Satyakam

Satyakam or torch bearer of truth is dharmendra's finest performance. Backed by him and directed by Hrishida, it was one of the finest movies of 1960's. Yes it's depressing but not only heroes are superheroes. Watch the movie for Captivating dialouges Amazing starcast especially sanjeev kumar and ashok Kumar Amazing climax And most importantly dharmendra.

A fine movie by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and undeniably has his trademark - brilliant depiction of characters. Even an idealistic character like Satyapriya is shown to be human - indecisiveness when faced with the choice of saving Ranjana when she is forced to go the Prince's room, timidity when initially posed the question if he would marry her and face the society. The dialogues are excellent, a couple specially stand out - honesty is not a policy, it is a duty and right at the end when the grandfather admires how the mother Ranjana uttered the the truth, without any reservations, just as it stood. Dharmendra has given his one of his finest performances and Sanjeev Kumar is brilliant as usual. Sharmila Tagore looks beautiful but and her acting is decent. The movie overall is a must-watch for all Hrishida fans.

Very good story. Powerful message of sacrifice by a young Engineer who never allowed himself to compromise on truth. The movie greatly influenced my life.

My Rating : 7/10

The maker of Bollywood classic movies such as Anand, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Abhimaan and many more said that 'Satyakam' was his most favourite of his works. Often heralded as one of the greatest Indian filmmakers Hrishida (as he was popularly called) blends mainstream extravagant Bollywood cinema with arthouse sensibilities with an emphasis on the social middle-class of India.

'Satyakam' is almost reminiscent of Satyajit Ray's style of making movies where idealism and truth are given utmost importance and letting go the mainstream expectations of what a Bollywood movie should be. It is rare to find a movie which is so simple in Bollywood cinema that deals with middle-class struggle against the wealthier sections of society. This is not a sloppy melodrama but a genuine portrait of the times.

Fine acting from all especially Dharmendra who gives a fine portrayal of a man who believes in adherence to truth above all else.

A beautiful, simple, quiet film - extremely rare for mainstream Indian cinema - Kudos to Hrishida!

This is movie making at its best, perhaps one of the finest Indian movies of all times, but surprisingly relatively unacknowledged and unknown even amongst movie lovers. Hrishikesh Mukherjee has done what he does best, evoking minimalistic everyday emotions throughout the movie, no overkill or overload of emotional jargon no overacting. Sharmila Tagore is supereb as usual, Sanjeev Kumar as good as ever, Ashok Kumar does justice to his small role, but the surprise package is Dharmendra he has out done all of them and by a mile, I never knew Dharmendra had done such excellent work in the past, upon more research have found some other good work by him in Jevan Mrtityu & Anupama, its a shame he got stuck in B grade work later on in his carrier much like the immensely talented Mithun(mrigya). Overall this movie is A+++ by all standards a must see for movie lovers, a masterpiece by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.