Anokha Rishta
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Anokha Rishta is a 1986 film starring Rajesh Khanna
in the lead supported by Smita Patil, Sabeehaa, Tanuja, Shafi Inamdar, Satish Shah and Karan Shah. The story revolves around three characters played by Rajesh Khanna
, Smita Patil
and Sabeeha.The film was debut of Sabeeha, the daughter of yesteryear actress Ameeta
.Rajesh Khanna delivered a mature performance in the mature role of Robert.Subsequently many movies inspired from this movie were made like Lamhe
, Joggers' Park (film) & Nishabd
.The film ran into controversy due to the picturisation of the song "Marry Tu Meri Hoja" sung by Amit Kumar
wherein Karan is shown nude while singing the song in jovial mood dedicated to his girlfriend.
Anokha Rishta perfectly harmonizing with its title, is the story of an unusual relationship between Mary (Sabeeha) and Robert Brown (Rajesh Khanna). Teenager Mary is an orphan and lives in an orphanage run by nuns. Her education had been sponsored by Robert’s father in his lifetime. After the demise of his father, when Robert takes independent charge of the family business, he comes to know of this sponsorship. Being benevolent by nature, he decides to continue it in his father’s name itself. Mary has never met her sponsor and she even does not know him by name. For her, the identity of her sponsor is -’uncle’ only whom she regularly writes letters and her uncle (earlier Robert’s father and now Robert) always responds to them. A youth (Karan Shah) loves her but she ignores his advances because of his image of an irresponsible and loafer boy. On the other hand, Robert has always been in love of Dr. Pramila (Smita Patil) but due to following different religious faiths and their parents not allowing them to marry someone from a different religion, they could not marry. However being mature and true lovers, they chose not to marry somebody else too and decided to remain bachelors only
The twist in the tale comes with Mary coming across Robert in a party and despite himself being more than double of her age, falls in love with him. She expresses her feelings to him but he discourages her from making advances towards him in this way. On the other hand, maintaining a benevolent attitude and wanting her to lead a happy life, Robert helps Mary’s lover to come closer to her and guides him to grow up, besides giving him a job in his own office. Mary, being mad in Robert’s love without knowing that he only is her sponsor and ’her uncle’ whom she writes to and gets letters from, keeps on living in her dreamy world of a married life with Robert. Her problem is that she cannot share her feelings and mental agony (of not getting positive response from Robert) with ’her uncle’ because all the incoming and outgoing letters (written to ’her uncle’) of Mary are screened first by the head of the orphanage (called ’mother’).
Finally, when Robert breaks her heart (in her own interest only), she decides to become a nun and writes a final letter to ’her uncle’ with a special and last request to the head of the orphanage to deliver it to ’her uncle’ without opening it and reading its content. Dr. Pramila, knowing all these developments, tries to stop Mary but she remains firm on her decision. Now her lover (the youth, now an employee of Robert) also gets desperate upon knowing this decision of hers. Finally the onus falls on the shoulders of Robert only to do something to prevent Mary from taking this drastic step and that leads to the highly emotional and impressive climax.
It received four in the Bollywood guide Collections.The film grossed 5.5 crores at the box office in 1986.Anokha Rishta was touted as an interesting emotional movie by the critics on its release and has developed fan following over the years.
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
in the lead supported by Smita Patil, Sabeehaa, Tanuja, Shafi Inamdar, Satish Shah and Karan Shah. The story revolves around three characters played by Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
, Smita Patil
Smita Patil
Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a...
and Sabeeha.The film was debut of Sabeeha, the daughter of yesteryear actress Ameeta
Ameeta
Ameeta was a well known film actress in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in Hindi films. Mainly a supporting actress and B grade leading lady, she had a brief period of A grade stardom in the late 1950s and early 1960s after playing prominent roles in successful films such as Tumsa Nahin Dekha ,...
.Rajesh Khanna delivered a mature performance in the mature role of Robert.Subsequently many movies inspired from this movie were made like Lamhe
Lamhe
Lamhe is a 1991 Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra and starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi. The story was written by Honey Irani. The film was critically acclaimed, had exceptional music, and did brilliant business in UK. Unfortunately, it was not a box-office success in India...
, Joggers' Park (film) & Nishabd
Nishabd
Nishabd is a 2007 Bollywood movie directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jiah Khan inspired from American Beauty and from the storyline of 1986 film Anokha Rishta starring Rajesh Khanna....
