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Wikipedia article
'Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se' is a 1978 Indian Hindi language drama film, starring Ranjeeta and Sachin and directed by Hiren Nag. It was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions and showcased music by Ravindra Jain.
The film was a blockbuster at the box office, earning 4.5 times of its budget. It was 18th highest grossing movie in India in 1978. The title song of the movie was also hugely popular. The film was shot in Mumbai and other locations in India. A sequel to the film called Jaana Pehchana was released in 2011, but it failed miserably at the box office, and could not get good reviews let alone match the success of the original.
The film was shot in Bhavans College, Andheri W, Mumbai
Plot
Arun (Sachin), the son of a Barrister, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students finds his pride and huge ego crushed when he stands second in the Terminal Examination. He loses to Lily Fernandes (Ranjeeta), a simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a private nursing home. Arun takes this as a defeat, who then decides to nurse a personal vendetta to try and crush Lily's growing popularity in school. Lily, however, tolerates him and his friends' remarks and sarcasm as she bears no grudge against him.
As time goes on, they gradually discover the basic qualities of each other, one becoming the admirer of the other. They visit beautiful places together on weekends to get to know each other better. Lily's mother is the first person to notice the love blossoming between her daughter and Arun. She is worried, because even though Arun is madly in love with her daughter, she fears the social status difference between the two would come in the way. Despite this, Arun's father approves and presents a proposal to Lily's mother to allow their children to marry.
When everything is going well, Lily falls ill and is discovered to have leukemia. Everyone tries to save the girl, and Lily and Arun act as if nothing was wrong. Everything seems fine for a while, but Lily's condition grows worse. She dies in Arun's arm, leaving him devastated. Arun goes to same college where they studied, and mourns for Lily. The film ends with Arun on the seaside, promising Lily that he will never forget her and that she had come as an inspiration in his life and will always remain to be.
Cast
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Arun Prakash Mathur
* Ranjeeta Kaur as Lily Fernandes
* Madan Puri as Arun's father
* Iftekhar as Dr. Pradhan
* Urmila Bhatt as Ruby Fernandes
* Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Mr. Rodrigues
* Master Raju
Awards
; 26th Filmfare Awards
'Nominated'
* Best Film Rajshri Productions
* Best Actress Ranjeeta Kaur
* Best Music Director Ravindra Jain
* Best Lyricist Ravindra Jain for "Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se"
* Best Female Playback Singer Hemlata for "Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se"
Soundtrack
Ravindra Jain composed the music and wrote the songs for this movie. The songs have been quite popular, especially the title song, "Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se". Ravindra Jain was nominated for Filmfare Awards in two categories for this song, namely, Best Lyricist and Best Musician.
{{Infobox song
| name = Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
| cover =
| caption = A scene of song
| type = Song
| artist = Hemlata
| album = Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
| released = April 7, 1978
| recorded = 1978
| studio = Saregama
| venue = India
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 6:45
| composer = Ravindra Jain
| lyricist = Ravindra Jain
| producer = Tarachand Barjatya
| misc =
}}
Sequel
In 2011 Rajshri Productions roped in the star pair of their 1978 film -Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ranjeeta Kaur to produce a sequel for 'Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'. The sequel was called 'Jaana Pehchana' and showcased Arun's life after Lilys death. Ranjeeta Kaur portrayed a new character who is a look-alike of Lily. The film was released on 16 September 2011.
Reception
The film was nominated for Best Actress, Best Film, and Best Direction at the 1978 Filmfare Awards. Ranjeeta's poignant portrayal of the character was critically acclaimed.
References
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