Sanjog
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Vishwanath
Written byJainendra Jain (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. Vishwanath
Story byK. Rama Lakshmi
Based onJeevana Jyothi (1975)
Produced byP. Mallikharjuna Rao
StarringJeetendra
Jaya Prada
CinematographyV. Durgaprasad
Edited byWaman Bhosle
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byLaxmikant Pyarelal
Production
company
Bharati International
Release date
  • 22 November 1985 (1985-11-22)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sanjog (transl. Coincidence) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by P. Mallikharjuna Rao under the Bharati International banner, directed by K. Vishwanath. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.[1][2] It is the Hindi version of Viswanath's Telugu film Jeevana Jyothi (1975), starring Sobhan Babu, Vanisri in the pivotal roles[3]

Plot

The film begins at a hill station where Narain takes care of his insane wife Yashoda who is in an asylum. A sort of person that lives in her world singing lullaby to a doll. Besides, Aasha the daughter of Narain's elder brother Sonu is ready to depart for the U.S.A along with her kid. Thus, Sonu & his wife Lalitha wish Aasha to take the blessing of her uncle which she denies as she dislikes him. However, Sonu coaxes and proceeds when Aasha is disconcerted to know Narain as his real father. Accordingly, Narain spins rearwards. During his college days, Narain loves and marries an innocent naughty village girl Yashoda. The couple starts their marital life in a joint family consisting of Narain's parents, Sonu & Lalitha, and their child Raju. Lalitha is a vainglory who fails to respect elders and shows carelessness towards her infant. Yashoda oversees the house, sweets Raju as her own, and develops a lot of affection for him. After a few years, Narain well settles and all of them live together happily but Yashoda is perturbed as childless. Raju is completely attached to Yashoda who thinks and calls her a mother that begrudges Lalitha which leads to acrimony. Tragically, Raju dies in an accident when Yashoda becomes a lunatic until she is pregnant. Soon after, the delivery Narain entrusts the baby's responsibility to Sonu & Lalitha one of that reformed and moves away with Yashoda. Listening to it, grief-stricken Aasha silently meets her mother and trains her child to stay with Yashoda. Finally, the movie ends with Aasha proceeding to the US by sacrificing her kid with Narain & Yashoda.

Cast

Soundtrack

Lyricist: Anjaan

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Zu Zu Zu" Lata Mangeshkar
2 "Yashoda Ka Nandalala" Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Dil Kya Chaahe" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
4 "Chham Se Tu Aaye" Suresh Wadkar, Asha Bhosle
5 "Aankh Micholi Aise" S. P. Sailaja, Kavita Krishnamurthy
6 "Maa Main Kahan Hoon" S. P. Sailaja, Kavita Krishnamurthy
7 "Zu Zu Zu Zu Zu" (male) Suresh Wadkar
8 "Zu Zu Zu, Pt. 2" Lata Mangeshkar

Reception

Sanjog was a critically acclaimed movie. It opened to positive to mixed reviews. It also became a hit at the box office.[4]

Awards

Jaya Prada earned her third Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sanjog (1985) (Movie Review)". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Sanjog (1985) (Cast & Crew)". Bollywood hungama. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Sanjog (1985)". Wap End.com.
  4. ^ "Worth their weight in gold". Box office India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953

External links

Filmography of K. Viswanath
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