Aandhi

Aandhi
Film poster
आंधी
Directed by	Gulzar
Produced by	J. Om Prakash Gulzar
Written by	Kamleshwar
Screenplay by	Gulzar Bhushan Banmali
Starring	Sanjeev Kumar Suchitra Sen
Music by	R.D. Burman Gulzar (lyricist)
Cinematography	K. Vaikunth
Edited by	Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali
Production company	Mehboob Studio Natraj Studio
Release date	14 February 1975 (India)
Running time	133 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Aandhi (Hindi: आंधी, translation: Storm) is a 1975 Indian political drama film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and directed by Gulzar. At the time it was alleged that the film was based on the life of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by the politician Tarkeshwari Sinha and Indira Gandhi. The story is based on a chance meeting of an estranged couple after several years, when wife Aarti Devi, now a leading politician happens to stay in the hotel run by her husband during an election campaign. The movie is noted for its songs composed by Rahul Dev Burman, written by Gulzar and sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.

Suchitra Sen, the noted actress from Bengali cinema, who also worked in a few Hindi films, played the lead role of Aarti Devi after actress Vyjayanthimala refused the film as she had reservations about enacting the role.

The movie was not allowed a full release when Mrs. Gandhi was in power. The film was banned during the national emergency of 1975 a few months after its release. The ban immediately made the film a national topic. After her defeat in the 1977 national elections, the ruling Janata Party cleared it and had it premiered on the state-run television channel. It proved to be an important film in the career of Sen, and also her last Hindi film, as she retired from films altogether in 1978. At the 23rd Filmfare Awards, she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award, while Sanjeev Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The film itself won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie.