Daag: A Poem of Love
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Daag: A Poem of Love is a 1973 Bollywood
film produced and directed by Yash Chopra
in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge
.
The film stars Sharmila Tagore
, Rajesh Khanna
, Rakhee(who won her first Filmfare
award), Madan Puri
, Kader Khan
, Prem Chopra
and A.K. Hangal.
The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna craze and became a "super hit" at the box office. The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
dominated the charts for the year. Film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978) starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
, Vanisri
, and Jayasudha
.
), falls for beautiful Sonia (Sharmila Tagore
). Soon they get married and leave for their honeymoon, but on the way due to bad weather decide to spend a night at Sunil’s Boss bungalow. There Sunil’s boss’s son, Dheeraj Kapoor (Prem Chopra
) attempts to rape Sonia, when she was alone. But Sunil’s arrives in time and a fight ensues resulting in the death of Dheeraj.
Sunil gets arrested and sent to jail, and later sentenced to death by the court. But on the way to prison, the police van meets with an accident and all persons are killed. Years after, Sonia, who is now living as Sunil’s widow and working as a school teacher, finds out that Sunil is still alive, living with a new identity of Sudhir and is married to a rich women named Chandani (Rakhee). Sunil at his end in his attempt to establish a new identity had earlier met Chandni, though he ends up marrying her to give her illegitimate child his name. But soon the law is at his door steps once again after so many years, this time however there is an added crime - bigamy!
, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhiyanvi
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film produced and directed by Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge , subtitled "The Life and Death of a Man of Character", is a tragic novel by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge . The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rustic England...
.
The film stars Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
, Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
, Rakhee(who won her first Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
award), Madan Puri
Madan Puri
Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
, Kader Khan
Kader Khan
Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
, Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
and A.K. Hangal.
The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna craze and became a "super hit" at the box office. The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R...
dominated the charts for the year. Film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978) starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
, Vanisri
Vanisri
Vanisri or Ratna Kumari , also known as Vanisree or Vanishree, is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films.-Early life:...
, and Jayasudha
Jayasudha
Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....
.
Plot summary
A young guy, Sunil Kohli (Rajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
), falls for beautiful Sonia (Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
). Soon they get married and leave for their honeymoon, but on the way due to bad weather decide to spend a night at Sunil’s Boss bungalow. There Sunil’s boss’s son, Dheeraj Kapoor (Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
) attempts to rape Sonia, when she was alone. But Sunil’s arrives in time and a fight ensues resulting in the death of Dheeraj.
Sunil gets arrested and sent to jail, and later sentenced to death by the court. But on the way to prison, the police van meets with an accident and all persons are killed. Years after, Sonia, who is now living as Sunil’s widow and working as a school teacher, finds out that Sunil is still alive, living with a new identity of Sudhir and is married to a rich women named Chandani (Rakhee). Sunil at his end in his attempt to establish a new identity had earlier met Chandni, though he ends up marrying her to give her illegitimate child his name. But soon the law is at his door steps once again after so many years, this time however there is an added crime - bigamy!
Cast
- Sharmila TagoreSharmila TagoreSharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
- Sonia Kohli - Rajesh KhannaRajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
- Sunil Kohli - Rakhee Gulzar - Chandni (as Raakhee)
- Prem ChopraPrem ChopraPrem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
- Dheeraj Kapoor - Baby Pinky - Pinky
- Raju Shrestha - Rinku (as Master Raju)
- Manmohan Krishna - Deewan
- Madan PuriMadan PuriMadan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
- K. C. Khanna - Achala SachdevAchala SachdevAchala Sachdev is an Indian film actress who started her career as a child. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films...
- Mrs. Malti Khanna - IftekharIftekharIftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
- Inspector Singh (as Iftikhar) - Hari Shivdasani - Jagdish Kapoor
- Yashodra Katju - School Principal (as Yashodhara Katju)
- Kader KhanKader KhanKader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
- Prosecuting attorney (as Kadar Khan) - A. K. HangalA. K. HangalAvtar Kishan Hangal , popularly known as A. K. Hangal, is a well known Indian character actor in Hindi language films. His most notable roles are as the Inder Sen in Shaukeen, as Rahim Chacha in Sholay and as Ram Shastri in Aaina...
- Prosecuting Attorney / Judge - S. N. Banerjee - Judge (as S.N. Bannerjee)
- Karan Dewan - Doctor Kapoor
- Surendra Nath - Sunil's uncle
- Jagdish RajJagdish RajJagdish Raj Khurana is a former Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record record for being the most type-cast actor. He has played a police inspector in 144 films. He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan...
- Ram Singh (driver) - Manmohan - Prisoner in van
- Aruna - Dancer
- Padma KhannaPadma KhannaPadma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970 and 80s....
- Dancer - Habib - Smith removing Sunil's handcuffs (as Habeeb)
Crew
- Director - Yash ChopraYash ChopraYash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
- Story - Gulshan Nanda
- Dialogue - Akhtar-Ul-Iman
- Producer - Yash ChopraYash ChopraYash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
- Editor - Pran Mehra
- Art Director - R. G. Gaekwad
- Cinematographer - Kay Gee
- Stunts - Ravi Khanna, M. B. Shetty
- Choreographer - Suresh Bhatt
- Lyricist - Sahir LudhianviSahir LudhianviSahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
- Music Director - Laxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R...
- Playback Singers - Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, Lata MangeshkarLata MangeshkarLata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
, Rajesh KhannaRajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Laxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R...
, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhiyanvi
- Song "Ab chaahe maa roothhe ya baaba" was listed at #7 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973The following is an annual list of the year-end chart toppers of the Radio Ceylon radio show Binaca Geetmala for 1971. Binaca Geetmala was a very popular radio show that counted down the popular film songs from Indian cinema on a weekly basis, listened to by millions of Hindi music lovers, just...
- Song "Mere dil mein aaj kya hai" was listed at #20 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973The following is an annual list of the year-end chart toppers of the Radio Ceylon radio show Binaca Geetmala for 1971. Binaca Geetmala was a very popular radio show that counted down the popular film songs from Indian cinema on a weekly basis, listened to by millions of Hindi music lovers, just...
| Song | Singer (s) |
|---|---|
| "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" | Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century... |
| "Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba" | Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| "Hum Aur Tum Tum Aur Hum" | Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| "Jab Bhi Jee Chahe" | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| "Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin" | Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician.... |
| "Ni Mein Yaar Manana Ni" | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| "Hawa Chale Kaise" | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Director AwardFilmfare Best Director AwardThe Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in the Hindi film Industry. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year.-Superlatives:...
--Yash ChopraYash ChopraYash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies... - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardThe Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
--Rakhee - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Actor-Rajesh KhannaRajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician.... - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Music-Laxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R... - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer-Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
for the song "Mere Dil Mein Aaj"
External links
- Daag (1973) at Yash Raj FilmsYash Raj FilmsYash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...