Mili (1975 film)

Mili
Mili
Directed by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Written by	Bimal Dutta; Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza; Mohini N. Sippy
Produced by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee; N. C. Sippy
Starring	Ashok Kumar; Amitabh Bachchan; Jaya Bachchan; Asrani; Aruna Irani; Parikshat Sahni; Suresh Chatwal
Cinematography	Jaywant Pathare
Edited by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Music by	Sachin Dev Burman assistant music director: R.D. Burman
Production; company	Mohan Studios
Release date	20 June 1975;
Running time	124 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Mili is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Ashok Kumar in lead roles. Jaya Bachchan received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film.^[1] The film was later remade in Telugu in 1976 as Jyothi starring Jayasudha in the title role.^[2] This film was the last film of legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman.

Plot[]

Mili is a story about a girl who suffers from pernicious anemia, a disease considered untreatable during the period the film was produced. Her lively, inquisitive and cheerful demeanour spreads happiness in everyone's life. She becomes an inspiration to her new neighbour Shekhar who is a depressed alcoholic. With her cheerful ways she changes Shekhar and he falls in love with her, unaware of her ailment. When he learns of it, he thinks of going away as he cannot bear to see her die. A reproach from their neighbour Aruna Irani makes him reconsider his decision. As he loves the girl, he offers to marry her and take her abroad for her treatment. The film begins and ends with a scene of a jet aircraft taking off, ostensibly carrying the couple to Switzerland where they hope to find a cure.

Cast[]

Amitabh Bachchan as Shekhar Dayal
Jaya Bhaduri as Mili Khanna
Ashok Kumar as Mr. Khanna, Mili's father
Usha Kiran as Sharda Khanna
Suresh Chatwal as Ranjeet Khanna
Shubha Khote as Neighbour
Aruna Irani as Runa Singh

Music[]

All lyrics are written by Yogesh.; all music is composed by S.D. Burman and associate music director Rahul Dev Burman.This film was the last film of S.D. Burman, who composed his last track "Badi Sooni Sooni Hain" which was sung by Kishore Kumar.

Songs
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aaye Tum Yaad Mujhe"	Kishore Kumar	04:41
2.	"Badi Sooni Sooni Hai"	Kishore Kumar	03:29
3.	"Maine Kaha Phoolon Se"	Lata Mangeshkar	05:03
4.	"Badi Sooni Soni Hai (Revival)"	Kishore Kumar	03:40
5.	"Badi Sooni Hai Zindagi (With Dialogues)"	Kishore Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan	04:04

Awards[]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1976	Amitabh Bachchan^[3]	BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi)	Won
	Jaya Bachchan	Filmfare Award for Best Actress	Nominated
	S. D. Burman	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director	Nominated

References[]

^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
^ "Info". Rediff.com.
^ "39th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

External links[]

Mili at IMDb

[1] 1st Filmfare Awards 1953

[2] "Info". Rediff.com.

[3] "39th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

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