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Raj Comics is an Indian comic book publisher. It published a line of Indian comic books through Raja Pocket Books since its foundation in 1986 by Raj Kumar Gupta.^[1][2] Some of its most well known characters include Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, Bhokal, Doga, Parmanu, Tiranga, Bankelal,Shakti, Inspector Steel, Bheriya and Anthony.^[3] Raj Comics is credited as being one of the leading comic book distributors in India, although many of its characters are inspired from American superheroes of Marvel and DC Comics.^[4][5]

The company mainly publishes four types of comics; medieval fantasy, horror, mystery, and superhero comics, with a predominant focus on superhero content.^[6][7] Their comics are usually published in Hindi, with only a few titles and special editions in English. It has produced close to 35,000 comics to date and has been read by people in India and abroad.^[8] The company also publishes an online exclusive web series named Raj Rojana, with a new page uploaded every day.

Raj Comics publishes in multiple formats, which include e-book, print, and motion comics.^[9] The company also sells hardcovers of their old and new comics, as well as bundled collections of their characters.^[10]

In 2008, Raj Comics was the focus of a research project conducted through The Sarai Programme at CSDS's Sarai Media Lab. The resulting research was published as a free PDF on the Sarai website.^[2]

• 2Characters
• 3History
• 4Series

Team[edit]

• Vivek Mohan (Editor)
• Anupam Sinha (Creative Director)
• Tarun Kumar Wahi (Chief Writer)
• Jolly Sinha (Writer)
• Ajit Singh (Territory Manager)
• Sanjay Saxena (Territory Manager)
• Anita Gupta (Manager Sales)
• Naveen Singh (Online Sales Support)

Characters[edit]

The major characters in Raj Comics divided among their respective

Members of team Brahmand Rakshak (Protectors Of the Universe)[edit]

• Tiranga^[12]

Members of team Research and Investigation Paranormalism [RIP][edit]

Characters based in ancient times[edit]

Comedy characters[edit]

Kids Series characters (Defunct)[edit]

Member of Vistrit Brahmand Rakshak (Protectors of the Extended Universe)[edit]

• Ninjadev Kirigi
• Dhananjay
• Chandika
• Faceless
• Visarpi
• Kaaldoot
• Blackcat
• Pralayanka
• Cancer

Members of W.A.R[edit]

• Badman
• Nakshatra
• Kali Vidhwa
• Inspector Cheetah
• Sheena
• Black Cat
• Lomri
• Madam X
• Kirtiman
• Adrishya Hatyara
• vanputra
• Doctor Vargis

Member of P.V.N(Paralaukik Vigyan Nayakgan[edit]

• Vedacharya
• Facelace (Bharti)
• Kapalkundli
• Nostradamus
• Lori
• Kishore
• Saza(Venu)
• Red Letter(Vikram)
• Baby
• Iri

History[edit]

It was the era of the rise of Indian superheroes. It was first founded in 1986 by Rajkumar Gupta. Raj comics introduced its first vigilante superhero Super Commando Dhruv, created by Anupam Sinha. Later they launched peoples favorite superheroes like Nagraj, Doga, Parmanu, Tiranaga, etc. More than 5.5 million copies of such superhero comics were sold. The company mainly publishes four types of comics: medieval fantasy, horror, mystery, and superhero comics, with a predominant focus on superhero content.

Origins[edit]

Raj Comics's roots span long back to the 1980s. After extreme dedication and perseverance by the brothers and their father, Raj Comics was propelled to great heights and fame. Nearly every teenager spent their afternoons glued to the latest comic addition.

The Golden Age[edit]

In 1997, television ad for Nagraj featuring Sonu Sood aired on TV for advertising.^[13]

Modern Age[edit]

Raj Comics has now expanded to multiple different publication streams, with TriColor and other various business entities taking venerable steps in penetrating the Indian book market. Beyond which, ongoing discussions with studio heads have been disclosed to the public about live feature films and the like based on their comic universe however nothing has since come to fruition.

Raj Comics has released a short feature film named Aadamkhor, partially self-produced and crowdfunded. It released on YouTube to critical acclaim by its audience.

Raj Comics also diversified its portfolio by investing in the digital sector. Headed by Manish Gupta[CEO], an android application was released for the general public in 2015. It has since garnered a massive following and has an average rating of 4.5+ stars.

