Abhimaan (1973)
A popular singer encourages his wife to sing, but tensions mount between the pair when his career begins to falter and her own musical career and popularity surpasses his own.
- Date of release
- 1973-07-27
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Casting
- Amitabh Bachchan — Subir Kumar (Beeru)
- Jaya Bachchan — Uma Kumar
- Asrani — Chandru Kriplani
- Bindu — Chitra
- Durga Khote — Aunt Durga (Durga Mausi)
- A.K. Hangal — Sadanand
- David Abraham Cheulkar — Brijeshwar Rai
- Jaywant Pathare
- Lalita Kumari — Radha
- Bhola
- Habiba Rehman
- Biren Tripathy
Interesting facts
Abhimaan is a 1973 Indian Hindi musical drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Asrani, Bindu, and David. The film is perhaps best remembered for its songs, composed and arranged by S. D. Burman, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and sung by playback singers Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Manhar.
Production
The movie was made under the production AmiYa (Amitabh + Jaya), although the copyrights are owned by their secretaries.
Lata Mangeshkar was the sole voice of Jaya Bachchan in the movie, whereas Amitabh Bachchan was voiced by three singers.
Manhar Udhas recorded the demo for "Loote Koi Man Ka Nagar" and it was supposed to be sung by Mukesh; however Mukesh refused because he thought the demo sounded good and Udhas ought to be given a chance.
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