Manzil (lit.'Destination') is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film was a loose adaptation of the 1965 Bengali film Akash Kusum. Manzil stars Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee in pivotal roles. Filming was intermittent between 1972 and 1979, when it was finally released. The film won critical acclaim for its story, while Bachchan was praised for his performance, although, the film did only average business at the box office. The song Rimjhim Gire Saawan was a chartbuster,[1] and the picturization of Lata Mangeshkar's version of the song that was shot in real rain in Mumbai made it a perennial favorite.[2] The movie was reported to be the only Hindi movie to have galvanometer in its core plot.[3]

Manzil
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Directed byBasu Chatterjee
Written byAshish Burman
Basu Chatterjee
Produced byJai Pawar
Raj Prakash
Rajiv Suri
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Moushumi Chatterjee
CinematographyK. K. Mahajan
Edited byG.G. Mayekar
Music byR. D. Burman
Release date
  • 28 September 1979 (1979-09-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

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Ajay Chandra, a young man (Amitabh Bachchan), has big dreams. He falls for Aruna Khosla, a rich girl (Moushumi Chaterjee). She also reciprocates his feelings. He pretends to be rich not to disappoint her and takes help from his friend Prakash Mariwalla who was a Chartered Accountant, for suit, car and flat, claiming all as his own. He wants to start a galvanometer business by buying old ones and refurbishing them to workable ones with the help of Anokhelal. Unfortunately, the big cats try to buy him out, but Ajay doesn't budge. So, they buy Anokhelal by bribing him with money for his daughters wedding. This leads to a big failure for Ajay, whose mother Mrs. Chandra (Lalita Pawar) has to give the insurance money to her son to bail him out. It still doesn't work and Ajay is taken to court by Mr. Khosla, a lawyer. Mrs. Chandra encourages her son to repair the galvanometers himself and when he falls short of money, sells her gold jewellery. The prosecutor withdraws the case as the galvanometers are now repaired. His friend C.A Prakash Mariwalla also helps him with ten thousand rupees in disguise of an order.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The Music of the movie was given by R. D. Burman and the lyrics are written by the legendary lyricist Yogesh.

Song Singer
"Tum Ho Mere Dil Ki Dhadkan" Kishore Kumar
"Rimjhim Gire Sawan" (Male) Kishore Kumar
"Rimjhim Gire Sawan" (Female) Lata Mangeshkar
"Man Mera Chahe" Asha Bhosle

References

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  1. ^ LOKAPALLY, VIJAY (27 August 2015). "Manzil (1979)". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "The stories behind five of the best rain songs in Hindi cinema". 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Basu Chatterjee's Gentle, Middle-Of-The-Road Cinema Was That of the People Next Door". 4 June 2020.
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