Avishkaar
| Avishkaar | |
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| Directed by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Produced by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Written by | Gyandev Agnihotri Basu Bhattacharya |
| Starring |
Rajesh Khanna Sharmila Tagore |
| Music by | Kanu Roy Lyrics by Kapil Kumar |
| Cinematography | Nando Bhattacharya |
| Edited by | S. Chakravarty |
| Distributed by | Aarohi Film Maker Shermaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
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Release date
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14th June 1974 |
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Running time
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108 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Avishkaar (English: Invention) is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya the film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The film was the part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav (1971) and Griha Pravesh (1979) The movie was critically acclaimed with critics giving it five out of five stars in the Bollywood guide Collections. The review by the newspaper Hindu quoted "Here you can see Khanna inhabiting a disillusioned husband with all the details. There is nothing trademark ‘Kaka’ here as you only see Amar with all his frailties come alive on the screen. It must have being challenging for the raging star to pick a role where he was not the hero in the conventional sense." The film was a box office hit. Khanna waived of his remuneration by 70% to star in this project.
The critics from the Internet site 'Scroll.in' quoted "Aavishkar is indisputably Rajesh Khanna’s film. Through a fog of cigarette smoke, Amar’s fixed gaze communicates the dullness of fatigue after the shattering of his inner world. When he speaks, his voice is low, and in two confrontational flashbacks with his hostile father-in-law, Khanna’s performance peaks. The superstar’s superb performance in Basu Bhattacharya’s domestic drama proves his unexplored talent at stasis."
Amar and Mansi are in love, and decide to get married. They do so, and still continue to be in love. They get to their first wedding anniversary, and decide to hire a taxi-cab for a day, just to drive around and have fun. Thereafter, to their joy they are blessed with a child. But then their bliss is cut short, when Amar starts work with his advertising agency, which grooms beautiful young women, to further their careers as models, and both cannot stand each other anymore.
Amar (Rajesh Khanna) works in an Ad Agency, One night when he is alone in his office, Rita one of the staff walks in and invites him to join her for a movie. Back home, Mansi (Sharmila Tagore) is at home with her Child and Margarette, the maid. Sunil, Amar’s childhood friend comes home with flowers and wishes her. It’s Amar’s and Mansi’s wedding anniversary and they don’t remember it themselves.
They think of their carefree days when they were madly in love with each other, when nothing seemed impossible. They start off with an ideal marriage; their small world is brimming with love and is perfect. A whole year and they are still happy with each other. On their second anniversary they decide it’s time to extend their family and plan to have a child.
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