Rahgir

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Rahgir

1969 Indian film


Rahgir (The Traveler) is a Bollywood romantic social drama film. It was released in 1969 and directed by Tarun Majumdar.[1] The film was produced by Geetanjali Pictures and had music by Hemant Kumar.[2] The film had Biswajeet playing the central role of Rahgir where his acting "attracted attention".[3] Costarring with Biswajeet were Sandhya Roy, Shashikala, Kanhaiyalal, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy and Asit Sen.[4] The film was based on Angti Chattujjer Vai, a Bengali novel of Manoj Basu.[5][6] The story is about Biswajeet playing an impetuous young man in search "for the meaning of life" and is regarded as one of his most credible performances.[7] The movie is a remake of 1963 Bengali movie Palatak.[8]

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Cast

Music

The music was composed by Hemant Kumar with lyrics written by Gulzar. The singers were Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Sulakshana Pandit and Aarti Mukherji.[9]

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Awards

The film won the following awards at BFJA.[10]


References

  1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (26 June 1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. "Rahgir 1969". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. The Illustrated Weekly of India. October 1970. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. "Rahgir 1969". Alan Goble. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. "ভালোবাসার চির তরুণ". Eisamay Blog (in Bengali). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.2. Hay House, Inc. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-93-81398-03-6. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. "Rahgeer". Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  8. "BFJA Awards 1970". BFJA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.



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