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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sara Akash<br />
| image = Sara_Aakash.jpeg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Basu Chatterjee]]<br />
| producer = Basu Chatterjee<br />
| writer = Basu Chatterjee (screenplay),<br>[[Kamleshwar (writer)|Kamleshwar]] <small>(dialogue)</small><br />[[Rajendra Yadav]] (story)<br />
| narrator = <br />
| based_on = 'सारा आकाश', Novel by [[Rajendra Yadav]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Yadav|first=Rajendra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gNHtAWj7aysC|title=सारा आकाश|publisher=Radhakrishna Prakashan Pvt Ltd|year=1951|isbn=9788183612531|language=hi}}</ref><br />
| starring = [[Rakesh Pandey]]<br>Madhu Chakravarty,<br>Nandita Thakur,<br>[[A. K. Hangal]],<br>[[Dina Pathak]],<br>[[Mani Kaul]],<br>Tarla Mehta,<br>Shaily Shailendra,<br>[[Jalal Agha]],<br>Aarti Bole<br />
| music = [[Salil Choudhury]]<br />
| cinematography = [[K. K. Mahajan]]<br />
| editing = Ishwar Chandra<br />Ashok Gaind<br />
| studio = Cineye Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1969}}<br />
| runtime = 100 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Sara Aakash''''' (English: The Whole Sky) is a 1969 [[Hindi film]] directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]], based on first part of novel ''Sara Akash'' (The Infinite Cosmos, 1951) by [[Rajendra Yadav]]. This was Yadav's [[debut novel]], originally published as ''Pret Bolte Hain'' (Ghosts Speak), renamed in 1960, the title in turn was taken from a poem by [[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]].<ref name="Goble1999">{{cite book|author=Alan Goble|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA940|year=1999|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-095194-3|page=940}}</ref><ref name=toi/> The film starred [[Rakesh Pandey]], Madhu Chakravarty, Nandita Thakur, [[A. K. Hangal]] and [[Dina Pathak]] in lead roles. Set in a traditional middle class [[joint family]] in [[Agra]], the film deals with internal conflicts of a newly wed couple, both of whom find themselves unprepared for domestic life.<ref name="Banerjee2013">{{cite book|author=Srivastava Banerjee|title=One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVDaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT198|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-84105-8|pages=198–}}</ref><br />
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The film marked the debut of Basu Chatterjee as director, and was also the first film of cinematographer [[K. K. Mahajan]], who won the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] for his black-and-white camera work in the film.<ref name="17thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> Along with ''[[Uski Roti]]'' and ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]'' other notable films of the year, it is regarded as one of the films which started the [[Parallel Cinema|Indian New Wave]].<ref>{{cite web| title = 'Mani Kaul's films didn't come to you, you had to go to them' |publisher=Indian Express| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Mani-Kaul-s-films-didn-t-come-to-you--you-had-to-go-to-them-/817832/|date= 16 July 2011|access-date = 2013-10-31}}</ref><ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Wimal Dissanayake|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA21|year= 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|page=21}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Agra-based collegian, Samar Thakur (Rakesh Pandey), lives in a joint family consisting of his father (A. K. Hangal), mother (Dina Pathak), brother Amar (film director Mani Kaul, in his only major acting role) and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha (Madhu Chakravarty), a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans. The marriage does take place, and he soon finds that he is not only incompatible with her, she was well versed in household chores. Leading to arguments, abuse and neglect, which may result in the end of this marriage.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Rakesh Pandey]] - Samar Thakur <br />
*Madhu Chakravarty as Prabha S. Thakur, Wife of Samar Thakur<br />
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*[[A. K. Hangal]] - Mr. Thakur aka 'Babuji'<br />
*[[Dina Pathak]] - Mrs. Thakur aka 'Amma'<br />
*[[Mani Kaul]] - Amar Thakur, eldest son of Mr. Thakur<br />
*Tarla Mehta - 'Bhabhi', Wife of Amar Thakur<br />
*Nandita Thakur as Munni, Daughter of Mr. Thakur<br />
*Shaily Shailendra - Pandit<br />
*[[Jalal Agha]] as Diwakar, Samar's close friend<br />
*Aarti Bole as Kiran, Wife of Diwakar<br />
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==Crew==<br />
*''Director'' - [[Basu Chatterjee]]<br />
*''Story'' - [[Rajendra Yadav]]<br />
*''Screenplay'' - [[Basu Chatterjee]]<br />
*''Producer'' - [[Basu Chatterjee]]<br />
*''Music Director'' - [[Salil Choudhury]]<br />
*''Cinematographer'' - [[K. K. Mahajan]]<br />
*''Production Company'' - [[Cineye Films]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was shot on location in Agra, and in Rajendra Yadav's old family house in [[Raja Ki Mandi]] area, [[Agra]].<ref name=toi>{{cite web| title = Eminent Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav passes away| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Eminent-Hindi-writer-Rajendra-Yadav-passes-away/articleshow/24887036.cms|date= 29 October 2013| access-date = 2013-10-30| work = The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013"/> In his foreword to the second edition of the novel, Yadav relates how it was a thrilling experience to go around the house with the director and cinematographer. Mahajan said to Chatterjee that the house was a "ready-made set", better than anything that could be built in Bombay. Yadav offered to make it available for the shooting.<ref name=yadav>{{cite book|last=Yadav|first=Rajendra|title=Sara Akash|year=2000|publisher=Radhakrishna Prakashan|isbn=81-7119-443-5}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[K. K. Mahajan]] received the [[17th National Film Awards|1969]] [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]].<br />
*[[Basu Chatterjee]] received the 1972 [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Screenplay Award|url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm|publisher=Filmfare Award Official Listings, [[Indiatimes]] |access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
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Sara Akash was one of the films featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Films shot in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]<br />
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