| Gomti Ke Kinare | |
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| Directed by | Saawan Kumar Tak |
| Produced by | Saawan Kumar Tak |
| Starring | Meena Kumari Mumtaz |
| Music by | Rahul Dev Burman Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics)[1] |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gomti Ke Kinare is a 1972 Bollywood drama film, directed by Saawan Kumar Tak in his directorial debut. The film stars Meena Kumari and Mumtaz. It was the last release of Meena Kumari, and was released posthumously on 22 November 1972, 8 months after her death on 31 March.
She shot the film through her failing health in 1971, and was apprehensive whether she would be able to complete the filming. Eventually, she did with the last schedule on 29 December 1971.[2] However, despite the music score by R.D. Burman,[3] the film failed at the box office.[4]
Amitabh Bachchan was being considered (to play the hero, opposite Mumtaz) by Saawan Kumar and Meena Kumari. However, Mumtaz, who was close to the Khan brothers at the time, recommended Sameer Khan instead.
- ^ Gomti Ke Kinare at Bollywood Hungama
- ^ Mehta, Vinod (1972). Meena Kumari: On the life and art of Meena Kumari, 1932-1972, Indian screen tragedienne. Jaico Publishing House. p. 84.
- ^ Vittal, Anirudha Bhattacharjee Balaji (21 July 2012). R. D. Burman: The Man, The Music. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-93-5029-236-5.
- ^ Somaaya, Bhawana (2003). The Story So Far. Indian Express Group. p. 101.