Anand

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8.1/10

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The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the full before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.

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The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the fullest before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the fullest before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the fullest before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

36K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Hrishikesh Mukherjee informed his writer Gulzar to open the film in such a way that the audience knows in the first scene itself that Anand (played by Rajesh Khanna) is dead. He did not want the audience to be in a state of suspense till the end and keep guessing whether Anand will survive or not. By doing that Hrishikesh Mukherjee wanted to concentrate on the essence of the film on how Anand wants to live life fullest and make the best of the time he has.

Quotes
Anand Saigal: Babumoshai, life should be big, not long.

Connections
Featured in Mere Apne (1971)

Soundtracks
Zindagi kaisi hai paheli
Music by Salil Choudhury
Sung by Manna Dey
Lyrics by Yogesh

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Featured review

10/10

A very touching movie.

Excellent performances by Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. Both showed maturity and depth in their role. This movie is about a person (rajesh Khanna) who is dying of a dreaded disease but lives every moment of his life to fullest. He entertains others and brings happiness to their life. On the contrary, Amitabh Bachchan is young doctor who is frustrated and angry. Rajesh khanna befriends him and both go well with each other. Amitabh tries hard to cure Rajesh Khanna but in vain. Ultimately Rajesh khanna leaves not before leaving a message of love and happiness. Amitabh Bachchan was at his best. This was the first movie when he was seriously noticed by Bollywood. He exceed expectations. A versatile actor this is one of his many movies where he plays a role of serious, angry young man who hardly smiles. Though it was primarily Rajesh Khanna's movie but it catapulted Amitabh Bachchan into fame ultimately replacing Rajesh Khanna as numero uno. A must watchable for Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh fans.