Series[edit]

King Comics[edit]

King Comics was a line of comics published through Raja Pocket Books. While the division was initially successful, its popularity declined and the line went defunct after only about 2–5 years of activity. It was intended that many of King Comic's characters would be merged into Raj Comics, but only a few characters such as Gamraj were merged. During its run the division published six monthly comics.^{[citation needed]}

Past and current series[edit]

• Kaliyug (Shakti, Nagraj & Dhruva)
• Tune Mara doga ko (Doga)
• Thrill-Horror-Suspense Series
• Huoooo-Series
• X-Series
• Friendy Series
• Goldheart Series
• Kaal Series (Ashwaraj, Gojo, Bhokal, TilismDev, Parmanu, Ins. Steel, Super Indian)
• Nagayan Series (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv)
• AmarPrem Series (Kobi-Bheriya-Bhokal)
• Japan Series (Aatakharta harta Nagraj)
• City Without A Hero (Multistar)
• Khazana series (Nagraj)
• Trifana Series (Nagraj)
• Maharavan Series (Bhokal)
• Dracula Series (Multistar)
• Narak Nashak Nagraj origin Series (Narak Nashak Nagraj)
• Crow Series (Anthony)
• Born In Blood Series (Doga)
• Express Way Series (Doga)
• Aatankawadi nagraj series (Multistarrer)
• Chamatakari bhokal series (Bhokal)
• Mard aur murda series (Doga-antony)
• Mahanagayan series
• Parmatma series (Parmanu)
• Raktadaan series (Doga)
• Jalyash series (Bankelal)
• Tilismi olympic series (Bhokal)
• Raj 20 (Amazing friends of nagraj)
• Nagraj ke badd series (Nagraj)
• Swarna nagri (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv- fighter toads)
• Belmunda ka khajana series (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv- Fighter Toads)
• Genius series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aadamkhoro ka swaraga series (Super commando dhurva)
• Axe series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aakhri dhurva series (Super commando dhurva)
• Pagal nagraj series (Nagraj)
• Made in India series (Ins.Steel)
• Wafa series (Doga)
• Doga diries series (Doga)
• Doga collection series (Doga)
• Mritiyjivi series (Narak nashak nagraj)
• Makbara series (Narak nashak nagraj-gagan-Vinashdoot-tahira- Monty)
• Kar Bura ho Bhala series (Bankelal)
• Aag series (Tiranga)
• Tandoor series (Doga)
• Bankelal lok se lok series (bankelal)
• Bankelal nagar se nagar series (Bankelal)
• Nagina series (Nagraj)
• Nahi bachega nagraj series (Nagraj)
• Rajnagar rakshak series (Super commando dhurva- Ins. Steel)
• Curfew series (Doga)
• Aarambha series (Yoddha)
• Hedron series (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhurva)
• Champion killer series (Super commando dhurva)
• Guru bhokal series (Bhokal)
• Game over series (Super commando dhurva)
• Andhi maut series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aagraj series (Nagraj)
• Doga Hindu Hai Series (Doga)
• Khoon series (Doga-Super Indian)
• Palra series (Multistarrer)
• Mai hu bheriya series (Bheriya- Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv - Doga- Parmanu)
• Ins.chetta series (Doga)
• Nikal pada doga series (Doga)
• Nagraj hai na series (Nagraj)
• Lavva series (Nagraj)
• Hatyara kaun series (Super commando dhurva)
• Candakaal series (Super commando dhurva)
• Khoni khandan series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aab marega parmanu series (Parmanu)
• Lakshya purusha series (Doga)
• Ek katora au Do Ktora Khoon series (Thrill-Horror-Suspense)
• Chamatakari bhokal series (Bhokal)
• Jalyash series (Bankelal)
• Germany series (Aatakharta nagraj)
• Italy series (Aatakharta nagraj)
• Raktabeej series (Multistarrer)
• Doga unmulan series (Doga)
• Rajnagar Rakshak (Super Commando Dhruva, Inspector Steel)
• Akhiri-Last Survivors(Multistarrer)

Ongoing series[edit]

• Sarvanayak (Nearly all major RC characters)
• Balcharit (Origin Series of Super Commando Dhruva) - Completed in October 2018
• Sarvanayak Vistar ( Multistarrer)
• Kshatipoorti ( Aatankharta Nagraj)

