Dharmendra played many memorable roles in Hindi Cinema and carved a niche for himself as an actor. Once he was asked to speak about his favorite movie and of all his movies, he chose Satyakam… a Hrishikesh Mukherjee marvel. Starring Sharmila Tagore and Ashok Kumar along with Dharmendra, laced with music by Lakshmikant Pyarelal, over the years Satyakam has attained a cult status among cine-aficionados.
Satyakam is story of a person who makes a grave mistake and tries hard to resurrect it… A young Satyapriya has aspirations of a better world. He is trying hard to be idealist. When he has the opportunity to save a girl from sexual advances of his employer, he buckles down. However after initial fall, he realizes his mistake and marries the girl. Hesitant to give in to laws of corrupt society, he has to change jobs. Does corruption changes him? Dharmendra as Satyapriya and Sharmila as his wife gave simply amazing performances. The scenes depiction tensions between Dharmendra and rest of the world exudes a sense of discomfort, justifying everything.
Based on story by Narayan Sanyal, screenplay of Bimal Dutta and dialogues by R.S. Bedi, Satyakam is a movie that will be remembered for fine performances and remarkable treatment of a contemporary subject. The backdrop of the story is so identifiable. Corruption and poverty in a country trying hard to stick together after being robbed by British for almost two centuries and plagued by feudalism. It is one of the movies which define careers of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Dharmendra, two icons of that era.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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