Andaz (1971 film)

Andaz
Directed byRamesh Sippy
Written bySalim–Javed[1]
Gulzar
Screenplay bySalim-Javed[1]
Sachin Bhowmick
Story bySalim-Javed[1]
Sachin Bhowmick
Produced byG. P. Sippy
StarringShammi Kapoor
Hema Malini
Rajesh Khanna
Simi Garewal
CinematographyK. Vaikunth
Edited byM. S. Shinde
Music byShankar–Jaikishan
Hasrat Jaipuri (lyrics)
Distributed bySippy Films, Rajshri Productions
Release date
  • 30 April 1971 (1971-04-30)
Running time
166 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[2]

Andaz (transl. Style) is a 1971 Indian Bollywood romantic drama film, directed by Ramesh Sippy in his directorial debut, and written by Salim–Javed, Gulzar and Sachin Bhowmick.[1] It stars Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, and Simi Garewal.

The film was a considerable success and was important in the career of Malini as an actress.[3] It features "Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana", one of the best-known Bollywood yodels by the singer Kishore Kumar that was also featured on the soundtrack of Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala.[4] The song fetched Kumar a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer. When this film released, films of Kapoor were not doing well at the box office. The 10-minute cameo of Khanna is credited for turning Andaz into a hit film.[5] This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two-hero films Maryada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave in that period.[6] Further, this film is the first of the successful scriptwriting partnership between Salim-Javed. "This film was a direct copy of the French movie Un homme et une femme (1966)"; this was stated by Shammi Kapoor in an interview to Lehren TV.

  1. ^ a b c d Aḵẖtar, Jāvīd; Kabir, Nasreen Munni (2003). Talking films: conversations on Hindi cinema with Javed Akhtar. Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-19-566462-1. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ Lal, Vinay; Nandy, Ashis (2006). Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0195679180.
  3. ^ Dawar, Ramesh (1 January 2006). Bollywood Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. Star Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-905863-01-3. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ^ Plantenga, Bart (2004). Yodel-ay-ee-oooo: the secret history of yodeling around the world. Routledge. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-415-93990-4. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. ^ SALAM, ZIYA US. "The first superstar". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary". 18 July 2015.