Anokhi Raat

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*Anokhi Raat*
Anokhi Raat
Directed by	Asit Sen
Written by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee; Anand Kumar
Produced by	L.B. Lachman
Starring	Sanjeev Kumar; Zaheeda Hussain; Parikshit Sahni
Cinematography	Kamal Bose
Edited by	Tarun Dutta
Music by	Songs:; Roshan; Score:; Salil Chowdhury
Distributed by	L. B. Films
Release date	1968;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Anokhi Raat (lit. 'Strange Night') is a 1968 Hindi film produced by L. B. Lachman and L. B. Thakur and directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda Hussain, Aruna Irani, Keshto Mukherjee and Parikshit Sahni. It has music by Roshan and Salil Chowdhury, with the former being the song composer and the latter being the film score composer. The film has some outstanding songs that include "Oh Re Taal Mile", "Mahalon Ka Raja Mila", "Mile Na Phool To", and "Dulhan Se Tumhara Milan Hoga".^[1]

Plot

The events depicted in the film take place on a single night and results in several characters sharing their life stories. It is a fascinating depiction of some of the challenges faced by the poor and by women in Indian society, some of which continue to this day.^[2]

Cast

Sanjeev Kumar as Baldev Singh
Zaheeda Hussain as Rama / Gopa
Tarun Bose as Madan Lal
Aruna Irani as Mrs. Prema Rai
Parikshit Sahni as Painter
Anwar Hussain as Ram Das
Praveen Paul[1] as Orphanage Matron (as Pravin Paul)

Dev Kishan[2] as Matron's Uncle
Keshto Mukherjee as Buyer (stammerer)
Viju Khote as Idle bandit (as Vijay Khote)
Vishwa Mehra[3] as Lakhan Singh (Bandit)
Brahm Bhardwaj [4] as Madanlal's Lawyer
Mukri as Naubat
Badri Prasad[5] as Durga Prasad

Parikshit Sahni incidentally changed his screen name to Ajay Sahni at the suggestion of Sanjeev Kumar during the shooting of this film, before eventually reverting to his own name a few years later.^[3]^[4]

Soundtrack

The film score was composed by Salil Chowdhury while the songs featured in the film were composed by Roshan.

#	Song	Singer
1	"O Re Taal Mile Nadi Ke Jal Mein"	Mukesh
2	"Dulhan Se Tumhara Milan Hoga"	Mukesh
3	"Mehlon Ka Raja Mila, Tumhari Beti Raaj Karegi"	Lata Mangeshkar
4	"Mile Na Phool To Kaanto Se Dosti Kar Li"	Mohammed Rafi
5	"Mere Beri Ke Ber Mat Todo, Kaanta Chubh Jaayega"	Asha Bhosle