Amar Prem
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| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Screenplay by | Arabinda Mukherjee Ramesh Pant (dialogue) |
| Based on |
Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and Nishi Padma (Bengali Film) |
| Starring |
Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra Abhi Bhattacharya Madan Puri |
| Music by |
Rahul Dev Burman Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Aloke Dasgupta |
| Edited by | Govind Dalwadi |
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Release date
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28 January 1972 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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| Soundtrack album by R. D. Burman | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
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Amar Prem (translation: Immortal Love) is a 1972 Indian drama film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a Bengali short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay about a school boy, who is ill-treated by his step mother, and becomes friends with a prostitute neighbour. The film stars Sharmila Tagore playing a prostitute with a heart of gold, with Rajesh Khanna in the role of a lonely businessman, and Vinod Mehra as adult Nandu, the young child, who they both come to care for.
The film is noted for its music by R.D. Burman, numbers sung by famous playback singers like Kishore Kumar, R.D. Burman's father S.D. Burman and Lata Mangeshkar; lyrics were by Anand Bakshi. The thought-provoking song Chingaari Koi Bhadke written by Anand Bakshi and sung by Kishore Kumar, is one of the highlights of this classic. The song topped at 5th position on year-end chart toppers list Binaca Geetmala annual list 1972.
The film is a remake of a Bengali film Nishi Padma (1970) directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films; it starred Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. The film portrays the decline of human values and relationships and contrasts it by presenting an illustrious example of a boy's innocent love for a neighbourhood courtesan.
Pushpa (Sharmila Tagore) is expelled from her house by her husband and his new wife. When she refuses to leave, he beats her and throws her out. She goes to her mother for help but her mother too, disowns her. When she tries to commit suicide, she is sold to a brothel in Calcutta by her village-uncle, Nepal Babu (Madan Puri). On her audition at the brothel, Anand Babu (Rajesh Khanna), a businessman seeking love, is attracted by her singing. Anand Babu is unhappily married and lonely and becomes her regular and exclusive customer as love blossoms.
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