras Ki Chhokariyan
| extra4 = Kishore Kumar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
}}

==Reception==

=== Box-office ===
The film fetched 28 million in India throughout its run, and was a hit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |title=Box office 1974 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016223214/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |archive-date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0268129|Ajanabee}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shakti Samanta]]
[[Category:Films set on trains]]

Abhimaan (1973 film)

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{{Short description|1973 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Abhimaan
| image = Abhimaan (1973).jpg
| director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| producer = Susheela Kamat Pawan Kumar Jain
| writer = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]] Biresh Chatterjee [[Nabendu Ghosh]] [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] Mohan N. Sippy Biren Tripathy
| narrator =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Jaya Bachchan]] [[Asrani]] [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] [[A.K. Hangal]]
| music = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare
| editing = Das Dhaimade
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 27 July 1973
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 1.7 [[crore]] ({{Estimation}} {{INR}} 43.52 [[crore]] as of 2019) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw== |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India|access-date=2012-06-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020131818/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref>
}}

'''''Abhimaan''''' ({{literal translation|Pride}}) is a 1973 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[musical drama film]] starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Asrani]] and [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]. It was directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]].

The film is perhaps best remembered for its songs, composed and arranged by [[Sachin Dev Burman|S. D. Burman]], written by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], and sung by playback singers [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], and [[Kishore Kumar]]. Film was a major hit at the box office & amongst earliest hits of Bachchan's glorious career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bollybusiness.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/amitabh-movies-verdict-1969-1984-by-trade-guideprakash-pange/|title=Amitabh Movies Verdict (1969–1984) By Trade Guide(Prakash Pange)|date=3 December 2011}}</ref> Jaya Bachchan won the [[Filmfare Best Actress Award]] for ''Abhimaan''.<ref>{{cite book |title= Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: historical record, the business and its future, narrative forms, analysis of the medium, milestones, biographies |last= Nihalani |first= Govind |author2= Chatterjee, Saibal|author3= Guzar |year= 2003 |publisher= Popular Prakashan |isbn= 81-7991-066-0 |quote=She won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1973 for her performance in the marital drama Abhimaan. }}</ref> According to Aalif Surti film is based on troublesome marriage between two sitar maestros [[Ravi Sankar]] and [[Annapurna Devi]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Surti | first=Aalif | title=Annapurna Devi: The Tragedy And Triumph of Ravi Shankar's First Wife | url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/people/annapurna-devi-the-tragedy-and-triumph-of-ravi-shankars-first-wife/ | date=May 2000 | access-date=22 April 2017 | publisher=[[Man's World (magazine)|Man's World]]}}</ref> though author [[Raju Bharatan]] states that Hrishikesh Mukherjee based the film's story on the life of singer [[Kishore Kumar]] and his first wife, [[Ruma Guha Thakurta|Ruma Ghosh]].<ref>{{cite web |last= Bharatan |first= Raju |title= A cineaste in the mainstream cinema |url= http://in.rediff.com/movies/2000/sep/12raju.htm |date= 12 September 2000 |publisher= Rediff |access-date=16 August 2009}}</ref> The 1954 film ''[[A Star Is Born (1954 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' has also been cited as a vague influence.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rachel Dwyer|title=100 Bollywood Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQj8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20|date=25 July 2019|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-83871-396-6|page=20}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Subir ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) is a professional singer whose career is soaring. He does not plan to marry—until he meets Uma ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]), a sweet village girl who also sings. Subir falls in love with Uma and marries her. He returns to [[Mumbai]] with his new bride. Subir continues as a singer and also fosters Uma's singing career. His career falters, however, just as Uma's singing career begins to thrive. Eventually, she becomes more successful than her husband, sparking jealousy from Subir. His pride and jealousy tear the marriage apart. The question becomes whether Subir can overcome his jealousy.

The movie reaches a very sensitive situation when the couple separates and Uma has a miscarriage. In what is considered a masterpiece of direction by Mukherjee and scoring by Burman, the couple comes together again in an emotional reunion and they sing together.

== Cast ==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Subir Kumar
* [[Jaya Bachchan]] as Uma Kumar
* [[Asrani]] as Chander Kripalani
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David]] as Brajeshwarlal
* [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Chitra
* [[Durga Khote]] as Durga Mausi
* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Sadanand
* Lalita Kumari as Radha
* [[Master Raju]]

==Crew==
* ''Director'' : [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
* ''Story'' : [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
* ''Screenplay'' : [[Nabendu Ghosh]], Biresh Chatterjee, Mohini N. Sippy
* ''Dialogue'' : [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]
* ''Producer'' : Susheela Kamat, Pawan Kumar Jain
* ''Editor'' : Das Dhaimade
* ''Cinematographer'' : Jaywant Pathare
* ''Art Director'' : Ajit Banerjee
* ''Costume and Wardrobe'' : Shalini Shah, Ramlal Maheswari
* ''Production Manager'' : J.S. Tripathy, Prakash Walawalkar, Uday Walawalkar
* ''Assistant Director'' : Shakeel Chandra, Susheela Kamat, [[Nitin Mukesh]]
* ''Assistant Editor'' : Hari Bhoir, Shridhar Mishra, Shankar Pradhan
* ''Assistant Art Director'' : Mahendra Balasinorwala, Shanker Kurade
* ''Music Assistant'' : Meera Dev Burman, Anil Mohile, Arun Paudwal, Maruti Rao
* ''Playback Singers'' : [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Manhar Udhas]], [[Sachin Dev Burman]], Sunil Kumar, [[Anuradha Paudwal]]

==Production==
The movie was made under the production AmiYa (Amitabh + Jaya), although the copyrights are owned by their secretaries.

Lata Mangeshkar was the sole voice of Jaya Bachchan in the movie, whereas Amitabh Bachchan was voiced by three singers.

Manhar Udhas recorded the demo for "Loote koi man ka nagar" and it was supposed to be sung by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]; however Mukesh refused because he thought the demo sounded good and Udhas ought to be given a chance.

==Soundtrack==
All of the music of the movie was composed by [[S. D. Burman]], winning him the [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]]. The lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].

* The songs "Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina" and "Meet Na Mila Re Man Ka" were listed at the 16th and 23rd spots, respectively, on Binaca Geetmala's Annual List (the 1973 version)

{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| title1 = Ab To Hai Tumse Har Khushi Apni
| extra1 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length1 = 4:25
| title2 = Loote Koi Man Ka Nagar
| extra2 = [[Manhar Udhas]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length2 = 3:04
| title3 = Meet Na Mila Re Man Ka
| extra3 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| length3 = 4:56
| title4 = Nadiya Kinare
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = Piya Bina Piya Bina
| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length5 = 4:12
| title6 = Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina
| extra6 = Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
| length6 = 5:49
| title7 = Teri Bindiya Re
| extra7 = [[Mohammad Rafi]], Lata Mangeshkar
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==Awards and nominations==
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|1974
| [[S. D. Burman]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Jaya Bachchan]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Asrani]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==Influence==

The film was also a turning point for Bindu, who, for the first time, played a sympathetic character. Previously, she was known for playing vamps/cabaret dancers, such as in Amitabh's star-making hit ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' (1973).<ref>{{cite book |title= Great Masters of Indian Cinema: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners |last= Mishra|first= D. P. |year= 2006 |publisher= Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India |isbn= 81-230-1361-2 |page= [https://archive.org/details/greatmastersofin00mish/page/116 116]|url=https://archive.org/details/greatmastersofin00mish}}</ref> This film was very popular in Sri Lanka more than in India and was screened continuously for 590 days in the same cinema, Empire, Colombo.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0069671|title=Abhimaan}}
* [http://sports.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/06dinesh.htm The Haunting Notes of Abhimaan]

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[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
[[Category:Films about singers]]

Ankhen (1968 film)

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ankhen
| image = Ankhen 1968 film poster.jpg

| image_size =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| producer = [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| writer = [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mala Sinha]] [[Dharmendra]] [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]] [[Sujit Kumar]]
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = G. Singh
| editing = Lachhmandass
| distributor = [[Sagar Films|Sagar Art International]]
| released = 1968
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Ankhen''''' (''The Eyes'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]] [[Hindi film|Hindi]] [[spy thriller]] produced and directed by [[Ramanand Sagar]]. After the surprise big hit of ''[[Farz (1967 film)|Farz]]'' as a spy thriller, Sagar came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre, shot in many international locations. This was the first hindi film shot in Beirut.

