Daag (1973 film)

Daag - A Poem Of Love
Theatrical Poster
Directed by Yash Chopra
Produced by Yash Chopra
Written by Gulshan Nanda (story)
Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue)
Starring Rajesh Khanna
Sharmila Tagore
Raakhee
Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Cinematography Kay Gee
Edited by Pran Mehra
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release date
 27 April 1973 (1973-04-27)
Running time
 146 min
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office ₹ 6.5 crores [1]

Daag: A Poem of Love is a 1973 Bollywood romantic drama film produced and directed by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films. It is an adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Rajesh Khanna impressed the audience and critics with his performance and the film was a superhit.[2]

The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee (who won her first Filmfare award), Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and A.K. Hangal.

The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna's craze and became a Super Hit at the box office.[1] The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal dominated the charts for the year. The film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978) starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, and Jayasudha.[3]

Plot summary

A young man, Sunil Kohli (Rajesh Khanna), falls for beautiful Sonia (Sharmila Tagore). Soon, they get married and leave for their honeymoon. On the way, owing to bad weather, they decide to spend a night at a bungalow owned by Sunil's boss. The boss's son, Dheeraj Kapoor (Prem Chopra), tries to rape Sonia when she is alone. But Sunil arrives in time, and a fight ensues, resulting in the death of Dheeraj. Sunil is arrested and, later, sentenced to death by the court. But, on the way to prison, the police van carrying him meets with an accident. All occupants are killed. Years later, Sonia, working as a school teacher and bringing up Sunil's and her son, finds out that her husband is still alive. He is living with a new identity as Sudhir, and is married to a rich woman named Chandni (Raakhee). After escaping from the police van, Sunil met Chandni, whose lover had ditched her on learning of her pregnancy. Sunil married her to provide legitimacy to her child, in return for her help in establishing his new identity. Now, after so many years, the law is once again at his doorstep. This time, however, there is an added crime to his name: bigamy.

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi [4]

Daag: A Poem of Love

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Soundtrack album by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Released 1973 (India)
Genre Film soundtrack
Label Sa Re Ga Ma
Producer Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant Pyarelal chronology
Gaai Aur Gori
(1973)		 ''Daag: A Poem of Love''
(1973)		 Barkha Bahar
(1973)
# Title Singer(s) Duration
1 "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" Kishore Kumar 04:19
2 "Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar 05:36
3 "Hum Aur Tum Tum Aur Hum" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar 04:07
4 "Jab Bhi Jee Chaahe" Lata Mangeshkar 04:19
5 "Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin" Rajesh Khanna 02:28
6 "Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni" Lata Mangeshkar, Minoo Purshottam 05:48
7 "Hawa Chale Kaise" Lata Mangeshkar 05:46

Awards and nominations

21st Filmfare Awards

Wins

Nominations

References

  1. 1 2 Box Office 1973 Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-rajesh-khanna-his-top-15-films/story-xZ8WYc2v7LYVftj6D7lWHP.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/daag-1973/article6085506.ece
  4. ↑ Daag 1973 songs
  5. ↑ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
  6. ↑ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
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