As far as reviews
go, this one was tough. In the end, you will remember Anand
(1971) for the final scene. More particularly, this dialogue
“Babumoshai,
zindagi aur maut uparwale ke haath hai jahanpanah. Usse na toh aap
badal sakte hain na main. Hum sab toh rangmanch ki kathputhliyan hain
jinki dor uparwale ki ungliyon main bandhi hain. Kab, kaun, kaise
uthega yeh koi nahi bata sakta hai.”- Anand
Anand follows
the emotional journey of Anand's (Rajesh Khanna) life. He's diagnosed
with cancer and lives his last few months trying to spread as much
joy as he can. He meets Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a
workaholic who learns to appreciate all aspects of life from Anand.
The text-book
straightforward storyline is helped by Khanna's presence. His
whole-hearted performance gets you invested in the story. The bonding
scenes of Bachchan and Khanna is hard to ignore.
But it is obvious
that the movie is set up for the finish. You can see the ending from
a long way out but it doesn't matter. You watched the movie through
Anand's eyes and you want to see it through with him. With moving
dialogues and heart-felt delivery, the movie manages to keep your
interest together until the ending, when the emotion takes over and
elevates the movie to another level.
Bachchan is solid.
This is before he exploded as India's biggest movie star yet his
delivery is on point for most of the movie. You can sense he's not
reached his A-game yet but he's getting there. Khanna is the soul of
the movie. He is the ultimate protagonist who keeps you hooked. His
story arc is the crux of the movie and he does not disappoint.
As far as early 70's
movies go, this one is up there in and around the top 3.
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