| Aakhri Khat | |
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| Directed by | Chetan Anand |
| Written by | Chetan Anand |
| Produced by | Himalaya Films |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Indrani Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Jal Mistry |
| Edited by | Jadav Rao |
| Music by | Khayyam |
| Distributed by | Prabha Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aakhri Khat (transl. The Last Letter) is a 1966 Bollywood film written and directed by Chetan Anand. This film marked the debut of Rajesh Khanna.[1] The music of the film is by Khayyam and lyrics by Kaifi Azmi; it includes the song "Baharon Mera Jeevan Bhi Sanwaro", sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Chetan Anand, started the film with a bare outline of a script and a 15-month-old infant who he let loose in the city, following him with his camera, mostly a hand-held camera, taking in all the city sounds, under the cinematic direction of Jal Mistry[2][3] The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards in 1967, but was not nominated.[4]
The film was remade in Tamil as Poonthalir starring Sivakumar and Sujatha in 1979, in Telugu as Chinnari Chitti Babu in 1981[5] and in Turkish as Garip Kuş in 1974
- ^ "'Few paid attention to Rajesh Khanna's debut film'". Rediff.
- ^ Biswas, Premankur (16 November 2007). "Chetan Anand, My Father". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.
- ^ Chintamani, Gautam. "Films that are 50: 'Aakhri Khat' features a baby on its day out and future icon Rajesh Khanna". Scroll.in.
- ^ "List of Indian Submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". Film Federation of India. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ ""Yevo Gusagusalu Paade – Chinnari Chitti Babu" (1981) – Telugu Feature Film". The Southern Nightingale. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.