Anhonee (1952 film)

Anhonee
Poster
Directed byK. A. Abbas
Written byK. A. Abbas
Screenplay byMohsin Abdullah
V. P. Sathe
K. A. Abbas
Story byK. A. Abbas
Produced byK. A. Abbas
StarringRaj Kapoor
Nargis
CinematographyRama Chandra
Edited byMohan Rathod
D. B. Joshi
Music byRoshan
Production
company
Naya Sansar
Distributed byNaya Sansar
Release date
  • 4 July 1952 (1952-07-04)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Anhonee (transl. The untoward) is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language psychological drama film directed by K. A. Abbas. The film stars Nargis in a double role alongside Raj Kapoor in the lead, supported by Om Prakash, Agha, David, Achla Sachdev in other prominent roles.[1][2] The film had music composed by Roshan, while the lyrics were written by Ali Sardar Jafri. Nargis was highly appreciated for enacting a dual role and her performance garnered critical acclaim.[2] Abbas attempted to explore two concepts – Geneticsm and Determinism, a theme which he experimented in Awara (1951).[3]

  1. ^ "The 25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood – Nargis, Anhonee (1952)". Rediff.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Kohli, Suresh (3 January 2009). "Blast From The Past – Anhonee (1952)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ Renov, Michael; Donald, James (2008). The SAGE Handbook of Film Studies. Sage. p. 485. ISBN 978-0-7619-4326-6.