Zindagi (1976 film)

Zindagi
Zindagi
Directed by	Ravi Tandon
Written by	Sachin Bhowmick; Sagar Sarhadi
Based on	Make Way for Tomorrow (1937 film)
Produced by	Romu N Sippy
Starring	Mala Sinha; Sanjeev Kumar; Vinod Mehra; Moushumi Chatterjee
Cinematography	Anwar Siraj
Edited by	Waman Bhosle; Gurudutt Shirali
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Production; companies	K. Asif Studios, Mumbai; Mohan Studios, Mumbai
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	31 December 1976;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Zindagi (transl. Life) is a 1976 Hindi movie produced by Romu Sippy and directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Mala Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Aruna Irani, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal, Padmini Kolhapure, Keshto Mukherjee and Iftekhar. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan. The movie is based on the 1937 Leo McCarey movie Make Way for Tomorrow which was also later adapted in 2003 in Hindi as Baghban.

Plot

Raghu Shukla (Sanjeev Kumar) lives with his wife Sarojini (Mala Sinha), sons Naresh (Anil Dhawan) and Ramesh (Rakesh Pandey), an unmarried daughter Seema (Moushumi Chatterjee) and a nephew Prabhu (Deven Varma). Naresh is married to Sudha (Aruna Irani) and Ramesh to Shobha (Alka). Seema stays in a hostel for her education. When the family learns about Raghu's retirement, they are excited about getting his retirement benefits. When Raghu informs them that he has cleared his debts with this amount and plans to depend on his sons, everyone is disappointed. Naresh informs his plans to shift to Bombay and he can accommodate his mother while Ramesh informs that he can accommodate father. Thus the parents are bound to live separately with the sons. In Bombay, Sarojini's life is confined within the house and is ill-treated. On the other hand, Raghu is dependent on his son's family. After visiting her parents, Seema decides to take an extreme step for their solace and to the surprise of her boyfriend Ajay (Vinod Mehra) and the Shukla family. The rest of the film shows the changes that occur in the Shukla family on account of Seema's extreme step.

Cast

Sanjeev Kumar as Raghu Shukla
Mala Sinha as Sarojini
Moushumi as Seema R. Shukla
Vinod Mehra as Ajay, Seema's friend
Anil Dhawan as Naresh R. Shukla
Aruna Irani as Sudha N. Shukla
Padmini Kolapuri as Guddu N. Shukla
Rakesh Pandey as Ramesh R. Shukla
Alka as Shobha R. Shukla
Deven Verma as Prabhu
A. K. Hangal as Doctor
Leela Mishra as Doctor's wife
Man Mohan as Manjit Verma
Yunus Parvez as Anthony
Brahm Bhardwaj as Sampatlal
Vikas Anand as Man bribing Naresh
Iftikhar as Verma
Kesto Mukherjee as Principal 'Kalu'
Vijay Dutt as Friendly appearance

Crew

Director - Ravi Tandon
Screenplay - Sachin Bhowmick
Dialogue - Sagar Sarhadi
Producer - Romu N. Sippy, V.K. Sood
Production Company - Vikram Movies International
Editor - Waman B. Bhosle, Gurudutt Shirali
Cinematographer - Anwar Siraj
Art Director - Ajit Banerjee
Costume and Wardrobe - M. R. Bhutkar, Mohan Pardesi
Choreographer - P. L. Raj
Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
Playback Singers - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

Soundtrack

Song	Singer
"Mamaji O Mamaji"	Kishore Kumar
"Hum Hasane Ko Aaye The"	Kishore Kumar
"Umar To Pyar Karne Ki"	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Main Na Bolo Na Bolo"	Lata Mangeshkar

Awards and nominations

1978 Filmfare Awards - Nominated

Best Actor - Sanjeev Kumar

External links

Zindagi at IMDb

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