Anari (1959)

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Movie
Original title Anari
Country of production India
original language Hindi
Publishing year 1959
length 166 minutes
Rod
Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee
script Indian Raj Anand
production LB Lachman
music Shankar-Jaikishan
camera Jaywant Pathare
cut Hrishikesh Mukherjee
occupation

Anari ( Hindi : अनाड़ी , anāṛī ; translated: naive ) is a 1959 Hindi film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee .

action

Raj Kumar is a poor, naive painter who can barely pay his rent. His landlady Mrs. D´Sa lets him live with her anyway because she looks at him like a son. Finally, Raj finds a job at the drug manufacturer Ramnath, because he brought back its lost wallet. Ramnath is very impressed with Raj's honesty and wants to promote him.

Luck seems on Raj's side, because he has also fallen in love with the beautiful Aarti. What he does not know is that Aarti is the daughter of Ramnath and therefore wealthy. So that this doesn't scare Raj, she swaps roles with her maid Asha, which now leads to some complications.

The games of confusion finally come to an end at Aarti's birthday party. Raj is disappointed with Aarti and leaves the party. Ramnath suspects the love between Aarti and Raj. When Aarti confesses her love, he gets angry and does not want to accept this bond.

During this time Mrs. D´Sa becomes seriously ill. After a while she dies and Raj learns that Mrs. D´Sa poison has been prescribed and that she has therefore died. His assumption that Aarti's father is behind it is confirmed. Aarti also learns of Mrs. D´Sa's death.

In front of Mrs. D´Sa's grave, Raj is arrested for the murder of Mrs. D´Sa. Aarti learns of this case in the newspaper and confronts her father, but does not dare to report him to the police.

At the trial, Aarti takes all the guilt on himself, but Raj denies this and admits to the crime he did not commit. After the negotiations, Aarti wants to take the same drug that Mrs D´Sa was prescribed. Her father stops her at the last moment and realizes his mistake. In court he confesses his act, whereupon Raj is acquitted.

background

The film's buildings were created by the production designer MR Achrekar . Shankar-Jaikishen's songs are sung by Manna Dey , Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh . The lyrics were written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri .

Although the film was directed and edited by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the cinematic approach reveals Raj Kapoor's handwriting. The presence of many employees of earlier Kapoor films (e.g. Shri 420 ) such as Shailendra, Hasrat, Shankar-Jaikishen and the playback singer, as well as the mukesh solo ( Kissi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar ) of a philosophizing tramp (Kapoor's role of the poor painter ) underline Raj Kapoor's direct influence on the film.

Anari was the top hit film at the 1960 Filmfare Awards .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , New Delhi 1994, pp. 357 f.

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