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Saraswatichandra is a black-and-white

Black-and-white

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Hindi

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film released in 1968 . It starred Nutan

Nutan

Nutan Behl , better known as Nutan , was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades...

and Manish

Manish

Manish or Maneesh is a common Hindu masculine given name that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind , derived from the Sanskrit words "man" which means Mind and "ish" which refers to God or master.Many Hindu male children are given this name...

among others and was directed by Govind Saraiya. It was also the last Bollywood

Bollywood

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movie to be made in black and white.

The film was based on Saraswatichandra
Saraswatichandra (novel)
Saraswatichandra is a Gujarati novel by Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi, an author of early twentieth century from Gujarat, India. It is widely readGujarati literature....

, a landmark Gujarati

Gujarati language

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

novel, by Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, a famous author of early twentieth century Gujarat, India. It also won the National Film Awards in the Best Cinematography and Best Music Director categories .

The Novel

The novel, written in five parts, narrates the lifestyle and ideology of people in the early 20th century. It depicts the social fabric of that time: extended family life and the beginning of the meltdown of old customs and traditions.

Synopsis

Saraswati is indifferently raised by his step mother and yet he grows up and becomes a compassionate person who has lofty ideas and decides to do without his personal happiness without informing his father, who fixes his marriage to Kumud an educated girl from a rich family. Saraswati decides to cancel the engagement and writes to Kumud to inform her. But soon she replies and soon the two keep on exchanging letters.
Soon Saraswati decides to defy the customs and pays a visit to his fiancée. The two soon serenade and a short lived romance takes place and soon Saraswati returns home after promising Kumud and her family that he would return. However, on his return a family feud takes place and Saraswati writes to Kumud that he is not able to marry her.

Cast

Nutan
Nutan
Nutan Behl , better known as Nutan , was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades...

as Kumud Sundari
Manish as Saraswati Chandra / Navin Chander
Vijaya Choudhury as Kusum
Ramesh Deo as Pramad (Kumud's husband)
Sulochana Latkar as Kumud's mother
B.M. Vyas as Kumud's grandfather
Seema Deo as Alak
Jeevan Kala
S.B. Nayampalli as Pramad's father
Sulochana Chatterjee as Pramad's mother
Babu Raje
Dulari as Saraswati Chandra's step-mother
Shivraj as Saraswati Chandra's father
Praveen Paul as Kumud's aunt

Soundtrack

The music for the songs was composed by Kalyanji Anandji

Kalyanji Anandji

Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Hindi film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. The name comes from first names of the two Gujarati brothers that formed the duo, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah...

"Chandan sa badan" - Singer: Mukesh
Mukesh
Mukesh Chand Mathur was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. He, alongside Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar, left such an impact on the Hindi film industry that they are still remembered to date....
"Chandan sa badan" - Singer: 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...
"Chod de saari duniya" - Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Awards and recognition

1969, National Film Awards
- Best Cinematography, N F Irani
- Best Music Director, Kalyanji-Anandji
1969, Filmfare Best Dialogue Award
Filmfare Best Dialogue Award
The Filmfare Best Dialogue Award is given by the Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Here is a list of the award winners since 1958 and the films for which they won.-Superlatives:Most AwardsGulzar - 4...

, Ali Raza

The Novel

Synopsis

Cast

Soundtrack

Awards and recognition

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