I don't know how I somehow missed Amar Prem when it first released in the early seventies. The music is of course, legendary.
I kept watching it in parts when it showed on TV but again never had the time to see the entire movie. I accomplished this today and I am glad I did. What a movie, certainly deserving of the classic tag.
I am not sure whether today's youngsters would relate to this typical dark Bengali drama of those times. I hope they do, for it is superbly depicted by Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Vinod Mehra was the only actor who did not do justice to his role but the veterans more than made up for it.
The pathos conveyed in this movie was a typical outcome of society mores of that time, perhaps still extant in parts of rural India. The poignancy remains long after the film ends.
I will not narrate the story line, this is a superb film worth watching more than once. For those who have not seen it yet, please do so.
I kept watching it in parts when it showed on TV but again never had the time to see the entire movie. I accomplished this today and I am glad I did. What a movie, certainly deserving of the classic tag.
I am not sure whether today's youngsters would relate to this typical dark Bengali drama of those times. I hope they do, for it is superbly depicted by Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Vinod Mehra was the only actor who did not do justice to his role but the veterans more than made up for it.
The pathos conveyed in this movie was a typical outcome of society mores of that time, perhaps still extant in parts of rural India. The poignancy remains long after the film ends.
I will not narrate the story line, this is a superb film worth watching more than once. For those who have not seen it yet, please do so.