"Pushpa... I Hate Tears" is one dialogue from good old days which still make butterflies fly. This four words dialogue became a punch dialogue for every guy having a cry-baby girlfriend. Rajesh Khanna owe a lot to this epic love story by Shakti Samanta.
Pushpa (Sharmila Tagore) is a classic case of Chandramukhi after effect. She is sold to a brothel by a 'well' wisher from village. In brothel, she meets a businessman Anand Babu (Rajesh Khanna) whose marriage is flowing on the rocks. Apart from Anand Babu, there is a kid in her life- Nandu. Nandu is child of a widower of her village who remarried. Nandu's step-mother treats him badly. Both Anand Babu and Nandu turns to Pushpa for love and affection and she welcomes them both with open arms. But the world is too harsh to accomodate her.
Both Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna gave outstanding performances. This is definitely one of the most memorable performances by the legendary duo. The music of this movie especially a mesmerizing 'Chingari Koi Bhadke' and a numbing 'Raina Beete Jaye' slowly engulfs you. S.D. at his best. It sets the mood for a story that was a little rebellious. The story shows very strong human emotions painted in lighter hues. It judges love without any prejudices. If I have to compare it with anything... it would be Raja Ravi Varma's paintings.
Shakti Samanta gave us so many good films. Amar Prem is definitely one of his best standing with Aradhana which catapulted Rajesh Khanna to Super Stardom. Even after 40 years, the songs, the dialogues and the moments still remain with us.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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