Kora Kagaz

Kora Kagaz
Film poster
Directed byAnil Ganguly
Written byM.G. Hashmat (dialogue)
Screenplay bySurendra Shailaj
Story byAshutosh Mukherjee
Based onSaat Paake Bandha
by Ashutosh Mukherjee
Produced bySanat Kothari
StarringVijay Anand
Jaya Bachchan
CinematographyBipin Gajjar
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byKalyanji-Anandji Lyrics MG Hashmat
Production
company
Shreeji Films
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 10 May 1974 (1974-05-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Kora Kagaz (translation: Blank Paper) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by Sanath Kothari and directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, Achala Sachdev and Deven Verma. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The famous title song "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" (loosely translated as: "My life is a blank paper") was rendered by Kishore Kumar.

At the 22nd National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, while Lata Mangeshkar won the award for Best Female Playback Singer.

The film is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha directed by Ajoy Kar, and starring Suchitra Sen[1] which itself was based on the story of the same name by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay.[2] Kora Kagaz is remade in Malayalam as Archana Teacher, released in 1981.

  1. ^ "10 Old and Gold Bengali Movies Which Inspired Bollywood to Remake". 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ Gulazar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 431. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.