Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Caravan (1971)
Asha Parekh - Sunita/SoniJeetendra - Mohan
Aruna Irani - Nisha
Manorama - Mrs. Tota
Helen - Monica
Director - Nasir Hussain
Genre - Comedy; Romance
Music Director - R.D. Burman
Award - Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (Female) - Asha Bhosle (for Piya Tu Ab To Aaja).
Synopsis: Mohandas finds out that his trusted employee, Rajan, has been embezzling money from him. He confronts him, and Rajan attacks him, flinging him out of the window of the multi-storied building. The police think that the death is accidental. This leaves the coast clear for Rajan to wed Mohandas' only distraught daughter, Sunita, which he does. Shortly after the wedding, Sunita finds out the truth, and runs away from Rajan; meets with an accident, and ends up with a band of performing gypsies. She meets caravan van-driver Mohan, and is attracted to him. Sunita does not know that she has put herself in danger again - this time at the hands of knife-thrower, Nisha, who loves Mohan, and will kill anyone who gets in her way. To make matters worse, Rajan has not given up his search for Sunita.
Aan Milo Sajna (1970)
Asha Parekh - Varsha/DeepaliRajesh Khanna - Ajit
Vinod Khanna - Anil Choudhury
Rajendranath - Mufatram Fauji
Director - Mukul Dutt
Release Date: December 24, 1970
Music Directors: Laxmikant - Pyarelal
Genre - Drama; Family
Synopsis: Widowed and ailing Savitri Choudhury lives a wealthy lifestyle along with her son, Anil, in a palatial mansion in India. She knows that Anil is only waiting for her to die so that he can inherit the wealth and refuses to give him any money. The Diwan convinces Anil to mend his ways, get married, and patch-up with his mom. Shortly thereafter Anil does appear to have mended his ways, gets involved in charity, and even introduces a young woman named Deepali to his mom. Deepali moves in the mansion, looks after Savitri so much so that Savitri decides to make her the sole beneficiary of her estate. What Savitri does not know is that Anil has hired Deepali to act as his fiancée, and that Deepali herself is not who she claims to be, and is actually in love with a local horse-riding peasant, Ajit, whose father was convicted of killing Savitri's husband, and soon Ajit himself will be arrested by the Police for having an affair and then killing a woman named Sita.
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