| Abhimaan | |
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| Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Susheela Kamat, Pawan Kumar |
| Written by | Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogue), Biresh Chatterjee (screenplay) |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Asrani, Bindu |
| Release date(s) | July 27, 1973 |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
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Abhimaan (Devanagari: अभिमान, Nastaliq: ابھمان, translation: Pride) is a 1973 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan, his real-life wife, 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 famous playback singers Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, and Mohammed Rafi. This movie takes inspiration from A Star is Born (1954). When the film was released, audiences found similarities between the real-life couple Amitabh and Jaya, and the couple they portrayed on-screen, as Jaya's career was better than Amitabh's at that time. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film.
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Synopsis
Subir (Amitabh Bachchan) is a professional singer whose career is soaring. He doesn't plan to marry -- until he meets Uma (Jaya Bhaduri), a sweet village girl who also sings. Subit falls in love with Uma and marries her. He returns to Mumbai with his new bride. Subir coninues as a singer and also fosters Uma's signing career. Subir starts to lose the edge in his career, which coincides with Uma's rise. Eventually, she becomes more famous than her husband sparking jealousy from Subir and he starts to regret his earlier generosity. Eventually his pride and jealousy tear the marriage apart. Will Subir overcome his jealousy? Can Subir and Uma reconcile? The movie reaches a very sensitive situation when the couple separates and Uma has a miscarriage. In what is considered a masterpiece from the director Hrishikesh Mukherjee and underlying score by S. D. Burman, the couple comes together again in an emotional reunion and they are seen singing together.
Trivia
When the film was released, audiences found similarities between the real-life couple Amitabh and Jaya, and the couple they portrayed on-screen, as Jaya was more popular than Amitabh at that time. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film. But soon afterwards, she cut down on her work and later took many years off to raise a family, and people have speculated that the reason was because she didn't want to experience the turmoil that her character in "Abhimaan" has experienced. The film is also a turning point for Bindu who for the first time, played a sympathetic character, as she was known for playing vamps/cabaret dancers, such as in Amitabh's star-making hit Zanjeer (1973).
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Subir Kumar
- Jaya Bachchan ... Uma Kumar
- Asrani ... Chander Kripalani
- David ... Brajeshwarlal
- Bindu ... Chitra
- Durga Khote ... Durga Massi
- A. K. Hangal ... Sadanand
- Lalita Kumari ... Radha
External links
- The official tribute site for director Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Abhimaan songs
- IMDB listing
- Memories of Abhimaan
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