Satyakam
| Satyakam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Sher Jeng Singh Punchee |
| Written by | Rajinder Singh Bedi (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Bimal Dutta (Screenplay) |
| Story by | Narayan Sanyal (Story) |
| Starring |
Dharmendra Ashok Kumar Sharmila Tagore Sanjeev Kumar |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
| Edited by | Das Dhaimade |
| Distributed by | 175 minutes |
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Release date
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1969 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Satyakam is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, based on a Bengali novel of the same name by Narayan Sanyal. The film stars Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar, and Ashok Kumar. The film was scored by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
After the success of Anupama (1966), Hrishikesh Mukherjee got together the same team of actors: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, David (actor); dialogue writer: Rajinder Singh Bedi; lyricist: Kaifi Azmi and cameraman: Jaywant Pathare.
This is considered to be Dharmendra's finest acting performance of his career. In addition its director Hrishikesh Mukherjee names this film as his favourite film. This speaks volumes of the film considering that the renowned director has made several memorable movies like Anand, Bawarchi, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke and Khoobsurat.
It won 1971 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for Rajinder Singh Bedi. The movie also won National Film Award For Best Feature Film in Hindi. The film was remade in Tamil as Punnagai (1971) by K. Balachander.
The story begins in 1946, just a year before India’s independence. People's minds are filled with a genuine anticipation of positive change. For some like Satyapriya Acharya (Dharmendra)India’s forthcoming independence spells a paradigm shift towards a sympathetic-rationalism that would take India’s populace from rags to riches. Satyapriya's conviction is guided by his ascetic grandfather 'Daddaji' Satyasharan Acharya (Ashok Kumar)'s world views, whose pursuit of truth has led to him living in isolation in a Gurukula studying religious philosophy and observing a variety of rigid rituals.
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