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Anuradha
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
L. B. Thakur
Written by Sachin Bhowmick (story & screenplay)
Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogue)
D. N. Mukherjee (screenplay)
Samir Chowdhary (screenplay)
Starring Balraj Sahni
Leela Naidu
Music by Pandit Ravi Shankar
Shailendra(lyrics)
Cinematography Jaywant Pathare
Editing by Das Dhaimade
Release date(s) 1960
Running time 141 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Anuradha (अनुराधा) (Love of Anuradha English) is a 1960 Hindi movie produced and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Balraj Sahni, Leela Naidu, Asit Sen and Mukri.

The film's music was composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar, in one of his rare forays into Hindi Cinema [1],[2]. The film was based on a short story written by Sachin Bhowmick, first published in the Bengali monthly magazine 'Desh' and according his autobiography, it was inspired by Madame Bovary, a novel by Gustave Flaubert [3].

The film went on win the National Film Award for Best Film and a nomination for Golden Bear, at Berlin International Film Festival in 1961.

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[edit] Plot

Anuradha Roy (Leela Naidu), a noted radio singer and daughter of a rich man, falls in love with an idealistic doctor, Dr. Nirmal Chowdhary (Balraj Sahni), who serves the poor in the distant village Nanda gaon. After the marriage and a daughter, she realizes the gravity of the choice of living in a village, it is then she has to decide between her love and her love for city life. The clinching moment is when Dr. Nirmal conceded to her father's pressure to take her back to the city. At this point she asks him:

"can't you ask me stay back?",

and then decides to stay back with her husband.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Awards

[edit] Soundtrack

The film music department had a rare combination, sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, with lyricist, Shailendra.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ravi Shankar Filmography
  2. ^ Hrishikesh Mukherjee Biography on winning, the 31st Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
  3. ^ Trivia Internet Movie Database.
  4. ^ Awards Internet Movie Database.
  5. ^ "Kaise Din Beete"
  6. ^ Songs of Anuradha 1960

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Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1950s

Musafir (1957)  • Anari (1959)
1960s

Anuradha (1960)  • Mem-Didi (1961)  • Chhaya (1961)  • Asli-Naqli (1962)  • Aashiq (1962)  • Sanjh Aur Savera (1964)  • Do Dil (1965)  • Gaban (1966)  • Biwi Aur Makaan (1966)  • Anupama (1966)  • Majhli Didi (1967)  • Aashirwad (1968)  • Satyakam (1969)  • Pyar Ka Sapna (1969)
1970s

Guddi (1971)  • Buddha Mil Gaya (1971)  • Anand (1971)  • Sabse Bada Sukh (1972)  • Bawarchi (1972)  • Abhimaan (1973)  • Namak Haraam (1973)  • Phir Kab Milogi (1974)  • Mili (1975)  • Chupke Chupke (1975)  • Chaitali (1975)  • Arjun Pandit (1976)  • Alaap (1977)  • Kotwal Saab (1977)  • Naukri (1978)  • Gol Maal (1979)  • Jurmana (1979)
1980s

Khubsoorat (1980)  • Naram Garam (1981)  • Bemisal (1982)  • Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983)  • Rang Birangi (1983)  • Achha Bura (1983)  • Jhoothi (1985)  • Lathi (1988)  • Namumkin (1988)
1990s
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National Film Award for Best Feature Film
1954-1960

Shyamchi Aai (1954) · Mirza Ghalib (1955) · Pather Panchali (1956) · Kabuliwala (1957) · Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1958) · Sagar Sangamey (1959) · Apur Sansar (1960)
1961-1980

Anuradha (1961) · Bhagini Nivedita (1962) · Dada Thakur (1963) · Shehar Aur Sapna (1964) · Charulata (1965) · Chemmeen (1966) · Teesri Kasam (1967) · Hatey Bazarey (1968) · Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) · Bhuvan Shome (1970) · Samskara (1971) · Seemabaddha (1972) · Swayamvaram (1973) · Nirmalyam (1974) · Chorus (1975) · Chomana Dudi (1976) · Mrigayaa (1977) · Ghatashraddha (1978) · no award (1979) · Shodh (1980)
1981-2000

Akaler Sandhane (1981) · Dakhal (1982) · Chokh (1983) · Adi Shankaracharya (1984) · Damul (1985) · Chidambaram (1986) · Tabarana Kathe (1987) · Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1988) · Piravi (1989) · Bagh Bahadur (1990) · Marupakkam (1991) · Agantuk (1992) · Bhagwat Geeta (1993) · Charachar (1994) · Unishe April (1995) · Kathapurushan (1996) · Lal Darja (1997) · Thaayi Saheba (1998) · Samar (1999) · Vaanaprastham (2000)
2001-present

Shantam (2001) · Dweepa (2002) · Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2003) · Shwaas (2004) · Page 3 (2005) · Kaalpurush (2006) · Pulijanmam (2007) · Kanchivaram (2008)


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