Anokhi Raat

Anokhi Raat
Directed by	Asit Sen
Written by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee Anand Kumar
Produced by	L.B. Lachman
Starring	Sanjeev Kumar Zaheeda Hussain Parikshit Sahni
Cinematography	Kamal Bose
Edited by	Tarun Dutta
Music by	Roshan
Distributed by	L. B. Films
Release date	1968 (1968)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Anokhi Raat (lit. 'Strange Night') is a 1968 Hindi film produced by L. B. Lachman and L. B. Thakur and directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda Hussain, Aruna Irani, Keshto Mukherjee and Parikshit Sahni. It has music by Roshan. The film has some outstanding songs that include "Oh Re Taal Mile", "Mahalon Ka Raja Mila", "Mile Na Phool To", and "Dulhan Se Tumhara Milan Hoga".^[1]

Plot[]

The events depicted in the film take place on a single night and results in several characters sharing their life stories. It is a fascinating depiction of some of the challenges faced by the poor and by women in Indian society, some of which continue to this day.^[2]

Cast[]

• Sanjeev Kumar as Baldev Singh
• Zaheeda Hussain as Rama / Gopa
• Tarun Bose as Madan Lal
• Aruna Irani as Mrs. Prema Rai
• Parikshit Sahni as Painter
• Anwar Hussain as Ram Das

Parikshit Sahni incidentally changed his screen name to Ajay Sahni at the suggestion of Sanjeev Kumar during the shooting of this film, before eventually reverting to his own name a few years later.^[3][4]

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Roshan.

Awards[]

• Filmfare Best Art Direction (black & white)- Ajit Bannerjee
• Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award (black & white) - Kamal Bose
• Filmfare Best Screenplay Award- Hrishikesh Mukherjee^[5]
• Filmfare Best Dialogue Award- Anand Kumar^[6]

References[]

External links[]

External video
Full movie on YouTube

• Anokhi Raat at IMDb

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