Yaadein_(1964_film)

<i>Yaadein</i> (1964 film)

Yaadein (1964 film)

1964 Indian film

Yaadein (English: Memories) is a 1964 black and white Hindi film directed and produced by Sunil Dutt who also stars in the film as the only actor to appear onscreen in the entire film. The only other actor in the film is Dutt’s wife Nargis Dutt who only appears as a silhouette in the final scene.[1]

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This film is the first Indian film in cinema that features only a single actor and hence has found an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in the category Fewest actors in a narrative film.[2][3]

Film narrative progresses through dialogues and background music composed by Vasant Desai, who also gave two songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar.[4]

Overview

The film is soliloquy of a man who comes home to find that his wife and son are not at home, he assumes that they have left him and reminiscences his life with them, and scared of his life without them, he regrets his past indiscretions.

Music

  1. "Radha Tu Hai Diwani" - Lata Mangeshkar
  2. "Dekha Hai Sapna Koi" - Lata Mangeshkar

Cast

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "Sunil Dutt's 'Yaadein': A one-man act film is in the Guinness Book of World Records". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Bhumika K. "An experiment with peace". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2005-08-05. 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Kannada film in Guinness". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 July 2005. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006.
  4. [4]
    Sharma, Sampada (23 October 2021). "Bollywood Rewind | Yaadein: Sunil Dutt's one-man show that's ahead of its time". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.


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