Upcoming series[edit]

• Sheelbhang (Nagraj)
• Kyon hai Doga (Doga)
• Swamibhakt Rakhawale (Doga)
• Pappu Doga (Doga)
• Dead Gods (Multistarrer)
• Mind Games / illusion - Series (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Neo (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Shaktirupa (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Prem Granth (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Naag Granth (Narak Nashak Nagraj and Krodh Ketu Kobi)
• Sins of the father (Anthony-Multistarrer)
• Punarotthaan (Multistarrer)
• Mahanagayan (Multistarrer)
• Shuddhikaran ( Kobi - Bhediya)
• Adharmeshwar (Multistarrer)
• Agdam-Bagdam (Bankeylal, Nagraj, Dhruv)
• Fighter Force (Fighter Toads)

Filmography[edit]

See Aadamkhor Movie and Doga teaser on the YouTube Channel of Raj Comics (RC Motion Pictures).

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Jubilee and Kalpana-lok awards[edit]

In 2010 Raj Comics celebrated its Silver Jubilee by launching the Kalpana-lok Awards. Participants are nominated by editors at Raj Comics and can be voted on by readers and fans on the Raj Comics website.

Raj Comics films[edit]

Amar Prem Songs

In 2014, Anurag Kashyap had spoken about making a film on Doga—a vigilante killing machine in the style of Marvel Comics’ The Punisher—but the project was shelved after his Bombay Velvet flopped. Raj Comics co-founder and studio head Sanjay Gupta, who has had a number of unsuccessful meetings with producers and studios, says 'Bollywood is yet to warm up to the idea of licensing comic book characters that come with detailed universes and visuals ready for the screen. We want to start with animated Web series first. We are expecting to make our first live-action film the year after.” In December 2017, Raj Comics organized special screening of their horror film Aadamkhor at Nagraj Janmotsav event, Delhi. Aadamkhor is based on comic of the same name published by Raj Comics in 1992.^[14][15]Raj comics have released Aadamkhor on YouTube on 24 May 2018.^[16]

Digital Distribution[edit]

Raj Comics are available in digital form through their android app.The Raj Comics official android app has reached over 100k+ downloads at the time of this article.Free Services: In 2017, Raj Comics started free comics from their android app.

Paid Services: Google Play in 2017. RC Android app crossed 100,000 downloads within 6 months of its launch.^[17]

References[edit]

1. ^Raj Comics: About UsArchived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ ^ab'Raj Comics for the Hard Headed : s a r a i'. sarai.net. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
3. ^'Why Nagraj, Dhruva, Doga aren't finding space on big screen? (view pics)'. India TV News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
4. ^'Raj Comics now in regional flavor'. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
5. ^'9 Indian Superheroes Inspired From Western Superheroes'. Likes.in.
6. ^Lent, John A. (2001-01-01). Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines, and Picture Books. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN9780824824716.
7. ^'Best moments of Raj Comics Superheroes'. eashportsbook.com. 1 November 2018.
8. ^'After a hiatus, Indian comic book industry growing steadily'. DNA India. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
9. ^'Raj Comics to launch motion-comics'. Bollywood.com News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
10. ^Pratap, Rashmi. 'Super-heroic ventures'. The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
11. ^Pratap, Rashmi (2014-04-25). 'Super-heroic ventures'. The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
12. ^'इनके बिना अधूरी थीं गर्मी की छुट्टियां.. - Navbharat Times'. Navbharat Times. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
13. ^'Blast From The Past: Watch Sonu Sood Play 'Nagraj' in This Raj Comics Ad'. News18. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
14. ^Ghosh, Sankhayan (2016-09-02). 'In search of the Indian superhero'. livemint.com/. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
15. ^'Why Nagraj, Dhruva, Doga aren't finding space on big screen? (view pics)'. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
16. ^https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=noF_3DepbJg&t=426s
17. ^'Raj Comics (Hindi हिंदी) - Android Apps on Google Play'. play.google.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

Further reading[edit]

• Kumar, Amitabh (2008). Raj Comics for the Hard Headed. Sarai.

