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Abhimaan (lit. Pride) is a 1973 Indian Hindi musical drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Asrani and Bindu. It was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
The film is perhaps best remembered for its songs, composed and arranged by the late S. D. Burman, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and sung by playback singers Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, and Kishore Kumar. Film did above average business at box office as per the Bollywood trade magazine published at that time. Jaya Bachchan won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for Abhimaan. According to Aalif Surti film is based on troublesome marriage between two sitar maestros Ravi Sankar and Annapurna Devi. Also according to author Raju Bharatan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee based the film's story on the life of singer Kishore Kumar and his first wife, Ruma Ghosh although it has resemblances with the 1954 movie A Star Is Born. It was remade in Tamil in 1983 as Nenjamellam Neeye starring Mohan, Radha and Poornima Jayaram.
Original Release
07/27/1973
US Release
01/30/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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Amitabh Bachchan | Subir Kumar (Beeru) |
Jaya Bachchan | Uma Kumar |
Govardhan Asrani | Chandru Kriplani |
Bindu Desai | Chitra |
Durga Khote | Aunt Durga (Durga Mausi) |
A.K. Hangal | Sadanand |
David Abraham | Brijeshwar Rai |
Jaywant Pathare | |
Lalita Kumari | Radha |
Habiba Rehman |
Directors
Writers
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Nabendu Ghosh, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Biresh Chatterjee, Mohini N. Sippy
Cast
Name | Character |
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Amitabh Bachchan | Subir Kumar (Beeru) |
Jaya Bachchan | Uma Kumar |
Govardhan Asrani | Chandru Kriplani |
Bindu Desai | Chitra |
Durga Khote | Aunt Durga (Durga Mausi) |
A.K. Hangal | Sadanand |
David Abraham | Brijeshwar Rai |
Jaywant Pathare | |
Lalita Kumari | Radha |
Habiba Rehman | |
Biren Tripathy | |
Manohar Kamat | |
Raju Shrestha | (as Master Rajoo) |
Nitin Mukesh | Self |
Michael Stanley |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Susheela Kamat | Producer |
Pawan Kumar | Producer |
K. Yogi | Producer |