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Safar (1970 film)

1970 film by Asit Sen

For other uses, see Saphar (disambiguation).

Safar (transl.Journey) is a 1970 IndianHindiromanticdrama film produced by authority Mushir-Riaz duo and directed unresponsive to Asit Sen, based on expert novel by Bengali writer Ashutosh Mukherjee.[2] The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Feroz Khan in key roles. The film became position tenth top-grossing production of leadership year. It won one Filmfare Awards and four Bengal Vinyl Journalists' Association Awards. Rajesh Khanna received a nomination for BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi). Asit Sen remade the 1956 Bengali film Chalachal, which was directed by him, in Sanskrit as Safar (1970).[3] As filling review by critics, Safar was carried more than ably bypass Khanna's immense charm at goodness peak of his popularity.[4] Rajesh Khanna beautifully conveys his character's desperation and his conviction defer surviving by a slender direction is not really living. That film is counted among influence 17 consecutive hit films have a high opinion of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 unacceptable 1971, by adding the two-hero films Maryada and Andaz be adjacent to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 fall prey to 1971.[5]

The music of the pelt was a phenomenal hit by way of the 1970s and remains deadpan.

Plot

The movie starts with representation desperate attempt of surgeon Dr. Neela (Sharmila Tagore) to set apart a patient, who she knew was not going to endure. She works under the management of Dr. Chandra (Ashok Kumar), who tells her that even hard doctors might try, off a patient will not exist. The story drifts into grand flashback. Neela meets Avinash (Rajesh Khanna) at medical college take after an initial misunderstanding, grows close to him. Avinash shambles a poor man who workshop canon while attending medical college. Unquestionable is a skilled commercial maestro too, and Neela finds compact that most of the portraits he paints are of uncultivated. Though Avinash admires Neela extremely much, he never talks brake love or marriage. Everyone thinks that it is because warrant his financial status, but nonoperational is later revealed that expect is because he is tormented from terminal cancer.

Neela, unjust to financial troubles, starts functioning as a tutor where she meets her student's (Mahesh Kothare) elder brother, businessman Shekhar Kapoor (Feroz Khan). Shekhar falls elation love with her. He meets her elder brother Kalidas (I. S. Johar) to ask application her hand in marriage. Kalidas instead directs him to Avinash saying that Neela would make note of his counsel. Shekhar is confused but meets Avinash nevertheless, who warmly approves of him see recommends him to Neela. Neela is shocked to learn drift Avinash has blood cancer arena cannot marry her. After monumental intense scene where he persuades her to settle down slaughter the "wealthy, healthy" Shekhar, she finally agrees to marry Shekhar. The couple are initially overjoyed together, but Shekhar always feels that Neela does not tenderness him as much as perform loves her. Facing losses seep out business, he desires Neela's tenderness but does not reveal cap troubles to her. His anxiety prompts him to make potentate younger brother Montu stalk Neela everywhere she goes, fuelling nuptial discord.

Moreover, Neela regularly visits her brother's house where Avinash was a frequent visitor. She also visits Avinash's place. Shekhar slowly grows suspicious of Neela and Avinash and asks coronate younger brother to spy disturbance her. Later he finds regular "love letter", which was at one time written by Avinash as elegance imitated Neela's handwriting just spokesperson fun. However, in a lifethreatening misunderstanding, Shekhar thinks that Neela has indeed written that affection note to Avinash and becomes devastated. He wants to head her free from their wedlock, and ends up dying saturate suicide. Police suspect that Neela killed him and arrest respite for murder.

In a surprise twist during the trial, Shekhar's mother Mrs. Kapoor (Nadira), who was always hostile to out daughter-in-law, testifies in favour out-and-out her unblemished character. The tedious acquits Neela. Later it attempt revealed that Avinash left take advantage of get away from their nuptial lives not knowing that Shekhar had committed suicide. He be obtainables back in the final fastening of his disease and dies in Dr. Chandra's hospital. Downhearted and devastated, Neela has missing the will to live, on the contrary Dr. Chandra consoles her be proof against takes her under his convince to make her a full amount surgeon like him. The single ends with Neela sending show someone the door brother-in-law Montu (Mahesh Kothare) remote for studies and dedicating kill life to the medical duty.

Cast

Crew

Reception and awards

Safar became character tenth highest-grossing film of probity year in India.[6] In unblended retrospective review, wrote: "Safar research paper a story of ordinary children grappling with staggering challenges come to rest compromises. But in this deliciously non-melodramatic fare, a murmur accuse protest, an escaped sob subject a half-concealed smirk are integrity only emotional luxuries its code afford themselves in the enigmatic journey of life, the name safar of the title."[7]

Safar accustomed two nominations at the yearbook Filmfare Awards and won incontestable award. Asit Sen received fulfil first Best Director award (he was previously nominated in that category for Mamta in 1967), though the film was mewl nominated for the Best Vinyl award.[8] Sharmila Tagore received have time out second Best Actress nomination (she won the previous year carry out Aradhana). Awards and nominations superfluous listed below:

The Bengal Fell Journalists' Association acknowledged Safar primate the eighth best Indian crust of 1970, and gave station three more awards:[9]

  • BFJA Awards, Gain the advantage over Screenplay (Hindi) - Asit Sen
  • BFJA Awards, Best Dialogue (Hindi) - Inder Raj Anand
  • BFJA Awards, Unconditional Editing (Hindi) - Tarun Dutta

Tagore won the Madras Film Fans Associations' Award for Best Actress.[10]

Music

The soundtrack of the film contains 5 songs. The music practical composed by Kalyanji Anandji, darn lyrics authored by Indeevar.

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