Kalaakaar (transl. Artist) is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language tragedy romantic musical film directed by P. Sambasiva Rao and produced by P. Anand Rao.[1] The film stars Sridevi and Kunal Goswami.[2] It was released in the same year as Himmatwala, Sridevi's breakthrough film in Bollywood, but unlike the former, Kalaakaar was a box office disappointment. It is a remake of the 1982 Tamil Film Payanangal Mudivathillai.[3]
| Kalaakaar | |
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| Directed by | P. Sambasiva Rao |
| Based on | Payanangal Mudivathillai (Tamil) |
| Produced by | P. Anand Rao |
| Starring | Sridevi Kunal Goswami Rakesh Bedi Shreeram Lagoo |
| Music by | Kalyanji–Anandji |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Despite the film's failure, its soundtrack by Kalyanji–Anandji was successful, especially the first track "Neele Neele Ambar Par" sung by Kishore Kumar & Sadhana Sargam.[4] According to music expert Rajesh Subramanian the guitar piece in the song Neele Neele ambar was played by veteran guitarist Sunil Kaushik. Neele Neele Ambar is a remake of Tamil Song "Ilaya nila pozhigirathe" composed by Ilayaraja for Payanangal Mudivathillai.
Plot
editRadha Khanna comes from wealthy family and lives in a palatial house with her widowed father, Rohit. She has a friend Sheela, who also lives in a palatial house, surrounded by some shanty dwellings. One day when Radha goes to Sheela, they witness a young man named Ravikumar singing a song with his guitar. Radha is very impressed with this talented young man, and talks about him with her father. Rohit invites Ravi to sing at the inauguration of a temple, after which Radha invites him to sing live on radio: this is Ravi's first step toward stardom.
Ravi and Radha fall in love with each other and hope to marry soon. Ravi continues to shine with his singing, and is felicitated. At the ceremony, he attributes his success all to himself, much to Radha's disappointment. This is the start of misunderstandings between the young couple, and as a result they stop seeing each other. Unknown to Radha, Ravi has been diagnosed with cancer and does not have long to live, which is why he decided to end things with Radha.
Soon, Ravi learns that Radha is going to marry his doctor, Mohan.
Doctor Mohan, who doesn't yet know about Radha and Ravi's history (but later does), tells Radha about Ravi's illness. Unable to bear that she'll live without Ravi, Radha consumes poison and tells him. Ravi (who is also succumbing to his illness) rushes to Radha's house. After sharing a moment together, Radha and Ravi die beside each other.
Cast
edit- Sridevi as Radha Khanna
- Kunal Goswami as Ravi Kumar
- Rakesh Bedi as Chander
- Mehmood as Karim Lala
- Madhu Malini as Sheela Mathur
- Paintal as Ravi's neighbour
- Shriram Lagoo as Rohit Khanna
- Krishan Dhawan as Mathur
- Kanwaljit Singh as Doctor Mohan
- Raj Kishore as Mevaram, Mathur's house servant
- Bappi Lahiri as himself
- L. V. Prasad as himself
- Indeevar as himself
Soundtrack
edit| Kalakar | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Length | 28:41 | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | Kalyanji-Anandji | |||
| Kalyanji-Anandji chronology | ||||
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The music of the film was composed by the duo Kalyanji–Anandji.[5] and the lyrics penned by Indeevar. The track "Neele Neele Ambar Par" is a reuse of the original song "Ilaya Nila" from the Tamil-language film Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982), which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6][7]
- "Neele Neele Ambar Par (Male)" - Kishore Kumar
- "Deep Jalaye Jo" - Suresh Wadkar
- "Surajmukhi Mukhda Tera" - Sadhana Sargam, Suresh Wadkar
- "Ho Gori Teri Jawani Pe" - Kishore Kumar
- "Khoye Khoye Rahe Teri" - Kishore Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal
- "Mera Pyar Mujhse Rootha" - Anuradha Paudwal, Suresh Wadkar
- "Main Door Chala Jaoonga" - Suresh Wadkar
- "Neele Neele Ambar Par (Female)" - Sadhana Sargam
References
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- ^ Zaveri, Hanif (2005). Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods. Popular Prakashan. p. 192. ISBN 81-7991-213-2. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Malani's Retro romantic tribute from Kalaakar in Yeh Cinemaa Hai". 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Bollywood's Forgotten Stars! Remember Sridevi's Kalakaar co-star Kunal Goswami?". Free Press Journal. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Kalaakaar (1983)", Music India Online, archived from the original on 12 November 2016, retrieved 14 July 2017
- ^ "The Top 10 songs of S P Balasubrahmanyam". Rediff.com. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (8 June 2014). ""Holiday"… A vacation for the brain". Baradwaj Rangan. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.