Kora Kagaz

Kora Kagaz
Kora Kagaz
	Film poster
Directed by	Anil Ganguly
Written by	M.G. Hashmat (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Surendra Shailaj
Story by	Saat Paake Bandha; by Ashutosh Mukherjee
Produced by	Sanat Kothari
Starring	Vijay Anand; Jaya Bachchan
Cinematography	Bipin Gajjar
Edited by	Waman Bhonsle;
Music by	Kalyanji-Anandji
Production; company	Shreeji Films
Distributed by	Shreeji Films; Eros International
Release date	10 May 1974
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Kora Kagaz ( translation: Blank Paper) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by Sanath Kothari and directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, Achala Sachdev and Deven Verma. The films music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The famous title song "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" (loosely translated as: "My life is a blank paper") was by rendered by Kishore Kumar.

At the 22nd National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, while Lata Mangeshkar won the award for Best Female Playback Singer.

The film is a remake of 1963 Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha directed by Ajoy Kar, and starring Suchitra Sen^[1] which itself was based on the story Saat Paake Bandha by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay^[2]

Plot[]

Professor Sukesh Dutt (Vijay Anand) and Archana Gupta (Jaya Bachchan) meet each other in a chance encounter while traveling by BEST bus service in Mumbai. Archana's father likes Sukesh and both Archana and Sukesh also get attracted to each other and get married. Archana's mother does not like Sukesh due to his modest income. She makes up stories about their affluence, which offends Sukesh. She interfere in their life and buys things for the home. It bruises his ego. All these things result in acrimony between Archana and Sukesh, and they decide to separate. Archana goes to live with her parents, while Sukesh relocates. Archana's family asks her to forget Sukesh, and remarry, which Archana finds difficult since she still has feelings for Sukesh. She goes to a far place to work as teacher to find solace. One day Sukesh and Archana by chance meet in a railway waiting room. There they resolve their misunderstandings and grievances. They reunite to live happily.

Cast[]

Vijay Anand as Professor Sukesh Dutt
Jaya Bachchan as Archana Gupta
A. K. Hangal as Principal Gupta
Achala Sachdev as Mrs. Gupta
Nazneen as Aruna Gupta
Dinesh Hingoo as Govind Gupta
Deven Verma as Drona Acharya
Ramesh Deo as Archana's Uncle
Seema Deo as Archana's Aunt
Sulochana Latkar as Sukesh's Aunt
Arvind Rathod as Basuda (servant)
Master Shahid as Deepak

Crew[]

Director - Anil Ganguly
Story - Ashutosh Mukherjee
Screenplay - Surendra Shailaj
Dialogue - M. G. Hashmat
Producer - Sanat Kothari
Cinematographer - Bipin Gajjar
Art Director - Abdul Rahim
Choreographer - Suresh Bhatt, Praveen Kumar
Music Director - Kalyanji Anandji
Lyricist - M. G. Hashmat
Playback Singers - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Editor - , Guru Dutt

Music[]

All lyrics written by M. G. Hashmat.

Song "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" topped the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1974

Song Title	Singers	Length
"Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz"	Kishore Kumar	3:35
"Mera Padhne Mein Nahin Lage Dil"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:01
"Roothe Roothe Piya"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:22

Awards and nominations[]

National Film Award[]

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment : Anil Ganguly^[3]
Best Female Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar for the song "Roothe Roothe Piya."^[3]

Filmfare Awards[]

Won[]

Filmfare Best Actress Award - Jaya Bachchan
Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Kalyanji Anandji

Nomination[]

Best Film - Sanat Kothari
Best Director - Anil Ganguly
Best Story - Ashutosh Mukherjee
Best Lyricist - M.G.Hashmat for the song "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz"
Best Male Playback Singer - Kishore Kumar for the song "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz"^[4]

BFJA Awards[]

Lata Mangeshkar - Best Female Playback Singer in Hindi film section
Kishore Kumar - Best Male Playback Singer in Hindi film section
Kalyanji Anandji - Best Music Directors in Hindi film section
M.G.Hashmat - Best Lyricist in Hindi film section^[5]

References[]

^ "10 Old and Gold Bengali Movies Which Inspired Bollywood to Remake". 25 July 2016.
^ Gulazar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 431. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
^ ^a ^b "22nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
^ 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007 Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Kora Kagaz at IMDb

[1] "10 Old and Gold Bengali Movies Which Inspired Bollywood to Remake". 25 July 2016.

[GulazāraNihalani2003-2] Gulazar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 431. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.

[22ndawardPDF-3] "22nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 1 October 2011.

[4] 1st Filmfare Awards 1953

[5] 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007 Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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