On Whose Story The Movie Abhiman Was Based
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that when Abhimaan (1973) was being filmed, Jaya Bhaduri was a star and Amitabh Bachchan was not. She had debuted as a teenager in Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar (1963), had gone on to attend the FTII in Pune, from where she graduated as the gold medallist in her year, and already had several hits to her name — thanks in no small part to her realistic, understated and nuanced performances. He, on the other hand, had featured in over a dozen flops and only one hit, Anand (1971), in which he played a supporting role to Rajesh Khanna.
So for Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who was known more for clean comedy, to cast Amitabh and Jaya in a film about a singer-couple who separate because the husband cannot handle his wife’s success, was brave in more ways than one.
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On Whose Story The Movie Abhiman Was Based?
So for Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who was known more for clean comedy, to cast Amitabh and Jaya in a film about a singer-couple who separate because the husband cannot handle his wife’s success, was brave in more ways than one.
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On Whose Story The Movie Abhiman Was Based?