47 years of Do Anjaane (26/11/1976)

47 years of Do Anjaane (26/11/1976)

“Do Anjaane” was produced by Tito and directed by Dulal Guha. It’s adapted from Nihar Ranjan Gupta’s story “Rater gari.” The film features a star-studded cast, including Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lalita Pawar, and a young Mithun Chakraborty before his rise to fame. This film inspired remakes in other languages, with “Maavari Manchitanam” in Telugu (1979) and “Aaseya Bale” in Kannada (1987).

The screenplay was written by Shafiq Ansari and Nabendu Ghosh, based on Gupta’s story. The cinematography was handled by M. Rajaram, and Bimal Roy was responsible for the editing. The music, a critical aspect of the film, was composed by Kalyanji Anandji, with lyrics penned by Anjaan and Verma Malik.