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Anand
Anand
8.1
/10
139 Ratings

ANAND

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
India, 1971
Drama

Synopsis

Dr Bhaskar Bannerjee isn’t happy with his profession as he can’t save the lives of people dying of illness due to poverty. Things change when Anand a cancer patient enters Bhaskar’s life. Anand is cheerful and believes in spreading happiness to everyone as he knows he has a few months left to live.

Synopsis

Dr Bhaskar Bannerjee isn’t happy with his profession as he can’t save the lives of people dying of illness due to poverty. Things change when Anand a cancer patient enters Bhaskar’s life. Anand is cheerful and believes in spreading happiness to everyone as he knows he has a few months left to live.

Our take

A deeply spiritual and philosophical film, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand shares its heavy life lessons with an effervescent charm. This poignant work also marks the coming together of two legendary actors of Indian cinema, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, playing the yin and yang.