Doosra Aadmi (transl. The Other Man) is a 1977 Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film stars Raakhee, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Shashi Kapoor. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan.
| Doosra Aadmi | |
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| Directed by | Ramesh Talwar |
| Screenplay by | Sagar Sarhadi |
| Story by | Raju Saigal |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Starring | Raakhee Rishi Kapoor Neetu Singh Shashi Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Romesh Bhalla |
| Edited by | B. Mangeshkar |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan Majrooh Sultanpuri (Lyrics) |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 Minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot summary
editNisha (Raakhee), accomplished in advertising industry, becomes a recluse after the tragic death of her boyfriend, Shashi Saigal (Shashi Kapoor). Years later, Karan Saxena (Rishi Kapoor) offers her employment with his advertising agency and she accepts. She realizes that Karan, recently married to Timsy (Neetu Singh), reminds her of Shashi.
Cast
edit- Rakhee Gulzar - Nisha
- Rishi Kapoor - Karan Saxena aka Kannu
- Neetu Singh - Timsy Saxena
- Shashi Kapoor - Shashi Sehgal
- Deven Verma - Timsi's Uncle
- Parikshat Sahni - Bhisham
- Satyen Kappu - Ram Prasad Saxena (as Satye`ndra Kappu)
- Gita Siddharth - Mrs. Saxena
- Javed Khan Amrohi as Kannu's friend
- Jagdish Raj - Police Inspector
- Vikas Anand - Bank Manager
- Kiran Vairale as Kannu's friend
- Roopesh Kumar as Rupesh
- Lalita Kumari as Kanya Kumari
- Yunus Parvez as constable Naik
- Ramesh Tiwari as Sharma
- Rajan Verma as (Raj Verma) Train master
- Beena Banerjee
- Rajee Singh as Timsy's aunty Shanti
- Sheetal as Mini
Crew
edit- Art Direction – Desh Mukherji
- Costume Design – Jennifer Kapoor, Rajee Singh
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Rajesh Roshan, and with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.[2]
| Doosra Aadmi | ||||
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| Released | 1977 (India) | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Rajesh Roshan | |||
| Rajesh Roshan chronology | ||||
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| Song | Singers |
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| "Chal Kahin Door Nikal Jayein" | Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Nazron Se Kah Do" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Aao Manayen Jashn-E-Mohabbat" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Ankhon Mein, Kajal Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Jaan Meri Rooth Gayi" | Kishore Kumar, Pamela Chopra |
| "Angna Ayenge Sanvariya" | Deven Verma, Pamela Chopra, Chorus |
Trivia
edit- The movie that Karan & Nisha watch in the Excelsior cinema hall (when Timsy is following them) is '40 Carats (1973)'
- When Karan is following the train in his car, the background music that plays is of song 'Pyar hua, ikraar hua hai' from the movie 'Shree 420 (1955)'
- This movie was remade as 'Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001)'
Awards
editNominated
- Best Actress – Raakhee
- Best Supporting Actress – Raakhee
- Best Comedian – Deven Verma
- Best Story – Raju Saigal
References
edit- ^ Overview The New York Times.
- ^ "Doosra Aadmi 1977 songs". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2007.