.The film ran into controversy due to the picturisation of the song "Marry Tu Meri Hoja" sung by Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
wherein Karan is shown nude while singing the song in jovial mood dedicated to his girlfriend.
Synopsis
Mary, an orphan lives in a orphanage home run by nuns. She is good at studies and is artistically talented. Until her adulthood, her education was being sponsored by a philanthropist. She has never met her sponsor, an old man though but she only got to know of the fact that he is the sponsor-or through the nuns. Her sponsor one day passes away. As a result, her dreams of a college education are ruined. She struggles to gain an education.Mr. Robert Brown (Bob), who is now at the helm of affairs of his father's business, agrees to continue her sponsorship. Bob is a bachelor and Mary falls in love with Bob. She learns that love comes when you least expect it in this romantic drama.A new patron comes to her aid, but love threatens to get in the way of Mary's education.Anokha Rishta perfectly harmonizing with its title, is the story of an unusual relationship between Mary (Sabeeha) and Robert Brown (Rajesh Khanna). Teenager Mary is an orphan and lives in an orphanage run by nuns. Her education had been sponsored by Robert’s father in his lifetime. After the demise of his father, when Robert takes independent charge of the family business, he comes to know of this sponsorship. Being benevolent by nature, he decides to continue it in his father’s name itself. Mary has never met her sponsor and she even does not know him by name. For her, the identity of her sponsor is -’uncle’ only whom she regularly writes letters and her uncle (earlier Robert’s father and now Robert) always responds to them. A youth (Karan Shah) loves her but she ignores his advances because of his image of an irresponsible and loafer boy. On the other hand, Robert has always been in love of Dr. Pramila (Smita Patil) but due to following different religious faiths and their parents not allowing them to marry someone from a different religion, they could not marry. However being mature and true lovers, they chose not to marry somebody else too and decided to remain bachelors only
The twist in the tale comes with Mary coming across Robert in a party and despite himself being more than double of her age, falls in love with him. She expresses her feelings to him but he discourages her from making advances towards him in this way. On the other hand, maintaining a benevolent attitude and wanting her to lead a happy life, Robert helps Mary’s lover to come closer to her and guides him to grow up, besides giving him a job in his own office. Mary, being mad in Robert’s love without knowing that he only is her sponsor and ’her uncle’ whom she writes to and gets letters from, keeps on living in her dreamy world of a married life with Robert. Her problem is that she cannot share her feelings and mental agony (of not getting positive response from Robert) with ’her uncle’ because all the incoming and outgoing letters (written to ’her uncle’) of Mary are screened first by the head of the orphanage (called ’mother’).
Finally, when Robert breaks her heart (in her own interest only), she decides to become a nun and writes a final letter to ’her uncle’ with a special and last request to the head of the orphanage to deliver it to ’her uncle’ without opening it and reading its content. Dr. Pramila, knowing all these developments, tries to stop Mary but she remains firm on her decision. Now her lover (the youth, now an employee of Robert) also gets desperate upon knowing this decision of hers. Finally the onus falls on the shoulders of Robert only to do something to prevent Mary from taking this drastic step and that leads to the highly emotional and impressive climax.
Reception
It received four in the Bollywood guide Collections.The film grossed 5.5 crores at the box office in 1986.Anokha Rishta was touted as an interesting emotional movie by the critics on its release and has developed fan following over the years.
Cast
- Rajesh KhannaRajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
- Smita PatilSmita PatilSmita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a...
- Sabeeha
- Shafi InamdarShafi InamdarShafi Inamdar was an Indian actor. He started his film career with the film Vijeta and continued in Ardh Satya. He acted in a number of television serials including Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi. Shafi married actress Bhakti Barve. He died on 13 March 1996...
- Satish ShahSatish ShahSatish Ravilal Shah is a Hindi and Marathi film and television actor best known for his comedy films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ever popular 80's sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha. He is famous for playing the role of Municipal Commissioner...
- Tanuja
- Karan Shah
- Beena Banerjee
Music
- "Chal Saheli Jhoom Ke Geet Koi" - Asha Bhonsle
- "Marry Tu Meri Hoja" - Amit KumarAmit KumarAmit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
- "Tune Ye Jaana Ek Kaanta Lagne Se Mein" - Asha Bhonsle
- "Aaj Ka Din Na Jaane Kyun Acha Lagta Hai" - Asha Bhonsle