Anuradha (1960) :
Brief Review -
Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Cult Classic on Woman's Sacrifice and Contribution in Man's Life is truly unbeatable. Year 1960 should be written in golden fonts in the History of Bollywood Cinema for 3 Masterpiece Films like 'Mughal E Azam', 'Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai', and 'Anuradha'. I am feeling blessed for having these 3 films watched. This conventional and emotional story by Hrishikesh Mukherjee's is impossible to match by others. I don't think any film will do better than this or something even close to it on the topic Women's importance. Anuradha is a story of a talented singer Anuradha who gave up her career for her husband's success. Husband, Nirmal is a passionate doctor who is dedicated to his work more than her wife, he's not behind Money he just want to serve the poor people. After 10 years of marriage Anuradha begins to regret about her decision but on the other side the husband too is not wrong at his place as he has already warned her about this. This narrative was so powerful that i was confused which side to choose? Anuradha or Nirmal? Both are so right. Finally the answer came and i had to use couple of tissues to dry my wet eyes. I don't remember watching this kind of face off or confusion where you just can't choose one side and then you get a proper, logical and intelligently emotional answer at the end. Leela Naidu and Balraj Sahni did a fine job in thier roles, none of them looked out of form for a single moment. The film has a musical theme but the music couldn't archive high feat. One or two soulful Chartbusters would have made it better. Lyrics did thier job on high level though. Hrishikesh Mukherjee had a strong script in hand, written by Sachin Bhowmick so he just had to care about presentation. And indeed he did it upto the classic level of writing. 130 Minutes of storytelling with zero loo breaks and zero mistakes, what else can i ask? Superlative. Anuradha deserved the national award despite mighty opponents and i guess it tells a lot about it's strength. This will always remain that one Memorable Film which showcased the sacrifices, contribution, importance and credit of Women in Successful Men's lives. 'Behind every successful man there is a Great Woman", well Anuradha proved it convincingly and marginally. Don't miss it at any cost.
RATING - 9/10*
By - #samthebestest
