Anand Ashram
| Anand Ashram | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Written by | Shakti Samanta Kamleshwar (dialogue-Hindi) Prabhat Roy (dialogue-Bengali) |
| Story by | Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Uttam Kumar Sharmila Tagore |
| Cinematography | Aloke Dasgupta |
| Edited by | Bijoy Chowdhary |
| Music by | Shyamal Mitra |
Production company | Shakti Films |
| Distributed by | Shakti Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi Bengali |
Anand Ashram (transl. Ashram of joy) is a 1977 Indian drama film directed and co-written by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by film director and novelist, Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay. It starred Ashok Kumar, Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles.[1] This film has a Bengali version too with the same title released on the same day,[2] Samanta has previously made another double version, Amanush (1975) with the same lead actors, however this film didn't do well at the box office.[3] The same story was earlier filmed as 'Doctor' in 1940 starred by Pankaj Mullick, Jyoti Prakash, Ahindra Choudhuri, Bharati Devi.
Plot
Dr. Amaresh lives with his wealthy father, a Thakur, in a small town in India. While the Thakur would like to get Amaresh to marry a woman from an equally wealthy family, he has fallen in love with a poor woman named Asha, and would like to marry her. The Thakur is displeased, and asks Amaresh to leave his house, never to return. A few months later, Thakur's employee, Girdhari, informs him that he has found an abandoned child by the river bank, and would like to adopt him. Initially, the Thakur does not want anything to do with the child, but when he sees it for the first time, he decides to let Girdhari have his way. Years later, young Samaresh has grown up under Girdhari and Thakur's care, and travels abroad to study in order to be a doctor. When he returns, he decides to work with a chemical company. His travels take him to meet a beautiful woman named Sumita, her father, and an elderly man named Doctor. Samaresh is perturbed by this doctor, who seems to know him very well, and wants him to leave his job at the chemical company, and start practicing medicine in the small town where they live. What Samaresh does not know that this doctor is none other than his biological father, Amaresh. What both don't know is what steps the Thakur will take when he finds out that Samaresh is none other than his grandson.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Dr. Amaresh Rai Chaudhary
- Sharmila Tagore as Asha Rai Chaudhary
- Rakesh Roshan as Dr. Samaresh Rai Chaudhary
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Sumita Dutta
- Ashok Kumar as Zamindaar/Pratap Narain Rai Chaudhary
- Asit Sen as Girdhari
- Utpal Dutt as Rasharaj Dutta, Sumita's dad
- Anita Guha as Sumita's mom
- Chandrima Bhaduri
- Prema Narayan (Guest appearance)
- Alankar Joshi as Chandan Dutta, Sumit's younger brother (as Master Alankar)
Production
After the success of Amanush in 1975 Shakti Samanta cast almost same actors including Ashok Kumar. This is the first time where two legendary actor of hindi and Bengali cinema Uttam Kumar and Ashok Kumar worked together. It's making again in double version.
This film also shot in
During the film production Mohunbagan Footballers in Mumbai at that time to play the Rovers Cup Final of 1977. On the evening, footballers turned upon the set to watching the shooting. Uttam Kumar always being a Mohunbagan fan. Uttam Kumar said to the footballers You should have to win the final and return to Kolkata with the trophy. Mohunbagan really become champions and kept good words of Uttam.[5]
Music
| Anand Ashram | |
|---|---|
| Film score by | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Genre | Featured Film Soundtrack, Bengali Ghazals |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Producer | Shakti Samanta |
The film had music by Shyamal Mitra, with lyrics by Indeevar
| Song | Singer (s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Tum Itni Sundar Ho" | Yesudas, Preeti Sagar
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3:55 |
| "Sara Pyar Tumhara" | Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar
|
3:58 |
| "Tere Liye Maine Sabko Chhoda" | Kishore Kumar | 4:01 |
| "Raahi Naye Naye Rasta Naya Naya" | Kishore Kumar | 3:40 |
| "Safal Wohi Jeevan Hai" | Shyamal Mitra | 3:38 |
| "Jab Chaho Chali Aaoongi" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:49 |
Bengali songs
- Prithibi Bodle Geche - Kishore Kumar
- Asha Chilo Valobasha Chilo - Kishore Kumar
- Tinti Montro Niye - Shyamal Mitra
- Valobeshe Dekei Dekhona - Asha Bhonsle
- Amar Shopno Tumi Ogo - Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar
- Kotha Kichu Kichu Bujhe Nite Hoy - Aarti Mukherji, Shyamal Mitra
Released & Reception
Both versions released at the same time during the Durga Puja festival that is generally good for business. The Bengali version ran for 26 weeks and became a blockbuster at the box office. It was the top grossing Bengali film of 1977. But the Hindi version did not do as well (unlike Amanush) and was an average grosser.
References
- ^ Vijay Lokapally (10 September 2015). "Blast from the past: Anand Ashram (1977)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Shakti Samanta was brave, never wanted to compromise: Filmmaker Prabhat Roy". cinestaan.com. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-134-06213-3.
- ^ ডেস্ক, গ্লিটজ. "উত্তমপর্বের উত্তম". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Uttam-kumar-wore-east-bengal-jersey-surrendering-before-suchitras-zeal-in-saptapadi". 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
- Anand Ashram at IMDb
- Anand Ashram at Bollywood Hungama
