Daag (1973 film)


Daag: A Poem of Love is a 1973 Bollywood romantic drama film produced and directed by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films. It is an adaptation of the 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Rajesh Khanna impressed the audience and critics with his performance and the film was a superhit.
The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee, Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and A.K. Hangal.
The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna's craze and became a Super Hit at the box office. The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal dominated the charts for the year. The film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham.
This film was Kader Khan's debut as an actor.

Plot

A young man, Sunil Kohli, falls for beautiful Sonia. Soon, they get married and leave for their honeymoon. On the way, owing to bad weather, they decide to spend a night at a bungalow owned by Sunil's boss. The boss's son, Dheeraj Kapoor, tries to rape Sonia when she is alone. But Sunil arrives in time, and a fight ensues, resulting in the death of Dheeraj. Sunil is arrested and, later, sentenced to death by the court. But, on the way to prison, the police van carrying him meets with an accident. All occupants are killed. Years later, Sonia, working as a school teacher and bringing up Sunil's and her son, finds out that her husband is still alive. He is living with a new identity as Sudhir, and is married to a rich woman named Chandni . After escaping from the police van, Sunil met Chandni, whose lover had ditched her on learning of her pregnancy. Sunil married her to provide legitimacy to her child, in return for her help in establishing his new identity. Now, after so many years, the law is once again at his doorstep. This time, however, there is an added crime to his name: bigamy.

Cast

The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi
#TitleSingerDuration
1"Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai"Kishore Kumar04:19
2"Ab Chahe Ma Roothe Yaa Baba"Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar05:36
3"Hum Aur Tum Tum Aur Hum"Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar04:07
4"Jab Bhi Jee Chaahe"Lata Mangeshkar04:19
5"Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin"Rajesh Khanna02:28
6"Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni"Lata Mangeshkar, Minoo Purushottam05:48
7"Hawa Chale Kaise"Lata Mangeshkar05:46

Awards and nominations

21st Filmfare Awards
Wins