We welcome you all to Amitabh Bachchan’s film journey. Today we start with Amitabh Bachchan’s film Sanjog, released in 1972 and directed by S.S. Balan.
In this film the main artists were Mala Sinha, Amitabh Bachchan, and Aruna Irani. The
film is a remake of a Tamil film called Iru Kodugal directed by K.
Balchander, who had given his first break to Rajnikant in Tamil films.
Mohan essayed by Amitabh Bachchan and Mala Sinha
played the role of Asha. They fall in love and get married in a temple, but his mother doesn’t accept their union. When Mohan is falsely told Asha died in an accident, the couple separates.Asha, in actuality, is pregnant. She is with her parents and her father Shiv
Dayal essayed by Madan Puri feels that nobody would marry her in this
condition, so decides to make her a collector.
“Love, Drama, and Unheard Stories”
Mohan on the other hand, heartbroken, marries Seema played by Aruna
Irani who has lost her eyesight in the same accident that Asha is
supposed to be dead. He leads a happy married life with Seema and two
children and her father, Nazir Hussain. Mohan works as a clerk in a
collector’s office. A new collector is transferred to that district
office he is working in, and it is none other than Asha. Both are shocked to
see each other. Both quietly start working together but soon there are
Rumors spread that there is an affair between Asha and Mohan. This fake
News reaches Seema.
Lot of drama goes on and there is unpleasantness and much later,
Seema learns that Mohan and Asha were married 10 years ago.
And only fate had separated them from each other. Seema is very unhappy
and disturbed and in her state of disappointment she attempts to kill
herself as she has lost her will to live and once when she is trying to
kill herself, Asha saves her but in the process dies but before dying
She wished to donate her eyes to Seema so she could lead a normal life.Mohan.
“The Untold Saga of Sanjog”
R. D. Burman composed the music for this film.But the film songs were not much of a hit. Though the script was good,
and the star cast was good the film did not do well despite being a
remake of a South film.
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