Daag: A Poem of Love (transl. Smear) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films (which till today the biggest production house in India). It is an adaptation of the 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Raakhee in lead roles, with Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and A. K. Hangal.[1]
| Daag – A Poem Of Love | |
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 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Story: Gulshan Nanda Dialogue: Akhtar-Ul-Iman |
| Based on | The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Sharmila Tagore Raakhee |
| Cinematography | Kay Gee |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
Production company | Yash Raj Films |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Daag was made at the peak of Rajesh Khanna's craze and became a blockbuster at the box office.[2] The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal dominated the charts for the year. The film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978).[3] This film was Kader Khan's debut as an actor.[4]
At the 21st Filmfare Awards, Daag: A Poem of Love received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor (Khanna) and Best Actress (Tagore), and won 2 awards – Best Director (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (Raakhee).[5]
Chopra used Raakhee's character name 'Chandni' from this film also in his later films Silsila (1981) and Chandni (1989).
Plot
editA young man, Sunil Kohli, falls for the beautiful Sonia. Soon, they get married and leave for their honeymoon. On the way, owing to bad weather, they decide to spend a night at a bungalow owned by Sunil's boss. The boss's son, Dheeraj Kapoor, tries to rape Sonia when she is alone. But Sunil arrives in time, and a fight ensues, resulting in the death of Dheeraj. Sunil is arrested and, later, sentenced to life imprisonment by the court. But, on the way to prison, the police van carrying him meets with an accident. All occupants are killed.
Years later, Sonia, working as a school teacher and bringing up Sunil's and her son, finds out that her husband is still alive. He is living with a new identity as Sudhir, and is married to a rich woman named Chandni. After escaping from the police van, Sunil met Chandni, whose lover had ditched her on learning of her pregnancy. Sunil married her to provide legitimacy to her child, in return for her help in establishing his new identity. Now, after so many years, the law is once again at his doorstep. This time, however, there is an added crime to his name: bigamy.
Cast
edit- Rajesh Khanna as Sunil Kohli / Sudhir
- Sharmila Tagore as Sonia Kohli
- Raakhee as Chandni
- Prem Chopra as Dheeraj Kapoor
- Baby Pinky as Pinky
- Raju Shrestha (Master Raju) as Rinku
- Manmohan Krishna as Deewan, Chandni's father
- Madan Puri as K. C. Khanna
- Achala Sachdev as Mrs. Malti Khanna
- Iftekhar as Inspector Singh
- Hari Shivdasani as Jagdish Kapoor
- Yashodra Katju as School Principal
- Kader Khan as Prosecuting attorney
- A. K. Hangal as Prosecuting Attorney / Judge
- S. N. Banerjee as Judge
- Karan Dewan as Doctor Kapoor who treats Chandni's father
- Surendra as Sunil's uncle
- Jagdish Raj as Ram Singh (driver)
- Manmohan as Prisoner in van fighting with Sunil
- Padma Khanna as Dancer
- Aruna as Dancer
- Habib as Blacksmith removing Sunil's handcuffs
- Saul George as Jr. Artist
Crew
edit- Director – Yash Chopra
- Story – Gulshan Nanda
- Dialogue – Akhtar-Ul-Iman
- Producer – Yash Chopra
- Editor – Pran Mehra
- Art Director – R. G. Gaekwad
- Cinematographer – Kay Gee
- Stunts – Ravi Khanna, M. B. Shetty
- Choreographer – Suresh Bhatt[citation needed]
- Lyricist – Sahir Ludhianvi
- Music Director – Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Playback Singers – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Rajesh Khanna
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi[6]
- The song "Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba" was listed at #7 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973
- The song "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" was listed at #20 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973
| Daag: A Poem of Love | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 (India) | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Producer | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |||
| Laxmikant Pyarelal chronology | ||||
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| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" | Kishore Kumar | 04:19 |
| 2 | "Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 05:36 |
| 3 | "Hum Aur Tum Tum Aur Hum" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 04:07 |
| 4 | "Jab Bhi Jee Chaahe" | Lata Mangeshkar | 04:19 |
| 5 | "Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin" | Rajesh Khanna | 02:28 |
| 6 | "Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni" | Lata Mangeshkar, Minoo Purushottam | 05:48 |
| 7 | "Hawa Chale Kaise" | Lata Mangeshkar | 05:46 |
Awards and nominations
editWon
Nominated
- Best Film
- Best Actor – Rajesh Khanna
- Best Actress – Sharmila Tagore
- Best Music Director – Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Best Male Playback Singer – Kishore Kumar for "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai"
References
edit- ^ Sood, Samira (3 October 2020). "Daag, Yash Chopra's debut as producer, broke the mould with its shades of bigamy". ThePrint.
- ^ "Blockbusters Of Twenty-Five Years (1973-1997)". 13 October 2023.
- ^ Kohli, Suresh (5 June 2014). "Daag (1973)". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Kader Khan". IMDb.
- ^ a b "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
- ^ "Daag 1973 songs". Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
External links
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