| Safar | |
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| Directed by | Asit Sen |
| Screenplay by | Asit Sen |
| Story by | Ashutosh Mukherjee |
| Based on | Chalachal (1956 film) |
| Produced by | Mushir-Riaz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
| Edited by | Tarun Dutta |
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| Distributed by | M.R. Productions |
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Running time | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹148 crore or US$18 million in 2023)[1] |
Safar (transl. Journey) is a 1970 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced by the Mushir-Riaz duo and directed by Asit Sen, based on a novel by Bengali writer Ashutosh Mukherjee.[2] The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Feroz Khan in lead roles. The film became the tenth top-grossing production of the year. It won one Filmfare Awards and four Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. Rajesh Khanna received a nomination for BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi). Asit Sen remade the 1956 Bengali film Chalachal, which was directed by him, in Hindi as Safar (1970).[3] As per review by critics, Safar was carried more than ably by Khanna's immense charm at the peak of his popularity.[4] Rajesh Khanna beautifully conveys his character's desperation and his conviction that surviving by a slender thread is not really living. 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 from 1969 to 1971.[5]
The music of the film was a phenomenal hit during the 1970s and remains so.
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- ^ "The 'Deep Jele Jai' versus 'Khamoshi' non-debate: The Bengali original beats the Hindi remake". 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2015.