''Anokha Milan'' is a 1972 Hindi film produced by R. J. Vazirani and directed by Jagganath Chatterjee. The film is a remake of director's own 1966 Bengali film '' Paari'' which was based on a story by Jarasandha and which also had the same cast as the original version. The film stars

Dharmendra Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Dharmendra is widely considered one of the greatest, most h ...

, Pronati Ghosh and

Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout t ...

in a guest appearance. This is the only Hindi movie that

and

appeared together in and was the second movie they appeared together after '' Paari''. The film's music is by

Salil Choudhury Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This inc ...

Plot

Tara Sen lives in a small town in India with her parents, a younger brother, sister and an elder brother who lives in Calcutta. She is friendly with Ghanshyam, affectionately called "Ghana", and often spends time with him near the river bank. When her brother returns home, he brings along a friend named Bijesh, who takes a liking to Tara and molests her. He is asked to leave the very next day, but the news spreads like wildfire, resulting in her parents to decide to get her married immediately, in vain though, as no one wants to come forward to marry her. During the Devi Pooja ceremonies, people crowd around the Sen household and spread vicious rumors about Tara, Ghana does not take kindly to this, a fight ensues, and a man is killed. The police are summoned, Ghana is arrested and held in prison. Sen attempts to reason with the local Police Inspector Badal Gupta, known for womanizing and being an alcoholic, who agrees to withdraw all charges provided Tara marries him. Sen is reluctant, but Tara readily accepts, and their marriage takes place. Tara's husband does not give up on his bad habits, neither does he fulfill his promise of releasing Ghana. One day an argument ensues between Tara and him, followed by a struggle, blows are exchanged, with Tara hitting him on the head with an axe. He is hospitalized and Tara is arrested, but when he regains consciousness he refuses to press charges, then subsequently succumbs to his injuries and Tara is sentenced to prison. When she finds out that Ghana is doing time in Andamans, she requests a transfer there, which is granted. When she reaches Andamans, she is told by the Warden that the only way she can meet with Ghana is by marrying him. But Ghana is old-fashioned and refuses to marry Tara on grounds that she is wealthy and he a lowly servant. Tara now has an option - return home and live alone for the rest of her life, or kill herself.

Cast

... Warden (Guest Appearance) *

Brahm Bhardwaj Brahm Bhardwaj (25 October 1920 — 29 July 1989) was an Indian actor of Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmante ...

... Voice * Abhi Bhattacharya... Anant Sen * Dharmendra... Ghanshyam "Ghana" * Pranoti Ghosh... Tara Sen / Tara Gupta (as Pronoti) * Raj Mehra... Voice * Shivraj... Voice

Soundtrack

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* 1972 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub Hindi remakes of Bengali films