Aanchal (1980 film)

Aanchal
Aanchal
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Directed by	Anil Ganguly
Produced by	Tapan Chatterjee; Ramesh Bhatia; Mohan Lalwani; Prem Lalwani
Written by	Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (story) ; Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay)
Starring	Rajesh Khanna; Raakhee; Rekha; Prem Chopra; Amol Palekar
Music by	R D Burman
Cinematography	Dilip Ranjan Mukherjee
Edited by	Waman Bhonsle; Gurudutt Shirali
Distributed by	Baba Digital Media; Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	18 September 1980;
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Aanchal is a 1980 Hindi film directed by Anil Ganguly, starring Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee and Rekha in leading roles and supported by Prem Chopra and Amol Palekar. This story basically revolves around a divine relationship shared by Rajesh Khanna with Raakhee. The music is by R. D. Burman. The songs are sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangehkar and Asha Bhonsle.^[1]^[2] The movie is loosely based on the 1954 Bengali movie Champadangar Bou. The movie was a hit on its release.

Plot[edit]

It is the story of an Indian woman, as pure as Sita, who is tested by a series of family events and problems.^[2]^[3] The story revolves around the relationship between Shambu (Rajesh) and his sister-in-law Shanti (Raakhee). People in the village start speculating whether Shambu is romantically involved with Shanti, and even Kishan starts doubting his brother's intentions. Tulsi who loves Shambu, too, starts thinking bad about Shambu.

Cast[edit]

Rajesh Khanna as Shambu^[1]^[2]
Raakhee as Shanti^[1]^[2]
Rekha as Tulsi^[1]^[2]
Prem Chopra as Jaggan Prasad^[1]^[2]
Amol Palekar as Kishan Lal^[1]^[2]

Music[edit]

Songs for Khanna are sung by Kishore Kumar, for Raakhee by Lata Mangehkar and for Rekha by Asha Bhonsle.^[1]^[2]

"Bas Meri Jaa" – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Aisa Rangeen Sama" – Kishore Kumar
"Paise Ka Kajal" – Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle
"Lanka Chale Ramji" – Kishore Kumar, Sapan Chakraborty
"Bhor Bhaye Panchi" – Lata Mangeshkar
"Jane De Gaadi Teri" – Asha Bhonsle

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 movie-tv-episode-database.com, Aanchal (1980), Retrieved 10-22-2008
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ultraindia.com Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, film information on Aanchal, Retrieved 10-22-2008
↑ ftvdb.bfi.org, synopsis at ftvdb, retrieved 10-22-2008

External links[edit]

Aanchal on IMDb

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[mted-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 movie-tv-episode-database.com, Aanchal (1980), Retrieved 10-22-2008

[UI-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ultraindia.com Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, film information on Aanchal, Retrieved 10-22-2008

[3] tvdb.bfi.org, synopsis at ftvdb, retrieved 10-22-2008

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