Reviews & Ratings for
अमर प्रेम (1972)

This was the second old movie I saw when I became a huge fan of Rajeev Khanna just after watching 2-3 of his old songs. This movie is a #classic and I truly have an #addiction to it. It is a masterpiece with the most amazing and #mesmerizing actors the Indian Cinema could ever have - Rajesh Khaana and Sharmila Tagore. Together they have made such a #beautiful couple and the most #trueLove pact ever could exist. They proved that Love doesn't always needs words or a name it just needs power. All of this mixed with Kishore Kumar songs make this one of the #bestOfDrama of Retro Bollywood.

Amar Prem is a film directed by Shakti Samanta which is itself a remake of a Bengali film Nishi Padma. This film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Om Prakash, Bindu, Vinod Mehra and a host of other actors. This film is considered as one of a classics till today. It was also famous for the Rajesh-Sharmila pair up. At first seeing the title, I thought it was a romantic film (seeing the name 'Amar Prem' meaning eternal love). But I didn't know that love could be depicted in this way a s shown in the film. And I had a great time watching this film.

Plot: Pushpa is thrown into the world of prostitution after being thrown out of home by her mother and husband. There she finds happiness in Anand Babu (one of her customers) and Nandu (one of the children recently shifted to the neighborhood).

Story and Direction: Like they say 'Old is Gold'. This film clearly justifies the statement. When I first heard the film, I just knew very little about it. But whoever saw this film has sung praises about it. So I decided let me give it a shot. And. O My God, I was impressed with each and every thing in the film. I thought at first that this was a Rajesh Khanna film. But no it is the story of Pushpa. At the time, when heroes dominated the cinema world, a story having a female protagonist was very rare. Every aspect is very nicely shown. From Anand Babu's frustration about his marriage to people seeing prostitutes as someone not fitting in a normal society. Also there is a scene where some mud from the prostitute's house is mixed with the clay by which Lord Durga's murti is made (according to the maker, it is considered auspicious). So beautifully the contrasting views of 2 different sects of the society. Also, the relations between Nandu and her step-mother and Pushpa is shown with reality. The climax was also justified in every way.

Performances: Sharmila was very good as Pushpa. She emoted the scenes in a very nice way. Rajesh Khanna, who dons a more supporting character in this film was also great. Om Prakash does a really good comic act for the amount of time he is in the film. Bindu was also good as the (evil) step mother. Vinod Mehra appearing in the final scenes of the film also left an impact.

Music: R D Burman creates some very good music in the film. All of the song are hummable and remembered all through the centuries. My favorites would be 'Raina Beet Jaye' and 'Chingaari Jo Bhadke'.

Favorite Scene: Every scene where Anand says 'Pushpa, I hate tears' is my awww moment. There are 3 scenes in the entire film where the dialogue was said. Also the climax where Anand stands up for Pushpa was great.

Final Verdict: Amar Prem satisfied me in every way. when I finished the film, I understood why this classic is still revered. I couldn't fault this film in any way. Any person who loves Indian films, this film is a must watch.

I give it a full score of 10.