''Be-Imaan'' () is a
1972
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Hindi-language film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars
Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishan Giri Goswami; 24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema.
He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in t ...
,
Raakhee
Raakhee Gulzar ( Majumdar) (; born 15 August 1947), professionally known as Raakhee, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Bengali films. One of the leading and most popular actresses of the 1970s and early 1980s, Raakhee is a ...
,
Premnath
Premnath Malhotra, better known as Prem Nath (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was an Indian actor and director, who was best known for his works in Hindi films. Nath made his debut with the film ''Ajit'' (1948), and went on to appear in ...
,
Pran
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,
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years.
Life and education
Chopra, the third of six children of Ranveerlal and Rooprani Chopra, a Punjabi Hindu family, was ...
and
Tun Tun
Uma Devi Khatri
Press Release, Shankar Jaikishan
Sankar or Shankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss" and may refer to:
People
* Shankar (name)
**Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist and composer
**Shankar (actor), Indian actor
** Shankar (Tamil militant), Tamil rebel
** Shan ...
. The film was remade in Tamil as ''
En Magan'' with
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...
.
Premise
Shyam and Sapna love each other and want to get married. Her rich father, who opposes their alliance, seeks his influential police officer friend's help to persuade her to break up with Shyam.
Cast
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Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishan Giri Goswami; 24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema.
He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in t ...
as Mohan / Shyam
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* ]Raakhee
Raakhee Gulzar ( Majumdar) (; born 15 August 1947), professionally known as Raakhee, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Bengali films. One of the leading and most popular actresses of the 1970s and early 1980s, Raakhee is a ...
as Sapna[
* ]Pran
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as Constable Ram Singh[
* ]Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years.
Life and education
Chopra, the third of six children of Ranveerlal and Rooprani Chopra, a Punjabi Hindu family, was ...
as Deepak Das[
* ]Nazima
Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as a supporting actress in films in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of ...
as Meena[
* ]Premnath
Premnath Malhotra, better known as Prem Nath (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was an Indian actor and director, who was best known for his works in Hindi films. Nath made his debut with the film ''Ajit'' (1948), and went on to appear in ...
as D. I. G. Gopal Das[
* ]Sulochana Latkar
Sulochana Latkar (born Rangu Diwan; 30 July 1928 – 4 June 2023), better known by her screen name Sulochana, was an Indian actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, who acted in 50 films in Marathi and around 250 films in Hindi. She was most known ...
as Mrs. Gopal Das
* Raj Mehra
Raj Mehra (born 20 May 1913 – 10 April 1993) was an Indian character artist and film actor in Hindi language films, especially known for his role as a father of leading actors. During his career, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. Some of hi ...
as Seth Jamna Das
* Snehlata as Kamini
* Rajpal
Soundtrack
All lyrics were written by Verma Malik
Verma Malik (13 April 1925 – 15 March 2009) was a Bollywood film songs lyricist. He was an active freedom fighter during the British Raj. He wrote many patriotic songs and bhajans and recited them immediately prior to penning lyrics for ...
and music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan
Sankar or Shankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss" and may refer to:
People
* Shankar (name)
**Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist and composer
**Shankar (actor), Indian actor
** Shankar (Tamil militant), Tamil rebel
** Shan ...
.[
; ]20th Filmfare Awards
The 20th Filmfare Awards were held in 1973, awarding the films made in 1972.
''Amar Prem'' and ''Be-Imaan'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by Shor (film), ''Shor'' with 7 nominations and ''Pakeezah'' with 5 nominations.
''Be-Im ...
:
Won
*Filmfare Best Movie Award
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The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. E ...
* Filmfare Best Actor Award for Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishan Giri Goswami; 24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema.
He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in t ...
[
*]Filmfare Best Director Award
The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in Hindi cinema. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year.
Superlatives
Bimal Roy has the re ...
for Sohanlal Kanwar[
*]Filmfare Best Music Director Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was th ...
for Shankar Jaikishan
Sankar or Shankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss" and may refer to:
People
* Shankar (name)
**Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist and composer
**Shankar (actor), Indian actor
** Shankar (Tamil militant), Tamil rebel
** Shan ...
[
* Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for ]Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It is commonly used as a male given name in India.
People with the name Mukesh include:
* Mukesh (singer) (1923–1976), Indian playback singer from ...
[
*]Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine since 1959 as a part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
Superlatives
* Gulzar holds the record for the most wins in this category, with 13 awards, follow ...
for Verma Malik
Verma Malik (13 April 1925 – 15 March 2009) was a Bollywood film songs lyricist. He was an active freedom fighter during the British Raj. He wrote many patriotic songs and bhajans and recited them immediately prior to penning lyrics for ...
[
*]Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the awards starte ...
for Pran
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, who refused to accept on the grounds that the Filmfare award for Best Music should have gone to and not Shankar Jaikishan for ''Be-Imaan.''[
Nominated
* Best Supporting Actress – ]Nazima
Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as a supporting actress in films in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of ...
References
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1972 films
1970s Hindi-language films
1970s Indian films
1970s action drama films
Indian action drama films
Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan
Hindi films remade in other languages
Filmfare Awards winners
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