# Anokha Pyar

Anokha Pyar (lit. 'Rare love') is a 1948 Indian Hindi language film. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Nalini Jaywant in lead roles. The black and white romantic love triangle was directed by M. I. Dharamsey under the Ambika Films banner. The music was composed by Anil Biswas, who gave a then unknown young Lata Mangeshkar maximum songs to sing for the film. The rest of the cast includes Sankatha Prasad, Mukri, Ved, Kesarbai, Habib and Sheikh.

## Plot

Ashok (Dilip Kumar) is an impoverished writer waiting for his book to be published. He meets Bindiya (Nalini Jaywant), a flower-seller, who insists he buy some flowers from her. Ashok gives his last two annas (12 pence) to her. A rogue tries to snatch the money from Bindiya and when Ashok tries to help her, the rogue punches him in the face, temporarily blinding him. Bindiya takes him to the local doctor. Since he has nowhere to stay, Ashok stays with the doctor and his family until he recovers. The doctor's daughter Geeta (Nargis) falls in love with Ashok. Bindiya has also fallen in love with Ashok and cares deeply for him. Ashok is implicated in a murder case and is imprisoned. Geeta's father dies and her two aunts come to stay with her. Meanwhile, Bindiya manages to find a suicide note written by Ashok's alleged victim and Ashok is proven to be innocent. Geeta's aunts happen to see Bindiya with Ashok and believe her to be Ashok's wife. They convince Geeta to marry Ashok's publisher. After some more melodramatic turns in the story, Bindiya dies and Ashok and Geeta unite. Ashok's book is finally published and becomes popular.

## Cast

* Dilip Kumar as Ashok
* Nargis as Geeta
* Nalini Jaywant as Bindiya
* Sankatha Prasad as the publisher
* Mukri
* Munshu Munakka
* Kesarbai
* Amir Bano as one of the aunts

## Soundtrack

Lata Mangeshkar was still finding a niche for herself in the Hindi film industry and according to Ganesh Anantharaman, it was a brave move by composer Anil Biswas to use the "tinny vocals" of Lata in songs like "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" and "Mere Liye Woh Gham-E-Intazar Chhod Gaye", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Meena Kapoor. Other popular songs were "Yaad Rakhna Chaand Taaro" sung by Lata and Mukesh, "Ek Dil Ka Lagana Baqi Tha" sung by Lata. The lyricists were Zia Sarhadi, Gopal Singh Nepali, Behzad Lakhnavi and Shams Azimabadi.

## Song list

| # | Title | Singer | Lyricist |
| 1 | "Yaad Rakhna Chand Taro" | Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar | Zia Sarhadi |
| 2 | "Yaad Rakhna Chand Taro" | Meena Kapoor | Zia Sarhadi |
| 3 | "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" | Mukesh | Zia Sarhadi |
| 4 | "Jeevan Sapna Toot Gaya" | Lata Mangeshkar | Zia Sarhadi |
| 5 | "Ek Dil Ka Lagana Baki Tha" | Lata Mangeshkar | Zia Sarhadi |
| 6 | "Ab Yad Na Kar" | Lata Mangeshkar | Shams Azimabadi |
| 7 | "Ab Yad Na Kar" | Meena Kapoor, Mukesh | Shams Azimabadi |
| 8 | "Bhola Bhala Ri Mora Balama Na Jaane" | Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor | Zia Sarhadi |
| 9 | "Ghadi Ghadi Puchho Naa Ji" | Lata Mangeshkar | G. S. Nepali |
| 10 | "Mere Liye Woh Gam-E-Intazar Chhod Gaye" | Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor | Behzad Lucknavi |
| 11 | "Ai Dil Meri Wafa Me Koyi Asar Nahee Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar | Shams Azimabadi |
| 12 | "Mere Liye Wo Gham-e-intezaar" | Lata Mangeshkar | Behzad Lucknavi |
| 13 | "Mere Phulo Me Chhipi Hai Jawani" | Lata Mangeshkar | Behzad Lucknavi |