Review of Anand (1971) by Arun D — 04 Feb 2011
This is one of the best Hindi movies ever made.
The movie has everything going for it. Acting, direction, story, music, dialogues etc... everything is fabulous. It has drama, humor, emotions. It is a story a dying man who looks at life with a positive attitude and enjoys his time knowing fully well his disease is incurable and that he is going to die soon.
Rajesh Khanna as Anand is absolutely brilliant, this is his career-best performance. He makes you laugh and cry. He causes anxiety and goose bumps. Simply superb.
Amitabh Bachchan is fantastic as babumoshai.
The rest of the supporting cast is also brilliant be it Johhny Walker(stands out) or Ramesh Deo or Seema or Sumitra. Everyone is wonderful.
Music is the hallmark of all great hindi movies and this one has music "Kahin door jab din dhal jaye" or " Maine tere liye hi saath rang" or "Zindagi kaisi hai paheli".
About the director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, he is one of the best directors ever in the Indian film history. All his movies, he has been directing movies since 1957 are worth a watch. Some are brilliant and others watchable.
This review of Anand (1971) was written by Arun D on 04 Feb 2011.
Anand has generally received very positive reviews.
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