External links[edit]

• Android App on Google Play Store
• Raj Comics at Facebook

YouTube Channel - RC Motion Pictures

Amar Prem (transl. Immortal Love) is a 1972 Indian romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film Nishi Padma (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. The film portrays the decline of human values and relationships and contrasts it by presenting an illustrious example of a boy's innocent love for a neighbourhood courtesan.^[1] The movie is about a school boy, who is ill-treated by his step mother, and becomes friends with a prostitute neighbour.^[2] The film stars Sharmila Tagore playing a prostitute with a heart of gold, with Rajesh Khanna in the role of a lonely businessman and Vinod Mehra as adult Nandu, the young child, who they both come to care for.

The film is noted for its music by R. D. Burman; numbers sung by famous playback singers like Kishore Kumar, R.D. Burman's father S.D. Burman and Lata Mangeshkar; lyrics were by Anand Bakshi. The thought-provoking song Chingaari Koi Bhadke, written by Anand Bakshi and sung by Kishore Kumar, is one of the highlights of this classic. The song topped at 5th position on year-end chart toppers list Binaca Geetmala annual list 1972.

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• 6Reception

Plot[edit]

Pushpa (Sharmila Tagore) is expelled from her house by her husband and his new wife. When she refuses to leave, her husband beats her and throws her out. She goes to her mother for help, but her mother too disowns her. When she tries to commit suicide, she is sold to a brothel in Calcutta by her village-uncle, Nepal Babu (Madan Puri). On her audition at the brothel, Anand Babu (Rajesh Khanna), a businessman seeking love, is attracted by her singing. Anand Babu is unhappily married and lonely and becomes her regular and exclusive visitor as love blossoms.

Later, a widowed man with his family, from the same village as her, moves in close to Pushpa's place. The new neighbour's son, Nandu, does not get any love at home, as his father works all the time and his stepmother (Bindu) does not care about him. Nandu's father (Sujit Kumar) learns about Pushpa's new life and forbids her from interacting with him and his family as he fears what people would say. However, Pushpa starts treating Nandu as her own son when she realises that he is mistreated at home, and often goes hungry. Nandu also comes to love Pushpa and starts to regard her as his mother. He visits her every day and comes upon Anand Babu, who also becomes fond of him becoming a father figure, calling him Pushpa's son, seeing the way Pushpa loves the child.

One day, Anand Babu's brother-in-law comes to see Pushpa and demands that she tell Anand Babu to stop visiting her. With great reluctance, Pushpa agrees and she turns Anand Babu away when he comes to see her. It is then that the businessman realises that he is in love with Pushpa. When Nandu suffers from fever and his treatment is too expensive, Pushpa asks Anand Babu for help and he secretly finances the treatment and does not let anybody know. When the doctor (Abhi Bhattacharya) asks him why is he so keen on helping Nandu, he replies some relationships have no names. However, when Nandu's father asks the doctor who paid for the treatment, the doctor says that his mother did. Then Nandu's father discovers that it was Pushpa who saved her son's life and he thanks her and gives her the sari that he had bought for his wife, telling her that it was a gift from a brother to a sister. A touched Pushpa accepts.

Nandu's family has to move to the village and Nandu plants a sapling of night-flowering jasmine (Harsingaar or Parijat) at Pushpa's home, making her promise to always take care of it. Pushpa cries and agrees.

Several years later, Nandu grows up to become a government engineer posted in the same town. Anand Babu meets Pushpa, now working as a maidservant who is ill-treated and they both reconcile. Nandu (Vinod Mehra) unsuccessfully searches for her and gives up after inquiring in the neighbourhood. Nandu's son gets sick and they go to the same doctor. Meanwhile, having met Pushpa, Anand Babu decides to catch up with all his old friends and meets the doctor. During the conversation, he reveals that he has stopped drinking and visiting brothels once he left Pushpa. He also tells him that he is now divorced/separated due to his wife's partying ways, but is finally at peace and is happy with Pushpa's love and affection in his heart. They talk about Nandu and the Doctor informs him that Nandu is in town. Nandu meets Anand Babu when he comes to meet the doctor to ask regarding the medicine, who takes him to meet Pushpa. Both of them, unable to see Pushpa ill-treated, stand up for her and in the end Nandu takes Pushpa home with him, like a son who is reunited with his long lost mother with Anand Babu looking on, crying happily.

Cast[edit]

• Sharmila Tagore – Pushpa
• Rajesh Khanna – Anand Babu
• Vinod Mehra – Adult Nandu
• Abhi Bhattacharya – Dr. Ghosh
• Satyendra Kapoor - Vijay
• Madan Puri – Nepali Babu
• Bindu – Kamla Sharma, Nandu's stepmother
• Farida Jalal – Nandu's wife
• Sujit Kumar – Nandu's father
• Om Prakash – Natwarlal (Drunk Man)^[3]
• Master Raju – Nandu's younger brother
• Leela Mishra – Mausi
• Asit Sen – Chander
• Manmohan – Ram Ratan (Pushpa's husband)
• Tarun Ghosh — Doctor
• Rakesh Pandey – Anand Babu's Brother-in-law
• Gurnam Singh

Production[edit]

Script[edit]

After making entertainers like China Town (1962), Ek Raaz (1963), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), Sawan Ki Ghata (1966) and An Evening in Paris (1967) through the 1960s, with Aradhana (1969) and Kati Patang (1971), Samanta had entered the phase of emotional dramas in his career.^[4]Nishi Padma (Night Flower, 1970), for night-flowering-jasmine, was made by Arabinda Mukherjee with Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. When Samanta saw the film, he was so impressed by the performance of Uttam Kumar, that he decided to remake it. However, he decided to make some changes in the script.^[5] The original film was based on the Bengali short story Hinger Kochuri, written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay,. The title derives its name from a typical Bengali late afternoon snack, kachori, made with of fried dough stuffed with lentils, and hing (asafoetida).^[6]

The story was first published in Bandopadhyay's short story collection, Galpa Panchashat (Fifty Stories, 1956).^[7] His stories had previously been adapted by Satyajit Ray as Pather Panchali (1955) and the Apu Trilogy. Shakti Samanta asked Mukherjee who also wrote Nishi Padma's screenplay to write a Hindi version, with Ramesh Pant, a longtime-collaborator with Samanta penning the Hindi dialogues.^[2] The famous dialogue, 'Pushpa, I hate tears' though also there in the original, was merely part of a dialogue, Samanta decided to use it to great effect, delivered in Rajesh Khanna's trademark style.^[5] Later, both the writers of the film won Filmfare Awards in their respective categories.

Casting[edit]

Once the script was ready, Samanta approached Sharmila Tagore, with whom he had done a string of films, like Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), An Evening in Paris (1967) and most recently Aradhana (1969), with Rajesh Khanna. Tagore found her character 'Pushpa', 'a very strong role in the iconic mould of Mother India' and instantly agreed, thus it was one of the first films she signed on after the birth of her son Saif Ali Khan. For the role Anand, actor Raaj Kumar was Samanta's first choice, as he believed Khanna who had become a super star after the hit Aradhana, wouldn't be interested in doing a film that focussed on the female lead. However, Khanna convinced Samanta that would do justice to the role. However, Khanna changed the character's name from Ananta to Anand to draw connection to his character in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's critically acclaimed Anand (1971).^[2]

Filming[edit]

The film was shot in Eastmancolor, entirely at Natraj Studios in Mumbai, including the famous song, Chingari koi bhadke, which was set on a boat on the Hooghly River, with Howrah Bridge of Kolkata in the background. Earlier authorities in Kolkata didn't give the film crew permission to shoot under the bridge, as it would be a crowd problem. Thus the song was shot in a water tank in the studio, with the crew filming in knee-deep water.^[2][8] Samanta has been using music directors like O. P. Nayyar and Shankar-Jaikishen, but chose R. D. Burman once again after Kati Patang (1971), who also laboured to produce one of his best scores; later in an interview Samanta recalled: 'Pancham (R. D. Burman) would go into his room and work from 9 o'clock in the morning till 9 o'clock in the night for Amar Prem.'^[9]

Themes and allusions[edit]

