''Yeh Nazdeekiyan'' is a 1982

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movie. The film exploring extra-marital relationship was directed by Vinod Pande. The film got an 'A' (for adults only) certificate by the

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in India. The film starred

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and

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besides Mala Jaggi, Bharati Achrekar,

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and Vinod Pande himself.

Plot

Sunil Verma, head of an advertising agency, his wife Shobna and their daughter, studying in a boarding school, lead a happy, upper middle-class life. Though Shobhna is aware of her husband's flirty behavior, she is not worried about it because she feels their bond is strong enough and they belong to each other. Sunil meets Kiran for the first time, during an audition for models for his new advertisement campaign. Despite Kiran being too attractive, Sunil dismisses a chance of being intimate with her stating he finds model one-dimensional, they have only beauty. Kiran also hears this from her fellow models that, Sunil doesn't care for models. Fellow models challenge Kiran to try to seduce Sunil and she tries to do that. However Sunil ignores Kiran. However, during the outdoor shooting session for a commercial, Sunil falls for the charms of a beautiful model, Kiran. Kiran confronts Sunil for ignoring her and they end up having sex.The extramarital affair disrupts the family life of Sunil and Shobna. In an attempt to revive her marriage Shobhna takes a holiday when Kiran barges in to disrupt things. Sunil confesses to her affair and Shobhna walks out of the home. She successfully revives her career as a radio singer, while Kiran moves in to take her place. But soon Sunil begins to miss and long for his estranged wife. Now Kiran decides to move out bringing the family together once again.

Cast

as Sunil Verma *

as Shobhna *

as Kiran *Mala Jaggi as Julie *

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as Neelu (Rajesh's wife) *

as Neena *Col Raj Kumar Kapoor as Deepak Kapoor *

as Rajesh * Raj Kumar Kapoor * Vinod Pande as Manoj Nath * Helena Luke

Music

All lyrics were written by Vinod Pande #"Kitni Haseen Hai Ye Nashili" -

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#"Aavaaragi Hamaari Pyaari Si" - Talat Aziz #"Dil Dil Dil" - Asha Bhosle #"Maine Ik Git Likha Hai" -

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#"Do Ghadi Behla Gayi Parchaiya" - Bhupinder Singh #"Ek Daur Vo Bhi Thaa" - Anuradha Paudwal

Reception

Reviewing it for

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called the film a "cliche trapped within a cliché" with a hackneyed theme. He went on to term the film a "cheap imitation of an 'art' film which is as subtle as a sledge-hammer with the emotional depth of a soft drink commercial."

References

1982 films 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s Indian films Indian erotic drama films Films scored by Raghunath Seth {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub