I hardly give a 10 out of a 10 for any movie, Anand being the only exception.
I saw it first when I was around 10 years old, my dad opined that it is a classic and I realized it the 1s time I saw.
Hrishida's movies have always been magical, a simple story, an excellent screenplay, normal next door people, we saw it all, from Golmaal to Abhimaan, Bawarchi to Guddi.
But Anand is a cut above the rest.
Every portion or frame is sheer class.
And with this movie, Hrishida roped in Kakaji(Rajesh Khanna) who was already riding high, to deliver what would be his career best performance, and Amitabh Bachhan in his early days who played his role to perfection, the tall/lanky, intense introvert's role was played with great finesse by the Big B -heralding his arrival.
Some or in fact many watch movies for entertainment or what we call time-pass.
Anand belongs to the genre of movies which gives you more than what you expect in the 150 odd minutes.
It is one of the few movies which you cannot erase from your memory.
A story of a terminally ill patient who lives hi life with gay abandon and is full of life and energy may not seem novel in this era, but it was certainly a path breaking movie of its times.
But a thing is guaranteed, irrespective of the number of times I have watched, as the movie closes, you are invariably left moist eyed, which only classics can do.
Lilting music, class BGM, very apt dialogs, great support cast work, everything works to this movies favor.
To me Anand is unparalleled and shall live on...to be one of the best in Indian cinema.
I saw it first when I was around 10 years old, my dad opined that it is a classic and I realized it the 1s time I saw.
Hrishida's movies have always been magical, a simple story, an excellent screenplay, normal next door people, we saw it all, from Golmaal to Abhimaan, Bawarchi to Guddi.
But Anand is a cut above the rest.
Every portion or frame is sheer class.
And with this movie, Hrishida roped in Kakaji(Rajesh Khanna) who was already riding high, to deliver what would be his career best performance, and Amitabh Bachhan in his early days who played his role to perfection, the tall/lanky, intense introvert's role was played with great finesse by the Big B -heralding his arrival.
Some or in fact many watch movies for entertainment or what we call time-pass.
Anand belongs to the genre of movies which gives you more than what you expect in the 150 odd minutes.
It is one of the few movies which you cannot erase from your memory.
A story of a terminally ill patient who lives hi life with gay abandon and is full of life and energy may not seem novel in this era, but it was certainly a path breaking movie of its times.
But a thing is guaranteed, irrespective of the number of times I have watched, as the movie closes, you are invariably left moist eyed, which only classics can do.
Lilting music, class BGM, very apt dialogs, great support cast work, everything works to this movies favor.
To me Anand is unparalleled and shall live on...to be one of the best in Indian cinema.