Sara Akash (1969)

सारा आकाश

Samar wants to be successful in life but his parents force him to get married. His wife is shy and reserved and Samar does not like this. The other members in the family often ill-treat her.

Date of release
1969-01-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Director
Basu Chatterjee

Casting

Interesting facts

Sara Aakash is a 1969 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on first part of novel Sara Akash by Rajendra Yadav. This was Yadav's debut novel, originally published as Pret Bolte Hain, renamed in 1960, the title in turn was taken from a poem by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. The film starred Rakesh Pandey, Madhu Chakravarty, Nandita Thakur, A. K. Hangal and Dina Pathak in lead roles. Set in a traditional middle class joint family in Agra, the film deals with internal conflicts of a newly wed couple, both of whom find themselves unprepared for domestic life.

Production

The film was shot on location in Agra, and in Rajendra Yadav's old family house in Raja Ki Mandi area, Agra. In his foreword to the second edition of the novel, Yadav relates how it was a thrilling experience to go around the house with the director and cinematographer. Mahajan said to Chatterjee that the house was a "ready-made set", better than anything that could be built in Bombay. Yadav offered to make it available for the shooting.

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