Anokha Pyar (lit.'Rare love') is a 1948 Indian Hindi language film. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Nalini Jaywant in lead roles.[1] The black and white romantic love triangle was directed by M. I. Dharamsey under the Ambika Films banner.[2] The music was composed by Anil Biswas, who gave a then unknown young Lata Mangeshkar maximum songs to sing for the film.[3] The rest of the cast included Sankatha Prasad, Mukri, Ved, Kesarbai, Habib and Sheikh.

Anokha Pyar
Directed byM. I. Dharamsey
Produced bySitaram V. Mungrey
StarringDilip Kumar
Nargis
Nalini Jaywant
Music byAnil Biswas
Production
company
Ambica Films
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

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Ashok (Dilip Kumar) is an impoverished writer waiting for his book to be published. He meets Bindiya (Nalini Jaywant), a flower-seller, who insists he buy some flowers from her. Ashok gives his last two annas (12 pence) to her. A rogue tries to snatch the money from Bindiya and when Ashok tries to help her, the rogue punches him in the face, temporarily blinding him. Bindiya takes him to the local doctor. Since he has nowhere to stay, Ashok stays with the doctor and his family until he improves. The doctor's daughter Geeta (Nargis) falls in love with Ashok. Bindiya has also fallen in love with Ashok and cares deeply for him. Ashok is implicated in a murder case and is imprisoned. Geeta's father dies and her two aunts come to stay with her. Meanwhile. Bindiya manages to find a suicide note written by Ashok's alleged victim and Ashok is proven to be innocent. Geeta's aunts happen to see Bindiya with Ashok and believe her to be Ashok's wife. They convince Geeta to marry Ashok's publisher. After some more melodramatic turns in the story, Bindiya dies and Ashok and Geeta unite. Ashok's book is finally published and becomes popular.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Lata Mangeshkar was still finding a niche for herself in the Hindi film industry and according to Ganesh Anantharaman, it was a brave move by composer Anil Biswas to use the "tinny vocals" of Lata in songs like "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" and "Mere Liye Woh Gham-E-Intazar Chhod Gaye", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Meena Kapoor.[3] Other popular songs were "Yaad Rakhna Chaand Taaro" sung by Lata and Mukesh, "Ek Dil Ka Lagana Baqi Tha" sung by Lata. The lyricists were Zia Sarhadi, Gopal Singh Nepali, Behzad Lakhnavi and Shams Azimabadi.[4][5]

Song list

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# Title Singer Lyricist
1 "Yaad Rakhna Chand Taro" Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar Zia Sarhadi
2 "Yaad Rakhna Chand Taro" Meena Kapoor Zia Sarhadi
3 "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" Mukesh Zia Sarhadi
4 "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" Lata Mangeshkar Zia Sarhadi
5 "Ek Dil Ka Lagana Baki Tha" Lata Mangeshkar Zia Sarhadi
6 "Ab Yad Na Kar" Lata Mangeshkar Shams Azimabadi
7 "Ab Yad Na Kar" Meena Kapoor, Mukesh Shams Azimabadi
8 "Bhola Bhala Ri Mora Balama Na Jaane" Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor Zia Sarhadi
9 "Ghadi Ghadi Puchho Naa Ji" Lata Mangeshkar G. S. Nepali
10 "Mere Liye Woh Gam-E-Intazar Chhod Gaye" Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor Behzad Lucknavi
11 "Ai Dil Meri Wafa Me Koyi Asar Nahee Hai" Lata Mangeshkar Shams Azimabadi
12 "Mere Liye Wo Gham-e-intezaar" Lata Mangeshkar Behzad Lucknavi
13 "Mere Phulo Me Chhipi Hai Jawani" Lata Mangeshkar Behzad Lucknavi

References

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  1. ^ Urmila Lanba (2002). The Thespian: Life and Films of Dilip Kumar. Vision Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-81-7094-496-6.
  2. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (2012). DILIP KUMAR THE LAST EMPEROR. Rupa Publications. ISBN 978-81-291-3365-6.
  3. ^ a b Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.
  4. ^ "Anokha Pyar". giitaayan.com. giitaayan - An Interface to iTrans Song Book(ISB). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Anokha Pyar". hindigeetmala.net. Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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