Sanjog (1972 film)

Sanjog (lit. 'Destiny') is a 1971 Hindi-language drama film directed by S. S. Balan. The film stars Mala Sinha, Aruna Irani and Amitabh Bachchan in the lead roles.[2] It is a remake of the Tamil film Iru Kodugal directed by K. Balachander.[3]

Sanjog
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Directed byS. S. Balan
Produced byAyaz Ali Shaikh
StarringMala Sinha
Amitabh Bachchan
Aruna Irani
Music byR.D.Burman
Production
company
Release date
1971
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Mohan (Amitabh Bachchan) falls in love with Asha Devi (Mala Sinha) and they get married in Kasi. The marriage is not accepted by Mohan's mother and the couple gets separated. Asha is pregnant and her father (Madan Puri), realising that no man will marry Asha second time, decides to make her a collector. Mohan meanwhile had moved to South India, where he later married Seema (Aruna Irani) as he was informed via his parents that Asha died. They live a happy life with their two children and Seema's father(Nazir Hussain). Mohan works as a clerk in the collector's office. A new collector arrives at the office, and it turns out to be Asha. They tend to work together and someone spreads a rumour across stating that there is an affair between Asha and Mohan. This rumour reaches Seema and she is completely disturbed. Seema discovers the secret of Mohan's affair with Asha. After much turmoil, Seema finds out that Asha and Mohan had married 10 year back before her marriage to Mohan. In this, while saving Seema when she wanted to die, Asha dies. Asha gives her eyes to Seema, whose eye-sight went in the accident in which Asha died. The ending scenes show Mohan, Seema, her father, Asha's father, and three kids (two Seema's and one Asha's) altogether paying homage to Asha.

Cast

Soundtrack
  1. "Roop Yeh Tera Jisne Banaya Woh" – Kishore Kumar
  2. "Ek Do Teen Chaar Paanch Chhay Aur Saat" – Kishore Kumar
  3. "Kisi Gul Ki Ye Kismat Hai Ki Woh Sehre Mein Sajta Hai" – Mohammed Rafi
  4. "Man Mandir Me Preet Ka Dera" – Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar

Reception

Film World wrote, "Had Balan stuck to the original Tamil version [Iru Kodugal] instead of padding the proceedings with the stuff that is supposed to spell box office in Hindi Cinema, Sanjog would have been a passable entertainer. Mukhram Sharma's screenplay is old-fashioned, trite and incoherent. The direction is missing."[4] The film was a hit.[5]

References
  1. Somaaya, Bhawana (1999). Amitabh Bachchan: The Legend. Macmillan India Limited. p. 349.
  2. Lokapally, Vijay (22 December 2016). "Sanjog (1972)". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. "Ek Duje Ke Liye director & guru of Rajini no more". The Free Press Journal. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1972). Film World. 8. p. 40.
  5. https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Sanjog-1972/article16926488.ece Missing or empty |title= (help)


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