Ankahee (1985 film)

Ankahee (1985 film)
Directed by	Amol Palekar
Produced by	Jayant Dharmadhikari Amol Palekar
Screenplay by	Kamlesh Pandey [1]
Based on	Kalay Tasmai Namaha  by C. T. Khanolkar
Starring	Amol Palekar Deepti Naval Dr. Shriram Lagoo Vinod Mehra
Music by	Jaidev
Release dates	1985
Running time	129 Mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ankahee (The Unspoken) is a 1985 Indian Hindi film about astrology, directed by Amol Palekar and starring Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval and Dr. Shriram Lagoo. It was based on the Marathi-language play Kalay Tasmai Namaha by C. T. Khanolkar. The film is also noted for its soundtrack, which won two awards at the 32nd National Film Awards, including Best Music Direction for Jaidev and Best Male Playback Singer for noted classical singer Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. Asha Bhosle also sang a song, "Kauno Thagwa Nagariya". Director Amol Palekar's next film in the dual role of actor-director was Samaantar (2009).^[2]

Cast

• Anil Chatterjee
• Shriram Lagoo as Jyotibhaskar Pandit Satyanarayan Chaturvedi
• Vinod Mehra as Doctor
• Devika Mukherjee as Sushma Chatopadhya
• Deepti Naval as Indu Agnihotri
• Amol Palekar as Nandu Chaturvedi
• Dina Pathak as Devki Chaturvedi

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed by Jaidev, and feature semi-classical and devotional songs.

• Raghubar Tumako Meri Laaj: Bhimsen Joshi, Tulsidas (Lyrics)
• Thumak Thumak Pag Dumak Kunj Madhu: Bhimsen Joshi, Traditional
• Mujhko Bhi Radha Bana Le Nandlal (sad): Asha Bhosle

Awards

• 32nd National Film Award
  • Best Music Direction: Jaidev ^[3]
  • National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Bhimsen Joshi: Thumak Thumak^[4]
• 1985: Filmfare Award
  • Best Story: C. T. Khanolkar: Nominated

References

1. "'Paheli is a simple, loveable film'". Rediff.com. 21 June 2005.
2. "Amol won't play Salman's dad!". The Times of India. 28 August 2009.
3. Awards IMDB
4. 32nd National Film Awards (PDF) Directorate of Film Festivals.

External links

• Ankahee at the Internet Movie Database