The success of this movie is credited to the Rajesh Khanna Mania of the 70s, as Rajesh Khanna only appeared for 15 minutes in the movie, and still created a stir. " Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana" (Life is a beautiful journey) turned out to be the last song that Jaikishan recorded before his death.Īndaz also proved to be the last hit for Shammi Kapoor as a lead. Jaikishan died of liver cirrhosis on 12 September 1971 at the young age of 42. The children become instrumental in getting the single parents to meet and fall in love with each other.Īndaz was one of the last movies for which the great music directors duo, Shankar- Jaikishan composed music together. One of her students is the daughter of widower Ravi ( Shammi Kapoor). She becomes a teacher to bring up her son by herself. She and her son are not accepted by her husband's family. This film tells the story of Sheetal ( Hema Malini), a widow who is left devastated by the death of her husband Raj ( Rajesh Khanna).
You can provide one by editing this article. This article needs an improved plot summary. Further, this film is the first of the successful script writing that Salim-Javed started. This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 19, by adding the two-hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971. The 10-minute cameo of Rajesh Khanna is credited for turning Andaz (1971) Into A Super Hit Film. When this film released, films of Shammi Kapoor were not doing well at the box office. The song fetched singer Kishore Kumar a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The film features " Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana", one of the best known Bollywood yodels which also featured on the soundtrack of Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala.
The film was a considerable success and was important in the career of Malini as an actress. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, and Simi Garewal. Style) is a 1971 Indian Bollywood romantic drama film, directed by Ramesh Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed, Gulzar and Sachin Bhowmick.