Amar Prem Full Movie

Amar Prem takes forward the popular genre of self-sacrificing mother or woman prevalent in the decade as seen in Aradhana (1969) and Kati Patang (1971), though seen as early as in 1957 in Mother India, though here it places a wronged wife Pushpa in the narrative. When her husband marries the second time, due to her apparent infertility, she is kicked out of her home, her mother and community both abandon her, subsequently she is tricked into prostitution.^[10][11] Thus the fallen women ends up as courtesan, with a heart of gold; though the original version Nishi Padma (1970), clearly portrays her as a common prostitute, in Samanta's version she is a tawaif who sings to her customers for a living.^[12] As Pushpa is introduced to the audience singing a genteel mystic Meera Bai-like bhajan, Raina Beeti Jai, Shyam Na Aaye (Night is passing, Shyam (Krishna) hasn't arrived), calling on to Krishna; however in many part of the film she is treated by her environment as common prostitute. This blurring in representation of a courtesan and a common prostitute has been a recurrent feature in mainstream Bollywood cinema, just as the theme of the fallen woman is.^[12][13][14] However, things were changing rapidly, only a few years later, Sharmila Tagore herself portrayed a far more realistic and feisty prostitute in Gulzar, directed, Mausam (1975),^[13] meanwhile, B.R. Ishara had already made the bold film Chetna (1970), with Rehana Sultan, clearly ringing in the end of monochromatic filmi-version of prostitutes and courtesans, which was seen in films like Bimal Roy's Devdas (1957), B. R. Chopra's Sadhna (1958) and even in Guru Dutt's classic Pyaasa.^[15][16]

As the film evolves, Pushpa is no longer the fallen woman; she is not just redeemed — Anand Babu tells her, Tumne is kamre ko mandir bana diya (You have turned this room into a temple) – but in the end is deified, as she chooses to relinquish her profession and makes a living washing utensils, quietly suffering societal and psychological abuses all through the film, instead of fighting back or standing up for herself. This is also conveyed with the use of symbolism like the handful of mud being taken from Pushpa's brothel grounds to make goddess Durga idols prior to the annual Durga Puja festival, a popular festival of goddess worship. Further towards the end of the film, her purity is compared with that of the Ganges itself by Anand Babu, when she finally visits the banks of Hooghly river, a distributary of the sacred Ganges River to break her bangles after her ill-treating husband dies; and in the very end, the juxtaposition of the home-coming of Durga idols used in Durga Puja festival just as Nandu is taking Pushpa home. This makes her a veritable model for womanhood, although conservative and affirming patriarchal traditions. The fallen woman, solely longs to marry the man, but in vain, Pushpa too is reunited with Anand Babu in the end, however this is only a momentary meeting, and Anand Babu suggests she goes home with her foster son, Nandu as a mother.^[12] This genre was in direct contrast with similar maternal melodrama of 1930s Hollywood, where the abandoned mother often disappeared into oblivion and destitution; it continued in Hindi cinema for another decade, before the 'avenging heroine' marked her entry and the women narratives began to change.^[10][11]

The film also deals with the theme of urban melancholy, of the bhadralok, the gentlefolk, through Anand Babu, a businessman trapped in a bad marriage, whose wife is constantly busy in beauty-parlours and parties, and seeks company in Pushpa and alcohol. Pushpa, herself lonely, fulfills her maternal instincts through Nandu, a young boy in the neighbourhood, often ill-treated by his step mother. Thus three lonely people become surrogates for each other and create their own family unit, even though briefly, as Anand Babu defines it, 'Koi agar apna na hoke bhi bahut apna ho, toh ise kya kehte hain? Bahut pyara rishta, na?' (If someone is bound to you in spite of not being related to you, isn't that a lovely relationship?)^[2][14][17] Also through his song, Kuch To Log Kahenge, Anand Babu mocks society's moral judgement and hypocrisy, as he consoles a despondent Pushpa by singing, 'Sita bhi yahan badnaam hui' (Even Sita (King Rama's wife in Ramayana) was insulted here) relating to an episode in epic, where in Sita having returned from captivity of demon king Ravana, she had to prove her purity, and even then was banished by Rama to the forest.^[18]

Music[edit]

The score and soundtrack for film was composed by R.D.Burman, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The soundtrack was melody based, which gave Lata Mangeshkar her finest classical solo of the decade, Raina Beti Jaaye, set in an unusual blend of two Ragas, Todi in mukhara or the opening verse and Khamaj in the antara. Burman had heard his father, music composer S. D. Burman sing, Bela Boye Jaye, which he said was on his mind, while composing the song. Bakshi's lyrics, created a Meera bhajan-like idiom for the song, employing the Krishna-Radha motif.^[6][14]