The film stars [[Mala Sinha]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] and [[Madan Puri]].

It was estimated to be the most profitable Indian film of 1968 in India.<ref>[http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=123&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5]</ref>

''Ankhen'' is considered to be a pioneer in Hindi spy films.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/lucknow-times/Sunny-Deol-is-a-spy-with-a-heart/articleshow/40616531.cms</ref> It was initially planned to be shot when Dharmendra had just one film. But the director [[Ramanand Sagar]] had apprehensions of casting him since he was considered raw and was not yet a star; therefore he recruited a huge star of the period, Mala Sinha, opposite him for marketing considerations. With the success of ''[[Phool Aur Paththar]]'', Sagar decided to increase his budget and finalize Dharmendra as the leading man.

This film won Ramanand Sagar his only Filmfare award for Best Director.

==Plot==
Shortly after independence, India faces terrorists attacks in Assam, resulting in many deaths and casualties. A group of concerned citizens, who are not connected with the government, decide to do something to stop this carnage. While Salim is already at work in Beirut, his cover is blown and he is shot dead. Now Sunil Mehra must travel to Beirut and take over. Once there, he meets a former flame, Meenakshi Mehta, and a female admirer by the name of Zenab.

The terrorists are headed by a man named Syed, who deputes one of his assistants, Madame, to spy on Sunil's dad, Diwan Chand Mehra, by posing as Mehra's daughter's aunt, forcing her to obey by abducting her son, Babloo, and holding him captive. Soon Syed and his associates, including Doctor X and Captain find out all secrets of Mehra, as a result of which Sunil is trapped and held by Syed. Then Diwan's world is shattered when Meenakshi telephonically informs him that Sunil has been killed. The question remains what will happen to Babloo, Diwan, and the rest of the concerned citizens, especially when they have become vulnerable due to Madame's presence in their very household.

==Cast==
* [[Mala Sinha]]...Meenakshi Mehta
* [[Dharmendra]]...Sunil
* [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]]...Sunanda
* [[Sujit Kumar]]...Nadeem
* [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]...Mehmood
* Parduman Randhawa (son of [[Dara Singh]])...Akram
* Amarnath ....Salim (Spy on a ship)
* [[Lalita Pawar]]...Madam / fake aunt
* [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]]...Lily
* [[Nazir Hussain]]...Major Diwan Chand
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]]...Doctor
* [[Madan Puri]]...Captain
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]]...Studio Owner
* Zeb Rehman...Princess Zehnab
* Madhumati...Madhu (Dancer)
* [[Sajjan (actor)]] ... Syed, Boss in Beirut
* Master Ratan...Babloo
* [[M. B. Shetty]]...Bald Guard
* [[Hiralal (actor)]] ... Sheikh (Jewellery dealer)

==Songs==
The music is by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] and the lyrics by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]].
* "Milti Hai Zindagi Mein Mohabbat" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
* "Gairon Pe Karam" - Lata Mangeshkar
* "De Data Ke Naam Tujhko Allah Rakhe"- [[Manna Dey]] and [[Asha Bhosle]]
* "Loot Ja" - Asha Bhosle, [[Kamal Barot]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
* "Meri Sunle Aaj" - Lata Mangeshkar
* "Us Mulk Ki Sarhad Ko" - [[Mohammed Rafi]]

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Awards
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[16th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Best Film Award|Best Film]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Ramanand Sagar]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Director Award|Best Director]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Story Award|Best Story]]
|rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Diector]]
|[[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Sahir Ludhyanvi]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] (colour)
|G. Singh
|{{won}}
|-
|}
<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf Filmfare Nominees and Winners]</ref>

==Trivia==

* The hotel in which Dharmendra stays in Beirut is Carlton Hotel built in 1960 and was demolished in 2008 for some new project.

* (Blooper) In the climax scene, Indian army is shown attacking the head quarter of Captain & Tiger. One of the Jeeps they are driving has 'Sandhu Transport Co' written on it.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0147811|name=Ankhen}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080317143144/http://www.teleport-city.com/movies/dvdjournal/2006/11/aankhen.html Aankhen (1968) at Teleport City]

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