However, when it came to 'Bada Natkhat hai Re Krishna Kanhaiyya', things took a different turn when his father, veteran music director, S. D. Burman intervened and asked Burman to redo the tune. Burman was given the brief of 'usual bhajan situation' by Samanta, later as he was giving final touches to the tune, his father heard the tune, and asked for the precise description of situation. On listening to the situation, he expressed his dismay as not doing justice to the situation,^[19] as R.D. Burman recounted in a later interview, 'But where's the composer in you in this tune, Pancham (Burman's nickname)?' and went on to explain: '.For Sharmila here is something more than the nautch-girl she plays. Her motherly instincts have been aroused by that kid. Your tune therefore must communicate all the agony of the nautch-girl wanting to be the mother she can never be. Do it again, your way, but with the moving human situation in mind.'^[20] Thus R.D. Burman made a tune in Raga Khamaj, which Lata Mangeshkar too sang with marked emotional clarity and abandon, who is usually prone let her technical dexterity outshine. The song became a classic,^[6][21] and later Burman called it his 'best lesson in music' from his father.^[20]

Finally, Burman roped in his father, S. D. Burman to sing 'Doli Mein Bithai Ke Kahaar' in his typical bardic voice, and the song which appears twice in the film, was to become one of the most memorable songs of his career as a playback singer.^[22]

Reception[edit]

Release[edit]

Prior to the release of the film, a special show was organised in Delhi, where Gen Sam Manekshaw invited the cast, however the next day a blackout was declared, as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 had begun.^[23] The film was commercially released in January 1972.

Response[edit]

Though 1972 was a year of the big films Pakeezah, Dushman and Beimaan,^[24] upon its release, Amar Prem was eighth amongst Khanna's top releases in the year.^[25] Samanta achieved a hat-trick of hits with Rajesh Khanna, which started with Aradhana (1969) and Kati Patang (1971).^[26] The music by R. D. Burman proved one of the best scores of his career,^[26] with hits like 'Chingaari Koi Bhadke' sung by Kishore Kumar and the out of the world khamaaj 'Raina beeti jaaye' by Lata Mangheskar.

Accolades[edit]

The film went on to receive several awards and nominations. At the 1973Filmfare Awards, Arabinda Mukherjee won the award for Best Screenplay,^[27] while Ramesh Pant won the award for Best Dialogue.^[28] Also, Jehangir Nowrojee won the award for Best Sound.^[29][30] The film also won nomination in Best Actor category for Rajesh Khanna, Best Lyricist for Anand Bakshi – Chingari Koi Bhadke and Best Singer Male nomination for Kishore Kumar again for Chingari Koi Bhadke. The film fails to receive nomination for Best Music. That year nominations includes Pakeezah and Shor, however, the award went to Be-Imaan, which made a clean sweep at the award that year, by also winning Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor, a category for which Rajesh Khanna had won two nominations that year, for Amar Prem and Dushman, however, he lost out to Manoj Kumar. Incidentally in the same year, Meena Kumari lost out the Best Actress Award to Hema Malini in Seeta Aur Geeta.^[25]

Legacy[edit]

After the film's success, the Rajesh Khanna-Sharmila Tagore pair, which had already achieved success in Aradhana (1969), worked again in Yash Chopra's Daag (1973) and Basu Bhattacharya's Avishkaar (1973), besides films like Chhoti Bahu (1971), Maalik (1972) and Raja Rani (1973).^[23] Today, they are still considered leading on-screen romantic couples in the 100 years of India cinema.^[31][32] Rajesh Khanna's dialogue 'Pushpa, I hate tears', which appeared five times in the film, was not only parodied over the years,^[2] but also went on to become one of the epic dialogues of Indian cinema.^[33] Apart from her work with Satyajit Ray, lead actress Sharmila Tagore films with Samanta including Amar Prem, defined her screen image for her career.^[34] The film's success also affected the fashion trends of the time, the puff-sleeved blouses, which were first seen on Devika Rani in the 1950s were revived again after Sharmila Tagore's character Pushpa wore them through the film.^[35]

In July 2009, after Samanta's death in April of the same year, Amar Prem was the inaugural film of a retrospective on Shakti Samanta Films organised in Delhi.^[36]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

• Amar Prem on IMDb
• Amar Prem at AllMovie
• Amar Prem at Rotten Tomatoes
• Amar Prem at Bollywood Hungama
• The Magic of Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila and Amar Prem at Rediff.com